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Updated 11/1/17 with opening date Bleecker, beloved of burger fans everywhere and at the top of Hot Dinners' personal burger list, will finally step into a proper, permanent indoor venue in...

14/12/16 - updated with soft launch info Based inside Pop Brixton, Kricket's menu of modern Indian small plates has been hugely successful and highly rated by the critics too. Now they're doubling up with...

If you're lucky enough to be enjoying the hospitality boxes at Stamford Bridge this season there's a hot new menu coming your way.

With its cobbled streets, quaint houses and antique markets, Camden Passage is a veritable haven from the busyness of Upper Street. Now you’ll be able to further unwind with a soothing cup of...

Fans of French baking and artisan bread will be happy to know that Eric Kayser, French baker and entrepreneur extraordinaire, will be opening a new restaurant and bakery on the suitably-named Baker...

A new place has opened on Kensal Rise by the same people behind Highgate's Ostuni (as well as the Chamberlayne pub in Kensal Rise), and it has the same focus on Puglian cuisine.  It's being pitched as...

Bad tidings to report today as Islington Rotisserie spot LeCoq is closing its doors just before Christmas. As it's one of Hot Dinners' local restaurants, it's particularly bad news, but the team are...

Following the news that the equally revered and feared restaurant critic AA Gill had died, we decided to take a look at some of the restaurants he eviscerated and extolled. Here are some of our...

Very sad news today, only three weeks after revealing that he had cancer, AA Gill - probably the best-known restaurant critic in the land - has passed away at the age of 62. Arguably as influential as he was...

Health-food-focused cafe Maple & Fitz landed in Fitzrovia last year at the height of the clean eating trend, bringing them a guilt-free menu full of salad bowls, cold press juices and gluten-free...

Pilau, who only a few weeks ago launched their very first bricks-and-mortar joint, have now opened their second branch in Soho. They found a permanent home in Fitzrovia back in November, bringing...

The future of dining in the UK is looking exceptionally bright, if CODE Hospitality’s 30 Under 30 list is anything to go by. The list contains three chefs who’ve already been awarded a Michelin Star...

Updated 8/12/16 with soft launch info Until recently, it's felt like London's tacos have played second fiddle to the burrito, their gut-busting cousin. So it’s great news that street vendor Breddos...

Updated 10/1/17 with soft launch info Stevie Parle, whole behind Craft, Rotorino, Dock Kitchen and Sardine, is turning his hand to his newest venture Palatino, a Rome-influenced restaurant in...

We've seen a lot of Christmas specials hitting London restaurants (much of which have made it onto our festive roundup page). But if we had to choose a winner, and for the purposes of this piece we...

The Ivy are continuing to open up brasseries all over London and this latest, the Ivy Soho Brasserie on Broadwick Street, is a little closer to the flagship original. It’ll be a seven day a week...

Updated 20/2/17 with booking details We already know about Hawksmoor's ambitious plans to launch in New York, but before that, there's another new home-grown Hawksmoor appearing in Borough in early...

If you find yourself in need of some Christmas spirit while braving London’s shops this festive season, duck into Archer Street, a newly cocktail pop-up on the fifth floor of Harvey Nichols in...

The team behind Culpeper, the roof garden-resplendent Commercial Street cocktail joint, is opening a third establishment called The Green, named after Clerkenwell Green where it lives. Director Nico...

Big news today from the Jumeirah Carlton Tower in Knightsbridge. They've just announced that they'll be partnering with Michelin-starred chef Tom Kerridge. Kerridge will open a restaurant in the...