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Up until this week, some of the best-known places for breakfast in Islington were probably The Breakfast Club on Camden Passage or maybe Ottolenghi on Upper Street. But following the explosion of...

If you feel that London's restaurant scene has quite enough burger chains or fried chicken shops, then a new opening in Streatham may have your name on it. The owners, who include the co-founder of...

It's all change at Seven Dials Market - this month sees four new traders take up a space at the Covent Garden food hall. If you're heading down there - here's who you've got to look forward to: Lucky's -...

If the current dire weather has you dreaming about summer sunshine on the Med then the arrival next month of Bellazul in Marylebone might be the cure to your winter blues. Taking over the old Il...

If their Insta feed was literally the only thing keeping you sane over the Christmas hols, then you'll be glad to hear that meme mistress The Real Housewives of Clapton now comes in pizza form. The Insta...

When Hackney restaurant Nest announced its move from Hackney to Shoreditch, their old space on Morning Lane suddenly became available and a new restaurant duo have taken it over. Jack O'Connor and...

Opening very under the radar between Christmas and New Year in Chelsea is Tabisca, an Italian restaurant which started in Lecce. The original restaurant over there describes its offering as "dishes with...

After over two years, Florence Knight's tenure at Sessions Arts Club is coming to an end, with the chef moving on at the end of January.  First reported by Restaurant website, Sessions founder Jonny Gent...

We're nearly at the end of the year and that means it's time for the publication of the New Year's Honours list and a quick scour through the list to see which people in the hospitality industry...

As the year comes to a close, we've gone back and crunched the numbers to find out precisely which were the news stories that you all wanted to read on Hot Dinners in 2023. 

London's restaurant scene suffered another blow yesterday with the news of the untimely death of food writer and restaurateur Bill Granger. A statement released by the family said: "It is with great...

If there's one thing you can be sure of, the arrival of January means you can expect to be bombarded with all things Veganuary. It can all get pretty tedious which makes us happy to bring you news...

It's been eighteen months since chef and restaurateur Stevie Parle was forced to close his fabulous pop-up Joy at Portobello Dock. Problems with the lease and landlord, followed by protracted...

A new  Vietnamese restaurant has just appeared on Islington's Upper Street and it looks like it could be worth checking out. Dzo! Viet Kitchen has taken over the space that used to be the sports bar...

London's newest omakase experience is definitely coming with bragging rights. As there are only six seats at Juno in Notting Hill, simply managing to get a booking there is going to be an impressive...

If, like us, you never actually managed to get around to going to El Bulli the good news is that there's now another chance to experience Albert Adrià's talents. The chef is the latest to sign up...

14/12/23 - Updated with the opening date Can London have too many omakase restaurants? It appears not, as the people behind Taku in Mayfair are getting ready to open a restaurant with its own...