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Albert Adrià is doing sushi boxes for Sushi Shop

Information: 13 December 2023

If, like us, you never actually managed to get around to going to El Bulli the good news is that there's now another chance to experience Albert Adrià's talents. The chef is the latest to sign up...

Iné is a new Japanese (and omakase) restaurant in Hampstead from the Taku team

Information: 13 December 2023

14/12/23 - Updated with the opening date Can London have too many omakase restaurants? It appears not, as the people behind Taku in Mayfair are getting ready to open a restaurant with its own...

Must wine bar heads to Islington's Camden Passage

Information: 12 December 2023

12/12/23 - updated with the opening date Over the past three years, MUST Wine have been growing their wine bar empire, having opened first in St Albans in 2019, followed by Hampstead and Wanstead in...

Test Driving Akara - deep-fried delights in Borough Yards

Information: 12 December 2023

West African restaurant Akara is the follow up to Akoko and sees the team focusing in on deep-fried snacks and a not inconsiderable amount of heat. We head down to Borough Yards to check it out.

Portuguese restaurant Volta do Mar moves to Chelsea

Information: 11 December 2023

They opened in Covent Garden back in 2019 but now Portuguese restaurant Volta Do Mar have upped sticks and moved to Chelsea. Opening on Draycott Avenue (taking over the old Bottles Chelsea site)...

CODE Hospitality’s 30 Under 30 list announced for 2023

Information: 08 December 2023

Where would any of us be without the fabulous chefs, sommeliers and front-of-house staff working their hardest to keep us happy in London's restaurants and bars? The hospitality title CODE has just...

The Landmark London has opened a cake shop pop up selling broissants

Information: 08 December 2023

Ever since their Patisserie chefs Mauro and Daniel won Bake Off: The Professionals 2023 The Landmark London has been doing its best to bring the chefs' top-tier pastry work to the fore. Now, for the...

Pockets are opening a permanent pitta shop in London Fields

Information: 08 December 2023

They became hugely popular during their stint at Netil Market. Now plant-based filled-pitta merchants Pockets are about to go permanent, opening a new shop just down the road. On Mentmore Terrace,...

Test Driving Jackson Boxer at The Corner - a restaurant worth braving the Oxford Street crowds for

Information: 07 December 2023

Jackson Boxer's long term residency at Selfridges is giving the Oxford Street shop the edge in London's competitive in-store dining scene. We popped down for a weekend lunch to check it out.

Bar du Champagne takes over from Avobar in Covent Garden

Information: 06 December 2023

Should we read something into the fact that Covent Garden visitors' tastes are leaning away from smashed avos and more towards Champagne? That's one conclusion to be drawn from the closure of Avobar...

Test Driving Atelier Coupette - French small plates and experimental cocktails in Soho

Information: 05 December 2023

The team behind Coupette have opened a more experimental offshoot with French small plates in Soho. We went down to see how it compares to the original.

Kebhouze brings the UK's biggest kebab house to Oxford Street

Information: 05 December 2023

Is a massive kebab house the one thing that Oxford Street really needed? Kebhouze seems to think so. They're a big kebab chain restaurant mainly with outposts in Italy, including Rome and Milan, but...

Philippe Conticini are bringing their giant croissants to Islington

Information: 05 December 2023

If, like us, you live around Islington and have been wondering what's taking over the big site that used to be Rudy's Vegan Diner then wonder no more. Getting ready to open there is Philippe...

Farm Shop is Artfarm's swanky new deli in Mayfair

Information: 05 December 2023

Updated 5/12/23 with opening date Having had huge success with the opening of The Audley and Mount St. Restaurant, the team behind Artfarm are gearing up to open Farm Shop further along the same...

Fatto a Mano pizza head to Covent Garden

Information: 04 December 2023

Updated 4/12/23 with opening date Fatto a Mano started selling pizzas in Brighton and Hove before landing in King's Cross last year. Now they're getting ready to double up in London with a second...

New York Italian The Dover comes to Mayfair

Information: 04 December 2023

A new restaurant has quietly opened in Mayfair, sneaking in before the end of the year. The Dover has taken over the space that was Moncks of Mayfair, which itself closed at the onset of the...

Whyte Rushen goes permanent with Whyte's restaurant in Hackney

Information: 04 December 2023

Updated 4/12/23 with opening date Whyte Rushen, once chef at top places like Brat, Scully and Kerridge's, has been running sell-out pop-ups up all over town, teaming up with places as varied as Quo...

Birch Cheshunt and Birch Selsdon close and go up for sale

Information: 04 December 2023

Updated 4/12/23 with additional details News has broken of a pretty big closure. Chef Robin Gill announced on Instagram that he and his team were told to "down tools with immediate effect" at his...

Alfi wine pub and restaurant is opening in Spitalfields

Information: 02 December 2023

Updated 2/12/23 with new opening date When is a pub not a pub? When it's a wine pub of course. That's the distinction a new East London business is making when it opens its doors this month. Alfi is...

Ynyshir are teaming up with Uber Eats for a 10-course tasting menu experience in London

Information: 01 December 2023

If you haven't made it to the furthest reaches of Wales to enjoy the food at what is currently the UK's best restaurant, Ynyshir, then we have good news. For three days next week, Uber Eats have...

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