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Rosa's Thai is opening in Victoria

Information: 24 March 2016

Burgeoning Thai restaurant chain Rosa’s Thai Cafe have just announced they'll be the next restaurant to open in Victoria. They'll be taking over the space on the corner of Gillingham Street in...

The Harcourt European restaurant with Nordic influences opening in Marylebone

Information: 24 March 2016

Updated 24/3/16 with soft launch details The Harcourt from Andrew Endean (from Hotel du Vin and Malmaison) will be a new European restaurant with more than a nod towards Nordic Cuisine. And that's a nod...

Potlatch supperclub turns up at The Clerkenwell Kitchen

Information: 23 March 2016

Everybody likes a new, interesting venture and, following The Potlatch's sold-out launch event last month, they're back with a second installment. This month, Nick Gilkinson has chosen The...

Origins Of takes over the kitchens at Blessing's in Spitalfields

Information: 23 March 2016

There's a new Middle Eastern-inspired pop up hitting Spitalfields next month. Origins Of is a partnership between longtime friends Abdulla Amin and Hugo Toland (the consultant behind Street Feast). Even...

The Diner puts on two burgers for its Beeferendum

Information: 22 March 2016

While we feel sure that this isn't the last European referendum-themed resturant story we'll get, it has the big advantage of being the first. For the next 3 months The Diner will be embarking on...

Former Rotorino chef is opening Sardine at Old Street's Parasol gallery

Information: 22 March 2016

A protégé of Stevie Parle is promising to bring a taste of the Mediterranean to Old Street this summer. Sardine - a name which had originally been linked to Parle's last restaurant - is opening in...

Steak, lobster and whisky on the menu at Hush's Blades

Information: 21 March 2016

We rather like the sound of Blades - a new dining space at Hush in Mayfair. Housed in their Silver Room, think of it as a private member space that you don't have to be a member to get into. Blades’ menu...

Four Winters liquid nitrogen ice-cream parlour is opening on Gloucester Road

Information: 21 March 2016

It's officially Spring, so what better time to open a liquid nitrogen ice cream parlour? Four Winters is an ice-cream company with its roots in Jordan. They're bringing their high tech take on...

Shotgun launches lunch for a tenner

Information: 21 March 2016

In Soho and fancy a good value lunch today? Then Shotgun may be the place for you. They've just launched their "lunch for a tenner" deal - which is pretty much exactly what it says. You'll get a...

Dip & Flip to open on Brixton's Atlantic Road

Information: 18 March 2016

Growing south London chain Dip & Flip is going to be opening a fourth restaurant this summer. The company, which currently has branches in Battersea, Tooting and Wimbledon, will be opening on...

Selfridges' Forest restaurant gets a Spring makeover

Information: 18 March 2016

A Hot Dinners exclusive Matching the changing of the seasons in the clothes sold in the store below, Selfridges’ iconic Rooftop restaurant – Forest is having a Spring makeover. The restaurant, which is...

Pizza Pilgrims and Forza win reunite for a month-long Peckham residency

Information: 18 March 2016

Back at the very beginning of Forza Win, it was the team up between Forza and Pizza Pilgrims which kicked everything off on a Shoreditch rooftop. Now they're teaming up again (as Forza Win get ready to...

An Easter festival of beer and bar snacks is coming to Homerton's Adam and Eve

Information: 17 March 2016

Now this is the kind of festival we like. The Adam and Eve in Homerton - one of the pubs with a kitchen led by the great Cornwall Project - has a special beer snacks festival taking place over the...

Milan's Savini restaurant takes over The Criterion

Information: 17 March 2016

In 2015 we had the sad, but not wholly unexpected news that The Criterion - one of London's oldest restaurants - had gone into administration. But the historic restaurant's fortunes took a turn for...

Mark Jarvis is launching Anglo, a British restaurant in Farringdon

Information: 16 March 2016

A Hot Dinners exclusive - updated 16/3/16 with opening date A very promising new restaurant is heading Farringdon-way, courtesy of chef Mark Jarvis (previously head chef at the Bingham in Richmond and,...

Black Roe Poke Bar and Grill from Kurt Zdesar opening in Mayfair

Information: 16 March 2016

There's a new restaurant coming from Kurt Zdesar, who's also behind Soho's Chotto Matte - The Black Roe Poke Bar and Grill - and it's taking over the space once held by Bouillabaisse. And if you're...

Sourced Market is coming to Marylebone

Information: 16 March 2016

Updated 16/3/16 with news on the soft launch One of the best things about St Pancras station is definitely Sourced Market which has fuelled many of Hot Dinners' trips from that station. And now we...

Little Bat Bar opens in Islington from the people behind Callooh Callay

Information: 15 March 2016

Update 14/3/16 - a report back from the bar itself. We were invited to Little Bat Bar during its opening week to give their drinks list a run through. Inside, the Callooh Callay team have taken the...

The Gibson Cocktail bar opens on Old Street

Information: 15 March 2016

Updated 14/3/16 with a report back from the bar We'd been meaning to pop into The Gibson ever since it opened over the Christmas holidays, but with one thing and another hadn't been down Old Street way...

The Lighterman, huge three storey bar and restaurant, coming to Granary Square King's Cross

Information: 14 March 2016

Updated 14/03/16 with soft launch details. If you've been paying attention to our Coming Soon pages, you'll have seen news that Cubitt House (the people behind Percy & Founders) were planning to...

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