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A Wes Anderson diner is coming to 180 Strand

Information: 05 June 2023

If you're maybe getting a little weary of the Wes Anderson TikToks that have been proliferating of late, it's not about to stop any time soon. The director has another film coming out this month,...

Fazenda is bringing its rodizio grill restaurant to London

Information: 05 June 2023

5/6/23 - Updated with the opening date Following restaurants like Six by Nico and Mowgli, another restaurant group that's made it big elsewhere in the country is heading to London for their next...

Alexis Gauthier is opening Studio Gauthier and 123V Bakery in Fitzrovia

Information: 05 June 2023

5/6/23 - updated with the opening dates Chef Alexis Gauthier is bringing not one, but two new restaurants to Fitzrovia. Much like his existing places, Gauthier Soho and 123V (inside Fenwick's), each...

Hong Kong's 'most chocolatey' chocolate cake creators 404 Bakery have arrived in London

Information: 02 June 2023

We do enjoy a bit of culinary grandstanding here at Hot Dinners and when someone arrives in this city promising to serve up the best chocolate cake we've ever had in our lives then we sit up and...

Islington restaurant Bellanger gets a major makeover

Information: 02 June 2023

Updated 1/6/23 with new images For the past month, Bellanger has been closed for what turns out to be a major overhaul. If you know the restaurant either from its Bellanger days or, before that,...

Walkers takes over Max's Sandwich Shop for a week

Information: 02 June 2023

There are few greater culinary delights out there than the simple pleasures of a good crisp sandwich. You've probably got strong feelings about the bread (sliced white, surely?) and the crisps...

Yannick Alléno is opening Pavyllon London at the Four Seasons on Park Lane

Information: 02 June 2023

Updated 2/6/23 with the opening date After a while, all roads lead to London. Chefs across the globe may open their multi-Michelin-starred restaurants wherever they choose, but it does appear that to...

Lina Stores are bringing their pasta to Clapham

Information: 02 June 2023

2/6/23 - updated with the opening date If you've been wondering what was going to take the place of the old site of St Clair in Clapham, wonder no more - it's going to be the latest opening by Lina...

Test Driving Lilienblum - Eyal Shani's first London follow-up to Miznon

Information: 01 June 2023

Miznon chef Eyal Shani has opened the latest restaurant in his burgeoning London empire. This is more about sharing plates that filled pitas - we went down to check it out.

El Pollote are bringing their Latino fried chicken to Carnaby

Information: 31 May 2023

You'll probably know them from various Kerb markets, including Seven Dials, but now the Venezuelan team behind El Pollote are getting ready to open their first standalone restaurant. They'll be...

Sushi and champagne - Nobu's summer terrace is open for business

Information: 31 May 2023

London's summer terrace game is firmly underway and one that's an easy recommendation is the one at Nobu Hotel London Portman Square. This will be the second year they've teamed up with Champagne...

Test Driving BAO Marylebone - a Taiwanese dumpling house off Oxford Street

Information: 30 May 2023

The BAO team branch out into dumplings with their latest branch, just off Oxford Street. We went to check it out.

Banner's in Crouch End is closing after 30 years

Information: 25 May 2023

Crouch End residents have been reacting to the news that one of the area's longest-running restaurants, Banner's, is getting ready to close its doors for the final time. Owner Juliette Banner made the...

Kachori comes to Elephant Park with an ex-Gymkhana head chef

Information: 25 May 2023

2/6/23 - updated with the opening date Kachori is a new restaurant coming to Elephant Park that looks rather promising. The restaurant takes its influences from Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and...

Lilith & Co is a Diablo IV pop-up shop selling "goremet chocolate"

Information: 25 May 2023

A new pop-up with a difference is about to hit London. Opening as part of the launch of the game Diablo IV (a big deal if you're into gaming), Lilith & Co will be an over-18s-only chocolate shop...

Test Driving 20 Berkeley - high-end British food in a Mayfair townhouse

Information: 25 May 2023

20 Berkeley sees the team behind Sumi and Humo try their hand at "sophisticated British dining" in Mayfair. We went down to their townhouse to check it out.

Larry's Bar will be an underground cocktail bar at the National Portrait Gallery

Information: 25 May 2023

When the National Portrait Gallery reopens this summer after a three-year renovation we were expecting it to feature a rooftop restaurant by Richard Corrigan and a ground floor cafe by the folk at...

Previewing Cantinetta Antinori - luxe yet cosy Italian in Knightsbridge

Information: 25 May 2023

Cantinetta Antinori arrives in Knightsbridge as a joint venture between a global restaurant group and a top Italian winemaker. We popped in to check it out in a recent preview dinner.

5 food and drink things to look out for in this year's RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Information: 24 May 2023

If you're heading down to Chelsea for this year's flower show there are a few food and drink themed gardens and displays, along with some new bars and restaurants. Here's our guide.

Broken Eggs is London's first tortilla restaurant

Information: 24 May 2023

London's already got a restaurant devoted to croquetas, so perhaps it isn't surprising that someone's now decided to open a Spanish restaurant specialising in tortilla. Siblings Gabriel and Marta...

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