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They've quietly been getting a strong following in Clerkenwell and now The Drunken Butler (now renamed Tehran-Berlin) are getting ready to open a wine bar opposite their restaurant.  Announced by...

30/1/23 - updated with cafe menu and images Francophiles and fans of fine caviar need not trouble themselves with Eurostar queues and delays any longer, Petrossian is opening their first London...

30/1/23 - Updated with the opening date and menu details Head chef Eran Tibi, from popular Southwark restaurant Bala Baya is launching a new dining destination called Kapara. On the ground floor of...

Studio Ghibli's Howl's Moving Castle is coming to Selfridges in food form as it takes over their Dolly’s Café for a month.  It's all part of Loewe's new capture collection inspired by the movie. It's actually...

26/1/22 - updated with the opening date He may be edging closer to that third Michelin star at his eponymous restaurant in South Kensington, but Claude Bosi is also about to try something new in...

Chef Akira Back is really taking on London in 2023. Not only is he opening various restaurants and bars at the upcoming Mandarin Oriental Mayfair, but he's also got a side hustle in the form of AB...

25/1/23 - Updated with the opening date If you fancy a touch of Ibiza glamour as the nights get darker, then you’ll be pleased to know you can soon scurry along to Lío London, the first permanent...

Kicking off the year with the first major awards of the season, the Top 50 Gastropubs of 2023 were announced last night.  This year it's the turn of a pub that we hear no end of great things about -...

Carnaby has an appealing new Spanish bar celebrating croquetas. We went to work our way through the list...

23/1/22 - updated with photos of the new bar If you've been to The Dorchester recently, then you'll have noticed that their regular ground-floor bar has been under wraps (and has even popped up to...

Kingly Court's always a busy old place but we predict that a new opening from the Pizza Pilgrims will make it just that bit harder to get a seat there. From next week they'll be running what they're...

Applebee's Fish, which first started as a stall in Borough Market, is trying something new. The brothers behind it, Jack, Harry and Matthew Applebee are opening Spanish tapas restaurant La Gamba in...

Last year, The Glasshouse closed in Kew after 23 years. If you're wondering what's going to be taking its place, we have the answer - Hawthorn. In the kitchen is chef Joshua Hunter, who's been at Kitchen...

If you're a fan of Black Bear Burger (and we are), then it's worth knowing they have something new up their sleeve. Next up after burgers, it's fried chicken with their new 20ft Chicken.  They'll be launching...

  Something that will be very handy for the people that work in the area (particularly the huge Penguin HQ), Sven Hanson Britt's Oxeye is branching out with a new sandwich hatch in Nine Elms. The Sandwich Shack...

Norman's Cafe popped up there last year and now it's the turn of Brixton smokehouse Ruben's Reubens to take on the residency in Shoreditch's Seed Library.  Ruben Dawnay will be in charge of the food...

You may have seen him on Netflix's Chef's Table, or tried his food at last year's collaboration with Bone Daddies. But now ramen hot shot Ivan Orkin of Ivan Ramen fame is coming to London for a...

Following up on their success in King's Cross, Hicce's Pip Lacey and Gordy McIntyre have come to Islington with something quite different in Hicce Hart. We popped down to see how they've adapted...