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Meatopia, the live-fire cooking festival is back for 2024 - here's the line-up

Information: 14 May 2024

It's one of London's most popular food festivals and it's back at Tobacco Dock for its 11th year - Meatopia 2024 is on the way. As ever, the festival, first launched by its founder Josh Ozersky, is...

Chef Jay Morjaria is popping up with Park & Kim Korean diner at Callooh Callay

Information: 13 May 2024

Over the past few years chef and Million Pound Menu winner Jay Morjaria has popped up with residencies all over London involving different iterations of Korean food. Now he's back with a Korean...

Colombo Kitchen are bringing their hoppers to Putney

Information: 13 May 2024

Updated 13/5/24 with opening date Four years on from opening her first restaurant Colombo Kitchen, in Worcester Park, chef and restaurateur Sylvia Perera is getting ready to bring her Sri Lankan...

The Pig's Ear in Chelsea is the Gladwin Brothers' first pub

Information: 10 May 2024

10/5/24 - updated with the opening date In March, after just over two years in business, The Chelsea Pig closed. But a pub has been in that space for a very long time, it's coming back in another...

Smash burgers come to Queen's Park with Supra Burger

Information: 10 May 2024

Looking at some of the recent openings, there are a few notable trends around London at the moment. Greek/Mediterranean is one and classic French cooking is another. And then there's the rise and...

Doña launches a permanent restaurant above its Stoke Newington bar

Information: 10 May 2024

Mezcal bar Doña has found the perfect pairing for its cocktails - it's launched a restaurant. The new restaurant marks the bar's move from pop-up to permanent on this part of Stoke Newington High...

Holy Carrot is putting down roots in Notting Hill

Information: 10 May 2024

Holy Carrot has been getting a lot of love with a run of pop-ups and supperclubs over the past few years, and now it's going permanent in Notting Hill. As the name suggests, it's a plant-based affair...

Cavita is taking over the menu at Shoreditch's Seed Library for tacos and tostadas

Information: 09 May 2024

Ryan Chetiyawardana's Seed Library bar in Shoredirch has had some notably great residencies since it opened, with recent takeovers including My Neighbours The Dumplings and Norman's Café. Their next...

Don Koko kicks off pizza vs taco evenings with a What Willy Cook vs SG Lewis face-off

Information: 08 May 2024

Updated 10/5/24 with soft launch info Friday nights in Camden are kicking off. Starting this summer Cafe KOKO - the Italian eatery attached to the iconic music venue - is having a series of...

La Maison Ani brings French dining from the people behind Gaia to Knightsbridge

Information: 08 May 2024

The group behind Gaia in Mayfair are opening something new in London, bringing La Maison Ani to The Carlton Tower Jumeirah in Knightsbridge. Taking over the space that was the Italian restaurant Al...

Bunsik are bringing Korean corn dogs to Earl's Court

Information: 08 May 2024

8/5/24 - Updated with the opening date. They've only just gone east to Westfield Stratford and now Bunsik are heading in the opposite direction, opening their latest Korean corn dog restaurant in...

Riverside East brings a big cafe, terrace, street food and more to Stratford's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Information: 03 May 2024

The team responsible for summer pop-up Between the Bridges are getting ready to open their own permanent place in Stratford, taking over a big space in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. A key part of...

Fortnum's honour The Hairy Bikers and Rick Stein at their annual food and drink awards

Information: 03 May 2024

It's always one of our favourite parties to go to each year and last night's bash by Fortnum's at The Royal Exchange was no different. The party was held to announce the famous food shop's annual...

Sarnie Party sandwich festival is hitting London this month

Information: 01 May 2024

If your weekends are spent tracking down the best sandwiches in town - and we wouldn't judge you for that - then you're going to need to free up the weekend of 17-19 May in your diary. That's when...

Wood St Bear will be DJ Simon Bear's new bar in Walthamstow

Information: 01 May 2024

After a period of closures of much-loved bars and cafes, Walthamstow is about to get a flurry of new openings this year. One place we're particularly interested in is Wood St Bear - a new bar...

Uber Eats teams up with two Michelin-starred Ikoyi for a two-night delivery menu

Information: 01 May 2024

Uber Eats is having another team-up. They've done this before, once with highly-rated Ynshir, which allowed you to order from the highly-praised Michelin-starred restaurant without having to trek up...

The Hero in Maida Vale is the latest pub from The Pelican team

Information: 01 May 2024

They've had huge success with The Pelican in Notting Hill, as well as The Bull in Charlbury. Now, Public House Group are getting ready to open another London pub, The Hero in Maida Vale. As locals will...

SMSH BN opens on Charing Cross Road with its smash wagyu burgers

Information: 30 April 2024

London's love affairs with smash burgers continues with the arrival next month of a new burger spot in central London. SMSH BN (you'll see from the lack of vowels that it comes from chef Mark...

KFC have brought out a BBQ perfume

Information: 29 April 2024

In one of those announcements that makes you check the calendar to confirm that it is the end of April rather than the beginning, but it is the case that KFC is releasing a perfume. It's no ordinary...

Ladurée Café Concept comes to Notting Hill

Information: 29 April 2024

Ladurée are best known for their very pretty macaron shops, but their next opening is going to be something a little different - a café in Notting Hill. The new concept is literally called Ladurée...

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