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The huge new gallery opening RH England at Aynho Park in Oxfordshire has, in one fell swoop, brought five new restaurants to the Cotswolds. Set over a 73-acre estate, it's really quite the...

Is there room for another glitzy Italian restaurant in London? We ask because news reaches us of an American import, LAVO Ristorante, which is coming our way from America. It's part of the TAO...

6/6/23 - updated with the opening date London's Chinatown has a lot of hot pot and DIY barbecue restaurants, but the owners of incoming restaurant High Yaki are hoping that they're bringing...

From viral pastries to sustainable takes on avo on toast, the new Fallow breakfast is worth seeking out.

Dotted around the city, cabmen's shelters are a living piece of London's history, dating back to the late Victorian era when cabbies needed somewhere warm to sit and grab a bacon sarnie and a cup of...

If you're maybe getting a little weary of the Wes Anderson TikToks that have been proliferating of late, it's not about to stop any time soon. The director has another film coming out this month,...

5/6/23 - Updated with the opening date Following restaurants like Six by Nico and Mowgli, another restaurant group that's made it big elsewhere in the country is heading to London for their next...

5/6/23 - updated with the opening dates Chef Alexis Gauthier is bringing not one, but two new restaurants to Fitzrovia. Much like his existing places, Gauthier Soho and 123V (inside Fenwick's), each...

We do enjoy a bit of culinary grandstanding here at Hot Dinners and when someone arrives in this city promising to serve up the best chocolate cake we've ever had in our lives then we sit up and...

Updated 1/6/23 with new images For the past month, Bellanger has been closed for what turns out to be a major overhaul. If you know the restaurant either from its Bellanger days or, before that,...

There are few greater culinary delights out there than the simple pleasures of a good crisp sandwich. You've probably got strong feelings about the bread (sliced white, surely?) and the crisps...

Updated 2/6/23 with the opening date After a while, all roads lead to London. Chefs across the globe may open their multi-Michelin-starred restaurants wherever they choose, but it does appear that to...

2/6/23 - updated with the opening date If you've been wondering what was going to take the place of the old site of St Clair in Clapham, wonder no more - it's going to be the latest opening by Lina...

Miznon chef Eyal Shani has opened the latest restaurant in his burgeoning London empire. This is more about sharing plates that filled pitas - we went down to check it out. 

You'll probably know them from various Kerb markets, including Seven Dials, but now the Venezuelan team behind El Pollote are getting ready to open their first standalone restaurant. They'll be...

London's summer terrace game is firmly underway and one that's an easy recommendation is the one at Nobu Hotel London Portman Square. This will be the second year they've teamed up with Champagne...

The BAO team branch out into dumplings with their latest branch, just off Oxford Street. We went to check it out. 

Crouch End residents have been reacting to the news that one of the area's longest-running restaurants, Banner's, is getting ready to close its doors for the final time. Owner Juliette Banner made the...

2/6/23 - updated with the opening date Kachori is a new restaurant coming to Elephant Park that looks rather promising.  The restaurant takes its influences from Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and...

A new pop-up with a difference is about to hit London. Opening as part of the launch of the game Diablo IV (a big deal if you're into gaming),  Lilith & Co will be an over-18s-only chocolate shop...