Latest news

Chiringuito converts a Bethnal Green loo into a Spanish restaurant with a rooftop overlooking the park

Information: 22 June 2018

Expect Spanish beach-bar vibes as well as an impressive rooftop space from Chiringuito in Bethnal Green. And big Gin Tonics too, of course. All in what used to be a public loo.

V For vegan lifestyle and food festival hits Brick Lane this August

Information: 21 June 2018

Shoreditch's Vegan Nights market is set to go next level for August as part of a new vegan lifestyle festival at The Old Truman Brewery. Running for the whole of the month, V For says they're aimed at...

Casa do Frango will serve up Algarvian piri piri chicken in Southwark

Information: 21 June 2018

Hoping to lure Londoners away from Nando's, this Algarvian restaurant will be cooking its chicken on a wood fired grill. Oh and there's also a secret bar worth checking out.

BabaBoom's Middle Eastern kebabs are coming to Islington's Upper Street

Information: 21 June 2018

They already have a kebab restaurant in Battersea, and now they're coming to Islington's Upper Street. BabaBoom will be serving up all their favourite kebabs with meat and vegetables cooked over...

Naked Dough are bringing their cookie dough to Camden Market

Information: 21 June 2018

Not only are they appearing on the BBC's Million Pound Menu, but Naked Dough are already getting ready to open their third location - this time in Camden Market. If you're not familiar with them -...

Yotam Ottolenghi is opening ROVI in Fitzrovia - here's what you need to know - updated with first look

Information: 20 June 2018

Yotam Ottolenghi's new restaurant in Fitzrovia will be a bit of a departure. Veg will still be at the heart, but this place with an ex-Grain Store chef will see them using fire and fermentation more.

Could Sticky Walnut's Gary Usher be opening a restaurant in London?

Information: 20 June 2018

Gary Usher is pretty much the master of crowdfunding, with his last restaurant launch, Wreckfish, in Liverpool, meeting its targets in record time. Best known for Sticky Walnut in Chester, his...

Caravan are opening a new restaurant on Great Portland Street

Information: 20 June 2018

Looks like there could be another new Caravan on the way - this time on Great Portland Street. Expect coffee and brunch aplenty.

Kentish Town's Beef and Brew is taking over the old Brew and Que in Haggerston

Information: 20 June 2018

Popular neighbourhood steakhouse Beef & Brew are on the move - taking their well-priced steaks and wide range of beers to Haggerston.

Massimo Bottura's Osteria Francescana is the World's Best Restaurant for 2018

Information: 19 June 2018

The results are in, and it's been a good year for Europe in general, grabbing six of the Top 10 restaurants on the World's 50 Best Restaurants list. But there could be only one winner and this year it...

Ramo Ramen brings halal ramen to Kentish Town

Information: 19 June 2018

Kentish Town just got a new ramen spot

Nanny Bills is taking over the John Lewis rooftop with their gravy-dipped burgers

Information: 19 June 2018

Recently, John Lewis have been making quite a big deal of their Oxford Street rooftop in the summer - and this year their Summer of Sound music-themed rooftop kicked off with Butchies. Now it's time...

Tap13 serves up cocktails, wines and beers on tap in Tooting Broadway Market

Information: 19 June 2018

Tooting Broadway Market's cool new tap room has something for everyone with everything from cocktails, wine and ciders to beer on tap. Oh and it's zero waste too.

Neapolitan pizzeria 50 Kalò di Ciro Salvo is coming to London

Information: 19 June 2018

Another one of Naples' top pizza restaurants is coming to London. This time it's the turn of iconic pizzeria 50 Kalò di Ciro Salvo, and it's all about the dough...

Nuno Mendes is opening a 16-seat resturant experience Maos in Shoreditch

Information: 18 June 2018

Nuno Mendes' next project will be an intimate restaurant seating diners around one table in a space in Shoreditch.

Akira robatayaki and sushi will be the main restaurant at Japan House on Kensington High Street

Information: 18 June 2018

Engawa chef Akira Shimizu is opening his own robatayaki and sushi restaurant in Japan's new cultural centre, Japan House on Kensington High Street.

The 2018 Great Architectural Bake-off's best cakes of London buildings

Information: 18 June 2018

This weekend, bakers from London's top architectural firms and colleges got together for the annual WATG Great Architectural Bake-off. And if you're a fan of the showstopper section of the Great...

Marianne Lumb is moving on from Marianne restaurant

Information: 18 June 2018

Over the past five years, Marianne Lumb's restaurant Marianne has been quietly doing great business in Notting Hill. As David Sexton said in the Standard soon after the opening - "If then your idea of...

Adam Handling's Frog E1 is moving to Hoxton Square and adding a cafe and bar

Information: 15 June 2018

Adam Handling's empire is expanding still further. Hard on the heels of the news that he'll be running the food side of things at the Belmond Cadogan Hotel, now we hear that his first restaurant Frog E1...

Try glow-in-the-dark ice cream and inhale vanilla fog at SCOOP from Bompas & Parr

Information: 15 June 2018

South London Willy Wonkas Bompas & Parr are at it again, this time with a seasonal ice-cream exhibition in King’s Cross that celebrates the dessert - with more than a few immersive installations. SCOOP:...

Latest news

Also see...