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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...

Hackney's Towpath Cafe has reopened - with dinner service planned and a new book on the way

Information: 10 September 2020

One of London's best loved cafes reopens for business today. The announcement that Hackney's Towpath Cafe would reopen will surely be met with joy by its legions of fans. In a post on their website, owners...

Katsubo is serving up Japanese milk bun burgers at Mayfair's The Lucky Club cocktail bar

Information: 09 September 2020

We're always in the market for an enticing bar food menu and news reaches of a particularly moreish sounding one in Mayfair. The Lucky Club is a cocktail bar in the basement of streetwear label The...

Pantechnicon is a five storey Nordic and Japanese dining and shopping spot opening in Belgravia

Information: 08 September 2020

London's first huge new opening since lockdown will be in the heart of Belgravia. Pantechnicon offers five floors of dining and shopping on Motcomb Street, devoted to all things Nordic and Japanese.

The Black Book in Soho sees former members' bar TRADE become a wine bar for all

Information: 08 September 2020

It used to be known as TRADE, the members' bar for people in the hospitality business, but now it's being replaced by The Black Book, a new wine bar that's open to all of Soho. The team running...

Kol is the London restaurant from Noma Mexico's Santiago Lastra

Information: 08 September 2020

He was the man behind the launch of Noma Mexico and now Santiago Lastra is opening his own restaurant in London called Kol. It'll feature Mexican cuisine with UK ingredients.

The Dairy returns - opening as Bermondsey Larder on Tower Bridge Road

Information: 07 September 2020

It's been a tumultuous few weeks for Robin and Sarah Gill, owners of The Dairy in Clapham. Three weeks ago they made the sad announcement that they were having to close their much-loved restaurant. It was a...

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