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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...

Test Driving the Farm Shop wine bar - a hidden oasis in Mayfair that's surprisingly good value

Information: 15 February 2024

Mayfair deli Farm Shop has an excellent, old-school wine bar hidden underneath it. We went down to try the food and wine out.

Freddie's is a New-York-inspired deli and restaurant in Belsize Park

Information: 14 February 2024

A new New York-inspired deli has just opened in Belsize Park, taking over the site that used to be Sunday. A family-run business, it comes from Jack Graham, who previously ran Raw Press in Chelsea,...

Fish & Bubbles features seafood paninis from the La Mia Mamma team in Notting Hill

Information: 14 February 2024

The people behind La Mia Mamma, Italian restaurants in Chelsea and Notting Hill which got a big push by featuring on Stanley Tucci's "Searching for Italy", are getting ready to try something...

Vivek Singh's Cinnamon Bazaar comes to Richmond

Information: 14 February 2024

Updated 15/2/24 with soft launch info Vivek Singh (also behind The Cinnamon Club and Cinnamon Kitchen) is bringing Cinnamon Bazaar south of the river as the restaurant gets ready to open in...

Hawksmoor unveil the Tunworth Royale patty melt and more new specials

Information: 13 February 2024

Hawksmoor have been doing rather well across the pond of late, with successful restaurant openings in New York and Chicago. And while they're not opening any new Hawksmoors in London (just yet),...

These Days Aperitivo Bar launches its kitchen with an ex Culpeper chef in charge

Information: 13 February 2024

Last year, These Days opened their Aperitivo Bar on the Bermondsey Beer Mile and at the time of opening the food was mainly just snacks - bread, cheese and charcuterie. That's about to change as...

Test Driving Belvedere - a restaurant too good to be left to just the well heeled residents of Holland Park

Information: 13 February 2024

One of London's most beautiful spaces now has a restaurant team to do it justice. We popped into Holland Park to check out the glamorous Belvedere.

Yuki Bar sees ex-Noma sommelier opening in London Fields

Information: 12 February 2024

This weekend a new East London restaurant/wine bar opened its doors officially, and there are a number of reasons why you should have Yuki Bar on your radar. The key point of interest is the man...

Franklin & Baines is serving up steak and cocktails inside Clapham's Aquum

Information: 09 February 2024

A new restaurant is gearing up to open in Clapham, taking what they describe as a 'permanent residency" inside the Aquum nightclub on the high street. Franklin & Baines is going big on steaks and...

Detroit Pizza comes to Islington (bringing deep-fried lasagna too)

Information: 09 February 2024

Deep-dish Detroit pizza is becoming a bit of a thing again. We've had Ria's in Notting Hill and Kin Pizza in Notting Hill while Detroit Pizza, already a big deal in Spitalfields, has just opened its...

Quince Bakery prepares to open in Islington

Information: 08 February 2024

Updated 8/2/24 with opening date Lucky Islington residents will have a very interesting new bakery on their doorstep. Quince Bakery is the brainchild of baker Anna Higham. She ran the bakery at Flor...

Test of Time - we pull up a stool at the counter at Bocca di Lupo for a tour of Italy

Information: 08 February 2024

London bars sweep the board at 2024's Top 50 Cocktail Bars list

Information: 07 February 2024

London has pretty much half the bars on this year's Top 50 Cocktail Bars list. Here's which of them made the grade.

Hotel Dalhousie sees the Tandoor Chop House team opening a new tandoor restaurant in Notting Hill

Information: 07 February 2024

The people behind Tandoor Chop House and Eggbreak are gearing up to open their next restaurant in Notting Hill with Hotel Dalhousie. Just a restaurant and not a hotel, despite the name (it's named...

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