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It's just over two years since the American fast food fried chicken chain Popeye's arrived in London - and now they're spread all over London in the form of either restaurants or delivery kitchens.  But if...

The Unruly Pig in Woodbridge, Suffolk The annual reveal of the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs list always makes us want to close our laptops and head straight to a cosy pub for a proper pint and a...

Just when you thought the city couldn't possibly fit any more upmarket hotels, another new opening is on the horizon. This time it's the turn of boutique hotel brand Hyde, themselves part of...

We've known for a while that  Larry Jayasekara is opening The Cocochine with gallery owner Tim Jefferies in Mayfair. That restaurant should see the light of day this spring, but it's not the only...

23/1/23 - updated with the opening date and website details They've had lots of success with Perilla on Newington Green and now the same team are opening Morchella on Exmouth Market (taking over...

Most restaurants have to close for a few weeks when they do any internal work. But St John, always one to do things differently, has approached its upcoming kitchen refurb as an opportunity to try...

Updated 25/1/24 with the opening date Several years back, Singaporean restaurateur Ellen Chew trialled a new concept in Soho. The pop-up was a cafe by day (Arôme) and restaurant by night...

17/1/24 - updated with opening details. Just a few short months after they closed their store in Bevis Marks, to the despair of City workers, sandwich folk Dom's Subs are storming back, opening up...

Bad Manners (formerly Quarter Kitchen) have been a big deal in Hackney since launch, with their take on Mexican food forging quite the fan base. And now they've just launched a spin-off in Islington (as...

Hot Dinners exclusive Quite a few London high-end shops have gone down the in-store drinking or dining route. There's the very popular Café Leon Dore, Dunhill has its bar and courtyard cafe at...

Ever since it opened in the weeks before Christmas, we've been waiting to hear when bouji new deli, Farm Shop Mayfair, was going to open its wine bar. The good news for Mayfair-based oenophiles (who...

Nieves Barragan and José Etura's Sabor is coming back from the Christmas holidays looking a little different than before. Previously a bar space, right inside the front door you'll notice something quite...

After success launching Nessa in Soho, chef Tom Cenci is also taking on another restaurant by the same group, Mortimer House Kitchen. It'll be different to Soho's British menu though, with Mortimer House...

Well, this is a lovely story to warm the cockles of anyone's heart in the throes of freezing January. East London bakery Lily Vanilli is celebrating its 15th birthday and has decided that giving...

10/1/24 - updated with the opening date In a strong case of "you really should have renamed this before opening in the UK", Clap is coming to Knightsbridge.  Clap, a restaurant that's inevitably only going...

After half an hour chatting to wine bar owner and importer Michael Sager we're already feeling extremely jealous of anyone living in Victoria Park. In addition to the food and drink delights already...