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Mid-pandemic, Hot Stone launched their second restaurant in Fitzrovia - but now it's getting a relaunch as a completely new restaurant called RAI. Still led by their Executive Chef Padam Raj, It'll be a...

London hasn't had a brand new food hall since the pandemic started - and much of what we do have has been closed on and off over the past two years. So it's good news on all fronts to hear about a...

Abandon Ship are pretty big in Scotland (there are two Abandon Ship bars there already and the group behind them has 13 in total) and now they're getting ready to launch in Covent Garden.  Taking over what...

22/9/22 - Updated with the opening date Stem & Glory, the plant-based restaurant in The City, moved pretty far afield for their second restaurant, opening in Cambridge. For their third opening,...

San Carlo already have two Cicchettis in London (and a few more restaurants too) and now they're gearing up for a third - this time in Knightsbridge.  As with their previous restaurants, it'll all...

Restaurant meal kits just went up a whole new level with the news this week from Dishpatch that they'd signed up none other than Michel Roux Jr to their roster. The chef patron of Le Gavroche will be...

Updated 2/1/22 with the addition of Amrit Maan Four people who are definitely starting 2022 on a high are the chef Angela Harnett, hotelier Robin Hutson, cookery writer Claudia Roden and...

As the year winds down, here are the stories that were the most popular reads on Hot Dinners in 2021...   

It's been home to a tailors since the early 20th century and its distinctive frontage on the Strand is Grade II listed, but next year the historic Savoy Taylors Guild is going to switch from cutting cloth...

If you're not one of the hordes who've already escaped London for the holidays, you're about to be rewarded for your loyalty. Because there are only two places in the country that you can get one of...

After success in Carnaby, Ugly Dumpling are branching out and opening a new restaurant in Fitzrovia (right next door to Lima).  If you're unaware of Ugly Dumpling, they are as you might expect, a...

With a reputation that precedes him, world-renowned pastry chef Cedric Grolet is heading to London, opening his first UK patisserie (and the first outside France) at The Berkeley in Knightsbridge...

Emilia's Crafted pasta gets ready to open its third restaurant, this time in the new Canary Wharf development Wood Wharf. Expect their much-loved fresh pasta dishes, new snacks, a bar with tabletop games...

Updated 11/1/21 with opening date After opening Honest Burger restaurants all over town, they're now looking to try something different with V Honest, their first fully vegan burger restaurant.  The menu...

It takes a brave soul to put a seafood restaurant in the lobby of one of London's biggest office blocks (here's hoping their extraction is top-notch), but the folks behind Shutters which has just...

Best known for their rooftop and alfresco spots, Pergola and The Prince, the Incipio team are heading to White City in the New Year for their next opening. Dear Grace is going to be an all-day space...

If there's one thing that successive lockdowns have promoted, it's the rise of local food culture. Corner stores suddenly became more important than ever when we were all confined to our homes. Now Camden...

Popping up briefly in St Christopher's Place this week is a Champagne bar with a difference. The signage out front doesn't give the game away but Veuve is actually a popup from Aldi, selling the...

If you don't mind a little forward planning, there's a festival of food and drink coming to London in January that we think you should know about. The Culpeper Family of pubs (The Duke of Cambridge, The...

Just as London's finishes hosting the 50 Best Bars awards, another very promising bar is opening in Kensington.  Amaro is the passion project of Elon Soddu, previously Head Mixologist of The Savoy...