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Coming off the back of the very successful Peggy Jean riverside barge opening in Richmond, the Daisy Green group aren't slowing down. They've just opened the next in the series of...

There's no safer way to ensure the successful launch of your bar in London than to secure the services of Salvatore Calabrese. Also known as The Maestro, Salvatore came to fame with his legendary...

A Hot Dinners exclusive  It's all go in Chinatown with the latest new opening being one of China's big chain restaurants (there are over 5000 of them), ZhangLiang Malatang. It's a serve yourself...

When you’re onto a good thing, open another one, seems to be hospitality philosophy, with the news that Humble Grape is about to cut the ribbon on its sixth wine bar. Having launched its first site in...

The World's 50 Best Bars were announced last night and while The Connaught has reigned for two years, it's time for someone else to take the top spot. It's the turn of Bar Paradiso in Barcelona,...

5/10/22 - updated with new photos It's been a prime fixture of St Pancras for an age and now the Searcys Champagne Bar at King's Cross has gotten a fancy new makeover.  It's been redesigned with a...

London's continued obsession with competitive socialising is continuing ever apace. They already have a venue in Moorgate, but now indoor clay pigeon shooting bar Clays is getting ready to open in...

4/10/22 - updated with the opening date Chef Rafael Cagali is already running the two Michelin-starred restaurant Da Terra at the Town Hall Hotel in Bethnal Green. And from this autumn, he'll be...

We've seen Amazon take on the high street with its Amazon Fresh shops, and now Deliveroo is giving it a go too.  They've just opened their first real shop on New Oxford Street called Deliveroo Hop,...

A new Camden restaurant is aiming to bring the best of Texas BBQ and Korean fried chicken to the canalside at Camden. The Korean Cowgirl first opened down in Faversham in Kent, where it made a big...

Updated 3/10/22 with images and menu details If you've been wondering what was going to take over the huge space left by Aster's departure from Victoria, then we now have the answer. Come this...

The affordable steak empire of Flat Iron moves ever one - with its latest restaurant in Westfield having just opened.  If you've been to a Flat Iron, you know the drill by now. But if you haven't,...

1/10/22 - updated with opening date and booking link He became big on both Instagram and Tiktok over the pandemic years with "food you want to eat" as his main byline. Now Thomas Straker is ready to...

30/09/22 - update A decision is getting closer as the public hearing for the Compton Arms licensing has been announced - it will be on Wednesday 12 October 2022 (with a pre-report available here,...

They already have wine bars on Drury Lane and in Clapham and now Drop Wine bar has just opened another - this time in Kensington.   The Drop (also a wine delivery app) comes from Ian Campbell and Will...

There’s an impressive new dining destination about to hit Mayfair. The Barley Mow is a pub and restaurant set in a Grade-II-listed building on the corner of Brown Hart Gardens and Duke Street. The...

30/9/22 - updated with opening offer He's had success at Arcade with Plaza Khao Gaeng and now chef Luke Farrell is getting ready to open a standalone restaurant - Speedboat Bar.  Taking over the space that...

Like a bit of singing and dancing with your meal? Then the Theatre Cafe Diner could be just the thing. It's a sibling restaurant to the Theatre Cafe, the memorabilia-adorned cafe on St Martin's Lane.

A Hot Dinners exclusive Notting Hill's bakery scene is getting quite the boost. Just days after hearing that Kuro Coffee are opening a Japanese-inspired bakery, comes the news that Hachi will open...

If the thought of California-style street food gets your motor running, or if you were already making pilgrimages to Club Mexicana at their Kingly Court or Seven Dials locations, then news of an...