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Akara comes to Borough Yards from the man behind Akoko

Information: 09 October 2023

9/10/23 - Updated with the opening date The man behind Fitzrovia's Akoko, Aji Akokomi, is getting ready to open his next West African restaurant - Akara in Borough Yards. An akara is a crispy...

Cafe Kitty is the new Soho restaurant from Kitty Fisher's in the Boulevard Theatre

Information: 09 October 2023

Somewhat out of nowhere, a new restaurant by Kitty Fisher's is opening - and it's right in the middle of Soho. It's all part of the new makeover of the Boulevard Theatre in Soho which is becoming...

Cornerstone's Tom Brown is opening Pearly Queen oyster bar and seafood restaurant in Spitalfields

Information: 09 October 2023

He's had a lot of success with Cornerstone and now Tom Brown is getting his second restaurant ready, the seafood-led Pearly Queen in Spitalfields (taking over from The Space on Commercial Street). Billed...

The Sidemen are opening their first Sides restaurant in Dalston

Information: 09 October 2023

Up until now, YouTubers turned fast food giants The Sidemen have kept their food offering to food halls. But now they're about to step into fully fledged restaurants with the opening of their first...

Indegno is bringing Bolognese street food to Brick Lane

Information: 06 October 2023

London is getting its own version of an Italian street food snack shop designed to be the perfect drinking food. Crescentina are a dish from the Emilia Romagna region of Italy - they're fried dough...

Atelier Coupette sees the Coupette team serving up cocktails and French small plates in Soho

Information: 06 October 2023

Fans of Bethnal Green's Coupette, get ready - they're coming to Soho. The new bar will be called Atelier Coupette and, as the name suggests, it'll be a bit different from their original bar...

The Knight of Notting Hill takes over from The KPH

Information: 06 October 2023

Updated 6/10/23 with opening date The pub that was once The KPH in Notting Hill is going through another big revamp and is set to emerge as The Knight of Notting Hill. It'll be the second free house...

Shake Shack are doing an Ikoyi burger - for one day only

Information: 05 October 2023

One of London's best restaurants is going into business with US burger folk Shake Shack for a one-day-only special. Two Michelin-starred restaurant Ikoyi (also No 35 on the World's 50 Best...

Naughty Piglets chef to launch the kitchen at The Bear in Camberwell

Information: 05 October 2023

A Hot Dinners exclusive Earlier this year, The Bear in Camberwell finally reopened after being shut for six years. It was brought back to life by the team of Joe Sharratt and Teddy Roberts and now...

Test Driving Chishuru - Adejoké Bakare's West African restaurant shines in Fitzrovia

Information: 05 October 2023

Adejoké Bakare's Chishuru has made the move from Brixton to Fitzrovia. We head down to see what the West African restaurant is cooking up in its bigger, central London home.

Brasseria Brompton is taking over the old La Brasserie site on Brompton Cross

Information: 05 October 2023

Three years after the closure of La Brasserie on Brompton Road, a new owner is intending to breathe life into what was once a super-popular neighbourhood restaurant. Andrea and Alberto Fraquelli,...

Dine like the King and Queen as Versailles banquet comes to London

Information: 04 October 2023

Whether you're a royalist or a fervent republican, you can't fail to have been impressed by the glamour of the dinner President Macron threw for the King and Queen at Versailles the other week. Now, for...

The Walmer Castle is reopening in Notting Hill with (another) new owner in charge

Information: 04 October 2023

Another day, another news story about Notting Hill. That part of London is on fire at the moment when it comes to interesting food and drink openings. Today we bring you news not of a new opening...

Claude Bosi's rooftop restaurant Brooklands heads up the openings at The Peninsula London

Information: 04 October 2023

Updated 04/10/23 with new photos Claude Bosi is having a very busy year. Not only has he opened Socca in Mayfair, but he's opening a brand new restaurant, Brooklands, at the top of the new Peninsula...

Super trendy Paris spot Daroco is heading to London's Soho

Information: 03 October 2023

3/10/23 - Updated with opening details We've already had the successful launch of Milk Beach and Kapara at the new area of Soho that is Ilona Rose House (just behind Greek Street). Both of those...

Test of time - we return to Angela Hartnett's Murano to check out its new look, menu and head chef

Information: 03 October 2023

To celebrate its 15th birthday Angela Hartnett's Murano has had a makeover and brought in a new head chef. We went to check it out.

Hicce in King's Cross is closing

Information: 02 October 2023

Pip Lacey and Gordy McIntyre have recently been getting established in Islington with Hicce Hart and Little Pizza Hicce, but news has come that the original Hicce in King's Cross is closing after...

Poon's Wontoneria extends its residency with a new menu

Information: 02 October 2023

Updated with extension to opening dates We've been hearing very good things about Poon's Wontoneria which has taken over the 12 Charlotte Street pop-up space that's part of Carousel in Fitzrovia. It...

Bone Daddies are bringing their ramen to Leicester Square

Information: 02 October 2023

Updated 2/10/23 with opening date and launch offer Just over a decade since they first served up a steaming bowl of ramen to Londoners Bone Daddies are gearing up to open their eighth restaurant...

Milan's Paper Moon comes to London as part of The OWO on Whitehall

Information: 02 October 2023

2/10/23 - Updated with details of the menu and new images Paper Moon is the first restaurant to open at The OWO that's outside of the main Raffles hotel. The high-end Italian restaurant hails from...

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