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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...

Mr Fogg's Apothecary comes to Mayfair

Information: 04 May 2022

Mr Fogg's have opened bars across town, and now they're ready for their eighth - this time right in the heart of Mayfair, just down the road from Claridge's. Mr Fogg's Apothecary takes the familiar...

Chop Chop by Four Seasons is opening underneath The Hippodrome at Leicester Square

Information: 04 May 2022

They already have three restaurants in Chinatown but Four Seasons are adding a fourth, just around the corner, when they open a new contemporary Chinese restaurant underneath The Hippodrome casino. The...

Upstairs at 23 launches at The Guinea in Mayfair

Information: 03 May 2022

A Hot Dinners exclusive Back during the days of social distancing, The Guinea in Mayfair made the clever decision to take over an old Pizza Express site across the road from the pub, to expand their...

Black Bear Burger are coming to Exmouth Market

Information: 03 May 2022

They started as street food before opening up their own restaurant in Brixton, have a space in Boxpark Shoreditch and now Black Bear Burger are growing again. This time they're opening a restaurant in...

Mayfair's Lucky Club is coming to Camden with a roof terrace cocktail and taco bar

Information: 03 May 2022

3/5/22 - updated with photos and opening date Having made a name for themselves in the West End serving up cocktails and bao, the team behind The Lucky Club Mayfair are heading north. They've taken on...

Anna Haugh takes over from Monica Galetti on MasterChef: The Professionals

Information: 29 April 2022

A week after Monica Galetti stepped back from MasterChef: The Professionals to concentrate on her family and restaurant, the BBC have found her replacement.

Bubblewrap bring their waffles to Spitalfields Market

Information: 29 April 2022

They're hugely popular in Chinatown and Covent Garden and now a third Bubblewrap has landed in Spitalfields Market. If you're somehow yet to encounter these dessert guys (they do pop up rather a lot...

Dalston restaurant Madam Pigg has closed

Information: 29 April 2022

Its Sunday roasts were legendary and fans were legion, but after a tumultous couple of years, Dalston restaurant Madame Pigg has finally given up the fight. In a post on Instagram yesterday chef and...

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