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There's a new cafe, bar and BBQ place on the way to Hackney - Mick's Garage - and this sees the food coming from Berber & Q founders Josh Katz and Mattia Bianchi - so it should be pretty special. It...

We love a feelgood story here at Hot Dinners and there's a veritable shedload of goodwill surrounding a new Tottenham venture. Chicken Town is a chicken shop with a difference. By day they aim to...

He's one of London's most well-known chefs thanks to Chiltern Firehouse, but most of us really mourn the loss of Nuno Mendes' main restaurant VIajante, which used to be at the Town Hall in Bethnal...

Opening its doors on Holloway Road today is new wine and cheese store Provisions. It's the brainchild of two ex-Borough Wine blokes - Hugo and Ben. "We want to put the producer at the fore and tell...

If today's release of the John Lewis Christmas ad made you a) cry and b) feel as if the countdown to Christmas proper had started, then you'll be wanting to head to Oxford Street. The department...

There's a new challenger for the Sunday lunch crown as chop specialists Blacklock throw their hat into the ring this weekend. So from 12 this Sunday you'll be able to pop in and get Longhorn beef...

We do love a Crosstown doughnut and this new collaboration with Caravan is right up our street. It's the first of a new range of doughnuts where they'll be teaming up with UK producers to add single...

Can't tell you how much we love the idea of this new festive addition to Selfridges. It's a Moët & Chandon champagne photobooth. You jump in the booth, snap a pic and then use that to create...

Popular Korean restaurant group On The Bab is about to open another place. Their fourth restaurant will be right by St Paul's, but this place will be essentially a takeaway site with a few tables...

There's a new café and cocktail bar coming to Herne Hill before the end of the year - it's called First Aid Box and it's from the people behind Brixton's Shrub and Shutter.  Inside their box, they're...

The chocolate houses of London's past may have been dens of debauchery and political intrigue, but a new one planned for Islington's Chapel Market will be an altogether more respectable place. Jaz &...

Whiler we wait to hear what the long-term plans are for the restaurant at The Zetter, there's planty going on in the meantime - starting with the latest residency by Le Bun, the French/US mash-up...

They're already big in Clapham and Hoxton and now Red Dog Saloon BBQ is coming to Soho too.  So that means all manner of smoked meats. They'll have pulled pork, brisket, St. Louis cut ribs  served with...

Restaurant Guide Harden's has just published its 25th edition of London restaurants. It's good news for Michel Roux Jr whose Le Gavroche topped the list, knocking off the Ledbury from the top slot...

So this really is big news. The Standard has landed one hell of a scoop, namely that Ruth Rogers, of River Cafe fame, is opening a new restaurant in Mayfair. In their piece today she tells the paper...

02/11/2015 - updated with soft launch info Vats wine bar has been a pleasingly low-key place to quaff wine down on Lamb's Conduit Street since the 70s. In fact, Hot Dinners has rather pleasant, but...

If you hadn't already made plans to hit Chiltern Firehouse between now and Christmas, then here's a solid reason why you should. Nuno Mendes has a sensational sounding new snack on the menu. Made...

We've had a Chinese Laundry and a Coin Laundry is on the way and now there's a third laundry related restaurant (albeit a re-launched one) opening up as Wringer and Mangle in London Fields. It comes...

Opening its doors on Hackney's Well Street this week is Machine No. 3 - a brand new neighbourhood bar from the folk behind The Three Compasses in Dalston. The 70-seater bar will be cocktail-focused with drinks...

Sambal Shiok have been a highlight of many a street food market and now they're venturing indoors next month, joining up with Zeren Wilson (aka Bitten & Written) on the wine front for a series of...