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Ex-Babbo Head Chef to open Xier in Marylebone

Information: 17 October 2018

Carlo Scotto's first solo venture, on Thayer Street, will be a two tiered affair with a casual ground floor space XR and then a first floor fine dining experience Xier with a tasting menu.

Tamarind Mayfair prepares to reopen with Amaya and Chutney Mary head chefs on board

Information: 17 October 2018

So there was us thinking that London's Indian restaurant scene was at peak excitement with the opening this Autumn of Kahani, Kricket White City and the new Gunpowder at Tower Bridge not to mention the...

Roe opens in Pop Brixton - with seafood and an Irish influence

Information: 17 October 2018

Simon Whiteside originally opened Hook in Camden and now he's bringing his seafood expertise to Pop Brixton with his own restaurant, Roe. Expect sustainable seafood on an ever-changing menu that...

The five-storey Onima is coming to Mayfair and hoping to bring a little of Mykonos with it

Information: 17 October 2018

This Mykonos-inspired restaurant is a five-storey affair in Mayfair, mixing restaurant, bar and private club. And it has what sounds like a pretty great roof terrace too.

Two new Chinatown restaurants JinLi and Shanghai Modern announced for the Central Cross development

Information: 16 October 2018

A modern Sichuan and a Shanghai noodle and dumpling offering will be the first two restaurants to open in Chinatown's new Central Cross development.

LINO sees the former head chef of The Dairy take on an all day restaurant and cocktail bar by Smithfield

Information: 16 October 2018

With the former head chef of The Dairy heading up the kitchen team, this new all day restaurant and cocktail bar in the City looks worth checking out.

André Garrett will be the new executive chef at Corinthia Hotel London taking over The Northall

Information: 15 October 2018

André Garrett moves back to London from Cliveden - taking on everything at Corinthia Hotel London that isn't Tom Kerridge's restaurant and bar.

Chelsea's Comptoir Poilane signs up London chefs for a month-long tartine fest

Information: 15 October 2018

Kicking off today is a Franco-British collaboration which is the very best of both countrys. Sourdough bakery Poilâne have teamed up with some of London's best chefs to sell seasonal tartines (open...

Motley in Whitechapel has an eco-conscious menu and a cracking cocktail list

Information: 12 October 2018

An eco-conscious menu with a ‘Waste Not’ section that uses leftovers

Wild Food Cafe is bringing its vegan delights to Islington's Upper Street

Information: 12 October 2018

Plant-based menus and vegan pizzas will feature at this new Islington outpost

Burger and Lobster are serving up a caviar and lobster dinner in a gold four poster bed. For real.

Information: 11 October 2018

Sometimes we get a press release here at Hot Dinners where the only correct response is "I can't even...". That's firmly the category into which today's story from Burger & Lobster falls. They've installed...

Daylesford are opening a huge new farmshop and all day cafe in Brompton Cross

Information: 11 October 2018

If you sometimes like to pretend that you live in bucolic Oxfordshire rather than a studio in Peckham or semi in Southgate, then the opening of this huge new Daylesford farmshop with an all day...

Here are all the London Tastemakers on this year's Evening Standard Progress 1000 List

Information: 11 October 2018

Last night, the Evening Standard dropped its annual Progress 1000 list - its roundup of the most influential people in London - at a glitzy party in newly refurbed Leake Street Arches. While the...

Gridiron grill room is taking over the old Met Bar on Park Lane with a restaurant A-Team

Information: 11 October 2018

(Updated 11/10/18 with more images and interviews) There's a wealth of talent behind this modern grill room opening up on Park Lane - with Hawksmoor's Richard Turner and wine writer Fiona Beckett on the...

Le Petit Citron sees Brook Green brasserie Mustard given a French makeover

Information: 10 October 2018

Classic French bistro dishes, wines, coffee, and pastries will be the order of the day at this revamped neighbourhood spot.

Market Hall Victoria signs up Roti King, Koya, The Marksman, Monty's Deli and more for its Victoria traders

Information: 10 October 2018

After the success of Market Halls Fulham, the same people are getting ready to open their next big food hall. This time it's in Victoria, where they're taking over a big Victorian building right in...

Usain Bolt is opening his Tracks and Records restaurant in London

Information: 10 October 2018

Usain Bolt may have retired from professional athletics, but that means he's spending more time on his businesses. And one of them is his own restaurant Tracks and Records. He's launching the first...

Pachamama East sees the team behind the original restaurant open in Shoreditch

Information: 10 October 2018

The team behind the original Pachamama in Marylebone and Chicama in Chelsea are bringing Pachamama to Shoreditch, with some Asian influences as well as Peruvian.

Kinilaw and Buko are bringing Filipino food and ice-cream to Hoxton

Information: 10 October 2018

It's a two for one at this new Hoxton restaurant where you can try the Filipino take on ceviche and a menu of artisan ice-creams served in young coconut shells.