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There have been a lot of fancy new Mayfair hotels opening of late, from the Mandarin Oriental to the upcoming Chancery Rosewood on Grosvenor Square. And now another is added to the list, with this...

It's been promised for a few weeks and now Lardo's new wine bar is nearly upon us. Bastardo is opening right next door to the popular East London pizzeria, and as their window proclaims, it's...

A few years ago we brought you the news about an interesting new Mediterranean sandwich bar Rastro, which had just opened up in East London. Now the same team, which included two Allegra alum moving...

The current smashburger craze shows no sign of slowing down and a brand new addition (at least to this country) has just arrived in Victoria. HBR first started in Kuwait, and this London opening is...

Even before the opening of the big new Guinness HQ in Covent Garden later this year, there's been talk of whether we've yet reached "peak Guinness" in London (our feature suggested not). Well, this...

London's old banks have proved to be a rich source of venues for London's restaurant and bar scene in recent years. Now, over on Cavendish Square behind Oxford Circus, a £15 million refurb of a...

A new street food market comes to London, courtesy of Kerb. They're heading west for the first time, opening in White City Place. There will be seven traders on offer at all times, in a line-up that...

We love a well-themed pop up and this summer, London has two good ones to choose from. To start with, there's the Wes Anderson-themed takeover of the bar at Bob Bob Ricard in Soho. The downstairs...

Earlier this week, there was news that Tom Kerridge's Chelsea pub, The Butcher's Tap and Grill was closing, with the team behind it saying it gave them "an opportunity to regroup, rethink and...

We'd been wondering what would happen to Roji omakase bar, since chefs Tamas Naszai and Tomoko Hasegawa moved over to open the excellent Himi in Carnaby - and now we know. Next door to Chisou in...

Chef Thomas Straker is making things easy on himself with his second restaurant opening, as it's just a few doors further down from his eponymous restaurant in Notting Hill. Acre is being described as a...

22/7/24 - Updated with new image and opening month Ever since the Galvin Brothers announced that they were closing their rooftop restaurant at the London Hilton on Park Lane after 18 successful...

Is it a sign of the times that a celebrity-backed vegan burger restaurant's former site in Soho has been taken over by a longstanding London independent group? Well, that's what has happened on Old...

26/5/25 - updated with the opening date Almost a year ago we brought you the news that the Big Mamma group (Circolo Popolare, Gloria, Carlotta et al) were setting their sights on Canary Wharf. Now...

You'll see Rick Stein restaurants all over Padstow, but at the moment his only London outpost is in Barnes (a notably great restaurant for riverside dining). But if you fancy trying the chef's...

Updated 23/05/25 with new 2025 date Following in the footsteps of Dublin and Edinburgh, London is the next capital city to get its own huge city-centre brewery/distillery. Guinness are apparently...

Promoted feature If you love a visit to Ole & Steen, you'll be very familiar with their signature bake, the Cinnamon Social. It's already had something of a makeover for the summer months and now...