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Hot Dinners exclusive - updated 15/3/23 with opening date They already have two barges, one roaming and one moored, but now London Shell Co are moving onto terra firma. They're getting ready to open...

Right beside Battersea Power Station, Joia matches Portuguese food from a Michelin-starred chef with some pretty spectacular views. We head over on the riverboat to try it out. 

The approach to St Patrick's Day marks that time of year again when we release our annual Murphia List - Hot Dinners' celebration of the Irish who work in London's hospitality industry. We always...

The team behind Birch in Hertfordshire is gearing up for a second launch, and this time they've brought in top chef Lee Westcott to take charge of the food. Selsdon, the group's new hotel and club...

It feels like it’s only been a minute since Roketsu launched its Japanese kaiseki restaurant in London and now there’s news that it’s opening a downstairs dining option in the same space. Called...

Updated 11/3/23 with bar opening details Keeping their business strictly local, the team behind one of London's best wine bars have quietly opened a new place. Sager + Wilde have been a huge...

After making it all the way to the final of last year's Celebrity MasterChef, before losing out to Lisa Snowdon, McFly's Danny Jones has obviously been seriously bitten by the cooking bug. This...

We're mere days away from the release of the final series of Ted Lasso. But there's already news of what you could do once the final episode has aired. The Prince's Head in Richmond (called the...

Now that everyone's had their bacon naan and queued for a table there, Dishoom have found another way to work their way into Londoners' lives. This week they've launched a crockery collection so you...

10/3/23 - updated with the opening date It's all happening in Battersea right now. Alongside upcoming wine bar Archway, we also have news of a new neighbourhood restaurant and wine bar Ploussard on...

One of London's great restaurants, Quo Vadis has had something of a big revamp. Now fitting in twice as many diners, we went down to take in the new look - and to have a pie and eel sandwich, of...

There has been much written about the cosy art of Danish ‘hygge’ but at the time of writing, London’s weather is still doing its best frosty Scandi impersonation, so a new Danish steakhouse called...

What do you get when you mix Greek dining and British produce with Australian hospitality? You’ll find the answer at a new six-month residency at TT Liquor in Shoreditch, when esti brings its blend of...

It's been a fair old while since popular cocktail bar Silver Lining had its last service in Hackney. So we're happy to be bringing you the news that another cocktail bar is getting ready to open in...

If there's one restaurant that seems synonymous with Hollywood (to us in the UK at least) it's Wolfgang Puck's Spago (the chef also caters the main Oscars afterparty). If you've ever fancied eating like...

7/3/23 - updated with the opening date Hard on the heels of Boston's Saltie Girl opening in London comes news of another American seafood import. Angry Crab Shack is a restaurant group that was...

7/3/23 - updated with Shoreditch reopening date Gordon Ramsay continues his march across London with news that he's now in charge of a second London pizzeria - he now owns Pizza East. The pizzeria...

Nepalese cuisine isn't something that we have too much of in London (although there are a few classic establishments dotted about) but a new restaurant is looking to change that.  The Gurkhas comes...

This modern mid-level Mexican has just opened in Shoreditch, with a large bar. We head down for tacos and more.

Over the past few years once shopping hours are over, the Supermarket of Dreams in Notting Hill has been turning itself into an irregular popup izakaya showcasing various chefs and their take on...