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Japanese restaurant Sumi in Notting Hill was already one of the best in the area - but now the restaurant has just had a huge overhaul, making it bigger than ever. Not only has it had a full...

Having already torn up the scene in Chinatown and Charing Cross, the stupidly popular Korean corndog vendors Bunsik are heading to North London. For their third opening they've found a space on the...

26/9/22 - Updated with photos Kentish Town's popular French restaurant Patron has found an easy way around the problem of too many customers and not enough room - knock through into the shop next...

22/9/22 - Updated with photos of the restaurant If you’re looking for a restaurant rooftop view that your mates aren’t talking about yet, then plan a little cultural jaunt to Covent Garden’s Royal...

  Out of almost nowhere, an interesting new South East Asian restaurant has appeared in Covent Garden. Sunda Kitchen has some very impressive names behind it - and they've managed to create something...

The relatively new 100 Shoreditch hotel already has a top drawer bar in the basement in the shape of Ryan Chetiywardana/Mr Lyan's Seed Library. Now they're upping their game by bringing in North...

Updated 20/9/22 with opening date N16 residents may have noticed the hoardings going up on Stoke Newington Church Street for a promising-sounding bagel shop. Turns out Good Things is going to be a...

It's most regularly described as "one of the last bastions of Old Soho" and certainly Andrew Edmunds on Lexington Street appears on pretty much every guide to eating out in Soho, ours included. Dark and...

Updated 20/9/22 with opening date If inventive, towering sarnies stacked with the best ingredients are your thing, then we bring you good news indeed. The folks behind Sons + Daughters sandwiches in...

Updated 16/9/22 with full line-up London's food hall scene is definitely on an upwards trajectory. We've had Arcade Food Hall launch successfully, Market Halls has expanded to Canary Wharf and, most...

A new restaurant that's all about Indian cuisine from the Awadhi region is coming to Marble Arch.  Setting its stall out quite clearly with the name BKC - which stands for Biryani Kebab Chai - the...

We've definitely entered mixed-message territory. When the date for the Queen's Funeral was announced for Monday 19th September, it was also confirmed as a national bank holiday. But it quickly...

Anyone working from home in the N1 area now has a new option for lunch that is going to be a considerable upgrade on whatever they normally forage from their fridge. Pophams' Islington branch has...

This stylish seaside spot boasts the top chef Nuno Mendes' involvement in its menus. We booked ourselves in for a south coast staycation. 

Although it's arguably one of its best known dishes, the famous mince on dripping toast isn't always on the menu at the Quality Chop House. The dish itself went viral in 2017 when a video on the US...

A new pub that quietly opened a couple of months back has just appeared on our radar with its official opening today. The Holland (it used to be the Princess Victoria but it is very close to Holland...

There's been a new round of openings in Chinatown and it includes the first live hand-pulled noodle restaurant within the official Chinatown area (Lanzhou Lamian Noodle Bar is apparently just...

Whenever we see restaurants appear in a movie or TV show that's filmed in London, we immediately go into detective mode and try to work out the location. Sometimes it turns out to be simply a film...

The latest M Restaurant in London has arrived in Canary Wharf. They still have all the steaks - but there are some added Provencal-style dishes. We went to take a look. 

13/9/22 - updated with the opening date Soho's Mr Ji got a brand new lease of life when the team behind TĀ TĀ Eatery, Zijun Meng and Ana Gonçalves, took over the kitchen. Adding more dishes to the...