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You can now buy Beigel Bake and Chiltern Firehouse merch in Selfridges

Information: 26 February 2024

London restaurant merch has definitely been a thing in recent years, the most recent being a BAO collaboration with Carhartt WIP. But the latest drop from fashion brand Highsnobiety is taking things to a...

Chapel Market Kitchen sees former Basta chef opening in Islington

Information: 26 February 2024

Islington readers who've been wandering up and down Chapel Market recently may have spotted the under-the-radar arrival of a new seafood spot on the market. Head up to the Penton Street end of the...

The new TT rooftop restaurant is headed up by ex-Oren chef Sam Lone

Information: 26 February 2024

The rooftop at TT (previously TT Liquor) in Shoreditch has delivered some rather impressive residencies, with last year's Esti being a notably hit. So, as we (hopefully) head for more settled...

Hollywood's Danny Trejo is bringing his tacos to London

Information: 26 February 2024

26/2/24 - updated with the opening date Exciting news reaches us of the arrival of Hollywood actor Danny Trejo's very own restaurant, Trejo's Tacos, in London. If you're thinking that you don't...

Prelude by Oriole is popping up in Covent Garden, then the bar is staying for good

Information: 23 February 2024

Right at the end of 2022, the very highly rated Oriole cocktail bar closed down in its original location - but with a vow to open somewhere else. Early in 2023, they popped up in Southwark, but now...

Moonstruck is serving up great coffee in Stockwell

Information: 23 February 2024

South London's collection of good independent coffee shops got a boost this week with the opening of Moonstruck on South Lambeth Road. The man behind the cafe is self-styled 'coffee nerd' Liam...

Endo at the Rotunda is closing for a big revamp

Information: 22 February 2024

Every year, just before the new Michelin stars are announced, there's some buzz about who might be getting a new star. And this month, when it came to potential new two starred restaurants, Endo at...

Mistress is a Parisian-inspired restaurant and late-night bar in Mayfair

Information: 22 February 2024

Updated 22/2/24 with menu details and photos The Mayfair restaurant scene - particularly the high-end side of things - sees no sign of slowing down with Mistress opening in the area. It's a...

Test Driving Honey & Co Daily - the team has another hit (and lots of cake)

Information: 22 February 2024

Honey & Co's latest place is part deli (filled with amazing breads and patisserie) and part restaurant. We went along to try out their new evening menu.

The BT Tower is being turned into a hotel

Information: 21 February 2024

If you're of a certain vintage you may have had the great pleasure of dining at the top of the BT tower back when it used to be a revolving restaurant in the 1970s. Now it seems that a whole new...

Liu Xiaomian take their spicy Chongqing noodles to Carnaby

Information: 21 February 2024

You've got to hand it to whoever's curating the food offering at Kingly Court at the moment. They're really playing a blinding game. Hot on the heels of having signed up everyone's favourite...

BAM Karaoke Box in Victoria brings in chef Sabrina Gidda for a Parisian menu

Information: 20 February 2024

As we've previously written about, karaoke has become a big thing in London, with some places offering pretty great food to accompany the backdrop of occasionally on-tune warbling. Now here comes a...

Unlock mixes Napoli-style pizzas and art in Hackney Wick

Information: 20 February 2024

Hackney's getting a new pizzeria and it's from two Napoli-born siblings, so we should be getting something pretty authentic with this opening. Unlock comes from Arianna and Giovanni Izzo. Arianna is...

A Braccetto is a modern Italian trattoria in Earl's Court from the Spaghetti House family

Information: 20 February 2024

12/3/24 - updated with the opening date Almost 70 years after opening their first Italian restaurant on Goodge Street, the family behind Spaghetti House is getting ready to open a brand new place. A...

Test Driving Alfi - wine pub, restaurant and all round vibey space in Spitalfields

Information: 20 February 2024

Spitalfields Market just got a hot new place to try out with both a wine bar and restaurant vying for attention. We headed east to take a look at Alfi.

20 Berkeley becomes Niju Japanese grill and sushi bar, with Endo Kazutoshi more involved

Information: 19 February 2024

After nine months, things are changing at 20 Berkeley Street. The restaurant there originally opened as 20 Berkeley, a British-influenced brasserie from the Creative Restaurant Group, which runs...

Jean-Georges' ABC Kitchens at The Emory opens in Knightsbridge

Information: 18 February 2024

Updated 18/2/24 with images London's hotel scene is seriously hot at the moment. The past 18 months have seen the opening of The Pensinsula, The OWO and 1 Mayfair and now the group behind Claridge's is...

Nancy Spain's Irish pub is opening in Shoreditch

Information: 16 February 2024

If there's one date you want to open in time for if you're a new Irish pub, it's St Patrick's Day. So Shoreditch pub Nancy Spain's is coming in just under the wire with the intention of flinging...

Ex-Pujol chef Jesús Durón is opening Dué in London

Information: 16 February 2024

The opening of Kol and Cavita gave a shot in the arm to London's high-end Mexican dining scene and it looks like another exciting chef from Mexico is on the way too. Jesús Durón was the executive...