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Test Driving The Grill at The Hero - is this the best looking pub dining room in London?

Information: 31 October 2024

Everyone loved the pub downstairs at The Hero, but what's the new grill restaurant upstairs like? We went to find out.

El Celler de Can Roca is opening a restaurant TimeSpirit in Scotland

Information: 30 October 2024

30/10/24 - updated with more details about the opening. It may be cheaper to fly to Girona to try the original, than to take the train up to Scotland - but news that world-class restaurant El Celler...

The Savoy to open Gallery restaurant and Scoff, a dedicated scone shop

Information: 30 October 2024

30/10/24 - updated with details of the menu and an opening date The next big revamp of The Savoy is nearly upon us. This time they've been redoing the Thames Foyer, which was initially said to be...

Soho's hottest new speakeasy Zum Barbarossa is underneath The Seafood Bar

Information: 30 October 2024

The Seafood Bar in Soho has always had a pretty impressive lower ground space, but now it's undergone a complete transformation for their brand new speakeasy Zum Barbarossa. It's actually the second...

London is getting the UK's first official tortilla slap championships

Information: 30 October 2024

If, like us, you never skip past a tortilla slap video on social, you might be interested to know that a whole evening devoted to this form of entertainment is coming to London. The UK's first...

La Môme London is the new restaurant at The Berkeley

Information: 29 October 2024

It's over a year since Marcus Wareing's restaurant at The Berkeley had its last service. Now the Knightsbridge hotel is getting ready for a new restaurant to take its place. They're bringing in...

Test Driving Sael - Jason Atherton revitalises St James's Market

Information: 29 October 2024

During a very prolific time for the chef, Jason Atherton's new St James restaurant Sael is looking to add a bit of glamour to St James's Market. We went down to see how his first brand new...

Holborn's the spot for a new yakitori 'beak to tail' restaurant Hotori

Information: 29 October 2024

Lawyers and other city folk working in and around Holborn are about to have an interesting new place landing on their doorstep. Hotori is a slick-looking yakitori restaurant on New Fetter Lane...

Cafe Mondo sees Mondo Sando going permanent in Camberwell

Information: 29 October 2024

29/10/24 - updated with the opening date. They've found lots of success with their sandwich residencies, particularly in the Grove House Tavern in Camberwell, but now sarnie kings Mondo Sando are...

Turo Turo is going permanent with its Filipino barbecue food with a restaurant in Tooting

Information: 29 October 2024

29/10/24 - updated with the opening date Most recently Turo Turo has been running as a popular food residency at Holborn pub The Queen's Head. But everything's about to change this autumn with the...

Delamina Townhouse is opening in Covent Garden

Information: 28 October 2024

Updated 28/10/24 with soft launch details They already have the original Delamina in Marylebone and Delamina East in Shoreditch and now restaurateurs Limor and Amir Chen are adding a third...

Red Lion & Sun pub owner takes over the Angel Inn in Highgate

Information: 28 October 2024

There are plenty of restaurant operators who like to keep all their businesses close to each other - think Tom Kerridge in Marlow or Rick Stein in Cornwall. Now, up in North London, popular pub...

Test driving Greyhound Inn, a Suffolk pub with a menu which reads like a dream

Information: 26 October 2024

Deep in the heart of Suffolk, you'll find this country pub with a truly excellent and inventive menu. We went to try out the Greyhound Inn.

Mayfair is getting a Ladurée café serving up macaron lattes and more

Information: 25 October 2024

Earlier this year we reported on the arrival of a new type of cafe from Ladurée in London. Notting Hill was the first place to get one and things must have gone well, as the French company is just...

Voyage with Adam Simmonds is the new restaurant at King's Cross hotel The Megaro

Information: 25 October 2024

It looks like King's Cross is about to get another very interesting dining spot, with top chef Adam Simmonds coming in to take over the main restaurant at The Megaro Hotel. He'll be launching Voyage with...

Jason Atherton to open Row on 5, his new flagship restaurant on Savile Row

Information: 25 October 2024

Updated 25/10/24 with opening date Interesting news reaches us of a plan by Jason Atherton to open what's being described as a 'flagship restaurant' in Mayfair. The restaurateur, is very busy indeed...

Andrew Wong announces a residency at The Donovan Bar in Mayfair

Information: 25 October 2024

If you've been struggling to get a table at A Wong, even more so since it won the second Michelin star, now there's another way to try chef Andrew Wong's food. He's just teamed up with The Donovan...

Italian restaurant Artusi Soho takes the reins at Underbelly Boulevard

Information: 24 October 2024

Cafe Kitty only lasted nine months as the Soho Underbelly Bouevard's dining spot, but now another high-profile restaurant is giving it a shot. This time, it's Peckham's Artusi (also behind Marcella...

Jupiter Burger sees the Dom's Subs team opening a burger shack in Netil Market

Information: 24 October 2024

They've already conquered London's sandwich scene and now the team behind Dom's Subs are onto something new - burgers. They're launching a new burger shack in Netil Market called Jupiter Burger.

Test Driving The Unruly Pig - the UK's No 1 gastropub

Information: 24 October 2024

The Unruly Pig in Suffolk is currently the UK's No 1 gastropub (for the second time). We took a trip out of town to find out why it topped the list and see whether it's worth a trip for Londoners.

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