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Out and In restaurant will have London's first faux-fresco space

Information: 01 April 2024

Update: You guessed it, this was our 2024 April Fool. To see all the April Fool stories we've ever run, click here. Now that spring is officially here and the clocks have gone forward, the next...

From Chicago's Smyth to Shoreditch, chef Evelyn Aloupas arrives for a month at Oranj

Information: 27 March 2024

Smyth is the restaurant that Jeremy Allen White said his character's restaurant in Season 2 of the Bear took inspiration from, and now Londoners can try the food of the restaurant's CDP when she...

Justerini & Brooks have opened a boutique and tasting rooms in the Burlington Arcade

Information: 27 March 2024

To celebrate its 275th birthday, and there aren't many London businesses who can say that, high-end wine and whisky merchant Justerini & Brooks has opened a swanky shop and tasting rooms in the...

The Tipperary, London's "oldest" Irish pub in the City is reopening with a complete makeover

Information: 26 March 2024

26/3/24 - updated with opening details It's been closed since 2020 but now the pub that's touted as being London's oldest Irish pub, although that claim is contested, is coming back. Long a City...

UBA sees ex-Aqua Kyoto chef opening a Pan Asian restaurant at Hart Shoreditch

Information: 25 March 2024

It's all change at the Hart Shoreditch hotel where Latin American residency Mostrador is giving way to UBA a Pan-Asian restaurant. Heading up the kitchens is chef Paul Greening who was previously...

Jason Atherton's Pollen Street Social to close

Information: 25 March 2024

Another high-profile restaurant closure has been announced, with Jason Atherton's Mayfair restaurant Pollen Street Social due to shut its doors at the end of July. The chef announced the closure on...

Aguamiel are bringing Mexican churros to Covent Garden

Information: 25 March 2024

25/3/24 - Updated with the opening date Billed as a London 'first' the arrival of Mexican churreria Aguamiel aims to introduce Londoners to the joys of Mexican churros. If, like us, you weren't sure...

Charlotte Street is getting an Alsatian wine bar and restaurant called July

Information: 25 March 2024

Updated with the opening date Opening in the spring but confusingly named after a summer month, July is going to be an Alsatian-inspired restaurant and wine bar hitting up Charlotte Street. And...

Wilson’s restaurant opens in Ladywell, from an acclaimed local trio

Information: 22 March 2024

If you haven’t had Ladywell on your radar, now might be the time to put this little place in SE London’s Lewisham on your destination dining list, given the arrival of Wilson’s restaurant. This new...

The Brush East London Grand Café is coming to Hoxton’s new art’otel

Information: 22 March 2024

Updated 13/3/25 with new restaurant name If we told you there’s a new all-day dining concept coming to the art’otel, you might be thinking of Battersea Power Station, but we have some...

Cloth restaurant and wine bar to open in Farringdon

Information: 20 March 2024

What do you get when two wine importers team up with a notable London chef? An oenophile’s dream dining destination is opening near Smithfield Market in Farringdon. Called Cloth, the restaurant and...

Greek-inspired Oma comes to Borough Market

Information: 19 March 2024

19/3/24 - Updated with the opening date Borough Market's restaurant scene continues to get better than ever. Following the arrival of both Kolae and Akara last year, two big chefs are teaming up for...

Two Drops is a bar with cheese toasties in Battersea Power Station from the Harts Group

Information: 19 March 2024

We already knew they were bringing El Pastor to Battersea, but much like their other recent developments, the Harts Group don't just stop at one new opening. It turns out they're opening a second...

Trying a Mayfair breakfast upstairs at The Barley Mow

Information: 19 March 2024

Mayfair has a new pub breakfast offering we think you're going to want to know about. We took the stairs to The Barley Mow's first floor dining room to find out more.

Jesus has left the building. Arlington, that is.

Information: 18 March 2024

A lot can happen in a month. Less than 30 days ago perhaps the most famous maître d’ in London, Jesus Adorno was celebrating his return to the London restaurant scene. "Here we are again," he wrote on...

KFC launches new office-friendly lunchtime meal deal

Information: 18 March 2024

If you've ever felt judged by your al desko lunch choices at work but have secretly been longing to take a Big Mac or KFC bucket back to your office, then a new lunch option at KFC might have your...

Portal Way in Acton will be a food court with hundreds of kitchens

Information: 18 March 2024

If you've ever come up against the phrase "dark kitchen" (also called ghost kitchens) you might know it's all about those delivery services for operators who don't actually have a physical...

A Ukrainian cherry liqueur bar, Piana Vyshnia, has just opened in Soho

Information: 18 March 2024

A very pleasant way to show your support for Ukraine has just arrived in London. Piana Vyshnia is part of a chain of bars that have opened across Europe showcasing one particular spirit from the...

Studio Frantzén in Harrods launches waffles topped with lobster and caviar

Information: 18 March 2024

Studio Frantzén in Harrods is getting ready to launch a new weekend brunch - that's coming in April - but in the meantime, they've already kicked off with waffles. And being Harrods, these waffles...

Crispin are opening their next restaurant at Clapham's Studio Voltaire

Information: 18 March 2024

18/3/24 - Updated with the opening date This year, Crispin had their biggest success yet with Bistro Freddie (which we thought was pretty good too). Now they're heading to Clapham, taking over the...

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