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There's a brand new Burgerac's Burgershack coming to town - and this time they're landing in Fitzrovia. Behind it all is Gavin Lucas - aka Burgerac and originally a blogger of all things burgers and...

There's a residency with a difference starting at Shoreditch cocktail bar, Joyeux Bordel. They're bringing in Joey's Kitchen to take over the food from Tuesday - Thursday and the menu will be vegan...

We hear that Michelin-starred chef and his brother, Cedric, have just bought a new pub. They're take over the Swan Inn in Esher which will be welcome news, we expect, for the locals. Head chef will...

If you're a sushi fan you may be interested to learn that a new company is setting itself up to challenge the likes of Itsu and Wasabi. Maki started out as a streetfood stall before launching with a...

Good weather must NEARLY be on the way if all the street food markets are getting ready for the warmer months. This time it's the return of Dalston Yard - and the readers they have this year...

Nanna's in Islington has been going from strength to strength since it opened, and now they're taking it a step further and opening for food and drink in the weekend evenings.  They've got Daniella Maiorano,...

There's a new Middle Eastern restaurant coming to Clapham called Jan and they're aiming for food with  "Caspian Flavours". To achieve that, there will be a lot of cooking served from their charcoal oven -...

A somewhat surprising addition to London's single dish focused restaurants is on the way - as Searcy's has started a revamp of its Champagne bars. Now they'll be Champagne AND meatballs bars.  It's all...

Super popular breakfast chain The Breakfast Club have a new East London opening planned. They'll be hitting up Hackney Wick next month. The new cafe will be at HereEast on the banks of the River Lee...

A Hot Dinners exclusive We've had wine and cheese, but how about wine and say cheese? Sorry. That's our rather clumsy way of introducing the concept of a new underground photographic wine bar that's...

The shortlist is out for Evening Standard London Restaurant Awards, taking place at this year's Taste of London. On the whole it's a CRACKING list, although there are a few surprises in there. The...

Go London! It's official - our city, not that we needed anyone to tell us, has just been named as one of the world's leading eating out scene. The annual Elite Traveller Top 100 restaurants has just...

We make no bones about our love for Crosstown Doughnuts, so news that there are two more seasonal flavours to try will have us heading down there sharpish. Not only have they just launched a new...

Every time we look at a new menu for Chiltern Firehouse, it only has the effect of making us ravenously hungry. And the new wood grill lunch menu is no exception. They've spent a lot of time getting the...

The people behind the successful Mele e Pere in Soho are moving eastwards, getting ready to open a new trattoria in Hackney called Gotto. Apparently, the word gotto is "an expression in Veronese...

This is not a drill (or an April Fool) or at least we don't think it is. The folk behind the Breaking Bad cocktail bar are intending to launch a naked dining experience in London. There is SO much...

There's a new neighbourhood restaurant open in Putney where Old Saigon used to be. With room for just 36 diners over two floors, Totide London is a partnership between three Italians - Marco, Mattia and...

Looks like London's BBQ movement is moving out of the centre of town. Meatup is a new BBQ grill spot opening in Wandsworth. They're promising British premium aged steaks, chargrilled lobster and...

A new German restaurant has quietly opened in Victoria this week, coming from the same people behind The Rose in Chelsea and The Loose Box on Horseferry Road. It's a modern German bierkeller  -...

There's a new West London roof terrace coming very soon and they've got a great line-up planned. It's all under a huge hanging pergola, which has seating for 400 people, all on the top of the former BBC...