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Zia Lucia opens its next pizzeria in West Hampstead with dough made from crickets on the menu

Information: 14 June 2023

14/6/23 - updated with the opening date For their next opening, pizza group Zia Lucia are doing something a little different. One of their USPs is that there are four different doughs to choose from...

The new Badiani in Balham will do pasta as well as gelato

Information: 14 June 2023

If you're into your gelato you'll probably have encountered Badiani, a Florentine gelato chain that's been slowly expanding across London, serving up flavours like cobnut, green tea, pear sorbet and...

The Piccadilly Cicchetti is moving to a much bigger Grade II listed building

Information: 14 June 2023

Cicchetti must be doing rather well for themselves. Owned by the San Carlo Group (the same people who run the Selfridges rooftop restaurant), the Piccadilly Cicchetti is getting ready to move to a...

Imad’s Syrian Kitchen goes bigger and better in Soho’s Kingly Court

Information: 14 June 2023

14/6/23 - updated with the opening date If you’re already a fan of Imad’s Syrian Kitchen, which found a permanent home in Soho’s Kingly Court in 2021, then things are about to get even bigger and...

Test Driving The Grill by Tom Booton at The Dorchester - a restaurant that's so much more just a grill

Information: 13 June 2023

The Grill at The Dorchester has had a light rebrand to The Grill by Tom Booton, to showcase their star chef. We went down to see just what the grill is cooking up right now.

Ynyshir tops the National Restaurant Awards 2023 list again, Da Terra at 3, Bouchon Racine in at 5

Information: 12 June 2023

The Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards for 2023 have been announced and, after its debut last year at the top, Ynyshir has once again retained the pole position as Restaurant of the Year. The...

If you love oats you're going to love Oatis the oat cafe opening in Notting Hill

Information: 12 June 2023

London does love a themed cafe and the one arriving in West London this summer is going to go big on one ingredient, oats. OATIS will be open for breakfast and lunch on Queensway and oats will be at...

TĀTĀ Eatery is back, popping up for a one-month residency at The Sea, The Sea in Hackney

Information: 12 June 2023

it's been a while since we've seen something from TATA Eatery, with the team more recently helping to launch Mr Ji in Camden. But now they're back for a one-month appearance, popping up at The Sea, The...

Mallow's second plant-based restaurant is going to be in Canary Wharf

Information: 12 June 2023

11/6/23 - updated with the opening date Following their Borough Market opening back in 2021, a second plant-based Mallow restaurant is on the way to Canary Wharf. Mallow comes from the same people...

Mexican Seoul's Korean tacos come to Victoria Park

Information: 09 June 2023

A new taco bar is coming to Victoria Park as Mexican Seoul makes the leap from street food trader to permanent restaurant. Coming from chef Ashley Chipchase, the restaurant is a fusion of Mexican...

Sushi Kanesaka brings omakase to 45 Park Lane

Information: 09 June 2023

We're still a little surprised when it happens but occasionally the odd restaurant does manage to launch in a fairly stealthy fashion. The latest of those is Sushi Kanesaka which is opening at 45...

Bancone picks Borough Yards for its third pasta restaurant

Information: 09 June 2023

On the cusp of celebrating their fifth birthday, the folks at Bancone are also getting ready to open their third restaurant. They're the latest to join the procession of restaurants opening in...

World's 50 Best Restaurants announce the 2023 51-100 list and three London restaurants make the cut

Information: 08 June 2023

While we wait for the main event on 20 June, the World's 50 Best Restaurants started ramping up the excitement by releasing the 51-100 section of the list. It's always an interesting reveal, not least...

Manzi's is a huge seafood restaurant in Soho from The Wolseley Group

Information: 08 June 2023

Updated 8/6/23 with opening date As the first new restaurant to be opened by The Wolseley Hospitality Group since it was formed following the departure of Jeremy King and Chris Corbin, all eyes are...

Salt Yard bring home the trophy in the 2023 Croquetas Challenge

Information: 07 June 2023

Last night saw eight London restaurants battling it out for this year's Croquetas Challenge. It's the sixth year that the competition has been run by the Salt Yard Group and the sixth year we've...

RH England at Aynho Park opens five new restaurants at once in the Cotswolds

Information: 07 June 2023

The huge new gallery opening RH England at Aynho Park in Oxfordshire has, in one fell swoop, brought five new restaurants to the Cotswolds. Set over a 73-acre estate, it's really quite the...

Lavo Ristorante heads to London from LA with its giant wagyu meatballs

Information: 07 June 2023

Is there room for another glitzy Italian restaurant in London? We ask because news reaches us of an American import, LAVO Ristorante, which is coming our way from America. It's part of the TAO...

High Yaki is bringing staircase BBQs to Chinatown

Information: 06 June 2023

6/6/23 - updated with the opening date London's Chinatown has a lot of hot pot and DIY barbecue restaurants, but the owners of incoming restaurant High Yaki are hoping that they're bringing...

Test Driving the new Fallow breakfast - starting the day like royalty

Information: 06 June 2023

From viral pastries to sustainable takes on avo on toast, the new Fallow breakfast is worth seeking out.

Café Pier takes over the old cabmen's shelter on Chelsea Embankment

Information: 06 June 2023

Dotted around the city, cabmen's shelters are a living piece of London's history, dating back to the late Victorian era when cabbies needed somewhere warm to sit and grab a bacon sarnie and a cup of...

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