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Greggs win right to sell late-night sausage rolls on Leicester Square

Information: 17 May 2023

Almost a year ago we reported that the dream of Greggs to be running a 24/7 restaurant on Leicester Square had come up against hard reality in the form of Westminster Council's licensing committee. Worried...

Empire Empire brings Indian food and disco to Notting Hill

Information: 17 May 2023

17/5/23 - updated with more details about the menu Notting Hill continues to go from strength to strength and the latest to enter the fray there is the man behind popular Indian restaurant...

Casa do Frango pick Victoria as the next home for their Piri-Piri chicken

Information: 16 May 2023

They've had great success with their Piri-Piri chicken around London and now Casa do Frango are getting ready to open their next big restaurant, this time in Victoria (taking over the space left by...

Test Driving Lasdun - the Marksman goes to the theatre

Information: 16 May 2023

The team behind The Marksman have opened something very different for their second restaurant, taking over a big space inside The National Theatre. We went down to check out Lasdun.

Gordon Ramsay Restaurants turn over nearly £80 million

Information: 15 May 2023

Gordon Ramsay is laughing all the way to the bank it seems, after his business Gordon Ramsay Restaurants posted its results last week. The chef's business interests in the UK and across the world...

House of Ming Chinese restaurant comes to London via New Delhi

Information: 15 May 2023

House of Ming is a Chinese restaurant that's big in New Delhi - and now it's opening in London. Like its Indian sibling, the restaurant is opening in a Taj Hotel, The St James's Court (you'll find...

Soft & Swirly are now selling their amazing soft serve at Netil Market

Information: 15 May 2023

Last summer they teamed up with Rambutan for a successful popup in Borough Market. And this summer soft serve purveyors Soft & Swirly have hit up another market - Netil Market. Over the intervening...

Max Halley at the Hippodrome sees Max's Sandwiches come to Leicester Square

Information: 12 May 2023

If you haven't yet made it out to Crouch Hill to Max's Sandwich Shop then get ready to try Max Halley's sandwiches in a much more central location. He's teamed up with none other than The Hippodrome for the...

The winners of this year's Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards have been announced

Information: 12 May 2023

The great and good of the food and drink world assembled last night at The Royal Exchange for the 2023 Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards. And while the canapes and seemingly limitless Champagne were...

Gaucho is opening a new steakhouse in Covent Garden

Information: 12 May 2023

12/5/23 - updated with the opening details It's been a while since we had a brand new Gaucho in London, the steakhouse from Martin Williams (who also runs M Restaurants) - over a decade, it turns...

Little Kudu is coming to Peckham (while Smokey Kudu moves to Chelsea)

Information: 12 May 2023

12/5/23 - updated with the opening date for Little Kudu If you’re a big fan of the South-African flavours of Kudu, then we have some good news for you - their new restaurant Little Kudu is on the...

Little Pizza Hicce has arrived in Islington

Information: 11 May 2023

They only opened Hicce Hart on Chapel Market late last year, but Hicce have already expanded across the road in Islington with Little Pizza Hicce. They'd already trialled the pizza offshoot with a...

Test Driving Hyde Park Garden - the new summer terrace at the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park

Information: 11 May 2023

The terrace outside Dinner by Heston has been transformed into a restaurant and bar celebrating the English countryside. We popped along for some English fizz and seasonal dishes at the Mandarin...

Meat The Fish sees the team behind Mayha opening in Chelsea

Information: 11 May 2023

Having stormed the Marylebone scene with their sushi spot, Mayha, the Lebanese restaurant group behind that are now gearing up to open Meat The Fish in the heart of Chelsea. Picked out by the...

It's all change for The Dorchester with The Grill by Tom Booton opening

Information: 10 May 2023

For the past 92 years, the Grill at The Dorchester on Park Lane has been known as just that, The Grill. But now they're ringing in several changes by switching that up to The Grill By Tom Booton,...

Sticks'n'Sushi are heading east, opening on Shoreditch High Street

Information: 10 May 2023

Popular sushi company Sticks n Sushi are getting ready to open in Shoreditch. What will be their ninth London restaurant is taking over the restaurant space that was previously Goddard & Gibbs at...

The crowdfunding campaign to rescue P Franco was a success

Information: 09 May 2023

Earlier this year, we brought you the news that P Franco, Bright and Noble Fine Liquor had all closed. it was a quick and surprising end for P Franco particularly, a wine bar that has been extremely...

Test Driving Carlotta - Big Mamma's Marylebone home continues their winning streak

Information: 09 May 2023

Billed as a more "intimate" Big Mamma restaurant, Carlotta has arrived on Marylebone High Street. We went down to discover exactly what Big Mamma considers intimate...

Crunch are bringing their banging brioche sandwiches to Spitalfields

Information: 09 May 2023

A Hot Dinners exclusive Last summer, a trio of sandwich obsessives began making a name for themselves with the Crunch pop-up in Shoreditch. The group comprises Alexandre Yonan and Michael...

Iconic Soho restaurant L'Escargot is reopening again!

Information: 09 May 2023

Update 8/5/23 We couldn't be more pleased to be able to update this story with the best news - L'Escargot's closure has indeed been temporary. Bookings are reopening for late May, a fact that's...

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