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Sune just off Broadway Market sees a top sommelier and ex-Noma restaurant manager take on their own project

Information: 06 November 2023

6/11/23 - Sune opening date added She's popped up all over town as the star sommelier creating wine lists for big restaurant openings. Now Honey Spencer and her partner Charlie Sims are opening a...

The Tamil Crown is the second Islington pub from the Tamil Prince team

Information: 05 November 2023

5/11/23 - updated with the opening date We have some exciting (and exclusive) news for fans of South Indian food. Following the successful 2022 launch of The Tamil Prince in Islington, the owners...

Abby Lee's Malaysian restaurant Mambow is moving to Clapton

Information: 05 November 2023

5/11/23 - updated with the opening date Abby Lee's Mambow has been a hit in Market Peckham (and we were impressed), but now it's about to make a big move. She's upping sticks and taking it to the...

Botanica Hall is coming to Clapham Junction - a restaurant, bar and vodka distillery too

Information: 04 November 2023

4/11/23 - updated with the Botanica Hall opening date If you’ve been wondering what’s in store for Arding & Hobbs, the beautiful Grade-II-listed department store in the heart of Clapham Junction...

The Stranger Things Scoops Ahoy ice cream truck is popping up in London

Information: 03 November 2023

By this point. there have been quite a few successful Stranger Things pop-ups, but the launch of the new spin off play in the West End this month is giving the team behind it a new opportunity. This...

Dishoom comes to Battersea

Information: 02 November 2023

This time last year, Dishoom went east to open a restaurant in Canary Wharf and now they're heading south of the river for the first time, to Battersea. The Battersea Dishoom will be opening right next...

Oisin Rogers and Charlie Carroll are opening The Devonshire in Soho

Information: 01 November 2023

Oisin Rogers and Charlie Carroll have been hard at work on The Devonshire, their first joint pub, which is tucked away behind Piccadilly Circus. Here's what you can expect from what will be a...

Faber seafood restaurant lands in Hammersmith with a daily catch

Information: 01 November 2023

Having made a name for themselves and their seafood-focused pub The Victoria in Mile End, Matt Ward and Anthony Pender are branching out with the first of what could be a series of seafood...

Madame Pigg returns, coming to the new Islington Arts Club

Information: 01 November 2023

Once known for its particularly strong Sunday lunches, chef and owner Adam Hardiman was forced to close Madame Pigg in Dalston after the particularly tough pandemic years. But now he's back,...

Sherry Week is back in London for its 10th edition

Information: 31 October 2023

Promoted content Whether you're already a dedicated fan of sherry, or interested to discover more about these wonderful wines there's a week of activity happening in London that should be right up...

Core by Clare Smyth opens Whiskey & Seaweed Bar in Notting Hill

Information: 30 October 2023

Back at the end of summer, Clare Smyth's three Michelin-starred restaurant Core shut its doors in Notting Hill for what they described as "a refurbishment of our bar and dining room". Now it turns...

Camino in King's Cross is opening an aperitivo bar on Pentonville

Information: 30 October 2023

King's Cross residents and workers have long loved the hidden spot Camino, tucked away in Vanisher's Yard off the main drag. But the Spanish spot will soon be a lot less of a hidden gem once it...

Wagyu burgers and Neapolitan pizzas come to Spitalfields Market

Information: 27 October 2023

If you're in the Spitalfield area - there are two promising new traders to check out. First up is Pizza Guys. They hail from Italy, having kicked off things in Caserta back in 2020. They've brought...

SOLA in Soho is about to get twice as big

Information: 27 October 2023

Updated 27/10/23 with opening date Big changes are coming to Soho's Michelin-starred SOLA - it's about to become twice the size. The restaurant has been a fairly compact one to date (the open...

Wine bar Finch heads to Brixton Village, specialising in English Wines

Information: 27 October 2023

Updated 27/10/23 with opening date and launch offer The people of Brixton Village have a new reason to celebrate, they’re about to get a brand-new wine bar, and one that champions English wines, no...

From Spain via the Ukraine, Boca a Boca will serve up tapas on Charlotte Street

Information: 25 October 2023

War may be ravaging their country, but Ukrainians are still getting up every day and going to work and that includes opening new restaurants. And one that opened its doors in Kyiv last year is...

Louie Louie is gone but Saint Louie has risen in Walworth

Information: 25 October 2023

It's been a while since the dark days of Covid, but the pandemic's effect on London's hospitality trade is still being felt. Popular South East London cafe Louie Louie was the most recent victim,...

Bar Levan wine bar takes over from Larry's in Peckham

Information: 25 October 2023

Larry's may be gone, along with chef Nicholas Balfe who is concentrating on his restaurant Holm in Somerset, but Bar Levan is rising in its place. That's coming from Levan co-founders Mark Gurney...

Dalla will serve up homestyle Italian dishes in Hackney

Information: 25 October 2023

25/10/23 - updated with the opening date Last week we brought you news on what was going to be taking over the old Bright site in London Fields. Now we've got the scoop on what's going in the...

Ixchel Mexican restaurant and tequila bar comes to the King's Road

Information: 25 October 2023

25/10/23 - updated with the opening date London's Mexican dining scene continues to get ever better with the upcoming restaurant Ixchel in Chelsea. Headed up by chef Ximena Gayosso Gonzalez,...

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