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Shackfuyu pops-up in Bermondsey as the original Soho restaurant goes permanent

Information: 18 November 2015

18/11 - updated with re-opening date Once billed as a long-term pop-up, Soho's Shackfuyu (by Bone Daddies) is about to get a lot more long-term as it prepares to become a permanent fixture in Soho...

M Restaurants introduces "choose your own table" booking

Information: 18 November 2015

We often mention where we think the best seats are in our Test Drives, but sometimes just seeing the room makes that decision easier when booking a table at a restaurant. Which is why we quite love...

Claw residency comes to Dalston's Three Compasses for the winter

Information: 17 November 2015

This rather fine looking shellfish dish is the crab burger from Claw. And if just gazing at that photo makes you fancy it half as much as we do right now, you'll be wanting to know that the...

London's restaurant folk do their bit to #supportparis

Information: 16 November 2015

The weekend's terrible events in Paris have spurred an influential group of London's restaurant folk to head across the channel. The movement #SupportParis, has already signed up numerous chefs,...

Oriole cocktail bar is coming to Smithfield Market from the people behind Nightjar

Information: 16 November 2015

Nightjar cocktail bar in Old Street is high up on many best-of lists, including making it to the top three of the World's 50 Best Bars list. So any new opening from them is enough to make us sit up...

The Ivy Kensington Brasserie hits Kensington High Street

Information: 16 November 2015

The expansion of the Ivy Group continues apace. Adding to this year's openings of the Ivy Cafe in Marylebone and The Ivy Chelsea Garden is the new The Ivy Kensington Brasserie. You'll find it where...

Strut & Cluck turkey restaurant is coming to Shoreditch

Information: 13 November 2015

The founders of upcoming Shoreditch restaurant Strut & Cluck couldn't have picked a better time to talk about their new place. In the run up to both Thanksgiving and Christmas, anywhere focusing on turkey...

Ex Mayfields chef and Spring sommelier are opening Ellory bistro in Netil House

Information: 12 November 2015

12/11 Updated with opening date More info has come through - we now know... It'll seat 48 and open on 20 November There will be the option to drop in for single plates or a five course tasting menu...

Bleecker St Burger's container has landed in Canary Wharf

Information: 12 November 2015

Hot Dinners Exclusive It's always a good day when we get to talk about Bleecker St Burger bringing their amazing burgers to a new part of town. Today that joyous news is that they've just crained...

Dalston's natural wine box popup B.I.B

Information: 12 November 2015

There's always room in Hot Dinners' lives for some crazy pop-up shenanigans in the run up to Christmas and B.I.B sounds right up our street. This Dalston spot will be taking over Brunswick East...

Dram & Smoke is back for the winter at London Bridge

Information: 12 November 2015

There's another popular winter favourite returning as Scottish pop-up Dram & Smoke return to town for a four week pre-Christmas stint at London Bridge. As before, it's heavily whisky themed with...

Fera's Simon Rogan joins up with Graze for a new range of snacks

Information: 12 November 2015

Ever thought that your lunchtime snack was just lacking something a bit... Michelin starred cheffiness? Well if you are in the market for some high-end snacks, then the latest from Graze may well be...

Alan Yau's Park Chinois opens in Mayfair

Information: 11 November 2015

Of late, it seems that Alan Yau is the most secretive restaurateur in London - he REALLY likes to keep his new openings to himself. So it's only now that there's news that his next, Park Chinois,...

Escocesa brings Scottish tapas to Stoke Newington Church Street

Information: 11 November 2015

A 15-year-old Guardian article saying that all the best Scottish seafood left Scotland headed for Spain, as there was no domestic market for the more esoteric or indeed expensive catches, stuck with...

Inamo bring their high-tech tables to Covent Garden

Information: 11 November 2015

There's a new Inamo on the way - famed for their special menus, their next restaurant will be appearing in Covent Garden. As with the previous Soho restaurant, this will have the same interactive...

Shukshuk BBQ from Berber & Q comes to Crate Beer's Mick's Garage in Hackney

Information: 11 November 2015

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...

Chicken Town neighbourhood venture plans to open in Tottenham

Information: 10 November 2015

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...

Viajante is coming back as Nuno Mendes launches crowdfund

Information: 10 November 2015

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...

Provisions wine and cheese store opens on Holloway Road

Information: 09 November 2015

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...

John Lewis Oxford Street launches their rooftop Lunar Lookout

Information: 06 November 2015

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...

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