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Updated 27/10/23 with opening date and launch offer The people of Brixton Village have a new reason to celebrate, they’re about to get a brand-new wine bar, and one that champions English wines, no...

War may be ravaging their country, but Ukrainians are still getting up every day and going to work and that includes opening new restaurants. And one that opened its doors in Kyiv last year is...

It's been a while since the dark days of Covid, but the pandemic's effect on London's hospitality trade is still being felt. Popular South East London cafe Louie Louie was the most recent victim,...

Larry's may be gone, along with chef Nicholas Balfe who is concentrating on his restaurant Holm in Somerset, but Bar Levan is rising in its place. That's coming from Levan co-founders Mark Gurney...

25/10/23 - updated with the opening date Last week we brought you news on what was going to be taking over the old Bright site in London Fields. Now we've got the scoop on what's going in the...

25/10/23 - updated with the opening date London's Mexican dining scene continues to get ever better with the upcoming restaurant Ixchel in Chelsea.  Headed up by chef Ximena Gayosso Gonzalez,...

Two years after opening their hugely popular Filipino bakery Panadera in Kentish Town, the powerhouse duo behind that and Mamasons, Bintang and Guanabana are heading to Carnaby for their next...

Thinking of going on a diet before the party season really kicks off? Then this really isn't going to help. Burger & Lobster are teaming up with Crosstown for a limited edition burger/doughnut...

Updated 24/10/23 with opening date Twenty years after Messrs Corbin & King turned a former car showroom into one of London's best-known restaurants, the Wolseley is getting ready to welcome a...

They opened in Chelsea back in January 2022, so it's been a while since their last opening, but now a new Ottolenghi is on the way, this time coming to Hampstead.  Taking over the space that was once...

Lucky North Londoners are about to get a hot new bakery opening in their neighbourhood. Tarn Bakery is currently crowdfunding to open just off the Parkland Walk in the bit where Archway hits...

Back in 1976, artist Bobby Baker created an artwork called An Edible Family in a Mobile Home that members of the public could eat their way through. And now it's back.

You may have already tried his food at Seven Dials Market or the recent World Halal Food Festival (where Big Zuu really, really loved it) but now chef Muzaffar Sadykov is bringing his Uzbek food...

He spent 20 years with the Fat Duck Group during which time The Fat Duck won a third star with him as head chef. He also opened Dinner by Heston which won two more. Now Ashley Palmer-Watts is...

Updated 18/10/23 with opening date and launch offer The big refit of Battersea Power Station that we've seen over the past few years isn't finished yet. Next up for the station is a brand-new...

17/10/23 - Updated with a look inside and details of the menu Back in 1903 the UK's first purpose-built car factory and showroom opened in Notting Hill. In the intervening years, the building has...