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Hot Dinners celebrates The Murphia List 2023 with a party at The Bloomsbury Hotel

Information: 14 March 2023

The approach to St Patrick's Day marks that time of year again when we release our annual Murphia List - Hot Dinners' celebration of the Irish who work in London's hospitality industry. We always...

Lee Westcott is opening Elodie and Vervain restaurants at Birch Selsdon in South Croydon

Information: 13 March 2023

The team behind Birch in Hertfordshire is gearing up for a second launch, and this time they've brought in top chef Lee Westcott to take charge of the food. Selsdon, the group's new hotel and club...

Roketsu restaurant to open a new downstairs dining space, Bo-sen, in Marylebone

Information: 13 March 2023

It feels like it’s only been a minute since Roketsu launched its Japanese kaiseki restaurant in London and now there’s news that it’s opening a downstairs dining option in the same space. Called...

Sager + Wilde are opening Equal Parts, a new Amaro and aperitivo bar on Hackney Road

Information: 11 March 2023

Updated 11/3/23 with bar opening details Keeping their business strictly local, the team behind one of London's best wine bars have quietly opened a new place. Sager + Wilde have been a huge...

McFly's Danny Jones joins Tom Kerridge for this year's Pub In the Park

Information: 10 March 2023

After making it all the way to the final of last year's Celebrity MasterChef, before losing out to Lisa Snowdon, McFly's Danny Jones has obviously been seriously bitten by the cooking bug. This...

The Ted Lasso pub is opening for overnight guests - for three nights only

Information: 10 March 2023

We're mere days away from the release of the final series of Ted Lasso. But there's already news of what you could do once the final episode has aired. The Prince's Head in Richmond (called the...

Now you can buy Dishoom tableware to put your bacon naan kit on at home

Information: 10 March 2023

Now that everyone's had their bacon naan and queued for a table there, Dishoom have found another way to work their way into Londoners' lives. This week they've launched a crockery collection so you...

Ploussard restaurant and wine bar comes to Battersea Rise from Other Side Fried founders

Information: 10 March 2023

10/3/23 - updated with the opening date It's all happening in Battersea right now. Alongside upcoming wine bar Archway, we also have news of a new neighbourhood restaurant and wine bar Ploussard on...

KöD, a Danish steakhouse, opens in the City

Information: 08 March 2023

There has been much written about the cosy art of Danish ‘hygge’ but at the time of writing, London’s weather is still doing its best frosty Scandi impersonation, so a new Danish steakhouse called...

Esti, a Greek-Australian restaurant, is opening at Shoreditch’s TT Liquor

Information: 08 March 2023

What do you get when you mix Greek dining and British produce with Australian hospitality? You’ll find the answer at a new six-month residency at TT Liquor in Shoreditch, when esti brings its blend of...

Atlas Grinds are opening House of Hades bar and restaurant incubator in Hackney

Information: 08 March 2023

It's been a fair old while since popular cocktail bar Silver Lining had its last service in Hackney. So we're happy to be bringing you the news that another cocktail bar is getting ready to open in...

Wolfgang Puck's Spago is popping up in London

Information: 08 March 2023

If there's one restaurant that seems synonymous with Hollywood (to us in the UK at least) it's Wolfgang Puck's Spago (the chef also caters the main Oscars afterparty). If you've ever fancied eating like...

America's Angry Crab Shack arrives in London

Information: 07 March 2023

7/3/23 - updated with the opening date Hard on the heels of Boston's Saltie Girl opening in London comes news of another American seafood import. Angry Crab Shack is a restaurant group that was...

Gordon Ramsay has bought Pizza East

Information: 07 March 2023

7/3/23 - updated with Shoreditch reopening date Gordon Ramsay continues his march across London with news that he's now in charge of a second London pizzeria - he now owns Pizza East. The pizzeria...

The Gurkhas is a modern Nepalese restaurant opening in Fitzrovia

Information: 07 March 2023

Nepalese cuisine isn't something that we have too much of in London (although there are a few classic establishments dotted about) but a new restaurant is looking to change that. The Gurkhas comes...

Izakaya Nights launches at Supermarket of Dreams in Notting Hill

Information: 06 March 2023

Over the past few years once shopping hours are over, the Supermarket of Dreams in Notting Hill has been turning itself into an irregular popup izakaya showcasing various chefs and their take on...

Rambutan Sri Lankan restaurant is coming to Borough Market

Information: 03 March 2023

3/3/22 - Updated with the opening date It's been promised for a while, but Rambutan is finally gearing up to open. It's the latest step in chef, restaurateur and author Cynthia Shanmugalingam's...

Paradise in Soho goes late-night with Paradise After Dark

Information: 01 March 2023

Paradise in Soho should be on your list as a new late-night haunt as they're get ready to launch Paradise After Dark. It'll all kick in from Thursday to Saturday, after dinner finishes, with their aim...

Mayha in Marylebone has a very intimate new Bar Downstairs with cocktails and bites

Information: 01 March 2023

We're already hearing good things about new omakase restaurant Mayha in Marylebone with The Independent's critic Lucy Thackray describing it thus: "It’s calming. It’s compelling. It’s completely...

Kibako brings sushi and sashimi boxes to Fitzrovia from the Hot Stone team

Information: 28 February 2023

The team behind Hot Stone have a new restaurant on the way, taking over from what used to be Rai in Fitzrovia. Kibako is being billed as a modern Japanese restaurant, which takes its name from...

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