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11/2/22 - Updated with details of the restaurant The food at London's galleries is starting to get very interesting indeed. We've already had Jose Pizarro taking over at the RA and next up are South...

10/2/22 - Updated with the opening date Following their Covent Garden restaurant (which doubled in size after they opened it), Rob Hampton and Matt Lovell, aka The Oystermen, are getting ready to...

Back in November, we first reported on the second project by dream team JKS (Gymkhana, Hoppers), James Knappett (Kitchen Table) and publican Dominic Jacobs (The Running Horse) - a makeover of The...

Updated 10/2/22 with opening date As new food hub Borough Yards gets ready to open, details have been trickling in about what to expect from the various bars and restaurants opening there. Now we're...

Last month they opened their 50th store, in Knightsbridge, with fans including Konan and boxer Amir Khan. Now the UK-based South East Indian cafe chain Chaiiwala have set their sights on Dalston. The...

After the success of Seven Dials Market, Kerb are branching out further from the street food scene with a new venture in Shoreditch - Kerb Counter. It's both relocating from its previous home in...

If you prefer your morning coffee to come with a side order of goodwill, then a new cafe opening in Angel next week sounds like just the place for you. TRAMPOLINE is a new social enterprise cafe by...

They've been big on the 5th floor of Harvey Nichols and now Madhu's Brasserie are getting a second place all to themselves in Richmond.  If you're unfamiliar with them, Madhu's started out as...

The people behind Dalston's Angelina have come to Soho with Dai Chi, a restaurant that's all about deep-fried skewers. We went down to try it out. 

07/02/22 - Updated with imagery Originally revealed at the end of 2019 and planned to open the following year (but we all know what happened then), the plans for the fourth iteration of chops...

It's been 12 years since renowned chef David Thompson last cooked his amazing Thai food in London. Back in 2010 he closed his restaurant Nahm - the first Thai restaurant to get a Michelin star -...

With spring nearly upon us, Selfridges is launching a special rosé bar for the season. Teaming up with Moët Hennessy, they're opening Rosé Lumière - a space that's designed to be like a "traditional romantic French...

3/2/22 - updated with launch info Celeb restaurateur Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini (who also happens to be Cheryl Cole's ex), is gearing up to open his first London restaurant Itaku.  He's talked about...

There's a lot of change afoot at Bloomsbury's Brunswick centre at the moment, we've had new openings like Tian Tian supermarket and now they're about to get a new plant-based pasta restaurant, Punk...

London's restaurant world seems pretty confident about the return to work, judging by the number of places opening in Canary Wharf recently. The latest to join their ranks is Caravan who are getting ready...

  31/1/22 - updated with opening details We've seen a lot of US restaurant imports over the past few years (like Eggslut) but not many (if any) from their northern neighbour Canada (at least until...

Looking to find out when the Michelin stars for London will be awarded in 2022? We have all the details as well as everything you need to know about the awards. 

With robot waiters and their legendary soup dumplings, this in-store restaurant seems a sure fire hit.

  Gordon Ramsay continues his stealth takeover of The Savoy with the reveal today that he's about to launch another restaurant at the hotel (in addition to his existing ones there, The Grill and The...

27/1/22 - updated with booking details We've been waiting an age for Din Tai Fung to launch their Centre Point restaurant. So long, in fact, that they're getting ready to open another restaurant in...