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Gladwin Brothers to open The Black Sheep in Wimbledon Village

Information: 19 May 2022

19/5/22 - Updated with the opening date There was some concerned murmuring in Wimbledon Village when much-loved French restaurant The White Onion announced its closure on Instagram just last week. The...

Mezcalito Mexican bar and restaurant comes to Newington Green

Information: 19 May 2022

18/5/21 - Updated with the opening date They've been popular in Chelsea (they even got a visit from Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston) and now Mexican restaurant and bar Mezcalito is heading to...

Chatsworth is popping up at Sotheby's with a Jubilee menu

Information: 18 May 2022

Here at Hot Dinners we've long been thinking we'd love to do a trip to Derbyshire to visit Chatsworth (the alleged inspiration for Jane Austen's Pemberley in Pride and Prejudice). But it's a fair...

Provisions on Holloway Road is bringing back its wine bar

Information: 18 May 2022

Not seen since the heady pre-Pandemic days, popular North London cheese and wine store Provisions has decided to bring back its wine bar. For three nights each week the Holloway Road shop will...

The Tamil Prince is a new Islington pub from ex-Roti King team

Information: 18 May 2022

The people behind Tamila in Hackney, Chef Prince Durairaj and Glen Leeson (both ex Roti King), are heading to Islington for their next opening - The Tamil Prince. They're taking over what used to be...

Lina Stores expands its pasta empire to The City and Marylebone

Information: 18 May 2022

18/05/21 - updated with Marylebone opening date Fans of Lina Stores, the distinctive pistachio-green pasta restaurant and deli, are being rewarded with a couple of new openings. First up (and open...

Berenjak heads to Borough Market for their next restaurant

Information: 18 May 2022

18/5/22 - Updated with the opening date We only heard a few weeks back about the closure of Flor in Borough (although they do still have their bakery in Bermondsey) but a replacement has been lined up...

Glasshouse is a new panoramic rooftop bar for Holborn

Information: 16 May 2022

London really seems to love rooftop bars at the moment. Recently we've had Wagtail open in the City and another in Covent Garden on the roof of the Amano hotel. Next up, it's the turn of Holborn's...

Bamboo Mat sees ex-Chotto Matte team bring Nikkei cuisine to Leyton

Information: 16 May 2022

A Hot Dinners exclusive News reaches us of something new to Leyton's dining scene. Peruvian-Japanese fusion restaurant Bamboo Mat, which opened just a few weeks back, has a team that met while...

The 10th annual Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards celebrate food writers, presenters and more

Information: 13 May 2022

Last night saw the 10th annual Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards take place at The Royal Exchange. And, as you'd expect from a ceremony chaired by Claudia Winkleman and Angela Hartnett, the bash...

50 Top Pizza 2022 unveil the best pizzerias in Europe (London makes it to no. 3)

Information: 13 May 2022

This week in the world of restaurant awards, it's time for pizza. At a ceremony in Milan, the new 50 Top Pizza awards were unveiled, with Peppe Pizzeria in Paris once again topping the list. But it...

Riding House Cafe is coming to Bloomsbury

Information: 12 May 2022

Another Riding House Cafe is on the way - this time to Bloomsbury. They've already been pretty successful over in Fitzrovia for over ten years and also with the Rail House Cafe in Victoria. As with those...

Covent Garden has a new rooftop bar on top of the Amano hotel

Information: 11 May 2022

German boutique hotel group Amano has just had a very under-the-radar launch of its first UK hotel. The new opening is in the heart of Covent Garden with a restaurant, bar and - the important bit -...

StreetSmart donates £696,000 to homeless charities from restaurant bills

Information: 11 May 2022

Dining out in London, we feel pretty sure that you would have come across StreetSmart at some point - it's the charity that helps to raise funds for the homeless. They partner with another charity...

The Ivy Asia Mayfair comes to North Audley Street

Information: 10 May 2022

Updated 10/5/22 with opening date and booking info The Ivy Asia might have had a problematic history, but it's still continuing to expand in London. The brand, which in some ways is a slightly more...

Mayfair's Brown Hart Gardens is getting an Amalfi-themed terrace for summer

Information: 10 May 2022

It's been host to a rather crazy interactive installation for a few months now, but now Brown Hart Gardens is also getting a new terrace for the summer. The Stripes Amalfi Terrace is taking over...

Modern Malay Mambow returns, this time to Market Peckham

Information: 09 May 2022

Chef Abby Lee's first foray into the restaurant world, Mambow, didn't have the best timing, opening in Spitalfields just weeks before the first lockdown. But now she's ready to hit the ground...

Belvedere in Holland Park sees the Goodman and Wild Tavern team take on an iconic restaurant

Information: 05 May 2022

Updated 1/11/22 with opening date and booking info Back at the turn of the millennium, The Belvedere was quite the West London hotspot. It was a beautiful Holland Park restaurant with a new makeover by...

Napoli Gang are opening their first pizza shop, in Ladbroke Grove

Information: 04 May 2022

4/5/22 - Updated with the opening date While we wait for more details of what the Big Mamma Group (the people behind Ave Mario and Circolo Popolare) have planned for their next big restaurant in...

Wagtail bar and restaurant will be a City rooftop bar with one hell of a view

Information: 04 May 2022

The City is getting a new rooftop bar and restaurant from the team behind Aviary at Finsbury Square. Wagtail will take over the rooftop space of the old House of Fraser building on King William...

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