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Updated 2/12/23 with new opening date When is a pub not a pub? When it's a wine pub of course. That's the distinction a new East London business is making when it opens its doors this month. Alfi is...

If you haven't made it to the furthest reaches of Wales to enjoy the food at what is currently the UK's best restaurant, Ynyshir, then we have good news. For three days next week, Uber Eats have...

London's competitive socialising scene is going from strength to strength and the latest to join the crowd is Lane7 in Victoria, who are bringing Patty & Bun along for the ride.  Described as a "boutique...

Battersea foodies were the first to try the submarine rolls from Gerry's Hot Subs, a new business which traded out of the Foodstar Battersea Kitchen. But now the business has headed east and is...

29/11/23 - updated with the opening date Tom Kerridge is planning something new for London. The chef has been running Kerridge's Bar & Grill in Corinthia London for nearly five years but for his...

Profound shock was the abiding feeling today right across London's restaurant scene with the news that restaurateur Russell Norman has died. The news was announced by Restaurant Magazine who had...

24/11/23 - updated with new pics Like many people, one of the things we love about Christmas is the return of pigs in blankets. If, like us, you think you can eat an awful lot of them, Aldi is about to...

  Who doesn't love a bargain? We're rounded up the best Black Friday (and Cyber Monday) food and drink deals in London for you.

After quite the makeover Lavazza's flagship London store has reopened and now boasts a cafe, cocktail bar and restaurant. The store, opposite Liberty, has also brought in various chefs from...

There were celebrations up in Cumbria yesterday as Simon Rogan's flagship restaurant L'enclume came in at no. 1 on La Liste's pick of the 1000 best restaurants in the world. L'Enclume tied for joint...

Updated 22/11/23 with reopening date In the nine months since he closed his Restaurant Story in Bermondsey for a massive £2.5 million refurbishment, chef Tom Sellers has kept himself busy. First, he...

Over the past few years, we've seen a number of restaurants start up around the country before deciding to make it in the capital, like Six by Nico or Cin Cin, and now here comes another. Phat Buns can...

In an early Christmas present for anyone living and working in Waterloo, Roti King have just announced that they'll be opening their third London restaurant there. Having started life as a street...

More than a decade after opening the doors to his Argentine grill Zoilo, chef Diego Jacquet is expanding. He's getting ready to open a pizzeria just around the corner from his restaurant. Florencio Pizza will give him...

Updated 4/9/25 - this restaurant is no longer happening It's always nice to see a landmark London building saved from falling into disrepair. Whiteley's on Bayswater had been closed for years but is...

It's loved by celebrities as well as being one of the most critically rated Indian restaurants in London. Now Michelin-starred Gymkhana is getting ready to open a new cocktail bar, 42. The name...

Opening in Covent Garden, this Italian cafe and wine bar is very much a family affair.  Running things will be Gianluca Capilungo (former Bar Manager for Aqua) and Asia Capilungo (previously a chef...

15/11/23 - updated with more details about the opening Well, this is a blast from the past. Five years after closing its overly ornate doors in Camden, the pan-Asian restaurant Gilgamesh is being...

Forget all that whinging about Farage being in the jungle. Here at Hot Dinners, we're much more energised by the prospect of not one but two well-known figures from the London restaurant world being...

Broadwick Soho is a new luxury hotel about to open in the middle of Soho, with an impressive rooftop bar and terrace. We went in for an exclusive first look.