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A new cafe and restaurant is opening next door to The Saatchi Gallery (taking over what used to be the gallery's restaurant), called Cafe Linea. The new space is planned as an all-day opening,...

The cocktail shakers will be out in force in Bethnal Green tonight with the news that local bar Satan's Whiskers has topped the UK's Top 50 Cocktail Bars list once again. The bar has managed the top...

Just a couple of months after opening their last pizzeria, Santa Maria are at it again. This time they're coming to Paddington. It comes just as the group approach their 15th anniversary, having...

Updated 12/2/25 with opening date and drinks details It's been a while since we had anything new in from the team behind MEATliquor, so it's fair to say we're looking forward to seeing what they...

Every year, before the main stars are announced, Michelin usually reveals the Bib Gourmands a few days or more in advance. But this year, for some reason that we can't fathom, the guide didn't...

A Hot Dinners exclusive Paddington's food scene is really getting a boost in 2025. Not only will the area soon be home to West London's highest restaurant, but they're also about to get a brand new...

The 2025 Michelin star reveal kicked off in fine fashion with a bit of bagpipes playing in the grand hall at Glasgow's Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum. It was a musical prelude to an evening that...

A Hot Dinners exclusive The final pivot from the Pachamama group's central London restaurants is taking form in Marylebone following the closure of the original Pachamama in Marylebone. In its place...

10/2/24 - updated with opening details After opening the last Ottolenghi in Hampstead, the group are going much further west with the next due to open in Richmond.  However, unlike their other...

Chris Tanner and Edwin Frost, the people behind Dram and Oranj respectively have teamed up for new east London bar Câv (taking over the space that was The Japanese Canteen).  This is planned to be...

London bakery nerd alert - one of the world's best bakers is coming to town. Richard Hart hails from London but made his name far from home having headed up the famous Tartine in San Francisco for...

It's been nearly three years since it opened in Soho and now Middle-Eastern plant-based restaurant Bubala is getting ready for its next opening, this time in King's Cross. The team behind it are...

6/2/24 - updated with the opening date They already have three restaurants in central London, but Din Tai Fung are heading east for their fourth opening, to Canary Wharf. The restaurant group best...

A few months ago, we brought you the news that Patrick Powell had left The Midland Grand Dining Room (and we now know what he's up to next). The St Pancras restaurant initially carried on with a...

Updated 5/2/24 with revised date After a clever hoax last summer when London foodies were given to thinking that In-N-Out were going to be opening in Camden, we spotted that they were doing another of...

Fitzrovia's dining scene looks set for a shake-up with the arrival of 3 Gorges, a new Hubei and Cantonese restaurant that's promising a high-end experience. So it's good news for them that they've...

Another restaurant is adding to the huge growth in places to eat out that we've seen in Canary Wharf in recent years. This time, it's the turn of Brother Marcus, the Mediterranean-influenced...

The North East London restaurant and all-round institution, which closed late last year under the guise of taking a longer-than-usual sabbatical, has made a bombshell announcement that it's moving...

The UK's restaurant awards season is in full swing. We've just had the Top 50 Gastropubs and Michelin is next week but in the meantime we have the Good Food Guide Awards for 2025 to consider. The...