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Café Britaly sees former Bocca di Lupo duo teaming up for a Britalian restaurant in Peckham

Information: 11 April 2024

Updated 11/4/23 with the opening date Italian food purists keep scrolling, because what we're about to write may trigger you. A new cafe is opening in Peckham that will be embracing the...

Test Driving Unlock - unique Neapolitan pizzas in Hackney Wick

Information: 11 April 2024

Unlock sits by the canal in Hackney Wick, mixing up art and gourmet pizzas. We took a stroll down by the canal to have a closer look.

Temper Burger sees the steak & BBQ restaurant pivot to smash burgers

Information: 11 April 2024

Their most recent opening was in Paddington and although Temper are staying in the west for their next, it's going to be quite a different beast. They're taking the lead from their cheeseburger taco...

Kirk Haworth's Plates is opening in Shoreditch

Information: 11 April 2024

If you're ever wondering what the sign of a hot restaurant is going to be in advance then look no further than the upcoming return of chef Kirk Haworth's Plates restaurant. The Great British Menu...

Where to buy a crookie in London

Information: 10 April 2024

If you like being at the cutting edge of bakery viraldom, then you'll want to know about the arrival of the Parisian pastry sensation, the crookie, in London. Here's where to find it.

Inis will serve up British and Irish food on Hackney Wick's Fish Island

Information: 10 April 2024

There's been some debate recently on what makes a neighbourhood restaurant. However, we figure that if you've spent the past decade living somewhere, that's surely got to count for something. And...

Monica Galetti's Mere to close

Information: 10 April 2024

It's been a year of pretty high-profile restaurant closures, particularly in the famous chef/high-end side of things. We've already had the closure of Marcus Wareing's Marcus and Michel Roux's Le...

SanHao sees Yiqi founders opening a noodle and soup restaurant in Chinatown

Information: 10 April 2024

Three restaurants in three years - restaurateurs Kevin Cheong and Keng Yew Leong have been busy building their Chinatown empire. In 2022 they opened The Eight - a Hong Kong-style cafe. At the...

Michel Roux is back in London with Chez Roux at The Langham

Information: 09 April 2024

The closure of Michel Roux's Le Gavroche earlier this year was something of a shock for fans of the restaurant. That had followed the closure of the chef's Roux at the Landau (at the Langham), which has...

Test of time - heading back to Trivet, the approachable two Michelin star restaurant

Information: 09 April 2024

Five years and two Michelin stars later after our first visit, we make a return trip to Trivet, the London Bridge restaurant recently elevated to two Michelin-starred status.

Park Row closes the doors on its Gotham City-inspired restaurant

Information: 08 April 2024

It's fair to say that the critics weren't fans of the Batman-themed restaurant, Park Row, which opened in 2021 taking over a huge subterranean space in Soho (which was Mash before this). So there...

Greek hotel group Ergon House are opening a hotel and rooftop restaurant in Covent Garden

Information: 08 April 2024

Lots of big developments are happening around Covent Garden at the moment. Later on this year, we should be getting the new Guinness Storehouse and now, here comes news about a big new hotel coming to...

Flat Iron has Hammersmith and Victoria lined up for its next steak restaurants

Information: 05 April 2024

5/4/24 - Updated with the Hammersmith opening date Flat Iron is doing very, very well indeed. The mini steak chain, originally launched by The Devonshire's Charlie Carroll, has enjoyed plenty of...

Lee Westcott is popping up at Bottle + Rye in Brixton

Information: 03 April 2024

His time at Birch in Croydon was cut short, but Lee Westcott is staying in London for his next two ventures. He's apparently on the hunt for an East London pub but before that happens, he's setting...

Test Driving Ixta Belfrage's pop-up at The Standard, where bold flavours from Italy, Brazil and Mexico all meet

Information: 03 April 2024

Ex-Ottolenghi chef Ixta Belfrage has landed at The Standard for a three-month pop-up. We went down to try her amazing king prawn lasagne and lots more.

Will it be third time lucky for Julie's in Holland Park?

Information: 03 April 2024

3/4/24 - updated with new details and the opening date Holland Park restaurant Julie's, despite once being one of the hottest restaurants in town, has had a troubled time of late. The restaurant, which once...

Fallow comes to Canary Wharf with Roe

Information: 02 April 2024

2/4/24 - Updated with the opening date We've known for a while that the team behind Fallow were opening in Canary Wharf and now we know what the restaurant will be called - Roe. Similar to Fallow...

Poppies fish & chips have opened on Portobello Road

Information: 02 April 2024

With restaurants in Spitalfields, Soho and Camden, fish and chips purveyors Poppies have headed west for the first time, opening on Portobello Road, Their new restaurant takes over what used to be a...

Grape & Fig are bringing their Insta-hype grazing boards to Regent Street

Information: 02 April 2024

It seems like only yesterday that you couldn't move on social media for photos of extraordinary grazing and charcuterie boards. Well now one of the UK's most popular accounts has decided to parlay...

Sourdough Sophia opens her bakery in Islington

Information: 02 April 2024

Islington is starting to do very well indeed when it comes to great bakeries. We already have Jolene and Pophams, Quince opened only a couple of months ago and now there's the arrival of Sourdough...

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