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The AngloThai hot dog is back - and they're delivering nationwide

Information: 05 July 2021

As we're fully in BBQ season, you're going to want a proper hot dog to get things going - and luckily for you, the excellent AngloThai hot dog has returned just in time for BBQ week. We first tried this...

Ottolenghi's latest deli is in Marylebone

Information: 05 July 2021

If you can't get enough of Ottolenghi, then you're going to be pretty happy to hear about this new opening, his most central deli yet. This one will be in the middle of Marylebone (taking over what...

The Artful Duke is a new pub for Bromley

Information: 05 July 2021

Bromley's about to get a new pub, courtesy of the people behind The Clapham North, The Faber Fox, and The Perky Nel. Taking over the building that was once upon a time Mascots sports bar, it's...

Ave Mario in Covent Garden is the huge new restaurant from Big Mamma

Information: 02 July 2021

The folk responsible for huge London hits Gloria and Circolo Popolare are behind this new Florence-inspired restaurant and bar in the heart of Covent Garden.

Bardo will be Pall Mall's luxury new Italian restaurant

Information: 02 July 2021

Bardo will be a luxury Italian restaurant in the heart of St James from club owner Luca Maggiora

Coco restaurant launches on Butler's Wharf

Information: 02 July 2021

A new restaurant appears to have opened quietly in the last week or so on the riverside at Butler's Wharf called Coco. They bill themselves as serving food from a "landscape of flavours of Anatolian...

Top Cuvee's new Shop Cuvée is in Bethnal Green (with Cave Cuvée wine bar downstairs)

Information: 02 July 2021

They've had huge success in Highbury over the past year, both in and outside of lockdown and now Top Cuvée are expanding east with a new Shop Cuvee in Bethnal Green. It'll be split into two with the...

Bellefields restaurant to bring a taste of the Med to Brixton

Information: 02 July 2021

2/7/21 - updated with the opening date It's all go at The Department Store in Brixton. The beautiful old space which already has a members club and is home to Canova Hall is now unveiling a new...

Beverly Hills hotspot the Polo Lounge is popping up on The Dorchester Rooftop

Information: 02 July 2021

2/7/21 - Updated with details of the menu London's reputation as a staycation hotspot has just got an injection of pure West Coast glamour with the news that the Polo Lounge is popping up here this...

Meatopia London is back for 2021 with the line-up headliners revealed

Information: 01 July 2021

Updated 1/7/21 with headliners As sure a sign that London is returning to some kind of normality is the revival of some of the city's food festivals. So we're happy to report that, after a fallow...

Kitchen Table is coming back with a completely new look (and a new bar)

Information: 30 June 2021

It closed along with everything else when the pandemic hit last year, but now Kitchen Table is returning and it's got a brand new look. James Knappett and Sandia Chang's restaurant still retains the...

Ace Pizza takes over the arches at Five Points Brewery's Hackney taproom

Information: 30 June 2021

After taking over the food at Five Points' Pembury Tavern Pub, Ace Pizza are gearing up for another Five Points residency - this time at the Mare Street taproom under the arches. They've been...

Skylight Peckham adds to Peckham's buzzing rooftop bar scene

Information: 30 June 2021

Peckham folk really do have one of London's best rooftop scenes. They already have their pick of ForzaWine, The Bussey Building and Frank's. And later this summer there's going to be another big...

The next Ivy in Chelsea is a new Ivy Asia

Information: 30 June 2021

One of the most successful Ivy spin-offs, the Ivy Asia, is opening a second restaurant in London after the wildly successful St Paul's outpost. And yes, this restaurant on the King's Road will...

Davies and Brook, Daffodil Mulligan and more win at the GQ Food & Drink awards

Information: 29 June 2021

As we emerge from several lockdowns blinking into the light, we're starting to see more (albeit scaled back) actual awards shows take place and the latest of these is the yearly GQ Food and Drink...

Government confirms aim for full lockdown lifting on 19 July

Information: 28 June 2021

Updated 28/6/21 with confirmation of the date. With new Health Secretary Sajid Javid in charge, the government has now confirmed that the 19 July date for full reopening remains the main target and...

Florence Knight will be head chef at the Sessions Arts Club in Clerkenwell

Information: 28 June 2021

Back before Covid, we reported that the old Grade II courthouse on Clerkenwell Green was being turned into a really interesting new restaurant. It was part of the redevelopment of the building into a...

Rapsa launches a Filipino taco pop-up in Selfridges

Information: 28 June 2021

Hoxton's Rapsa has made a move into the centre of London - as a pop-up in the Selfridges food hall. The Filipino restaurant has launched a six-week pop-up in the food hall, with a focus on Filipino tacos...

Azura is bringing a taste of the Aegean to Camden

Information: 28 June 2021

It's all change in Camden where new Mediterranean restaurant Azura is getting ready to open in the old Inamo site on Mornington Crescent. We don't know too much about what's planned, but what we do...

SOMA is the new standalone bar in Soho from Kricket

Information: 28 June 2021

The people behind Kricket are getting ready to open something new, and quite different from before. This time it's a standalone basement bar in Soho, called SOMA, taking over the building right next...

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