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Little Kudu is coming to Peckham (while Smokey Kudu moves to Chelsea)

Information: 12 May 2023

12/5/23 - updated with the opening date for Little Kudu If you’re a big fan of the South-African flavours of Kudu, then we have some good news for you - their new restaurant Little Kudu is on the...

Little Pizza Hicce has arrived in Islington

Information: 11 May 2023

They only opened Hicce Hart on Chapel Market late last year, but Hicce have already expanded across the road in Islington with Little Pizza Hicce. They'd already trialled the pizza offshoot with a...

Test Driving Hyde Park Garden - the new summer terrace at the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park

Information: 11 May 2023

The terrace outside Dinner by Heston has been transformed into a restaurant and bar celebrating the English countryside. We popped along for some English fizz and seasonal dishes at the Mandarin...

Meat The Fish sees the team behind Mayha opening in Chelsea

Information: 11 May 2023

Having stormed the Marylebone scene with their sushi spot, Mayha, the Lebanese restaurant group behind that are now gearing up to open Meat The Fish in the heart of Chelsea. Picked out by the...

It's all change for The Dorchester with The Grill by Tom Booton opening

Information: 10 May 2023

For the past 92 years, the Grill at The Dorchester on Park Lane has been known as just that, The Grill. But now they're ringing in several changes by switching that up to The Grill By Tom Booton,...

Sticks'n'Sushi are heading east, opening on Shoreditch High Street

Information: 10 May 2023

Popular sushi company Sticks n Sushi are getting ready to open in Shoreditch. What will be their ninth London restaurant is taking over the restaurant space that was previously Goddard & Gibbs at...

The crowdfunding campaign to rescue P Franco was a success

Information: 09 May 2023

Earlier this year, we brought you the news that P Franco, Bright and Noble Fine Liquor had all closed. it was a quick and surprising end for P Franco particularly, a wine bar that has been extremely...

Test Driving Carlotta - Big Mamma's Marylebone home continues their winning streak

Information: 09 May 2023

Billed as a more "intimate" Big Mamma restaurant, Carlotta has arrived on Marylebone High Street. We went down to discover exactly what Big Mamma considers intimate...

Crunch are bringing their banging brioche sandwiches to Spitalfields

Information: 09 May 2023

A Hot Dinners exclusive Last summer, a trio of sandwich obsessives began making a name for themselves with the Crunch pop-up in Shoreditch. The group comprises Alexandre Yonan and Michael...

Iconic Soho restaurant L'Escargot is reopening again!

Information: 09 May 2023

Update 8/5/23 We couldn't be more pleased to be able to update this story with the best news - L'Escargot's closure has indeed been temporary. Bookings are reopening for late May, a fact that's...

Katsu & Buns are popping up with just that in Islington

Information: 05 May 2023

Katsu & Buns are doing right what is says there in the name - katsu curry and bao buns. They've been delivering for a while but are now getting a pop-up space in Islington at The Chapel Bar Terrace. The main...

Tesco opens a pop-up pub, The King in the Castle, for the Coronation

Information: 04 May 2023

4/5/23 - Updated with photos of the pub It’s not often we have cause at Hot Dinners to speak of Tesco-related matters, but when the supermarket chain and retailer starts veering into dining-out...

NYC's Eddie Huang brings Baohaus' Taiwanese buns to London

Information: 03 May 2023

They've previously brought over Ivan Orkin's Ivan Mazemen for a popular residency and now Neighbourhood in Islington are getting ready for another US import. This time it's the turn of NYC chef and TV...

BAO Mary is the BAO group's take on a Taiwanese dumpling house beside Selfridges

Information: 02 May 2023

2/5/23 - Updated with the opening date Oxford Street shoppers are going to have a handy new pitstop to drop into this summer. BAO are opening up BAO Mary on James Street. They've taken over the...

20 Berkeley is coming to Mayfair

Information: 02 May 2023

2/5/23 - updated with the opening date and details of the menu The group behind Sumi and the recently opened Humo have a new restaurant on the horizon - 20 Berkeley. It's taking over a space on the...

Test Driving Chungdam with its Pyeonbaek steam boxes and Korean BBQ

Information: 02 May 2023

Soho has a hot new Korean restaurant that's offering something a bit different with its Pyeonbaek steam boxes. We went to try it out.

The Campaner at Chelsea Barracks sees Barcelona's Martinez team take on London

Information: 01 May 2023

Updated 2/5/23 with new opening date In Barcelona, Terraza Martinez is best known for being the place to enjoy a seafood paella overlooking the sea from their position on the slopes of Montjuic. So...

Veuve Clicquot are bringing back their Sunny Side Up Cafe, this time to Piccadilly Circus

Information: 28 April 2023

Last year, Champagne house Veuve Clicquot caused quite the stir with their breakfast cafe pop-up in Soho. Now the team behind that are back with a new offering, this time in Piccadilly. The 2023...

Sarap's Budgie Montoya brings Filipino BBQ skewers to Market Halls Oxford Street with Apoy

Information: 28 April 2023

Filipino restaurant Sarap finished its run on Heddon Street at the end of 2022 and, since then, the restaurant has been looking for a permanent home. In the meantime, after an appearance on Great...

The team behind Camden's Black Cow are opening Epicurus, an American and Middle Eastern diner

Information: 28 April 2023

Ex-Palomar chef Shiri Kraus and Amir Batito have already built a following for their popular Camden steakhouse, The Black Cow. Now the duo are about to open a new diner in Camden's North Yard...

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