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Primark is launching in-store Lena Lu donut shops

Information: 16 October 2024

Updated 15/11/24 with opening date Next time you need a sugar rush to get you through a Primark spree you won't need to leave the shop as they're launching in-store Lena Lu Donut bars. Lena Lu started...

Man arrested after Vinegar Yard fire

Information: 16 October 2024

As things in London start to heat up in the weeks leading up to the festive period, for one London venue it got altogether too hot. A TikTok video first alerted us to the fact that there had been a...

You've dined at The Devonshire, now buy their knives

Information: 15 October 2024

Updated 15/10/24 - the knives are back on sale again If it's not enough for you to brag that you bagged a table at The Devonshire, we may have something to elevate that brag into full-blown...

Lina Stores Shoreditch is on its way, along with a second Bar Lina

Information: 15 October 2024

Updated 15/10/24 with new opening date Its pistachio-green and white-striped decor is instantly synonymous with cosy chic and extraordinary pasta, and now Lina Stores is bringing its eye-pleasing...

Kêu will be serving up Vietnamese noodles and banh mis at London Bridge

Information: 14 October 2024

14/2/24 - updated with the opening date London Bridge (alongside Borough Market/Yards and Bermondsey) has become one of London's most evolving food scenes of late, with some excellent new openings,...

Other Side Fried in Brixton is becoming wagyu burger spot Buster's

Information: 14 October 2024

The London restaurant scene is notoriously fickle and what's hot one day can be past its best the next. When that happens you need to be ready to pivot and that's what Matt Harris & Tommy Kempton, the...

New Brixton wine bar Vining Street Wine Club promises 'wine without the bullshit'

Information: 11 October 2024

South West London wine lovers who are looking for a nice bar and bottle shop in their neighbourhood should make a note of the arrival of the Vining Street Wine Club in Brixton. It's the latest...

The Mayfair Chippy is bringing fish and chips to Knightsbridge

Information: 10 October 2024

10/10/24 - updated with the opening date There really aren't many proper fish and chip shops in the centre of town but of them, The Mayfair Chippy has a pretty decent reputation. Just steps away from...

Why The Yellow Bittern is a restaurant you need to know about

Information: 10 October 2024

In a London restaurant scene of robot chefs and the like, there's something fabulously analogue about the arrival of The Yellow Bittern restaurant on Caledonian Road. This tiny space will be an...

Boxcar Bread & Wine is a new bakery by day, wine bar at night for Connaught Village

Information: 10 October 2024

If there are two things Londoners are obsessed with right now, it's bakeries and wine bars. So the arrival of Boxcar Bread & Wine is going to be a boon for the well-heeled denizens of Connaught Village...

Gordon Ramsay is opening London's highest restaurants at 22 Bishopsgate

Information: 10 October 2024

Updated 10/10/24 with more details It's big news when Gordon Ramsay reveals he's opening five (FIVE!) new restaurants at 22 Bishopsgate next year. The skyscraper in the City of London is the UK's...

Louis Vuitton have opened Le Café by Cyril Lignac in their store at Heathrow

Information: 09 October 2024

Last week we brought you the story of a new wine bar at Heathrow. This week we're talking about another new opening in the airport's Terminal 2, but this one is a lot more bouji. You may have tried...

New Spitalfields bar 68 & Shanghai pairs wine and katsu sandos

Information: 09 October 2024

Regular Hot Dinners readers will know that we're very much in favour of all the new wine bars opening in London of late and this latest Spitalfields addition sounds very promising. 68 & Shanghai...

Yari Club lets the robots do the yakitori cooking

Information: 09 October 2024

Updated 9/10/24 with revised opening date What's the next step for yakitori restaurants? Getting the robots in, of course. That's what Yari Club has planned for St Martin's Lane. The new restaurant needs a...

Canteen is the latest Notting Hill restaurant from the Pelican team

Information: 08 October 2024

Very under the radar, the team who brought us The Pelican and The Hero have just opened a brand new restaurant in Notting Hill. Canteen is an Italian restaurant that's taken over the same space...

Pastino brings fast, fresh pasta to Fitzrovia

Information: 08 October 2024

London loves a fresh pasta restaurant and this new opening on Tottenham Court Road looks worth keeping an eye on. Pastino comes from Franco Manca alumnus Ahmos Wasif and it's been inspired by his...

Hausu listening bar settles down in Peckham

Information: 04 October 2024

Listening bars are very much a thing at the moment. Recently we've had Goodbye Horses in Islington and the upcoming nearby Godet will also have a big focus on its Hi-fi. Heading over to the other...

Calum Franklin to run the evening menu at Harrods' The Georgian revival (with pies)

Information: 03 October 2024

One of London's oldest dining rooms is about to reopen after a major makeover, and with a very well-known London chef to boot. The Georgian restaurant in Harrods has been welcoming guests for...

Boulebar take petanque and French food to Spitalfields

Information: 03 October 2024

As Christmas approaches, expect London's competitive socialising venues - from darts to cricket - to do very well. Now another place is about to join the ranks and this one's all about indoor boules (or...

Jazu Bar in Deptford is launching its kitchen serving up an evening and weekend brunch menu

Information: 02 October 2024

The last year or so has been a whirlwind ride for the team at Jazu. Having first popped up in Camberwell and Market Peckham with their day-to-night listening bar, this summer saw them opening a...

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