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Xier's Carlo Scotto is opening Amethyst in Mayfair

Information: 26 April 2022

26/4/22 - updated with new address Until fairly recently Carlo Scotto was chef-patron of Xier, a restaurant that closed during the pandemic. But Scotto isn't standing still - he's getting ready to...

Palazzo in Crystal Palace is an Italian bar and diner from the Made of Dough boys

Information: 26 April 2022

A Hot Dinners exclusive If you're a Crystal Palace resident wondering what's happening at the old Church Grill site on Church Road, well we have news for you. The space has been taken over by the...

Anime-themed restaurant Uzumaki is heading to Bloomsbury

Information: 22 April 2022

Last year you may have spotted the arrival of London's first anime-themed ramen restaurant, Uzumaki. It popped up on High Holborn serving a selection of ramen, sushi and bubble team in a...

Audrey's comes to Bankside from the people behind Flat Iron Square

Information: 22 April 2022

Updated 22/4/22 with opening date The people behind Good's Way and Flat Iron Square (a company that happens to be headed up by Ben Lovett from Mumford & Sons) are getting ready to launch something new...

Le Pont de la Tour Bistrot to open on the Thames, with "relaxed fine dining" in mind

Information: 21 April 2022

A Hot Dinners exclusive. It's had pride of place on the banks of the Thames, looking out onto Tower Bridge for over 30 years - and now Le Pont de la Tour is getting ready to launch something new. Taking...

The Modern Pantry is making a comeback

Information: 20 April 2022

First, it lost its founding chef Anna Hansen back in 2019 and then the Modern Pantry closed for good in December 2020 after their lease came to an end (it's now an estate agency, it seems). However, they...

Monica Galetti leaves MasterChef - The Professionals

Information: 20 April 2022

It's an impressive run for sure, but after 14 years, Monica Galetti is stepping down from Masterchef: The Professionals.

The Residency brings music and a veggie-friendly menu to Notting Hill

Information: 20 April 2022

Notting Hill is getting a new music-led restaurant and bar in the shape of The Residency. It's opening on Westbourne Grove (taking over from the Gourmet Burger Kitchen site) and is promising a...

Revolve restaurant brings top guest chefs to the City

Information: 20 April 2022

20/4/22 - Updated with the opening date We already have the new Carousel in Fitzrovia and Kerb Counter in Shoreditch - now there's another restaurant on the way that's a rotating showcase for chefs...

Ichiba opens a sake and oyster bar at Westfield London

Information: 14 April 2022

If your idea of a good shopping trip is one interspersed with multiple pitstops to eat and drink, then Ichiba's new addition at Westfield London is worthy of note. Japan Centre Ichiba recently...

Shoreditch is getting a hot new rooftop bar Laurel's on the Roof

Information: 13 April 2022

Back when it was The Curtain the rooftop bar at the Shoreditch hotel was strictly a members-only space. So we're delighted at the much more egalitarian approach by its successor, The Mondrian...

Bird and Tie brings Nashville hot chicken to Clapham

Information: 13 April 2022

Promising a dusting of spices that "are not for the faint hearted" new fried chicken joint Bird and Tie has just launched in Clapham. The folk behind it say they were inspired by trips to the Deep...

The World's 50 Best awards move to London

Information: 12 April 2022

This year, The World's 50 Best Restaurants awards were due to be held in Moscow, but after the invasion of Ukraine, those plans were quickly dropped. Instead, the ceremony is coming back to where it...

The Sunny Side Up cafe is a Veuve Clicquot breakfast cafe in Soho

Information: 11 April 2022

Veueve Clicquot is coming to Soho with The Sunny Side Cafe, a pop-up that's a little different from their standard fare. Yes, there's Champagne (of course) but this is also a pop-up that's their own...

Frog Bakery opens its doors in Camberwell

Information: 11 April 2022

Camberwell residents should be hightailing it to Peckham Road where Frog Bakery has just recently opened. Originally run as a popup, before crowdfunding helped them kit out their new site, the...

Flat Iron are bringing all their steak to Waterloo

Information: 11 April 2022

11/4/22 - Updated with opening date Flat Iron are heading south of the river again, this time to Waterloo (taking over the space vacated by Byron). They've only recently opened further along the...

Hammersmith's Cellar opens with an Andrew Clarke menu

Information: 08 April 2022

He's only just launched Acme Fire Cult (with Daniel Watkins) and now chef Andrew Clarke is also across the other side of town in Hammersmith with Cellar. This is the restaurant that's open on the...

Finsbury Park's Common Ground cafe dishes up a new evening menu

Information: 08 April 2022

Finsbury Park's Common Ground is a bit of a Dishoom, in that there's always a queue outside it. Now the popular North London cafe is capitalising on its popularity with the daytime crowd, by...

Zia Lucia Pizzeria's next stop is Stoke Newington

Information: 08 April 2022

Zia Lucia have been tearing around London, opening pizzerias and their latest is in the adjoining neighbourhood of the original on Holloway Road - they're opening in Stoke Newington. They're taking over the site...

Happy Face pizza expands to Victoria and Brent Cross

Information: 07 April 2022

8/4/22 - updated with Brent Cross opening details They've proven to be a hit in King's Cross (of which Grace Dent was a fan) and now Happy Face pizza is expanding with two new restaurants - one that...

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