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Bar crawl: mezcal martinis and top-tier tostadas at No.23, the new bar at Carousel

Information: 29 August 2024

Bringing a taste of Mexico to Fitzrovia the new permanent bar at Carousel, No.23, feels like a sure-fire hit.

Monmouth Street Wines is the new wine bar pop up from The Oystermen duo

Information: 28 August 2024

We'll confess we had no idea that Matt Lovell and Rob Hampton - the duo better known as The Oystermen - had opened a wine bar called Bedford Street Wines in Covent Garden a few years back. But you...

Tofu Vegan is bringing vegan Chinese food to Fitzrovia

Information: 27 August 2024

27/8/24 - updated with the opening date It quickly became a local hit when opening in Islington in 2021 and now a new Tofu Vegan is opening, this time in Fitzrovia. Since the Islington launch, the...

Test of time - Lyle's in Shoreditch turns 10 and still has the wow factor

Information: 27 August 2024

Lyle's in Shoreditch is celebrating its 10th birthday, which gave us the perfect excuse for a return visit to see how this brilliant British restaurant was faring.

Café Francois sees the Maison Francois team opening in Borough Yards

Information: 23 August 2024

Updated 23/8/24 with opening date and address They've been big in Mayfair and now Maison Francois are the latest to head over to the growing food mecca that is Borough Market, opening Café Francois in...

Gordon Ramsay is filming his next London restaurant opening for Netflix

Information: 23 August 2024

There's already a lot of buzz around what Gordon Ramsay has planned for his upcoming clutch of openings at City skyscraper 22 Bishopsgate. But the chef and restaurateur is ramping things up with the...

Royal China on Baker Street loses its licence after multiple immigration raids

Information: 23 August 2024

Updated 23/8/24 Following a hearing, Royal China has now lost its licence. This means that while the restaurant can remain open and serve food, it can no longer serve alcohol or open beyond 11pm...

Sesta takes over from Pidgin - here's what to expect

Information: 23 August 2024

9/9/24 - updated with a first look inside Pidgin has now closed its doors for good, but something new is rapidly taking its place. Sesta sees the former Pidgin head chef Drew Snaith teaming up with...

Bébé Bob has brought in Mr Lyan for a cocktail menu with caviar bar snacks

Information: 22 August 2024

There are so many things right with what we're about to tell you, that our one proviso is that when rushing to book you make sure to leave a table free for us. We loved Bébé Bob when we first...

The Barbary is opening in Notting Hill

Information: 22 August 2024

22/8/24 - updated with the opening date When they last opened a new restaurant, The Barbary team just went next door, but for their third opening, they're heading across town to Notting Hill. Opening on...

Istanbul confectioner Hafiz Mustafa chooses Knightsbridge for its first London store

Information: 21 August 2024

For over 150 years, the Istanbul sweet and dessert giant Hafiz Mustafa has been a place of pilgrimage for sweet-toothed Turks (and tourists). Now the giant, which has stores all over Turkey and in...

Bleecker Burger arrive at London Bridge

Information: 21 August 2024

They're known by many (including us) for being one of London's best burgers (you can even smell them on the Circle line platform at Victoria) and this week there's another place to try them...

Goldies is the Blanchette team's new live fire restaurant in Carnaby

Information: 21 August 2024

We've known for a while that the folk behind popular Soho spot Blanchette were planning to open a place in Carnaby's Kingly Court. But they've moved faster than anticipated and Goldies is now open. Billed...

New York's 7th Street Burger is popping up in London

Information: 20 August 2024

Back in the spring you may recall that Hot Dinners paid a much overdue visit to New York. And one of the things we particularly enjoyed while we were there was a late-night visit to the very popular 7th...

Calum Franklin is coming back to London for a special menu at Cut at 45 Park Lane

Information: 20 August 2024

Since leaving the Holborn Dining Room, pie master Calum Franklin's main efforts have been at his new restaurant in Paris, Public House. Now he's bringing a taste of his Parisian adventures to London with...

Test Driving Marceline - a floating French brasserie in Canary Wharf

Information: 20 August 2024

A huge French brasserie has arrived in Canary Wharf's Wood Wharf, floating in the water beside Hawksmoor. We went in to try some classic French fare.

Sunday in Brooklyn is opening its second London restaurant near Oxford Street

Information: 19 August 2024

19/8/24 - Updated with the opening date If you've been meaning to check out the signature hazelnut maple praline pancakes at Sunday in Brooklyn, but haven't made it out to the Notting Hill...

Crumb get set for Angel with their NYC style cookies

Information: 19 August 2024

Cookie lovers in Islington should keep an eye out for the opening of new space Crumb this autumn which is promising to bring NYC style thick, gooey cookies to the denizens of N1. They're opening in...

Lenny's Apizza is introducing New Haven-style pizza to Finsbury Park

Information: 19 August 2024

Islington is about to get a very interesting new pizzeria as Lenny's Apizza kicks off a long-term residency in The Bedford Tavern on Seven Sisters Road. Set up by Max Lewis, this will be all about...

Mignonette is a new affordable French bistro for Richmond

Information: 19 August 2024

Updated 20/8/24 with opening date Two decades after winning a Michelin star for his eponymous restaurant in Twickenham, chef John McClements has come out of retirement to launch a new French bistro in...

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