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We're always on the lookout for a hot new rooftop bar and the one opening up at The Berkeley sounds on point. There's long been a lovely swimming pool and lounging space up at the top of the...

Last month we reported on the revival of an early 20th century cabmen's shelter in Chelsea which had been turned into the diminutive Café Pier. Now the riverside spot is about to get its first...

We recently heard news of Jeremy King's much-anticipated return to the London restaurant scene with The Park. At the same time, the legendary restaurateur let it drop that it was not the only...

Good news for fans of Wagamama’s Noodle Lab. Having closed in Soho’s Dean St in 2020, citing pandemic business-viability reasons, before resurfacing in Old Street in 2021, it’s back to Soho again,...

Update 25/7/23: The restaurant has just released an update to this story, clarifying its solo dining policy. They say that there is always one or two tables open for solo dining without a minimum...

They're two of the hottest places in West London right now and over the course of the summer The Pelican and Straker's have taken over the spot on Portobello Road that was Pizza East for a pop-up. The...

All eyes have been on the wine bar formerly known as P Franco to see who's taking over cheffing duties now that the bar is properly up and running again. This week we got the answer; they've signed up...

If you’d previously had the pleasure of dining at Hackney’s tiny Nest restaurant over the past few years, then things are on the move – and in a good way. Taking over an impressive Victorian...

TikTok darling and Notting Hill restaurateur Thomas Straker is expanding his empire. Today he announced that he'll be opening a new food concept at the upcoming Arcade Battersea. Flat Bread uses the...

Well this is sad news indeed. Last night chef Sven-Hanson Britt put a post up on Instagram announcing the closure of his Nine Elms restaurant Oxeye. It made for heartrending reading. "I’ve tried...

Last week we brought you the news that the longstanding London restaurant Simpson's in the Strand was selling off all its furniture and silverware. Well now it's the turn of the Maybourne Hotel...

If you've been in and around Spitalfields over the last year or so, you'll probably have noticed some big works going on, on Lamb Street. For the past eighteen months they've been building a street for...

If a Caribbean getaway this summer is feeling a little too…well, hot, in the current climate, we have the next best thing. The Langham, London has transformed its Palm Court into a six-month...

We’re here for those of you who wish to emote into a microphone while enjoying a cracking Chinese meal. You’ll know exactly what we’re talking about if you’ve experienced Galaxy Restaurant & Karaoke...

If you haven’t been to check out all the food options at the rejuvenated Battersea Power Station yet, we’re about to give you another reason. Following on the success of their noodle shop format in...

Simpson's on the Strand has had something of a troubled history of late. It was one of London's truly iconic restaurants, originally opening as a club in the early 1820s, before becoming a coffee...

Can't quite make the time to get away to the beach this summer? Well if you're near Walthamstow, the beach is coming to you.  Big Penny Social have created Walthamstow-on-Sea (or at least "on...

14/7/22 - updated with new photos of Outcrop We've been waiting for the opening of AngloThai by John and Desiree Chantarasak but while it looks like we'll have to wait a while longer for that, they...

When you’re already running an exceptional wine bar and shop, the next step is surely to launch a restaurant. That’s the philosophy from the team at 56 West Smithfield wine bar who have just opened...

13/07/23 - updated with more details You couldn't really get more of a prime London spot to open a restaurant than the corner of Piccadilly and Berkeley Street, so Tom Sellers has chosen well for...