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Jolene's next is Big Jo, a new bakery in Hornsey

Information: 22 September 2020

Updated 22/9/20 with a first look We'd known for a while that the folk behind Jolene (and Primeur and Westerns Laundry) were planning to open a bakery - and now it's finally here. Big Jolene Bakery...

Bisushima on St Martin's Place will be a rooftop Japanese restaurant with views (and terraces) overlooking Trafalgar Square

Information: 22 September 2020

With views over Trafalgar Square and two massive roof terraces, expect this new Japanese restaurant to be quite a draw.

Big Mamma are launching Napoli Gang - a delivery-only restaurant

Information: 22 September 2020

A Hot Dinners exclusive Pretty much perfectly timed for a week in which we're all waiting for the hammer of lockdown to drop, comes news from Big Mamma. The team who opened the big-hitting OTT...

All pubs, bars and restaurants in England have a 10pm closing time from Thursday

Information: 21 September 2020

The government have announced that, from this Thursday (24 September), all pubs and restaurants in England will have a 10pm curfew. That means a restaurant or pub has to be shut by 10pm - not just...

London's pizza joints and cocktail bars win big on the world stage

Information: 21 September 2020

The news is bleak. We know that. So, frankly, we're going to take the wins where we can find them and over the past week or so London has done rather well on that front. We may be an international...

GAIL's go big on toast and add Monty's Deli pastrami too

Information: 18 September 2020

Sometimes there is little better in life than toast a premise GAIL's have embraced as they launch two brand new toast offerings. First up there's the "on toast" menu which, is pretty much exactly as...

Otto's is getting ready to reopen but you can try their duck press next week

Information: 18 September 2020

Although it's been more than two months since lockdown ended for restaurants, there are still quite a few that have yet to reopen their doors fully. One such establishment is Otto's on Gray's Inn...

Nebula Pizza on Hackney Road is as much about the drinks as the pizza

Information: 16 September 2020

You may be wondering does Hackney really need another pizza place? Certainly, the team behind Nebula, which opened at the weekend, are very much hoping it does. This new pizza, beer and cocktail...

Big Zuu teams up with Le Bab for a fried chicken shish kebab

Information: 16 September 2020

You know things are getting back to a kind of normal when special collaborations appear in restaurants again - and this one should make a trip to Soho or Covent Garden well worth it. This new...

Truffle have opened a permanent burger restaurant in Soho

Information: 16 September 2020

Truffle have appeared on the South Bank, at Seven Dials and as a burger kit. Now they're taking their very truffley burgers to Soho for their first permanent spot.

Murger Han head to The City for their third Xi’an restaurant

Information: 15 September 2020

Murger Han, the Xi’an restaurant with restaurants in Mayfair and Euston is expanding. This time they're heading east to the City for their third restaurant. As in its other incarnations, they'll have a menu...

Fine and Grosso Coffee Station opens in Finsbury Park

Information: 14 September 2020

Finsbury Park folk who are working from home have a new spot to plug in their laptops. Fine and Grosso Coffee Station is a coffee spot that welcomes folk who want to get work done. It's not a...

The Cavendish relaunches with ex-Oystermen and Hartnett chef and new look

Information: 14 September 2020

Over in Marylebone, gastropub and dining room The Cavendish is about to reopen and is setting out its stall as a serious destination for food. Key to that is who they've put in charge of the...

Pali Hill & Bandra Bhai come to Fitzrovia, with seasonal small plates and cocktails in the old Gaylord space

Information: 14 September 2020

Taking over the site that once held classic Indian restaurant Gaylord is a pair of new openings. There's Pali Hill, serving up Indian seasonal dishes and Bandra Bhai, a basement cocktail bar that's...

Louie sees top US chef Slade Rushing and Paris Society opening on the old Robuchon site on West Street

Information: 13 September 2020

New Orleans chef Slade Rushing has moved to London to open Louie in the old L'atelier de Joel Robuchon site in Covent Garden, joining forces with Parisian powerhouse restaurant group Paris Society.

Sir Terence Conran has died - we take a look at his London restaurant legacy

Information: 12 September 2020

Sir Terence Conran, a giant in the design and restaurant world, has passed away at the age of 88. For decades he was a hugely influential part of the burgeoning London restaurant scene -...

Noble Rot Soho sees the Noble Rot team take over The Gay Hussar for their second restaurant

Information: 12 September 2020

A truly iconic Soho restaurant is revived by the team behind Noble Rot who are promising to be custodians of its history but bring the menu fully into the 21st century.

Jack Whitehall is bringing a decadent Foodslut residency to Tower Bridge

Information: 11 September 2020

You may know Jack Whitehall more from his standup or Netflix shows with his dad, but he also has a blog called Foodslut. That site specialises in "unapologetically decadent" food and now he's...

Milan's Giannino Dal 1899 opens a London restaurant in Mayfair

Information: 11 September 2020

Will Giannino Dal 1899 be the restaurant to succeed at this spot in Mayfair? They're hoping that the long lineage of the Milanese original will entice Londoners to try it.

Smoke & Salt sets down roots on Tooting High Street

Information: 11 September 2020

Their food has been surprising and delighting Londoners for the past four years, but now roaming residency Smoke & Salt are ready to set down permanent roots taking on their first restaurant on...

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