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Noma regains top slot while UK enters Top 5 at World's 50 Best Restaurants 2014

Information: 28 April 2014

It's been a pretty good year for London in this year's World's 50 Best Restaurants List. With two restaurants in the Top 10 - The Ledbury and Dinner by Heston - the UK's capital holds its own with...

Toto's Italian restaurant opens in Knightsbridge

Information: 28 April 2014

Toto's is a new Italian restaurant coming to Knightsbridge. It's name comes from the legendary Italian clown Totò, but with Silvano Giraldin acting as consultant for front-of-house we won't be...

New all-day Villiers Coffee Company and Dining Room coming from the family behind Gordon's

Information: 28 April 2014

28/4 - updated with opening date One of the most trusted old favourites in London is Gordon's Wine Bar on Villiers Street, where we've found ourselves on many an occasion over the years and which...

Porky's BBQ coming to Bankside

Information: 28 April 2014

Already a hit in Camden, where it opened its first restaurant early last year, Porky's BBQ restaurant is getting ready to open its second restaurant in Bankside.

Peruvian chefs put on Nikkei Sunday at Lima

Information: 28 April 2014

A host of chefs, foodies and writers gathered at Peruvian restaurant Lima yesterday for their Lima experience Nikkei Sunday. Virgilio Martinez (executive chef at LIMA and chef patron of Central in...

T.E.D. (Think Eat Drink) sustainable restaurant coming to King's Cross

Information: 28 April 2014

King's Cross continues to reinvent itself as a place you'd actually travel to for good food and now there's a new restaurant on the way with a specific focus on sustainability, T.E.D.

All eyes on London as World's 50 Best Restaurants announcement approaches

Information: 25 April 2014

There are just three more days to go before we find out whether Spain's El Celler De Can Roca (pictured) has managed to hold on to its position at the top of the World's 50 Best Restaurants list for...

Dine and doze with the sleep menu at The Northall

Information: 25 April 2014

Under normal circumstances, a chef would be be pretty put out if you were to lower your head gently into your desserts and start snoozing at the table. But if Garry Hollihead's new sleep menu at The...

Iberica launches in Farringdon with new bar menu and cocktail list

Information: 24 April 2014

Farringdon is getting a new Iberica next week and this one will feature something slightly different to the other branches - a larger bar complete with cocktail list and bar menu. Hot Dinners got a...

Jamie Oliver and Simon Difford launch Cocktail & Spritz Bar at Jamie's Italian in Islington

Information: 24 April 2014

Hot Dinners was at the Angel, Islington last night where Jamie Oliver and cocktail guru Simon Difford were holding court at the launch of Jamie's first Cocktail & Spritz Bar. The space has been...

Lee Westcott's Typing Room opening in the Town Hall Hotel

Information: 24 April 2014

There's been a huge amount of interest in the restaurant planned for Bethnal Green's Town Hall Hotel ever since Lee Westcott was named as the chef whose restaurant would be replacing Nuno Mendes'...

Simon Hulstone launches Mary Poppins popcorn at BA's rooftop Cinema.

Information: 23 April 2014

British Airways is launching its Summer-long rooftop cinema on May 1st and it's brought in regular partner Michelin-starred chef Simon Hulstone to provide the popcorn. He'll be producing "Chim...

London restaurants crowd shortlist for Best Independent Restaurateur at the 2014 Cateys

Information: 23 April 2014

The shortlist for this year's Cateys - an industry awards for the hospitality business run by Caterer and Hotelkeeper magazine - has just been announced and several London restaurants and chefs are...

Coppa returns to Hackney rooftops for Summer

Information: 23 April 2014

Coppa, the rooftop restaurant by the people behind Lardo was a big hit last summer, so it's great news to hear that it's returning next month. They'll be housed on the roof of the Hothouse building...

Rustico pizza and pasta restaurant opens in Stockwell

Information: 23 April 2014

Much as we might like to give the impression we're omniscient, it's impossible for us to cover every part of town, so we're always grateful when a Hot Dinners reader emails in on a place they think...

Verden wine bar and deli opening in Hackney

Information: 22 April 2014

We picked wine bars as one of the top trends of 2013 and that looks set to carry on throughout 2014, the latest being a new addition to Hackney. Verden is coming from long-time friends Ed Wyand,...

Adam Simmonds comes to London with Pavilion in Kensington

Information: 22 April 2014

A few year back we were lucky to make a trip to Danesfield House when Adam Simmonds was in charge of the kitchen. We had one of our best meals of that year there and realised that the chef was...

Creme Egg action in London this Easter

Information: 19 April 2014

For many, you can take your 80% Valrhona Easter egg and shove it - Cadbury's Creme Egg is where all the action is over Easter. And this year there are a couple of so-wrong-it's-right ways to try it...

MEATliquor takes on Wishbone Brixton

Information: 16 April 2014

We know that Scott Collins of MEATliquor has been involved with Wishbone for a while, but now it's more official as MEATliquor formally takes on the reins - including a revamp of the menu. Alongside the Thai...

Rawduck to return to Hackney

Information: 16 April 2014

16/4 - Updated with opening date and menu details. Late last year saw the extremely unexpected closure of Rawduck as nearby excavations made the building they were housed in unsafe (and also delayed the...

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