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Hennessy and the NBA have opened a basketball themed bar at Selfridges

Information: 14 August 2024

Hands-up if you didn't know that Hennessy cognac and basketball were a thing. Well if you head to Selfridges on Oxford Street this month you'll find not only a mini basketball court where you can...

Endo at the Rotunda is reopening with three important changes

Information: 14 August 2024

It's one of the most highly-rated sushi restaurants in London. But when Endo at the Rotunda reopens next month following a five-month closure for refurbishment there are going to be some key changes you...

JKS are opening Ambassadors Clubhouse on Heddon Street

Information: 13 August 2024

13/8/24 - updated with more details about the launch. We reported earlier that JKS(the group behind Gymkhana, Hoppers, the nearby Sabor and lots, lots more) were taking over the building where Momo...

It's Bagels are opening in Notting Hill

Information: 13 August 2024

Updated 13/8/24 with the new opening date A few weeks back, super viral bagel bakery It's Bagels put a post up on Instagram looking for staff. "We are expanding," they said. Thanks to a Hot Dinners...

Hereford Road closes after 17 years

Information: 12 August 2024

It's been a particularly harsh summer for London's restaurants with a number of prominent closures and now there's news of another one. After 17 Years, Hereford Road in Westbourne Grove has closed...

Jason Atherton is opening Sael British brasserie in St James's Market

Information: 12 August 2024

Jason Atherton is teaming up with his wife, Ihra Atherton, for Sael brasserie which we're told it will celebrate "all things British".

Turns out In-N-Out Burger are not coming to Camden after all

Information: 12 August 2024

Updated 12/8/24: TL;DR - they're not They're a huge hit on the US West Coast, but over the weekend rumours started flying about whether In-N-Out Burger could be coming to London next. News broke...

Abney Park in Stoke Newington has a chic new cafe

Information: 09 August 2024

As part of £5m spent on its restoration, Abney Park in Stoke Newington now has a modern new cafe. The pair behind it are Hackney locals Toby Williams and Lianna Jewell, a husband and wife team. They...

Pidgin is closing, Sesta is opening in its place

Information: 07 August 2024

The year of high-profile closures continues. The latest restaurant to reveal that it's shutting the doors, after nine years, is Pidgin, James Ramsden and Sam Herlihy's Hackney restaurant. But just...

MasterChef The Professionals winner Nikita Pathakji takes over at the Princess of Shoreditch

Information: 07 August 2024

It's been two years since she lifted the trophy in the 2022 final of MasterChef The Professionals. Now chef Nikita Pathakji is celebrating her first Head Chef role, heading up the kitchen at East...

Burger & Lobster avoids a war with KFC with the "Not a Bucket"

Information: 07 August 2024

A few weeks ago, Burger & Lobster proudly launched their limited edition lobster bucket which looked... a little familiar. One company who, it appears, wasn't too enamoured with the look of the...

Viral Leeds bakery Get Baked is popping up at Fortnum's

Information: 07 August 2024

Leeds bakery Get Baked makes a cake so viral that mere minutes after sales go live on their website every slice is gone in a flash. Now, Get Baked by Rich Myers is coming to London. Best known for...

Chef James Cochran announces he's closing his Islington restaurant 12:51

Information: 05 August 2024

A Hot Dinners exclusive The slew of London restaurant closures continues with the news today that the much-loved Islington restaurant 12:51 will have its final service next month. Owner chef James...

Kerb are opening a lunch market in Holborn

Information: 05 August 2024

A bit of good news for hungry workers in the Holborn area comes today. You're about to get a weekly Kerb market to enhance your lunch options. The latest opening from the street food company will be...

Patron won't be reopening in Highbury

Information: 02 August 2024

It's been a year since the Highbury branch of the popular French restaurant Patron closed its doors, ostensibly for a few months to allow the building to be underpinned. Many, many months on from...

Dalston's The Marquis of Lansdowne is reborn as The Marquee Moon

Information: 02 August 2024

The Team behind Docklands nightclub The Cause are revamping a pub in Dalston. Once The Marquis of Lansdowne, it's being relaunched as The Marquee Moon (the second opening recently to take its name...

Daisy Green is opening Glamarama Green in South Kensington

Information: 01 August 2024

Daisy Green's slow march across London continues with their latest opening, this time bringing them to Kensington. They've gone to town with the name too, calling it Glamarama Green. They're opening just around...

Copenhagen's Gasoline Grill burger joint is popping up in London

Information: 31 July 2024

One of the most talked-about burger restaurants in Copenhagen is coming to London - Gasoline Grill is popping up in King's Cross. It's hugely popular in Copenhagen, partly because they have an...

Oy Bar bring their oysters and wine to Balham, with Wimbledon next

Information: 31 July 2024

We're a bit slow to this, as Oybar has been open in Balham for almost a month, but the duo behind this new oyster bar are already working on their second place. Owners Evgeniy and Catriona are...

Popular Sydney brunch cafe The Rusty Rabbit is heading to Notting Hill

Information: 30 July 2024

Homesick Aussies will want to make a beeline for Notting Hill soon as popular Sydney cafe Rusty Rabbit is gearing up to open on Westbourne Grove. With two cafes in the Sydney suburbs of Darlinghurst and St...

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