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Dishoom has brought its Bombay cafe to Canary Wharf. And, before you ask, the House Black Daal and Bacon Naan are definitely on the menu. We head down to take a look.

Paradise in Soho should be on your list as a new late-night haunt as they're get ready to launch Paradise After Dark. It'll all kick in from Thursday to Saturday, after dinner finishes, with their aim...

We're already hearing good things about new omakase restaurant Mayha in Marylebone with The Independent's critic Lucy Thackray describing it thus: "It’s calming. It’s compelling. It’s completely...

The team behind Hot Stone have a new restaurant on the way, taking over from what used to be Rai in Fitzrovia.  Kibako is being billed as a modern Japanese restaurant, which takes its name from...

There are a few weeks left to try the Ramen Junkie's London residency. Here's why you should...

Hot on the heels of the bake sale that took place in Islington on Sunday for Earthquake Relief comes another cakeathon where every penny raised is going to do good. This weekend marks the return of...

27/2/23 - updated with opening date and offer They've been concentrating on south London for their most recent openings, but now Yard Sales is back up north for their next, opening in Tottenham.  This will be...

They're big in Chigwell and pretty soon they're going to be just as big in London as Sheesh has taken on a pretty prime piece of real estate on the corner of One Dover Street and Piccadilly, right...

If you’ve been lamenting the lack of Indonesian cuisine in London, today is your lucky day. Toba is now open with a soft launch in St James’s Market. If your favourite Indonesian cuisine in London...

  Good news for cocktail aficionados, with the return of Oriole, previously one of the World’s 50 Best Bars, to a new location. After closing its doors on New Year’s Day, as a result of Smithfield...

Bosi's new Mayfair bistro aims to transport Londoners to the south of France. We left our passports at home and went to try it out.

We've seen fresh hot doughnut maker Treats Club in various forms, as both a pop-up and a longer-term space in Netil Market. Now owner Lungi Mhlanga is bringing Treats to Shoreditch with a new...

We've already had one story this week about a Manze pie shop being reborn in a new guise, and now there's another. This time it's the turn of Japanese restaurant Taro, who have taken over the old...

They've been raved about by the New Yorker, and have spent the last few months roaming Paris for residencies. Now Ha’s Đặc Biệt are about to give Londoners a taste of what they've been missing. The cult...

17/2/23 - updated with launch details Slightly out of nowhere, a big-name chef is getting ready to open his own restaurant in London.   Gouqi (pronounced Goji) comes from chef Tong Chee Hwee who, after...

If, like us, you've been glued to the TV watching the documentary about Claridge's massive renovation you'll probably be interested to hear that on top of new spa and bedrooms they've just opened up...

From the restaurant group that brought us Endo and Sumi comes this thrilling new cooking over fire restaurant. We pulled up a seat at the counter.

Top Palestinian chef Fadi Kattan has opened a restaurant in Notting Hill - we went down to check it out. 

A Hot Dinners exclusive It's been three years since the old Manze pie and mash shop closed its doors on Chapel Market, marking the end of an era after over 100 years of business. But, as one door...

Updated 14/2/23 with opening date Oded Oren's restaurant in Dalston continues to be a hit, he has a new book out and now he's getting ready to open Oren Delicatessen on Broadway Market.  Taking over the...