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The Lucky Pig comes to Fulham

Information: 18 May 2015

Cocktails, glamour and 1920s hedonism on tap. Fulham's newest bar promises an indulgent evening - with all-day dining to match. This is the second venture by the team behind the underground...

Madrid's top chefs are heading to London for a week

Information: 18 May 2015

Update 18/5/15 - due to unforeseen circumstances this event has been postponed The Community of Madrid has more than 53,500 restaurants - so they should know a thing or two about good food. And for a...

Barrafina, Gymkhana, Clove Club and Colony Grill hit London Art15

Information: 15 May 2015

Next week's Art15 which hits London is shaping up to be feast for the stomach as well as the eyes. The Global Art Fair is now in its third year and will be exhibiting work from 150 galleries from 40...

Patty & Bun head east to Mentmore Terrace by London Fields

Information: 15 May 2015

When a Hot Dinners reader mentioned to us on Twitter that Patty & Bun had their eye on an East London arch, we went into investigation mode. Turns out the popular burger bunch have taken over a spot...

New Kentucky Burger hits the bar menu at Hawksmoor Seven Dials

Information: 15 May 2015

New burger alert! This is the new Third Burger being served up in the bar at Hawksmoor Seven Dials. The Kentucky Burger has seen the team at Hawksmoor coat chicken thighs with their own special...

Snaps + Rye launch Fiskefredag Fishy Friday suppers

Information: 14 May 2015

If you're after a seafood start to the weekend from this Friday you can head to Danish restaurant Snaps + Rye where they've just extended their opening hours on Friday evenings for for Fiskefredag –...

Roofnic rooftop bar opens for the summer off Oxford Street

Information: 14 May 2015

We can always tell the weather's getting better by the volume of emails we get about new alfresco spots and rooftop spaces opening up for the summer. But one new one, Roofnic, caught our attention, not least...

The Porridge Cafe is back in Victoria

Information: 14 May 2015

After a stint in Shoreditch, the Porridge Cafe has returned, this time for a month-long pop-up in Victoria. Expect a similar set up to the first pop-up and they're promising summer breakfast...

Hawksmoor Guildhall gets a bit fishy

Information: 13 May 2015

Ever since opening Air Street, which successfully brought fish to Hawksmoor menus in collaboration with Mitch Tonks, the rest of the Hawksmoors have been showing some fishy influences. The latest is...

Joe's Oriental Diner opens at London Field's The Laundry

Information: 13 May 2015

Following on from their successful collaboration with Ben Spalding, London Fields creative hub The Laundry Building has landed another great restaurant and this one's permanent. Officially opening...

Bleecker St Burger return to the South Bank

Information: 13 May 2015

Hot Dinners Exclusive They've had huge success in the new Spitalfields space (just AMAZING burgers every time we've been) and now Bleecker St Burger are returning to the Southbank Centre too, where the...

Preparing for battle - the Slider Decider 2015 shortlist is announced

Information: 12 May 2015

Now this is a pretty impressive line-up. It's everyone who will be competing in this year's Slider Decider - taking place at the Gun on June 4. And what they have planned sounds pretty tempting... Bone...

Clive's Midtown Diner brings American classics to Bloomsbury

Information: 12 May 2015

Opening this month, close to the British Museum is Clive’s Midtown Diner. It's the first restaurant by chef Toby Aldenhoven who previously worked for Will Ricker at Bodega Negra and Casa Negra. Toby...

Heaven for bacon enthusiasts: we try Cannon & Cannon’s new Meat School

Information: 12 May 2015

If hands-on butchery, charcuterie making classes and meat and beer tastings sound like your kind of thing, then Cannon & Cannon’s newly-launched ‘Meat School’ is just the place for you. Meat School...

Cereal Killer Cafe is coming to Camden

Information: 11 May 2015

They might have come under some rather unfair press scutiny when they opened their first venue (pictured above), but there's no denying Cereal Killer Cafe's success. The first one still has queues...

Mark Sargeant to open Morden & Lea brasserie on Wardour Street

Information: 11 May 2015

2015 is proving to be a busy old year for Mark Sargeant. Just weeks after his appointment as Chef Director at The Strand Dining Rooms was announced, comes news that the chef and restaurateur is in...

Meatballs for Soho - Balls and Company is the latest ultra-focused restaurant

Information: 09 May 2015

Exclusive We've had burgers & lobsters, chicken & steak, cereal, porridge and more - now it's the turn of the humble meatball to get a restaurant all of its own. Something similar has gone down very...

Nuno Mendes to open Portuguese restaurant Taberna do Mercado in Old Spitalfields Market

Information: 09 May 2015

Updated 13/5/16 with lunch booking details. Plus - read our Test Drive of Taberna Do Mercado. There'd been whisperings on the London grapevine for a few weeks that Chiltern Firehouse's Executive...

The Black Penny coffee house opening on Great Queen Street

Information: 08 May 2015

There's a new coffee house, The Black Penny, heading to Great Queen Street next week. Billed as "bridging the gap between fast food and gourmet gastronomy" it's a mix between a coffee house and...

The team behind Le Chateaubriand come to London to bring Le Chabanais to Mayfair

Information: 08 May 2015

Updated 26 May - now you can read our full Test Drive of Le Chabanais The opening of Le Chabanais is set to be one of the highlights of the London restaurant year and now more details are being...

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