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The City gets a new Portuguese wine and tapas bar in Bar 1790

Information: 03 January 2023

If you're not doing Dry January, you might be interested to learn about a new Portuguese wine bar that opened up just before Londoners broke for the Christmas holidays. Bar 1790 might be a brand new...

Dumpling Shack and Sichuan Fry are doubling up in London Fields

Information: 03 January 2023

3/1/23 - Updated with the new opening date Fans of John & Yee Li’s Dumpling Shack rejoice - they're coming to London Fields in a two-for-one deal that gets you both a Dumpling Shack and the new...

The most-read stories on Hot Dinners in 2022

Information: 29 December 2022

As the year winds down, here are the stories that were the most popular reads on Hot Dinners in 2022...

Lino are reopening, this time in Queen's Park

Information: 29 December 2022

Last year popular Smithfield haunt Lino made the announcement that they were closing their doors permanently. The pandemic, successive lockdowns and an unsupportive landlord did for them, despite...

Readers' vote winner - your favourite new restaurant of 2022

Information: 19 December 2022

We've added up the votes and the results are in! Out of a shortlist of nearly 50 new restaurants (itself taken from almost 250 restaurants that we tracked as opening in 2022) here's your favourite...

Mayfair restaurant Mnky Hse set ablaze in Christmas decorations fire

Information: 19 December 2022

Festive celebrations took a bad turn at Mayfair restaurant Mnky Hse on Friday night when a fire broke out forcing hundreds of customers and restaurant workers to flee the premises. In dramatic...

Pochawa Grill Korean BBQ hits up Chinatown

Information: 19 December 2022

Updated 19/12/22 with imagery You might have your favourite restaurant in London’s Chinatown, or are even happily attempting to work your way through them all, but we have a new one for your list...

Willows in Clapham mixes brunch boards with cheese and charcuterie

Information: 16 December 2022

As the year winds down, we're hearing about the odd restaurant that didn't appear on our radar before and one of them is Willows in Clapham. The restaurant opened in late November and is something...

Garum is top Roman chef Arcangelo Dandini's first London restaurant

Information: 16 December 2022

Five years after popping up in London as part of food writer Daniel Young's Young & Foodish's Spaghetti Wednesday, top Roman chef Arcangelo Dandini is back, this time with a permanent restaurant. Garum...

Nessa is a new British bistro from Tom Cenci in Soho

Information: 14 December 2022

14/12/22 - updated with a full look at the menu Tom Cenci first came to fame as the chef of Duck & Waffle, before then launching Loyal Tavern, a restaurant we were impressed with but which ended up...

Vori is hoping to transport Notting Hill residents with its Greek island cooking

Information: 13 December 2022

Updated 6/1/23 with new opening date Who among us doesn't fancy a change of scenery every now and then? Trader turned restaurateur Markos Tsimikali was feeling the same way. Having closed his...

Swedish bakery and cafe Soderberg arrives in East Dulwich

Information: 12 December 2022

A Hot Dinners exclusive Swedish bakery Soderberg has its main home in Edinburgh - but after opening a cafe in Soho in 2019, they're starting to grow in London too. Coming next for the group is a new...

Quo Vadis is getting a big refurb and doubling its capacity

Information: 09 December 2022

Some years ago, when Barrafina moved to Dean Street, it came at the cost of dramatically reducing the space available for Jeremy Lee's Quo Vadis. Now we're happy to report that Quo Vadis itself is...

Lulu's is the next-door wine bar and shop to Herne Hill's Llewelyn’s

Information: 09 December 2022

Herne Hill's Llewellyn's is opening a new wine bar and shop - right next door to the restaurant. Lulu's will be a shop during the day (also selling salads and sandwiches) and change into a wine bar...

The Fat Badger Farm Shop is a new riverside grocers for Richmond

Information: 09 December 2022

Living in their lovely riverside neighbourhood, Richmond residents could be forgiven for thinking they were really countryside rather than city dwellers. And the arrival of the town's first farm...

Stack & Still have opened a huge pancake restaurant on Leicester Square

Information: 07 December 2022

With perfect timing for the Christmas crowds, Scottish pancake purveyor Stack & Still has just opened its first London restaurant on Leicester Square. It's also their first opening outside Scotland and...

Fred Sirieix is popping up with a G’Vine Cocktail Café in Soho

Information: 07 December 2022

On TV he's best known for his cupid role on First Dates, but in the run up to Christmas Fred Sirieix is going to be busy serving up cocktails and cakes to Londoners. In his role as Ambasssador to...

Sarap Filipino restaurant is looking for a permanent home in Carnaby

Information: 07 December 2022

Its currently a Heddon Street residency. but Filipino-inspired restaurant Sarap is looking for a permanent home, and is using crowdfunding to get it done. If successful, it'll be a good track record for...

Stereo, a new late-night dining and music venue, is coming to Covent Garden

Information: 07 December 2022

7/12/22 - updated with the opening date There’ll be a new reason to dance, dine and linger into the wee hours in Covent Garden soon. With the pandemic closure of Roadhouse, once one of the area’s...

Creme's gooey cookies are now in Notting Hill

Information: 05 December 2022

A cafe selling some of London's best cookies has recently opened somewhat under the radar in Notting Hill. Yes, there's a second Creme in London. If you've ever wandered past the Soho outpost,...

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