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Kitty Hawk rooftop restaurant and bar will have great views over Trafalgar Square

Information: 19 August 2024

Updated 20/8/24 with opening date They already have two rooftop bars under their belt (Wagtail and Aviary) now the ETM restaurant group are about to take on a new venue overlooking Trafalgar Square. Kitty...

Sticks'n'Sushi head to Islington with their yaki and sushi

Information: 16 August 2024

Updated 16/8/24 with opening date Eagle-eyed Hot Dinners readers have spotted that there are signs of life in the currently empty restaurant site that used to be Neighbourhood on Islington Green...

Fatto a Mano's next pizzeria is in Bethnal Green

Information: 16 August 2024

Sager + Wilde has just closed in Bethnal Green, but we already know what will be taking its place. It's going to be the third London pizzeria for Fatto a Mano - you might have already seen them in...

Abuelo have opened a new Aussie coffee shop off Oxford Circus

Information: 16 August 2024

Six years after they opened, bringing a mix of Aussie and Latin American influences to London's cafe scene, Abuelo have expanded with a second cafe. Their latest opening is in Marylebone, just off...

Good Measure is Daddy Bao's new underground bar in Tooting

Information: 16 August 2024

Tooting folk looking for a new drinking hole are about to get one in the form of a Taiwanese subterranean bar. Good Measure is opening downstairs from popular spot Daddy Bao and will serve up...

You Call the Shots is a residency-fuelled bar in Hackney from the team behind The Plough

Information: 16 August 2024

A new bar is coming to Hackney, taking the space that was once Silver Lining (and very briefly House of Hades). You Call the Shots comes from the same team as The Prince Arthur in London Fields and The...

Test Driving Cornus - a sophisticated second album from the Medlar team

Information: 15 August 2024

New rooftop restaurant Cornus is the first opening in over a decade from the team who brought us Medlar. We took a trip to Belgravia to check it out.

Hennessy and the NBA have opened a basketball themed bar at Selfridges

Information: 14 August 2024

Hands-up if you didn't know that Hennessy cognac and basketball were a thing. Well if you head to Selfridges on Oxford Street this month you'll find not only a mini basketball court where you can...

Endo at the Rotunda is reopening with three important changes

Information: 14 August 2024

It's one of the most highly-rated sushi restaurants in London. But when Endo at the Rotunda reopens next month following a five-month closure for refurbishment there are going to be some key changes you...

JKS are opening Ambassadors Clubhouse on Heddon Street

Information: 13 August 2024

13/8/24 - updated with more details about the launch. We reported earlier that JKS(the group behind Gymkhana, Hoppers, the nearby Sabor and lots, lots more) were taking over the building where Momo...

It's Bagels are opening in Notting Hill

Information: 13 August 2024

Updated 13/8/24 with the new opening date A few weeks back, super viral bagel bakery It's Bagels put a post up on Instagram looking for staff. "We are expanding," they said. Thanks to a Hot Dinners...

Test Driving Whyte's - Hackney meets San Sebastian for a Basque takeover

Information: 13 August 2024

Whyte's in Hackney completely changes its menu every month and has gone Basque for August. We haven't been to San Sebastian in way too long, so we couldn't resist a trip to Hackney for a taste of...

Hereford Road closes after 17 years

Information: 12 August 2024

It's been a particularly harsh summer for London's restaurants with a number of prominent closures and now there's news of another one. After 17 Years, Hereford Road in Westbourne Grove has closed...

Jason Atherton is opening Sael British brasserie in St James's Market

Information: 12 August 2024

Jason Atherton is teaming up with his wife, Ihra Atherton, for Sael brasserie which we're told it will celebrate "all things British".

Turns out In-N-Out Burger are not coming to Camden after all

Information: 12 August 2024

Updated 12/8/24: TL;DR - they're not They're a huge hit on the US West Coast, but over the weekend rumours started flying about whether In-N-Out Burger could be coming to London next. News broke...

Bar crawl: taking to the terrace at Bar Antoine on Park Lane

Information: 09 August 2024

We didn't want to gatekeep this bar terrace just off Park Lane, so here's what we thought of Bar Antoine's Twilight Terrace.

Abney Park in Stoke Newington has a chic new cafe

Information: 09 August 2024

As part of £5m spent on its restoration, Abney Park in Stoke Newington now has a modern new cafe. The pair behind it are Hackney locals Toby Williams and Lianna Jewell, a husband and wife team. They...

Test Driving Goodbye Horses - a groundbreaking new wine bar in Islington

Information: 08 August 2024

An old pub in Islington has been transformed into something really rather special. We popped along to new wine bar Goodbye Horses to check it out.

Pidgin is closing, Sesta is opening in its place

Information: 07 August 2024

The year of high-profile closures continues. The latest restaurant to reveal that it's shutting the doors, after nine years, is Pidgin, James Ramsden and Sam Herlihy's Hackney restaurant. But just...

MasterChef The Professionals winner Nikita Pathakji takes over at the Princess of Shoreditch

Information: 07 August 2024

It's been two years since she lifted the trophy in the 2022 final of MasterChef The Professionals. Now chef Nikita Pathakji is celebrating her first Head Chef role, heading up the kitchen at East...

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