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Jollibee is finally bringing the Peach Mango Pie to London

Information: 22 June 2022

The hugely popular Jollibee restaurants in London may not have the enormous queues they had when they opened, but are about to launch something that might make them build up again. The Peach Mango...

The Hunter's Moon is the Scotch Egg Challenge winner for 2022

Information: 22 June 2022

The Scotch Egg Challenge returned after a two-year absence this week, with this year's competition taking place at The Guinea Grill in Mayfair. The judges themselves were challenged with eating and...

Mondo Sando pops up at The White Horse in Peckham

Information: 22 June 2022

Having built a name for their top-tier subs in Camberwell, sandwich slingers Mondo Sando are doubling up. They're just about to open a second South East London residency, this time at The White...

Juliets Quality Food has a new cafe, coming to Clapham

Information: 22 June 2022

Updated 22/6/22 with menu details and opening date Everyone's favourite Tooting brunch spot Juliets Quality Food is branching out. In an announcement on Instagram, they revealed that they'll be...

Tim Hortons is coming to London

Information: 21 June 2022

21/6/22 - Updated with the opening date They've been opening branches around the country and it was only a matter of time before Canadian giant Tim Hortons descended on the capital. To start with,...

Gordon Ramsay's Lucky Cat might be coming to Shoreditch as a noodle bar

Information: 20 June 2022

Gordon Ramsay's big expansion plans see no sign of slowing down yet. Next up, it looks like he might be rolling out his Lucky Cat brand, starting with Shoreditch. Lucky Cat was originally opened in...

Cafe Beam settles on Muswell Hill for its next opening

Information: 20 June 2022

The cafe scene in North London got a boost last week when boutique cafe group Beam announced that their next opening would be in Muswell Hill. If you haven't come across them before (they have...

Birdies brings crazy golf (and burgers) to Islington

Information: 17 June 2022

It was only going to be a matter of time before crazy golf came to Islington and now it's finally arrived as the latest Birdies gets ready to open in Angel Central. Coming from the same people as...

Hot 4 U 's new residency is Beak at The Haggerston

Information: 17 June 2022

Hot 4 U at the Prince Arthur very recently got a rave review from Marina O'Loughlin before moving on to get ready for their new restaurant. But while they gear up for that, they've started something...

Wendy's are bringing their burgers to Camden Town

Information: 16 June 2022

16/6/22 - Updated with the opening date The American fast-food juggernaut is kicking things into a higher gear over the next year. We already have Five Guys all over the place, Popeye's has just...

Isibani brings West African dining to Knightsbridge

Information: 16 June 2022

A Hot Dinners exclusive London's growing West African restaurant scene is getting bigger with new restaurant Isibani, heading to Knightsbridge. Set up by Anthony Douglas Chuka and Abdul Malik...

Ex-Palomar chef Tomer Amedi is back in London overseeing Pascor in Kensington

Information: 16 June 2022

Last year we reported on the opening of Pascor, a new Kensington restaurant specialising in Aegean cuisine. While the name remains the same, pretty much everything else is about to change. The key...

The "mostly vegan" Tendril returns - popping up near Regent Street

Information: 15 June 2022

After a popular (and much extended) pop-up at The Sun and 13 Cantons, chef Rishim Sachdeva is bringing back Tendril for another pop-up (with a permanent restaurant to come too). The new pop-up will be...

James Cochran is opening Valderrama's on Islington's Upper Street - a sports bar with fried chicken

Information: 15 June 2022

James Cochran is adding a new venture to Upper Street Islington (his restaurant 12:51 is just up the road) but this time it's quite different to his previous place. He's opening a sports bar called...

Maria G's is Robin Gill's seasonal Italian restaurant in Kensington

Information: 15 June 2022

15/6/22 - updated with the opening date and menu details Robin Gill (Darby's, Bermondsey Larder, Sorella) is heading west for his next opening, Italian restaurant Maria G's. This restaurant will be...

Rarebit restaurant, bar and shop comes to Elephant & Castle

Information: 15 June 2022

15/6/22 - updated with opening details If you’ve been keeping an eye on the new Sayer Street development of the already burgeoning Elephant Park area of London’s revamped Elephant & Castle, then we...

Shuk serves up Tel Aviv street food at the Seven Dials Market in Covent Garden

Information: 14 June 2022

Fresh from the success of having won this year's Croquetas Challenge, the team at Tel Aviv street food spot Shuk are getting ready to open their second London location. This week seems them heading to...

Ynyshir voted as the UK's best restaurant (with Brat at no. 3) - see the top 100 here

Information: 13 June 2022

Gareth Ward's Ynyshir in Wales has long been a highly-praised restaurant and now it's finally made its way right to the top of the 100 restaurants picked for this year's National Restaurant Awards. Last...

Roxanne is a hip-hop speakeasy from the Dirty Bones team in Shoreditch

Information: 13 June 2022

The people behind Dirty Bones have something very different planned for their next opening. They're about to open a hip hop speakeasy in Shoreditch called Roxanne (which happens to be just around...

Zoom East Sicilian kitchen comes to Whitechapel

Information: 13 June 2022

The relatively new Hyatt Place London City East hotel (it opened mid-2021) has just opened its main restaurant. Called Zoom East, it's billed as a Sicilian Kitchen & Bar with Sicilian chef Vittorio...

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