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If you've ever really, REALLY fancied a bao for breakfast and have had to wait until BAO opened the doors on one of their restaurants at midday, then we have glad tidings for you. From the August...

We may be some way away from Oktoberfest, but Pergola Paddington will be starting off the festivities a little earlier. From mid-September, they're transforming into Wunderbar - an alfresco...

Normally, you'd have to head to Mayfair to enjoy the signature F*ck Off honey cakes from designer Natasha Zinko from her flagship store. But right now, there's another way to try the delights of her...

  Following their two restaurants (Spitalfields and Tower Bridge) and a strong lockdown/delivery game with Empire Biryani and more, Gunpowder are getting ready to open their next Indian restaurant - this...

Carousel, the space from brothers Ed and Ollie Templeton that holds rotating chef residencies, is on the move. They're moving on from Marylebone to Fitzrovia, taking on a bigger space in Fitzrovia -...

Yesterday we brought you news of a vegan bacon cloud, and today we're bringing you news of a KFC-themed hotel suite in Shoreditch. We are in strange times indeed.  The suite is open for 11 nights -...

They've already opened their rotisserie chicken restaurants in Notting Hill, Shoreditch, Parsons Green and Queen's Park and now the next Cocotte will be in South Kensington (where Squirrel used to...

When it's not being stormed by geographically-challenged anti-vaxxers, the White City Television Centre development is usually packed with West Londoners enjoying all the restaurants and bars in the...

  11/8/21 - Updated with photos It's been closed ever since the first lockdown, but now The Beaumont hotel in Mayfair is finally reopening - and there are a fair few changes as it re-emerges.  The...

9/6/21 - Updated with images, booking details and opening date Fishmonger/wine bar/seafood restaurant The Sea, The Sea has been a big hit since it landed in Chelsea on Pavillion Road. That's...

Tone-deaf, culturally inappropriate and plain insulting - those are just some of reactions to a piece of promotion put out over the weekend by Richard Caring's new Ivy Asia Chelsea restaurant. The video, which...

Leicester Square's food and drink scene gets an injection of cool with this upcoming hotel promising a rooftop bar with firepits, two Odeon luxe cinemas and a signature all day restaurant.

It's popped up before, last seen at the Crooked Billet, but now Andi Oliver's Wadadli Kitchen has its own space for a 12-month run in Hackney - and it's added a roadside diner too.  First up is...

If you've forgotten what it's like to go 'Out Out' and worry that you've lost some of your key social skills, then the folks at Champagne house Piper-Heidsieck have come up with a fun experience to...

Pastrami lovers are going to be in seventh heaven when a new sandwich shop in Carnaby opens. Mamma Pastrama is the brainchild of chef Jay Morjaria (whose food we loved at JAE) and Vagabond...

They've already opened across the country, after starting in Liverpool, and now Mowgli is getting ready to open in London.  Billed as "Indian street food", Mowgli has taken over what used to be the...

After a few pop-ups to test the water, Nancy Silverton is coming to London with a permanent restaurant. Pizzeria Mozza will be the London offshoot of her Californian pizzerias, and she'll have her...

The unveiling of Noble Rot's new Soho restaurant was one of the big openings of last year. Now, co-founder Dan Keeling has a shiny new venture to show Londoners - his first wine shop. Keeling, along with...

  There are plenty of changes afoot in Brixton Village at the moment, but one really caught our eye. It's the new opening from Brian Danclair, founder of Fish, Wings & Tings one of Brixton's best...

A Hot Dinners exclusive Leytonstoners stuck in London for the summer are being offered a hit of the Italian coast on their high street instead. Local entrepreneur Gianluca Colini, who opened hit...