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Shutterbug creperie opens on Rivington Place

Information: 08 February 2013

There can't be a better time for a new pancake place to open than the run up to Pancake Day. So it's perfect timing for new East London spot Shutterbug, which has been exquisitely described (for...

Jason Atherton to open Social Eating House on Poland Street

Information: 07 February 2013

[Updated 7/2/13 with menu, design and bar details] He's been opening restaurants as far away as Singapore and Shanghai but, as rumoured on our Coming Soon page for a few months now, Jason Atherton...

Tramontana Brindisa puts on a Mantanza menu of piggy treats

Information: 06 February 2013

If you’re a fan of Ibérico pork (or all things piggy), then you’ll want to pay a visit to Tramontana Brindisa this month. In celebration of the traditional winter slaughter of the pig, known in...

MasterChef winner Tim Anderson's Nanban brings southern Japanese cooking to Shoreditch

Information: 06 February 2013

American chef Tim Anderson found fame in the UK when he won MasterChef in 2011. Since then, he left his old job at the Euston Tap to set out on his own. His first restaurant Nanban, focuses on...

Aqua Group opening Aqua Shard and Hutong at The Shard

Information: 06 February 2013

There are all manner of restaurants opening up in London we're pretty excited about, but there's something special about the ones coming in the Shard. Maybe it's because eating there will be a way...

Electric Diner launches new American breakfast menu

Information: 06 February 2013

It won over our hearts (and completely furred up our arteries) when we ate there just before Christmas, now the newly-reopened Electric Diner has designs on your breakfast. They're introducing a...

Gizzi Erskine joins up with Disco Bistro for one night chicken fest

Information: 05 February 2013

TV chef Gizzi Erskine's last time in the kitchen with Disco Bistro's Carl Clarke was at her Korean pop-up K-Town. That was a big hit, and they'll soon teaming up again at Clarke's Disco Bistro at St...

Tozi Italian restaurant to offer cicchetti in Victoria

Information: 04 February 2013

News reaches us this week of an interesting place opening in Victoria - one of the few areas of the city almost entirely bereft of decent restaurants. Well new Italian spot Tozi hopes to change all...

KERB street food returns to King's Cross

Information: 04 February 2013

It's one of the best known daily street food markets in London - and now it's coming back to King's Cross following its winter break (after a few recent guest spots around London too). KERB will be...

Savoy, Wahaca and Feng Sushi win sustainability awards

Information: 04 February 2013

The Sustainable Restaurant Association has just had its second annual awards with a number of London places coming away from today's ceremony with gongs. Wahaca (pictured here) picked up the...

Yalla Yalla opens six-month pop-up in Shoreditch

Information: 04 February 2013

(Updated 4/2/13 with opening details) Having had recent success on the South Bank with their Summer Shack, Yalla Yalla are jumping back into the pop-up business. Their new al-fresco shack is taking...

Portuguese chef Luis Baena to open Notting Hill Kitchen

Information: 01 February 2013

A globetrotting Portuguese chef who has worked with Paul Bocuse, Luis Baena, is coming to London as Head Chef for Notting Hill Kitchen, taking over the site once occupied by Notting Hill Brasserie...

Surrealist Tea with Magritte biscuits at Sotheby's Cafe

Information: 01 February 2013

In the run up to a special Surrealist Art sale at Sotheby’s this coming Tuesday, the auction house's Café will be serving a special Surrealist Tea every day from 3-4.45pm. The tea menu includes...

A second Balthazar bakery planned for Waterloo

Information: 31 January 2013

As if we weren't excited enough by the upcoming opening of Balthazar, we now hear that there will eventually be two Balthazar bakeries in London open to all. The first is the main Boulangerie,...

Russell Norman planning new restaurant on Seven Dials

Information: 31 January 2013

Well it's true to say we are ALWAYS interested in hearing what Russell Norman, the man behind huge hits Polpo and Spuntino, is up to so news this morning that he's just signed a deal on a new...

John Torode partners with McGuigan wines to launch wine matching service

Information: 30 January 2013

Matching food and wine isn't a task people are often confident to undertake; instead many are comfortable leaving this to sommeliers and oenophiles. A new project launched by MasterChef co-host John...

Hispania London Spanish restaurant and store opens on Lombard Street

Information: 29 January 2013

City workers may have been wondering when the hoardings were finally going to come off Hispania London - a massive restaurant and bar project which has been under wraps for a long time on Lombard...

Top 50 Gastropubs for 2013 revealed - Hand & Flowers top, London pubs rule

Information: 29 January 2013

Forget the World's 50 Best, the Top 50 Gastropubs, which has just been announced, offers up a list that many of us might have a little more chance of working our way through. The 2013 awards whihc...

Borough Market's Wheatsheaf pub reopens

Information: 28 January 2013

After a three-year closure, owing to the construction of a new railway track running through London Bridge station, Borough’s iconic Wheatsheaf pub has opened its doors once more. The original, open...

Dine Mile High Club pops up in West London

Information: 28 January 2013

It's about this time - when Christmas is a distant memory and it's AGES until summer, when everyone's thoughts turn to holidays. But the problem with holidays is the travelling bit - particularly if...

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