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Giggling Squid are bringing their Thai tapas to Kingston-upon-Thames

Information: 06 August 2018

There'll be space for 120 and a similarly large menu packed with curries, salads, rice, noodles and plenty of little tapas plates for you to sample at Giggling Squid's 28th branch.

Burger and Lobster go all luxe KFC with their Double Drown lobster tail sandwich

Information: 03 August 2018

Most of you will have heard of the Double Down - the KFC burger where the buns are replaced by two fried chicken breasts with bacon sandwiched in-between. It's not the healthiest snack ever made. Now...

Nigerian tapas pops up in Hackney with Chuku's

Information: 03 August 2018

Nigerian food is about to have a well-deserved moment in the spotlight with the arrival of Chuku's, a sibling-run pop-up in Hackney who’ll be dishing up Nigerian tapas for five weeks, before moving to a...

A trio of classics - Murano, Modern Pantry and the Connaught bar all turn 10 this year

Information: 03 August 2018

It’s time for a bit of celebration this year, as not one but two of London’s most legendary restaurants and a classic bar are hitting double digits, with their 10th birthdays - Murano, the Modern...

Licoreria Limantour, Latin America’s best bar, pops up at 34 Mayfair

Information: 02 August 2018

Top Mexican bar Licoreria Limantour is temporarily popping up in Mayfair this August. It'll be taking over 34 Mayfair's artsy Emin Room, turning it into 34 Mexico for five nights. As one of the...

Maître Choux to open its fourth, biggest store in Chelsea

Information: 02 August 2018

Don’t be distracted by the highly ‘grammable flower tunnel and croquembouche tower - it’s the gorgeous French eclairs, choux and chouquettes you’ll be wanting to focus on at this new branch of...

The City's Walter and Monty will now grill into the night with extended opening hours

Information: 01 August 2018

City workers who love a good, meaty lunch will surely by now have encountered Walter and Monty, the street-food-turned-permanent grill experts who live next to the Gherkin. Well, now you'll be able to...

Sinner in Hackney lets you play video games that reward - or punish - you with booze (plus vegan pizzas)

Information: 01 August 2018

Seb Lyall, the brains behind London's naked restaurant and Bletchley Park cocktail bar, is at it again with a whole, 200-cover space to play with on Hackney's Mare Street. First up - an arcade that...

Flesh and Buns new Fitzrovia restaurant will have a Press for Pisco button - updated

Information: 31 July 2018

Covent Garden's Flesh & Buns is opening a second restaurant just north of Oxford Street and this one's going to be huge with more of a Peruvian Nikkei vibe going on as well as the old izakaya...

Screwdriver is Dalston's new Spanish grill where everything is 'a la plancha'

Information: 30 July 2018

What can’t you cook on a grill? Nothing, according to Alexis and Emmanuel Ross, who are taking inspiration from the tapas and pintxos bars of northern Spain for their new venture Screwdriver by...

Gunpowder is coming to One Tower Bridge

Information: 29 July 2018

The team behind Gunpowder, Madame D and Gul & Sepoy bring their latest to Tower Bridge. And there will be a bakery/wine bar too.

Brixton's Cattivo is Canova Hall's new little sister cafe

Information: 27 July 2018

Albion & East, who’re known for their cavernous, shabby-chic halls, scale things back a bit with Cattivo, a new Italian-style cafe with a basement cocktail bar.

Proper Persian kebabs with a Soho twist at Berenjak from a Gymkhana chef

Information: 27 July 2018

If you love nothing more than getting stuck into a kebab then prepare to have your horizons widened by Berenjak, who’ll be focusing on recreating proper Persian-style kebabs, stews, sides, with a...

Maple at Westfield London is the next bar from the people behind The Botanist

Information: 27 July 2018

A big new bar from the people behind The Botanist, The Jugged Hare and Greenwood opens at Westfield London in Shepherd's Bush.

Espresso Martini Fest returns with even more coffee and booze

Information: 26 July 2018

If you love all things caffeine-rich and boozy (guilty as charged), then this is one for you - Mr Black’s Espresso Martini Fest is back for after a successful debut last year and it’s going to be...

BASTARDA is the new project from a NUALA sommelier and chef

Information: 26 July 2018

Some intriguing news today from Honey Spencer (Sager + Wilde, Noma Mexico and Australia, NUALA) and Anaïs Van Manen (Bones, Import Export CAM - Paris, Trullo, NUALA). The duo has teamed up to create...

"It just seemed to say quite loudly this space needs to be about wine" - the Hart Bros tell us their plans for The Drop wine bar at Coal Drops Yard in King's Cross

Information: 26 July 2018

In addition to Barrafina and Casa Pastor, the Hart Bros' third venture at Coal Drops Yard will be a wine bar. We got the scoop on what you can expect when it opens.

Try vegan freakshakes and milkshakes at Byron Burgers pop-up

Information: 25 July 2018

Top news for vegans with a sweet tooth - Byron Burgers are launching a new pop-up milkshake bar that’s 100% vegan, running for 10 days just outside Oxford Circus Tube. They’ll be churning out all...

Through the Woods sees the Crouch End supper club go permanent

Information: 25 July 2018

Ex-Pig and Butcher chef Chris Slaughter is reviving his Crouch End supper club by transplanting it into a restaurant, and he’s keeping all the hallmarks, with just 16 seats, a small set menu and a...