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Dancing on tables could be behaviour from your past (or present, we’re not judging) but it’s the vibe that the new Hotel Amano are looking to bring to their restaurant Penelope’s when it opens. The...

It must be nearly Christmas as StreetSmart’s annual campaign has just kicked off across the UK, bringing nearly 550 restaurants together to raise money for people suffering homelessness, with a...

3/11/22 - updated with soft launch details In news guaranteed to make a lot of folk in the financial district very happy, Dishoom have announced that Canary Wharf will be the site of their next...

2/11/22 - updated with the opening date The Tottenham Court Road end of Oxford Street's days as the shabbier part of the shopping thoroughfare appears to be drawing to a close. Hard on the heels of...

There were huge queues when Popeyes opened its first restaurant in Stratford, and that was just a concession in Westfield. Other than popping up for delivery-only dark kitchens across town, they...

One of London's oldest restaurants is fighting for survival after a face-off with its landlords. Yesterday Simpson's Tavern in the City issued an appeal and began a crowfunding campaign to help it...

If you’d like to experience Nigerian tapas for the first time, you’d best hurry or it could be the last time, with word that Chuku’s on Tottenham High Road is facing potential closure. We deemed it...

Despite a grim time during the pandemic when his restaurants were forced to close, opening and then shutting The Fox Inn in Dorset in July 2022 after 18 months of trading, Mark Hix has turned...

Updated 2/11/22 with pub opening date It's been seven long years since chef Henry Harris closed the doors of his much-loved restaurant Racine in Knightsbridge. But now we can bring you the great...

Updated 31/10/22 with the opening date More details are being revealed about Richard Caring's next big Mayfair project, Bacchanalia.  The Greek and Italian restaurant certainly sounds like it'll be...

They've been successful in Clapham and now Berberè Pizza have gone north for their next restaurant, opening in Kentish Town.  Berberè comes from Calabrian brothers Matteo and Salvatore Aloe and the...

It's hard taking your first step up the restaurant ladder, doubly so if you're looking to open anywhere in Zone 1. Which is why Chinatown has just launched a pop-up space that's all about giving...

If you'd like a first look at what chef Jackson Boxer (Brunswick House, Orasay) is working on for his next restaurant, he'll be previewing it for just three days next month. Lumette will be...

It's the partnership that brought us such sartorial delights such as the Greggs clogs this summer, now Primark have gone on step further and opened a Greggs cafe in their Oxford Street shop. Tasty by Greggs...

We're always keen to hear about new wine bars opening in London. The arrival of 56 Smithfield in Farringdon couldn't be more handy in these cash-pressed times, particularly when you hear that this...

The team behind Soho's Robata is expanding - they're coming to Old Street with Edo Izakaya (taking over the space that used to be Flamboree, next to Officina 00) The name comes from the inspiration for...

Update 25/10/22 Corden addressed the controversy on his show this week. He said that he'd been upset because his wife was served a dish she was allergic to (we're presuming he's referring here to...

Tucked in between Moorgate and Liverpool Street a luxury boutique hotel has just opened its doors. Sun Street Hotel is part of a new City development called One Crown Place. And, as you might...

He's already a big deal in Soho thanks to Humble Chicken and now Angelo Sato is heading north of Oxford Street to take over the menu at top bar Artesian.  The menu at Artesian plans to be one that...

If you consider yourself a true aficionado of Christmas sarnies, then an upcoming event has your name all over it. Many consider the reveal of the Pret Christmas sandwich, along with the first...