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The opening of The Chancery Rosewood is nearly upon us. Not since the opening of The OWO has such a large endeavour been launched, but unlike that hotel, most of these restaurants here are opening...

Lucky old Putney folk. They'll no longer have to schlep into town to get great Indian food, with what sounds like a properly interesting neighbourhood restaurant opening on their doorsteps. Raaz...

It was originally meant to last a year, but Tasca's time at Cav is coming to an early close.  The residency at the East London bar is from chef Josh Dallaway and sommelier Sinead Murdoch and inspired by...

Just a few weeks ago, The Bull in Charlbury was in the news because of an American politician. Turns out that Kamala Harris (and her security team) had been spotted attending a pre-wedding dinner at...

Updated 26/8/25 with the opening date.  It's a busy old year for Spanish restaurant folk Camino who have just spent the last few months buying up several of London's Iberica restaurants out of...

15/8/25 - updated with the opening date Popular pizza spot Alley Cats is on the expansion trail again - this time to the area that it seems everyone's trying to break into, Notting Hill.  Alley Cats are...

14/8/25 - updated with the opening date Having already launched two London restaurants devoted to great Sri Lankan food, the couple behind Kolamba are getting ready to open a much more casual...

14/8/25 - updated with the opening date Plans are well underway to bring Whiteleys, now renamed The Whiteley, back to its former glory, albeit this time as a hotel, apartments and restaurants. The...

14/8/25 - updated with the opening date Back in 2021, one of the early casualties of Lockdown was cafe and patisserie Richoux. When its owner went into administration, all the Richoux sites closed. The...

The team behind Pachamama have spent the last year moving their restaurants' culinary inspiration point from Peru to the Mediterranean. It's been an extremely successful transformation, with both...

13/8/25 - updated with launch details They've been here before in the guise of a pop-up at Carousel, but now Punk Royale is coming to London for their first permanent restaurant outside of...

These are testing times for big name chefs. Following in the wake of so many being let go from their prestigious dining spots at Harrods comes another top-level departure. This time it's...

There are two things that have become very big trends in 2025 - smash burger bars and pizzerias. Napoli on the Road adds another pizzeria to London, but this one is doing something a little...

She was a standout star on Channel 4's Five Star Chef, and her summer pop-up at Boxhall City saw people absolutely freaking out over her plantain burger. So we've got good news for all those fans:...

It's all change for Fergus Henderson and Trevor Gulliver's teeny bakery in Neal's Yard with the news that they're on the move to bigger and better premises. The good thing is that fans of their...

Upon the news of the surprisingly quick closure of The Midland Grand, we revealed that Victor Garvey was already getting ready to open another restaurant in Marylebone. Now, thanks to a crowdfunder, we have...

The team behind Brother Marcus (best known for their Mediterranean brunches) are trying something a little different for their next opening. They've taken over the bar space that was the original...

In recent weeks there's been a flurry of activity on the riverbank at Richmond where the old Pitcher & Piano used to be. It's a huge site, with gardens leading down to the river. So naturally locals...

7/8/25 - updated with the opening date When the swanky art’otel chain opened its second London outpost in Hoxton in 2024, we told you about its ground-floor dining experience Brush East London Grand...

We are all for the exciting Thai food scene in London right now and news reaches us, via Southwark News, of an interesting new addition in Peckham. Kruk sees two friends from South London who've...