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Update: 12pm. Well done to those of you who spotted it - this was our April Fool's Day story - joining a long line of times we've tried with varying degrees of success to pull the wool over your...

Updated 31/3/21 with opening date Back before Christmas, we talked about Gordon Ramsay's plans to roll out several of his more casual restaurants across London. However, with the arrival of a new...

From the team behind Flat Iron Square and Goods Way comes their latest alfresco project - featuring beer, BBQ, pizza and music

The Light Bar is taking over a listed building in Shoreditch that once held "The Light". Expect a modern British menu in this three-floored affair, with bar, restaurant and a large terrace too.

30/03/21 - Updated with new pics When the first lockdown ended, The Berkeley was one of the first to completely reinvent its outside space, turning the back of the hotel into The Garden - a rather...

Hugely popular not only in its original West Village location, but also in Paris and Tokyo, hip New York bistro Buvette has landed in London.

Richard Turner, the Turner behind the excellent Turner & George butchers in Islington and one of the people behind Hawksmoor, Meatopia and lots more meat-based emporiums has launched a brand new...

Unsurprisingly, there aren't many people taking first-class flights at the moment, and even less airline meals being prepared in general (although you can order Japan Airlines bento to go). So,...

With the end of restrictions on restaurants within sight (we hope) we're starting to see a lot of businesses plan for a return to some sort of normality. That's certainly happened for North London...

Homeboy, the modern Irish cocktail bar run by Aaron Wall and Ciaran Smith in Islington, is expanding. We've been hearing for a while that they were searching for a second site and now they've...

The confluence of various Covid restrictions last year had one unfortunate consequence for popular East London grocers, the De Beauvoir Deli. Restricting the number of customers inside the deli...

Sponsored content During a previous lockdown SOLA, Victor Garvey's restaurant with Californian influences in Soho (see our most recent Test Drive) kicked off a series of special bento boxes. This...

The Dorchester has unveiled its alfresco plans for London's grand reopening next month and they include the arrival of a brand new roof garden. It's the first time the hotel has expanded its outdoor plans...

Finding unused alfresco space in the centre of London isn't an easy ask - but the folk at The Wigmore on Regent Street have managed just that. The gastropub, which is part of the five start The...

They closed in London in 2020 and moved out to the Osea on the Essex Coast but now Native are returning to London, taking up a space in the luxury retailer Browns' new store in Mayfair. The...

Updated 24/3/21 with opening date and more info It seems the pandemic isn't stopping plans for big new openings in London. Among them will be the huge Japanese udon noodle chain Marugame Udon which has...

  Popham's Chef de Partie Jack Padoan is getting ready to kick off his newest venture, Hotel Savioli, as a pop-up at Hackney's Silver Lining. It's all starting with one hell of a sandwich.  Hotel...

A Hot Dinners exclusive It's fair to say chefs and restaurateurs are being pretty cunning when it comes to finding ways to ensure they can reopen on 12 April. Take Tom Kerridge for example. His...

Back before Christmas, there was a distinct frisson of excitement in South London when it was revealed that local pub the Perry Hill was being taken over by new company, Doghouse Pubs. The pub's...

Love cycling? Love eating well? If you're at the intersection of both of those on a Venn diagram, then LeBlanq would be the perfect holiday for you. Imagine world-class food and the best sports...