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Panadera are opening a second bakery, next to Selfridges

Information: 03 September 2024

3/9/24 - updated with the opening date They're one of the best bakeries in London, so news that Filipino bakery Panadera was expanding was always going to be of interest. Now we know where they're...

Provisions Holloway Road to launch new San Sebastián-style pintxo bar Topa

Information: 03 September 2024

If a trip to San Sebastián seems too far out of reach, we have the next best thing, with the exclusive news that a Basque-themed pintxo bar called Topa is opening in North London. Located in...

Test Driving Stem + Stem - a triple threat in the City of wine bar, restaurant and florist

Information: 03 September 2024

With an experienced team behind it, this florist, wine bar and restaurant in the heart of the City is offering something fresh and new to Londoners. We went to check out Stem + Stem by Mansion House.

Chef Akira Back will run the restaurants and bars at the new Mandarin Oriental Mayfair

Information: 02 September 2024

Updated 19/9/24 with Dosa photograph and opening date We've known for a while that Michelin-starred chef Akira Back was heading to London to open at the upcoming Mandarin Oriental Mayfair. Now the...

Brother Marcus are taking their Eastern Med plates to Covent Garden

Information: 01 September 2024

1/9/24 - updated with the opening date Brother Marcus, which has already opened in Islington, Spitalfields, Borough and Kensington, are getting ready to open their fifth restaurant. This time, it's in...

Stoke Newington is getting an empanaderia and vinyl wine room courtesy of De Nadas

Information: 30 August 2024

Stokey locals who fancy grabbing an empanada will soon have somewhere on their doorsteps to do just that. De Nadas who already have two empanaderias in London are opening on Stoke Newington Church...

Wildflowers comes to Pimlico from ex-Elystan Street chef

Information: 29 August 2024

5/6/24 - updated with the opening date A new development has arrived in Pimlico, Newson's Yard, that is bringing with it a very promising new restaurant. Wildflowers is the development's food and...

Mimosa at The Langham has already closed its doors

Information: 29 August 2024

A Hot Dinners exclusive They had a star-studded party to launch it, but just five months after it opened Mimosa at The Langham has already closed its doors. All mention of the restaurant has been...

Jeremy Clarkson is opening The Farmer's Dog pub in Burford in the Cotswolds

Information: 29 August 2024

Updated 21/8/24 with opening date and pub name Having had his plans to run a restaurant at his farm scuppered by local planning restrictions, presenter Jeremy Clarkson has responded by buying a pub...

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...

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