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Little Cellars in Camberwell is the new wine bar from the Peckham Cellars team

Information: 24 August 2023

24/8/23 - updated with the opening date and menu details. Michelin-rated Peckham wine bar, Peckham Cellars, is expanding. The team behind it - Helen Hall, Luke West-Whylie and Ben McVeigh - have set...

Test Driving Tendril - the "almost vegan" restaurant feels at home in its permanent Mayfair space

Information: 24 August 2023

Rishim Sachdeva's Tendril has found a permanent home in Mayfair, so we thought it was time to see what this "almost vegan" kitchen is all about.

It's Bagels is going to serve up NYC-style bagels in Primrose Hill

Information: 24 August 2023

24/8/23 - updated with the opening date Last summer we brought you news of a special menu operating at Caravan's roastery in Islington. It was a collaboration between New York fashion photographer Dan...

Sri-Lankan streetfood traders Karapincha are opening a restaurant at Canary Wharf

Information: 24 August 2023

Updated 24/8/23 with a new opening date You'll soon have a good reason to get stuck at Canary Wharf tube station when Karapincha, a new Sri Lankan restaurant from twin sisters Vasanthini and...

What's going on in London over the August Bank Holiday weekend

Information: 24 August 2023

It's the last big hurrah of the summer - three days for you to eat and drink your way round London. And - don't faint dead away now - it's actually supposed to be sunny as well! Here's what London's...

Adejoké Bakare is opening the new Chishuru in Fitzrovia

Information: 23 August 2023

23/8/23 - updated with the opening date She closed the original Brixton Chishuru back in October 2022 but now Adejoké Bakare is gearing up to launch Chishuru 2.0 in Fitzrovia (taking over what used to...

EVE Mediterranean-inspired restaurant, bar and café is coming to Kensington

Information: 23 August 2023

If you’re looking for a little late-summer Mediterranean escapism, we might have the culinary answer in the form of new restaurant EVE that is opening in Kensington. Think vegetables, grilled meats and...

Two new Sticky Mango restaurants arrive, in Tower Bridge and Islington

Information: 23 August 2023

Fans of the Sticky Mango restaurant (the one with the impressive Anthony Bourdain mural), just a short walk from Waterloo station towards Bankside, are in for a treat, as not one but two new Sticky Mango...

Peruvian restaurant Floral by Lima relaunching as Lima Cantina

Information: 23 August 2023

If you’ve enjoyed the Peruvian flavours of Floral by Lima over the past decade, there’s a shake-up on the way. Be alert, not alarmed, though. In these recent weeks of significant restaurant...

Test Driving Fazenda London - the rodizio grill comes to the City

Information: 22 August 2023

They're big up North and now the South American rodizio grill has arrived in London. We went to the City to see just how much meat we could eat...

Chef Sertaç Dirik is leaving Mangal 2

Information: 22 August 2023

News comes today of big changes afoot at Mangal 2, where chef Sertaç Dirik has announced that he's leaving the restaurant, apparently with plans to open his own place. It's a story that seems like The...

The Kingdom of Winter Christmas 'experience' takes over ExCel this December

Information: 22 August 2023

For years now Winter Wonderland has been the big draw of the festive season. But this Christmas another big opening is hoping to take it on. Kingdom of Winter is going to be an absolutely massive...

A new all-day dining restaurant, 42 Holborn, is coming to…Holborn

Information: 22 August 2023

We do like a theme. And with the news that 42 Holborn, a new restaurant coming to that very address, is also a little bit fond of the number 42 (there are 42 items on the menu) gives us quiet...

The India Club is closing its doors for good

Information: 21 August 2023

For the past five years one of London's oldest Indian restaurants, The India Club on the Strand, has been fighting a battle against developers. Back in 2018 there were plans by the building's owners to...

Paris Society eye up the old Roland Mouret shop in Mayfair

Information: 21 August 2023

Two years after designer Roland Mouret cleared out his boutique and went into administration it looks like his former HQ in Mayfair is getting a new lease of life. Paris Society who are behind Louie in...

Michel Roux Jr announces that Le Gavroche is closing

Information: 18 August 2023

Michel Roux Jr has announced that one of London's iconic restaurants, Le Gavroche is closing. The decision to close the restaurant (which has been open over 55 years) has come as the restaurant comes...

Pophams Home & Pantry opens up in Islington

Information: 18 August 2023

Anyone going to Islington bakery Pophams, particularly at the weekends, will know there's always a perma queue for their latest pastry innovations. Now they've decided to make the most of their...

Rowley Leigh pops up in Notting Hill with Chez Rowley residency

Information: 18 August 2023

It's been a while since we last saw chef Rowley Leigh in a London kitchen. After closing Le Cafe Anglais in 2014 (his follow-up to Kensington Place) he helped open Cafe Monico on Shaftesbury Avenue...

L'Atelier Robuchon is replacing Le Comptoir in Mayfair

Information: 17 August 2023

They've had lots of success with the very viral cube croissants from Le Deli Robuchon, but nearby Comptoir Robuchon in Mayfair hasn't been quite as much of a hit for the same group. So they're...

Hiden are bringing their Japanese curry to Finsbury Park

Information: 17 August 2023

A Hot Dinners exclusive A walk along Stroud Green Road today revealed that the finishing touches are currently being put on Hiden's new restaurant. If you haven't tried their food before, the...

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