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A Hot Dinners exclusive It's been three years since the old Manze pie and mash shop closed its doors on Chapel Market, marking the end of an era after over 100 years of business. But, as one door...

Updated 14/2/23 with opening date Oded Oren's restaurant in Dalston continues to be a hit, he has a new book out and now he's getting ready to open Oren Delicatessen on Broadway Market.  Taking over the...

A new pub is on the horizon for Kentish Town and it's looking very promising. The Parakeet is taking over what used to be The Oxford pub in Kentish Town, which has been bought by the people behind...

Now that Dry January's firmly behind us, what better time to announce a brand new wine bar in the city. The place in question is The Bishop's Vaults which takes over the former Boisdale of...

  It's been closed for nine months after a fire last July but now Jun Tanaka's The Ninth is getting ready to make a comeback (cue Rocky music). While the look of the restaurant will apparently be...

Selfridges have teamed up with Loewe, Studio Ghibli and Balboste for the immersive Howl's Moving Castle Cafe, Calcifer's Kitchen. We popped down to try out one of the hottest tickets in town. 

They're already popping up in Fitzrovia and Camden you'll have seen them in Peckham before when they first started in Peckham Levels. But now 081 Pizzeria are returning to Peckham proper with their own...

If you're a fan of lists and you're a fan of going out for a good cocktail, then this morning's publication of the Top 50 Cocktail Bars List is for you. From the same company who brings us the...

If you’re craving some quality Chinese comfort food as ballast against the daily doom and gloom, then put Covent Garden on your itinerary: Charco Charco Hot Pot is open and waiting for you. It’s a...

Here's a hot ticket for any expat Hot Dinners reader who happens to be in New York. St John are heading across the pond for a one night only pop up that's pretty much guaranteed to be a sell-out. They're...

If the abbreviation ‘TBC’ evokes feelings of frustration or even work stress, then we have a much better word association for you: The Butter Club. Because that’s what TBC stands for when it comes...

Updated 4/2//23 with a look inside Asma Khan and her Darjeeling Express team have returned to Carnaby and Kingly Court, where they first opened five years ago. "We are returning to our spiritual...

It’s one of our favourite dates in the culinary year, a feverish time when scrutiny falls to the puff of pastry and mince of meat; that’s right, the Great Sausage Roll-Off finally returns after a...

In a somewhat tantalisingly short bombshell, department store Harrods has declared its next partnership will be with a renowned Japanese chef. Masayoshi Takayama (more commonly known as ‘Masa’) is a...

The Greggs vegan range always causes quite the commotion. Either when the original vegan sausage roll was launched and Piers Morgan goes on a weird tirade or when they more recently stopped serving the...

Tooting Broadway Market’s loss is Balham’s gain, with the news that Henny’s Wine Bar has upped sticks and set up shop in leafy Balham. If you’re a fan of ethical and sustainably sourced biodynamic...

If you’re in need of Mexican-style warmth, Shoreditch has the answer in the form of new restaurant and bar Zapote. Opening on the former site of critically acclaimed St Leonards restaurant), Zapote is...

Angelo Sato's yakitori chicken spot in Soho has morphed into an ambitious omakase style restaurant. We went to see its latest incarnation.

  2/2/23 - updated with the opening date It was only recently we were telling you about Hot 4 U’s new residency in Haggerston and floated the idea of its very own restaurant in the works. Well, get...

A Hot Dinners exclusive There are all kinds of reasons that make folk want to have a go at the hospitality industry. But for Bukuria Bajrami and her husband Armando, the owners of upcoming bar and...