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All-day restaurant Eelbrook comes to Fulham

Information: 14 July 2014

A new all-day restaurant is coming to Fulham. Eelbrook (named after its location on Eel Brook Common). Chef Brett Barnes will be putting together a menu that mixes British ingredients with European and North...

Polo 24 Hour Bar opens new first floor cafe and a private bar

Information: 14 July 2014

A lot has changed in London in recent years when it comes to places to eat into the wee small hours. One of the oldest kids on the block, Liverpool Street's Polo 24 Hour Bar recently expanded...

Abacus bar reborn as Forge

Information: 14 July 2014

A new bar and restaurant opened in the City over the weekend as Forge (formerly Abacus near Bank) mixes booze, BBQ and rotisserie. It's a big old space, combining a large bar space with a restaurant...

Cafe Kaizen cafe, bar and club opens on Hanover Square

Information: 11 July 2014

Opening next week on Hanover Square is Cafe Kaizen. Taking over the space formerly occupied by Jalouse nightclub, they're billing it as a new concept for Mayfair, bringing East London's energy into...

Hawksmoor heads to Manchester for their next restaurant

Information: 10 July 2014

Manchester is about to get another big-name restaurant as one of London's finest, Hawksmoor (who have only just launched Hawksmoor Knightsbridge - pictured), are set to open there next year. They're opening...

Byron Burger Club's third night will be a Patty Meltdown

Information: 10 July 2014

Tickets for the third Byron Burger Club night are going on sale tomorrow for a one day only event in Spitalfields which sounds like a doozy. Byron’s Head Chef Fred Smith will be serving up his own...

End of the road for One Leicester Street

Information: 09 July 2014

The hotel and restaurant formerly known as St John Chinatown, which went into receivership before becoming One Leicester Street when the restaurant was sold to hotelier Loh Lik Peng last year, has...

17 London restaurant wine lists recognised in inaugural World's Best Wine Lists awards

Information: 09 July 2014

7There's nothing but good news at the moment for Londoners looking for restaurants with great wine lists. Just days after the prestigious Wine Spectator awarded Clos Maggiore its coveted Grand...

New York style salt beef and smoked salmon bar Delancey & Co coming to London

Information: 09 July 2014

Opening this Autumn in central London (or "Fall" if we're going with the American theme) is a new "smoked salmon and salt beef bar" Delancey & Co. It's from Daniel Moosah, who has spent years in New...

L'Anima to expand next door with L'Anima Cafe

Information: 08 July 2014

8/7 - updated with launch details. Whenever we talk to people about L'Anima, hidden away in the City, we hear nothing but praise for Francesco Mazzei’s high end Italian restaurant. We've also been...

APM at Zinc - breakfast at Centre Point

Information: 08 July 2014

The lines between clubbing and eating out are blurring further with the opening of a new night spot APM at Zinc. The APM stands for Always Past Midnight. It's a members club so apologies if hearing...

Sager and Wilde to open Mission wine bar in Bethnal Green

Information: 04 July 2014

Wine bars are very much back in vogue and heading up the pack is Hackney's Sager & Wilde, who have rarely been out of the press since they opened in August last year. Now Michael & Charlotte...

Hawksmoor Knightsbridge opening on Yeoman's Row

Information: 03 July 2014

(Updated 3/7 with images and full menu details). A new Hawksmoor is always something to look forward to and now more details have been revealed about the steak emporium's venture west to...

Covent Garden restaurant Clos Maggiore wins coveted Wine Spectator Grand Award

Information: 03 July 2014

Looking for a restaurant with a great wine list? Well Wine Spectator has just given six new restaurants a Grand Award - its highest accolade for a restaurant wine list. And one of them is Covent...

Jason Atherton wins big at the 2014 Cateys

Information: 02 July 2014

Another day, another awards ceremony. London's restaurateurs have had a sociable time of it this week. Monday night saw Restaurant Magazine unveil this year's National Restaurant Awards. And last...

Gymkhana scoops top prize at National Restaurant Awards

Information: 30 June 2014

Congrats to Gymkhana which last night became the first ever Indian restaurant to win National Restaurant of the Year award. The Mayfair restaurant topped the list at the annual awards held by...

Cannon & Cannon bringing Carnivore Club to the UK

Information: 30 June 2014

In the week that they're in Selfridges (that's their very impressive window display above), deli Cannon & Cannon have just kicked off the crowdfunding for the UK version of Carnivore Club. If you...

K West hotel launches beef, lamb, chicken and pork burger

Information: 30 June 2014

That behemoth above that would have the Evening Standard's Richard Godwin all in a lather, is the new Farmyard burger from Kanteen restaurant at the K West Hotel in Shepherd's Bush. The £18 burger...

PAUL goes into the restaurant business

Information: 30 June 2014

Best known for cakes and sandwiches all over town, bakery group PAUL is now going to the next stage with the opening of an all-day "casual dining restaurant" in Covent Garden. The new restaurant will be...