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Emilia's Crafted Pasta is opening in Canary Wharf's Wood Wharf

Information: 15 December 2021

Emilia's Crafted pasta gets ready to open its third restaurant, this time in the new Canary Wharf development Wood Wharf. Expect their much-loved fresh pasta dishes, new snacks, a bar with tabletop games...

Honest Burgers go vegan with new V Honest restaurant

Information: 15 December 2021

Updated 11/1/21 with opening date After opening Honest Burger restaurants all over town, they're now looking to try something different with V Honest, their first fully vegan burger restaurant. The menu...

Shutters opens at One Canada Square with its Cali-Cornish seafood mix

Information: 13 December 2021

It takes a brave soul to put a seafood restaurant in the lobby of one of London's biggest office blocks (here's hoping their extraction is top-notch), but the folks behind Shutters which has just...

Dear Grace sees the Pergola team expand to White City

Information: 13 December 2021

Best known for their rooftop and alfresco spots, Pergola and The Prince, the Incipio team are heading to White City in the New Year for their next opening. Dear Grace is going to be an all-day space...

Half Cut Market is a hot new corner shop and bar for Camden

Information: 10 December 2021

If there's one thing that successive lockdowns have promoted, it's the rise of local food culture. Corner stores suddenly became more important than ever when we were all confined to our homes. Now Camden...

The London popup Champagne bar where a glass is just £2.33

Information: 09 December 2021

Popping up briefly in St Christopher's Place this week is a Champagne bar with a difference. The signage out front doesn't give the game away but Veuve is actually a popup from Aldi, selling the...

Top chefs and farmers join the Culpeper for a regenerative agriculture festival

Information: 08 December 2021

If you don't mind a little forward planning, there's a festival of food and drink coming to London in January that we think you should know about. The Culpeper Family of pubs (The Duke of Cambridge, The...

Amaro is a new cocktail bar for Kensington with an impressive pedigree

Information: 08 December 2021

Just as London's finishes hosting the 50 Best Bars awards, another very promising bar is opening in Kensington. Amaro is the passion project of Elon Soddu, previously Head Mixologist of The Savoy...

The Connaught Bar tops World's 50 Best Bars list for 2021

Information: 08 December 2021

Good luck if you were out in London last night trying to get a cocktail at one of London's top bars. The cream of the city's mixology community were over at the Camden Roundhouse waiting to discover which...

Flor transforms into a bakery and doubles up at Bermondsey

Information: 08 December 2021

8/12/21 - updated with Bermondsey launch date Flor, the Borough restaurant from the team behind Lyle's is going through some big changes. The team there are opening a new bakery in Bermondsey's Spa...

New 10-seater Japanese restaurant, Roji, to open in London’s Mayfair

Information: 06 December 2021

If you had been planning a trip to Japan until it closed its borders, well, we have some news that may console you on the food front. There’s a new restaurant from two accomplished Japanese chefs...

Sustainable seafood restaurant Off The Hook heads to Wapping

Information: 06 December 2021

If you’re the kind of person who loves fish and chips but has concerns about eating sustainably, then fret no more. One of your mindful New Year’s Resolutions can involve heading to Wapping in East...

Zia Lucia's next pizzeria is in Balham

Information: 06 December 2021

Updated 6/12/21 with new opening date Zia Lucia are continuing their march south with a new pizzeria, this time in Balham. If you're not familiar with them, they first started on Holloway Road...

The Timber Loft opens upstairs at The Light Bar in Shoreditch

Information: 03 December 2021

The Light Bar was one of the first restaurants to open post-lockdown in 2021 and next year they're getting ready to launch something new. This time they're opening the upstairs restaurant which...

Hill & Szrok open Stella's butcher shop on Newington Green

Information: 03 December 2021

They've been going strong on Broadway Market and now Hill and Szrok are stretching their wings with a second location called Stella's on Newington Green (The new place isn't called Hill & Szrok as...

Tonkotsu hits on Finsbury Park for its next restaurant

Information: 02 December 2021

It's all go at Finsbury Park. As part of the new development around the station, there are all manner of restaurants, cafes and bars opening and the latest to throw their hat into the ring is...

The Sidemen launch Sides - a fried chicken delivery service

Information: 01 December 2021

Another week, another fried chicken company launch. This time it's the turn of YouTube stars The Sidemen to get in on the action. Just weeks after DJ Khaled announced he was launching his food...

Richard Corrigan is opening a restaurant at Hawley Wharf in Camden

Information: 29 November 2021

Two years after he opened Daffodil Mulligan, chef and restaurateur Richard Corrigan is hard at work on his next project. He'll be opening what sounds to be a very interesting place as part of the...

Boiler & Co in Bankside has Great British Menu finalist Kerth Gumbs in the kitchen

Information: 26 November 2021

New restaurant and bar Boiler & Co is heading to Bankside and has a very interesting chef heading up the menu - Kerth Gumbs. Last seen at Ormer Mayfair, he also made a big splash in the final of...