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Calcutta Street’s first sister restaurant opens in Brixton

Information: 02 May 2017

Shrimoyee Chakraborty is opening a new Calcutta Street in Brixton, with a big focus on atmosphere and small sharing plates. There’ll be some new menu additions, plus bespoke cocktails made with...

Little Duck - The Picklery combines store with all day diner focusing on fermentation and pickling

Information: 02 May 2017

This latest opening from the folk behind Rawduck and Ducksoup will be a all day diner, wine bar AND neighbourhood store

The Wigmore tavern comes from Michel Roux Jnr and The Langham

Information: 02 May 2017

The Langham Hotel is getting a new next-door tavern called The Wigmore and Michel Roux Jnr is in charge of the food.

Santo Remedio announce reopening plans with Kickstarter campaign and events

Information: 02 May 2017

Update 7/6/17 - they're currently at £44k, well over target with hours to go. There was much rejoicing in 2016 when a genuine Mexican eatery opened in East London by the name of Santo Remedio,...

Salt + Pickle arrives in Crystal Palace with all things cured and preserved

Information: 02 May 2017

Preservation is the name of the game at the aptly named Salt + Pickle, a new locally-owned deli and bar who'll be serving up treacle-cured salmon, homemade pastrami, and providing beers from local...

Bao are bringing Xu Taiwanese restaurant to Soho

Information: 28 April 2017

28/4/17 - Updated with opening date What: Xu In a nutshell: Taiwanese restaurant from the people behind Bao Summing it all up: Bao have been one of the big success stories in London. Now the team...

Corrigan's Mayfair to launch Dickie's Bar with Dead Rabbit mixologist

Information: 28 April 2017

Updated 28/4/17 with new opening date Big changes are afoot at Corrigan's, Richard Corrigan's main Mayfair restaurant. Linking in with changes to the main entrance to Corrigan's, they're adding a...

Unico's Italian gelato comes to Notting Hill, and it'll be available as vegan

Information: 28 April 2017

Vegans rejoice - a new Italian delicatessen called Unico is coming to Notting Hill, and there'll be animal-free versions of everything on the menu. including lots of gelato. After opening a...

Celebrity spot Spago comes to London on Park Lane

Information: 27 April 2017

Save yourself the price of a flight to Los Angeles this summer as the celeb hangout Spago will be popping up in Mayfair, courtesy of American chef Wolfgang Puck. Wolfgang will be temporarily...

Humble Grape Islington will be a wine shop and bar on Theberton Street

Information: 27 April 2017

N1 gets a new wine shop and wine bar

The Vincent is coming to Hackney Downs from the people behind the Sebright Arms

Information: 27 April 2017

All day dining in Hackney Downs from the Sebright Arms team

Trolley restaurant Magpie is coming from Pidgin's James Ramsden and Sam Herlihy

Information: 26 April 2017

The Pidgin duo are rolling up their sleeves to get creative with the theme of dim sum in their first Zone 1 restaurant. There’ll be trays of cocktails on arrival, trolleys of dim sum at your table,...

Seaside in the Sky is the Gherkin’s newest pop-up

Information: 26 April 2017

The Gherkin's new pop-up for the summer will be Searcy’s Seaside in the Sky, who'll be serving upmarket versions of classic British food for six weeks. It'll all be themed around the Great British...

YO! Sushi pops up in Boxpark Croydon with street food and sushi

Information: 26 April 2017

Since it opened back in October, Boxpark Croydon has been going from strength to strength. Now it’s set to be the home to YO! Sushi’s newest experiment: reinventing themselves as a pop-up serving up...

Clipstone, Phil Howard & more get awards at the GQ Food and Drink Awards 2017

Information: 26 April 2017

It seems it's ALWAYS awards season these days and the latest batch came via GQ, who last night revealed their latest Food and Drink awards in a ceremony at new Shoreditch hotel The Curtain (our...

Simon Rogan is leaving Fera at Claridges

Information: 25 April 2017

So this is a bit of a surprise. Simon Rogan will no longer be running the restaurant at Claridges at the end of the month. In a press release today Simon said; “It’s been a pleasure working with...

Mele e Pere are opening an Aperitivo Bar

Information: 25 April 2017

If you've ever wandered past the entrance to Mele e Pere on Brewer Street and wondered what the downstairs restaurant was like, you'll soon be able to find out without having to leave street level. The...

Max's Sandwich Shop comes to Dalston with a Birthdays residency

Information: 25 April 2017

A Hot Dinners exclusive We'll admit we are VERY big fans of Max's Sandwich Bar on Stroud Green Road. It's been the winner of Best Cheap Eats at the Observer Food Monthly Awards and, to our mind,...

Señor Ceviche's new Charlotte Street branch will serve up Peruvian brunch and Pisco Punch

Information: 25 April 2017

A new Fitzrovia branch of Carnaby Street's Señor Ceviche will not only have all the usual favourites, but there'll be an exciting new brunch menu, and an underground pisco bar with loads of...

Get a free meal by Peter Gordon at the Air New Zealand pop up in Soho

Information: 24 April 2017

Who would say no to a free lunch, particularly when it comes courtesy of top chef Peter Gordon from The Providores. That's what's on offer this week in Soho at Air New Zealand's two-day pop-up...

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