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Revamped pub the Earl of Derby and Gengelly's are coming to New Cross

Information: 23 May 2023

With lots of news about pubs closing, it's always good news to hear of those getting a little more love. From Telegraph Hill, New Cross, news reaches us of such a promising pub overhaul. The Earl of Derby is...

A preview visit to The Campaner at Chelsea Barracks

Information: 23 May 2023

We took in an early doors preview of this new SW1 restaurant, tucked away in the Chelsea Barracks.

Brazilian restaurant Bossa coming to London from a World’s 50 Best chef

Information: 22 May 2023

22/5/23 - updated with opening details Alberto Landgraf, chef patron of two-Michelin-starred Oteque in Rio de Janeiro, ranked 47 on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list, is bringing some Brazilian flavours...

Wonderland hope to keep carnivores and vegans happy with their Soho burger restaurant

Information: 22 May 2023

Updated 26/6/23 with opening date and launch info You've got to really stand out to make a dent in London's burger scene, so the founders behind new Soho spot Wonderland are hoping that they've got...

Sam's Kitchen sees Sam Harrison launch a cafe in Hammersmith

Information: 22 May 2023

22/5/23 - Updated with the new opening date The Sam Harrison empire in west London is expanding. He's only recently launched Sam's Larder, has Sam's Waterside on the horizon and now he's opening a...

Leo's sees the Juliets team and chef Giuseppe Belvedere opening a restaurant in Clapton

Information: 22 May 2023

Updated 22/5/23 with booking details and opening date The team behind Juliet's Quality Foods have something big planned. Owners Julian Porter and Lauren Johns have teamed up with chef Giuseppe Belvedere...

En Root bring their plant-based Indian food to Tulse Hill's Railway Tavern

Information: 19 May 2023

They only recently launched at The Ritzy in Brixton, but now the Indian-inspired and plant-based food of En Root has opened up in another new home, The Railway Tavern in Tulse Hill. They've just...

Shankey's serves up Indian food with Irish booze in Hackney

Information: 19 May 2023

We'll be honest we missed the opening of Shankey's last year on Dalston Lane and when it moved to Well Street in Hackney last November. But when a reader brought it to our attention recently we had to...

Test Driving The Midland Grand Dining Room - a destination restaurant for King's Cross

Information: 18 May 2023

This glorious-looking hotel restaurant now has a new look to mark chef Patrick Powell's arrival - we took a trip to St Pancras to check it out.

Top Mexico City taqueria Cariñito Tacos is popping up in London at Oranj

Information: 18 May 2023

Having already nailed down one of NYC's coolest roving restaurants as a pop up, Shoreditch wine bar Oranj is keeping the momentum going with their next residency. They've persuaded one of Mexico...

Greggs win right to sell late-night sausage rolls on Leicester Square

Information: 17 May 2023

Almost a year ago we reported that the dream of Greggs to be running a 24/7 restaurant on Leicester Square had come up against hard reality in the form of Westminster Council's licensing committee. Worried...

Empire Empire brings Indian food and disco to Notting Hill

Information: 17 May 2023

17/5/23 - updated with more details about the menu Notting Hill continues to go from strength to strength and the latest to enter the fray there is the man behind popular Indian restaurant...

Casa do Frango pick Victoria as the next home for their Piri-Piri chicken

Information: 16 May 2023

They've had great success with their Piri-Piri chicken around London and now Casa do Frango are getting ready to open their next big restaurant, this time in Victoria (taking over the space left by...

Test Driving Lasdun - the Marksman goes to the theatre

Information: 16 May 2023

The team behind The Marksman have opened something very different for their second restaurant, taking over a big space inside The National Theatre. We went down to check out Lasdun.

Gordon Ramsay Restaurants turn over nearly £80 million

Information: 15 May 2023

Gordon Ramsay is laughing all the way to the bank it seems, after his business Gordon Ramsay Restaurants posted its results last week. The chef's business interests in the UK and across the world...

House of Ming Chinese restaurant comes to London via New Delhi

Information: 15 May 2023

House of Ming is a Chinese restaurant that's big in New Delhi - and now it's opening in London. Like its Indian sibling, the restaurant is opening in a Taj Hotel, The St James's Court (you'll find...

Soft & Swirly are now selling their amazing soft serve at Netil Market

Information: 15 May 2023

Last summer they teamed up with Rambutan for a successful popup in Borough Market. And this summer soft serve purveyors Soft & Swirly have hit up another market - Netil Market. Over the intervening...

Max Halley at the Hippodrome sees Max's Sandwiches come to Leicester Square

Information: 12 May 2023

If you haven't yet made it out to Crouch Hill to Max's Sandwich Shop then get ready to try Max Halley's sandwiches in a much more central location. He's teamed up with none other than The Hippodrome for the...

The winners of this year's Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards have been announced

Information: 12 May 2023

The great and good of the food and drink world assembled last night at The Royal Exchange for the 2023 Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards. And while the canapes and seemingly limitless Champagne were...

Gaucho is opening a new steakhouse in Covent Garden

Information: 12 May 2023

12/5/23 - updated with the opening details It's been a while since we had a brand new Gaucho in London, the steakhouse from Martin Williams (who also runs M Restaurants) - over a decade, it turns...

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