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Fantomas sees ex-Fiend chef Chris Denney join the Wild team in Chelsea

Information: 19 September 2024

19/9/24 - Updated with lots more detail about what to expect Restaurant duo George Bukhov-Weinstein and Ilya Demichev appear to be vying for the title of busiest restaurateurs in London. Having only...

AngloThai to open their first restaurant in Marylebone

Information: 19 September 2024

Updated 19/9/24 with full opening details After years of popping up at various places across London, the first AngloThai restaurant from John and Desiree Chantarasak is very nearly here. They...

Pasta Evangelists in Greenwich are giving away free wine to customers

Information: 18 September 2024

You'll probably be aware of them as a pasta delivery service. But fresh pasta company Pasta Evangelists are also getting into the London restaurant game. First, they teamed up with Michelin-starred chef Giancarlo...

Three London hotels make the World's 50 Best Hotels 2024 list

Information: 18 September 2024

Right now London appears to be having a moment when it comes to luxury hotels. Over the past year or so we've had a slew of high end establishments opening their doors to guests including the...

Viral Basque cheesecake folk La Maritxu are heading to Carnaby

Information: 17 September 2024

I think we can safely say that anyone opening a Basque cheesecake shop in London right now is on to a good thing. Certainly, that was the experience of La Maritxu which went down a storm with its...

Conchita's Mexican Kitchen will serve up breakfast burritos and tacos in Selfridges Food Hall

Information: 17 September 2024

A Mexican salsa business, founded on a grandmother's amazing recipes, is gearing up for its first big London opening. Conchita's Mexican Kitchen has been popping up in food halls and residencies...

Brad Carter is no longer opening Undercroft

Information: 16 September 2024

We'd been hearing talk behind the scenes for a few days that not all was well with the opening of Undercroft. It was due to be top Birmingham chef Brad Carter's London debut but now he's announced that...

Noodle Inn draws the crowds in Soho with its hand-pulled noodles

Information: 16 September 2024

If you've been wandering around Soho over the past week or so, you may have wondered what's been drawing crowds down Old Compton Street. Well, we're here to tell you about London's new white hot...

Moi et Toi is a London meets Paris bakery opening up in Notting Hill's Empire Empire

Information: 13 September 2024

Now this is a clever idea. If your restaurant is more of a dinner place but you want to make the space pay for itself during the day, then why not team up with a cafe/bakery? That's what Empire...

Lil' Nashville are taking line dancing and Southern BBQ to Chiswick

Information: 13 September 2024

A Hot Dinners exclusive It may not seem like the most likely place to open up a honky tonk bar, but Chiswick folk will need to slap on a stetson and find their cowboy boots when Lil' Nashville...

Phil Howard brings in big-name chefs for a series of Elystan Street dinners

Information: 12 September 2024

You may have come across the expression "four hands" dinner before. Essentially it's a rather cheffy way of talking about a team-up between two chefs. That's exactly what Phil Howard is planning at...

Hovarda brings the Aegean to Canary Wharf

Information: 11 September 2024

11/9/24 - updated with more information and the opening date We've already seen Marceline open on the top floor of the huge floating building next to Hawksmoor in Canary Wharf, now comes the loser...

The Peacock is Islington's latest new pub

Information: 11 September 2024

Islington has recently got a "new" pub on the high street, in the shape of The Peacock. It's opened up in a space that was once Wetherspoon pub The Angel, itself followed up by an independent pub...

Dim Sum by China Tang opens at the Harrods Dining Hall

Information: 10 September 2024

Almost two decades after it first opened its doors inside the Dorchester, the celebrity magnet China Tang has branched out. It's just opened a dim sum counter over at Harrods and if you're after...

Tamila to open in Battersea, from the team behind The Tamil Prince

Information: 10 September 2024

A Hot Dinners exclusive Islington-based The Tamil Prince has made life a whole lot more tasty for North Londoners, and now it’s South London’s turn. That's right, we're bringing you the exclusive...

Patisserie Lidl is popping up in Soho for London Fashion Week (with its Croissant handbags)

Information: 09 September 2024

Dubbed the viral bag of the season, the Nik Bentel x Lidl Croissant bag took just two minutes to sell out when it launched a few weeks ago. The American designer, whose previous kooky food bags...

Scaldy are London's first Irish spice bag specialists

Information: 09 September 2024

If you're a homesick Irish expat, London's food offerings have of late been very much in your favour. If you've been hankering for a chicken fillet roll, for example, you can now head to Homeboy in...

Little Baobab is serving up Senegalese food at the Africa Centre

Information: 09 September 2024

Little Baobab has been serving up authentic Senegalese cuisine from its Peckham Levels hatch and other pop-ups across town (as well as quite a few music festivals) for a while. Now they're launching...

Richard Caring is selling The Ivy and its spin-off restaurants for around £1 billion

Information: 06 September 2024

Updated 6/9/24 Apparently, Richard Caring is getting closer to finalising his big deal. As reported by Sky News, he's apparently about to sell to London-based Si Advisers and it is indeed going to...

Boxpark are taking over Buck Street Market in Camden

Information: 06 September 2024

6/9/24 - updated with more opening details Buck Street Market is a huge container village in Camden which has about 40 shops and restaurants contained within its mini maze of containers. However, it...

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