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World's 50 Best Restaurants list sees Noma regain the No 1 position for 2021

Information: 05 October 2021

The World's 50 Best Restaurants awards are back - and Noma is at the top again. Antwerp was the scene for this year's announcement - the first for two years. The festivities kicked off with Massimo...

Anglo chef Mark Jarvis brings 1771 to Belgravia

Information: 05 October 2021

The man behind Anglo, Mark Jarvis, is getting ready to open his next restaurant, 1771 - taking over the space from Liv (which also had a menu by Jarvis). In its new guise, the menu aims to offer...

Warehouse in Covent Garden sees ex-Silo chef open The Conduit Club's first public restaurant

Information: 05 October 2021

Sustainability is such an easy buzzword for London restaurants to bandy about, but when it's used by a chef who used to head up the kitchen at Silo, you can feel pretty confident he knows what he's...

Figaro's Bar recreates a piece of Provence in Piccadilly's Trocadero

Information: 05 October 2021

Things are changing at The Trocadero. This giant shopping and entertainment centre has been largely dormant for years, but now a host of new openings there are shaking things up.

How to watch the World's 50 Best Restaurants 2021 announcement

Information: 05 October 2021

If you're looking to watch the ceremony for the World's 50 Best Restaurants announcement today, then look no further.

Pierre Koffmann is bringing back his iconic pig's trotter dish for delivery

Information: 04 October 2021

One of London's iconic (and we don't use that word lightly) dishes is coming back. Revered chef Pierre Koffmann (who seems to be making it his mission in 'retirement' to visit every restaurant in...

Les 2 Garcons bring traditional French food to Crouch End

Information: 04 October 2021

It looks as though Crouch End has just got itself a rather interesting new restaurant. Les 2 Garcons opened up a few weeks back, taking over the old Nickel site on Crouch Hill (Nickel's moved to...

MEATliquor's Clapham bar and diner is one of their biggest yet

Information: 04 October 2021

As they reach their 10th birthday, a new MEATliquor has arrived. This time they've opened in Clapham and it's a bit on the big side.

Jolene neighbourhood bakeries to open in Angel, Shoreditch and Hackney

Information: 04 October 2021

Updated 4/10/21 with opening dates Jolene Bakery and its offshoot Big Jo have been a huge success story of the past few years - you only have to see the queues snaking down from both during lockdown to...

Jinli bring their Sichuan hotpots and more to Camden's Mornington Crescent

Information: 01 October 2021

It's been two years since they opened their flagship restaurant in Chinatown. Now Jinli's Chendu-born restaurateur Yi Fei is heading to North London. He's just opened the restaurant group's fifth...

Naughty Boy is popping up at Boxpark Croydon with a two week kitchen residency

Information: 01 October 2021

Having spent the summer on ITV's Cooking with the Stars, DJ and producer Naughty Boy is heading to Croydon for a two week restaurant residency. The Naughty Boy Kitchen popup will hit BOXPARK Croydon...

Louche is a new late night bar for Soho, with its eye on Soho's past

Information: 01 October 2021

A new bar is heading to Soho, taking over the space that used to hold 68 & Boston on Greek Street. From the same people behind the Records bars (Venn St, Northcote and Eastcheap) Louche is looking to...

Uncle Roger is doing deliveries and a London pop-up with Matsudai Ramen

Information: 01 October 2021

1/10/21 - updated with the location of the pop-up If you're one of Uncle Roger's (aka comedian Nigel Ng) legions of fans, you'll probably have seen his video last night with news of his upcoming...

Gordon Ramsay is opening The River Restaurant at The Savoy

Information: 29 September 2021

Updated 29/921 with opening date and booking info Big news over at The Savoy today where Gordon Ramsay is opening a second restaurant at the landmark London hotel. The chef will be taking over The...

Rita's Soho is opening

Information: 29 September 2021

Rita's are on the up again. Bodega Rita's closed and then resurfaced in Clerkenwell and now, 10 years after their first pop-up, they're opening a restaurant in Soho. They've been open as a terrace...

3 Henrietta Street is a 4-in-1 building with Pivot, Lilly's, El Ta'Koy and Gentlemen Baristas all taking up residence

Information: 29 September 2021

14/10/21 - updated with a look inside Gearing up to open in Covent Garden is 3 Henrietta Street. It's a Grade II listed building, built in 1780, that's getting a big makeover, fitting in two new...

The Connaught launches The Red Room, its first new bar in a decade

Information: 28 September 2021

Optimism seems to be in the air if you consider the number of new bar openings in the Mayfair/Marylebone area. Anywhere that doesn’t require driving to/petrol will certainly hit the spot this week, at...

Restaurant Story chef Tom Sellers pops up at The Ned

Information: 28 September 2021

A few months ago we told you about The Parlour, the new jazz and cabaret bar at The Ned. Well, things just got a little more exciting with the news that Tom Sellers, chef from the two...

Manthan is Rohit Ghai's new Mayfair restaurant

Information: 26 September 2021

Following up on his previous successes at Gymkhana and Jamavar, Rohit Ghai is back in Mayfair with his latest restaurant. Expect a menu which draws on both his childhood and career, with a focus on...

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants reveal 51 to 100 for 2021, with two new London entries

Information: 24 September 2021

Update 5/10/21 - And here is the full rundown of the World's 50 Best Restaurants 2021. Original story follows... You could be excused for wondering how the World’s 50 Best Restaurants could pull...

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