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Test Driving Henri - Jackson Boxer recreates Paris in Covent Garden

Information: 18 July 2024

Jackson Boxer has taken over the restaurant at a Covent Garden hotel to create Henri, his own take on a Parisian Bistro. We went down to get a slice of France in the heart of London.

Medlar team to open rooftop restaurant Cornus in Pimlico

Information: 18 July 2024

18/7/24 - updated with opening date and menu details Fifteen years might be a long time between new restaurant concepts, but the team behind Medlar in Chelsea are finally ready to impress London...

Bonoo are bringing their Indian tapas to Muswell Hill

Information: 17 July 2024

They're an award-winning Indian restaurant with legions of fans in Hampstead. Now Bonoo are expanding their North London empire with a move to Muswell Hill where they're about to open on Fortis...

Eggbreak is popping up in Shoreditch with all the eggs you'll ever need

Information: 17 July 2024

Until now, the egg-centric Eggbreak has only been in Notting Hill - but now it's getting ready to pop up in Shoreditch. It'll be in the Hoxton Shoreditch for the whole of the summer. The hotel and...

José Pizarro to open Lolo, his third Bermondsey restaurant

Information: 17 July 2024

17/7/24 - updated with more details about the restaurant This year, José Pizarro has been very busy. He's been celebrating his 25th Anniversary in London as well as receiving a big honour, the Cross of...

Jason Atherton's Mary's grill restaurant and burger bar replaces Pollen Street Social

Information: 16 July 2024

Jason Atherton closed Pollen Street Social in July, but he's quickly replacing it with Marys and it's a big change from the fine dining the restaurant is known for. It'll be essentially divided into...

Oriole's permanent bar and restaurant comes to Covent Garden, mixing Latin American food with complex cocktails

Information: 16 July 2024

It's been popping up as Prelude for the past few months but now award-winning bar Oriole is getting ready to move into its shiny new digs in Covent Garden. And like the pop-up, this permanent Oriole is as...

Test Driving Los Mochis City - sushi and tacos against a high rise backdrop

Information: 16 July 2024

It's already one of the buzziest new openings in the City. We took the lift up to the rooftop at Los Mochis City to check out the scene for ourselves.

Lussmanns returns to London after 22 years with Highgate Village restaurant

Information: 15 July 2024

Hertfordshire residents will be familiar with Lussmanns (it already has five restaurants in the county), but longtime Londoners will need to dust off their memories, because a Lussmanns is returning to the...

Alley Cats Pizza are heading to Chelsea

Information: 15 July 2024

Updated 15/7/24 with opening date They've been hugely popular in their first Marylebone location, with near-constant queues since they opened last year, but now Alley Cats Pizza are looking to open...

Uber Eats' Restaurant of the Year Sandwich Sandwich is coming to London

Information: 12 July 2024

12/7/24 - updated with the opening date They've been, literally, huge in Bristol and now the winners of the Uber Eats Restaurant of the Year award are getting ready to bring their massive sandwiches to...

Soul Mama sees YolanDa Brown bringing live music and fusion food to Stratford

Information: 12 July 2024

Around this time last year, we were championing a new North London venue from YolanDa Brown OBE DL called Soul Mama that, thanks to some exuberant Kickstarting, was fundraising itself into...

Test Driving La Zambra - an eighties celeb hangout in Mijas gets a 5 star makeover

Information: 11 July 2024

Barely a 20-minute drive from Malaga airport is La Zambra. The resort where The Rolling Stones once holidayed has been given a proper 21st Century makeover (with excellent Andalusian-inspired food). We flew over for...

Sol's wine bar, deli and bottle shop continues Bayswater's renaissance as a foodie destination

Information: 11 July 2024

A Hot Dinners exclusive We're always interested when a hitherto unexciting part of London suddenly starts to see a slew of interesting food and drink openings. Right now, that area is Baywater. Hot on...

Patrick Powell leaves both Allegra and Midland Grand Dining Room

Information: 10 July 2024

Big news comes from chef Patrick Powell today - he's announced that he's leaving both Allegra and Midland Grand Dining Room. Both were projects with hotelier Harry Handlesman, who first partnered...

Ukiyo are serving up Japanese hand rolls in Covent Garden

Information: 10 July 2024

It's been three years since London's first dedicated Japanese hand roll restaurant (Temaki, in case you're wondering) opened in Brixton. Now we've got a new one to try, this time in Covent Garden...

Selin Kiazim is back with Leydi, a Turkish restaurant in the City

Information: 10 July 2024

We already knew that the new Ennismore hotel, Hyde London City, was planning a new restaurant for when it opened, opposite the Old Bailey. Now we're able to reveal what was pretty much an open...

The Dom's Subs team have opened Rasputins bar in London Fields

Information: 10 July 2024

They've already nailed the London sandwich market, now the folks behind Dom's Subs are attempting to create a similar stir in its bar scene. Over the weekend they soft-launched their first bar,...

The Hound is the next JKS pub, opening in Chiswick

Information: 09 July 2024

9/7/24 - Updated with opening details It's no secret that a lot of pubs are closing across the UK at the moment. However, we are seeing some of those snapped up and brought back to life. There's the...

Test Driving Plates - GBM winner Kirk Haworth's plant-based restaurant is a deserved hit

Information: 09 July 2024

Great British Menu winner Kirk Haworth has teamed up with his sister Keeley for their first permanent Plates restaurant in Shoreditch and it's already a huge success, booked out for months in...

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