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Bar Kroketa are heading to Oxford Street with their croquetas

Information: 29 May 2024

Updated 29/5/24 with opening date and more details Back in 2022 when Brindisa opened their spin-off restaurant, Bar Kroketa, devoted to all things croquetas, we were early fans. So we're very much...

Test Driving Julie's - a much-loved restaurant gets the reboot it deserves

Information: 29 May 2024

Having opened back in the sixties but fallen out of favour in recent years, the Holland Park institution that is Julie's now has a new owner, chef and lease of life.

Pizza Pilgrims' next pizzeria is around the corner from Euston station

Information: 28 May 2024

A new Pizza Pilgrims is incoming, and this one will be very handy for commuters as it's opening right next to Euston station. As with any Pizza Pilgrims, it's all about their 72-hour...

Camden Courtyard is a new alfresco food space from the Electric Ballroom team

Information: 28 May 2024

As the UK summer heats up, it looks like Camden folk are going to be getting an interesting new venue to make the most of the sunshine. Camden Courtyard is going to be a food and music space on...

Odette's in Primrose Hill to close after 16 years

Information: 24 May 2024

High-profile restaurant closures are continuing in London. Following the recent closure of places like Galvin at Windows comes the announcement that Odette's in Primrose Hill is closing after 16...

Test Driving Cafe Britaly - not for the purists, but it's a lot of fun

Information: 23 May 2024

This new Peckham cafe is the result of a love-in between Italian food and British produce. We went to take a look.

The World's 50 Best Restaurants announce the 51-100 list for 2024 with Mountain a new entry for London

Information: 22 May 2024

Two weeks ahead of the announcement of this year's World's 50 Best Restaurants list comes the release of the lower part of the list. Managing to get your restaurant into Numbers 51-100 is still a...

The Black Dog in Vauxhall gets namechecked in Taylor Swift's new album and very, very busy

Information: 22 May 2024

Updated with merch info 22/5/24 Up until last Friday the staff of The Black Dog on Vauxhall Walk were probably mostly concerned with making sure everything was geared up for their popular Sunday...

Gordon Ramsay's opening a massive Bread Street Kitchen at Stratford

Information: 22 May 2024

It's been almost a year since the huge Haugen restaurant closed its doors in Stratford. But now it's set to have a new lease of life under Gordon Ramsay. The chef and restaurateur announced that...

1864 Bar and Kitchen is the new-look John Lewis rooftop

Information: 22 May 2024

They've had restaurants up on their rooftop before, but this year John Lewis Oxford Street are trying something new with 1864 Rooftop Bar & Kitchen (which is named after the year John Lewis was...

Test Driving Cloth - an excellent wine-led bistro in historical City surroundings

Information: 21 May 2024

Cloth sees some very knowledgeable wine folk teaming up with a chef with an enviable CV, all in a properly historical City of London building. We went down to take a look.

Salt and its wagyu burgers opens on Leicester Square, but which Salt is it?

Information: 20 May 2024

Updated 21/5/24 with more information There were fanfares and fire jugglers at the grand opening of Middle Eastern burger joint Salt on Leicester Square this week, but a social media storm is still...

The Devonshire is doing bar food now AND it's opened the roof terrace

Information: 17 May 2024

Unless you've been hiding under a very capacious rock you'll know that getting a table at The Devonshire in Soho is currently one of the hardest restaurant reservations to secure in London right...

The Little Violet Door brings the house party to Carnaby

Information: 17 May 2024

17/5/24 - Updated with the opening date There are already Orange, Yellow, Scarlet and Blue Little Doors bars across London, and now a Violet one is about to join them, this time in Carnaby. The Little...

Looks like Big Mamma are heading to Canary Wharf

Information: 16 May 2024

Looks like Canary Wharf really is the place to open big restaurants right now. Following in the footsteps of Hawksmoor, Dishoom and - most recently - the Fallow team with Roe, come the Big Mamma...

Test of time - celebrating Roka's 20th anniversary with sushi and yaki on Charlotte Street

Information: 16 May 2024

Popular sushi and robata restaurant Roka is celebrating its 20th birthday this year. We made a return visit to the OG Roka on Charlotte Street to see why it's lasted so long.

Bar crawl: trying out the new Lyaness 3.0 cookbook cocktail menu

Information: 16 May 2024

It's one of the most highly rated bars in the world, now Lyaness has launched a brand new cocktail menu. It was time to make a return visit to try it out.

Metropolis London brings an indoor street food hall to Vauxhall

Information: 15 May 2024

Anyone who's been to the Vauxhall and Nine Elms area recently knows that there's a lot going on there right now. While we wait for the eventual opening of the Park Hyatt, which is certainly taking...

Bobo Social arrives in Ealing with its daily brunch

Information: 15 May 2024

The latest restaurant to open at Ealing's Filmworks development is popular brunch spot Bobo Social, which joins the likes of Kanada-Ya and Butchies. This is their third opening, after the original...

Café Petiole is an "almost vegan" cafe in Somerset House from Tendril's Rishim Sachdeva

Information: 15 May 2024

15/5/24 - updated with the opening date After opening up Tendril in its permanent Mayfair location last year, Rishim Sachdeva already has his next restaurant planned, Café Petiole in Somerset House. Like...

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