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Cantoast Bakery are bringing their Asian inspired baked goods to Marylebone

Information: 07 April 2026

Updated 8/4/26 with opening date If there's one thing we love here at Hot Dinners, it's a new Chinese or Japanese bakery. So we're delighted to bring you news of a hot new opening coming to...

Rum Kitchen is revived in Camden

Information: 07 April 2026

There have been some changes at Rum Shack of late, with the group now owned by The Rhumshack Group, who also own Cottons. After that happened, all the previous Rum Kitchens closed, but now they're...

Test Driving Berenjak Mayfair, the Persian restaurant has really upped the glam factor

Information: 02 April 2026

For their third London restaurant, Berenjak have opened a very glamorous restaurant in Mayfair. We went down to check it their latest location and to see what's new on their Persian-inspired menu.

New Shoreditch bar Seedy will channel the nineties with CDs rather than vinyl

Information: 01 April 2026

Updated 12.01pm - yes this was our 2026 April Fool's (although we maintain it's only a matter of time before it happens...) Click here to see all our April Fool's stories in one place. You can...

Maza Mayfair sees the team behind Notting Hill's Mazi heading to central London

Information: 01 April 2026

We reported on this one way back in June 2025, but now it's being confirmed, Mazi is coming to Mayfair - although this outpost will be called Maza. It's been over a decade since Mazi opened its...

The Duke of Connaught in Belgravia is Cubitt House's next gastropub

Information: 01 April 2026

They already have two other Belgravia pubs, but gastropub group Cubitt House clearly love the area as they're already making plans for a third. Next up to get the group's attention is the old post...

James Cochran's Around The Cluck fried chicken is back, popping up at Old Fountain in Old Street

Information: 01 April 2026

If you've been missing chef James Cochran's Around The Cluck, it's just made a return to London, popping up as a residency near Old Street. He's taken over the food being served in family-run pub...

Hot Dinners' April Fools round-up

Information: 31 March 2026

Over the years we've enjoyed trying to pull the wool over your eyes with some food-specific April fooling of our own. Here's a round-up of what we've done so far: 2013: Dalston's first fine dining...

Test Driving Impala, Meedu Saad's restaurant is a love letter to food from North Africa to North London

Information: 31 March 2026

Defying classification, but very London-coded, the much-anticipated solo venture by chef Meedu Saad, Impala, more than lives up to expectations.

The Golden Tooth will be a new pub from the Papi team on Green Lanes

Information: 30 March 2026

Last month, Papi moved on from their London Fields restaurant, quickly replaced by the soon-to-open Auguste. And now we know what Papi themselves have planned - they're opening a pub on Green Lanes,...

Music and food collide at Sensora, a charity event featuring Bicep and top chefs

Information: 30 March 2026

We get a lot of information about foodie events happening all over London, but there are a few factors that make the upcoming charity evening Sensora stand out. The first is the folks supplying the...

Viral King's Cross matcha cafe Frothee is heading to Covent Garden

Information: 30 March 2026

Almost a year after she opened her first matcha cafe Frothee, in King's Cross, Hanife Hursit and her dad Ram are gearing up for expansion. Hanife's TikTok chronicling of the opening of their first...

Maki Nori sees the Soho Maki & Ramen open an upstairs Japanese handroll bar

Information: 27 March 2026

We've already written about the new Maki & Ramen that has recently opened in Soho, but it turns out that they have another trick up their sleeve. The space that they took over was pretty large (it...

Test Driving Burro, where Trullo chef Conor Gadd has created a warm, inviting Covent Garden Italian

Information: 26 March 2026

The chef behind Trullo has opened his own solo Italian restaurant in the heart of Covent Garden. We went down to the surprisingly peaceful courtyard to see what Conor Gadd is cooking up at Burro.

Cue Point are going permanent with their Texas/Afghan BBQ in White City

Information: 25 March 2026

The latest pop-up to go permanent, on their tenth birthday no less, is British Afghan BBQ restaurant Cue Point. They're teaming up with The Garden Bar pub in White City to create their new...

The excellent Jupiter Burger is heading inside for a spring pop-up in Tottenham

Information: 25 March 2026

Up until now, the very, VERY good Jupiter Burger (from Greg Boyce, one of the people behind Dom's Subs) has only been available in Netil Market in London Fields. That's great in summer but less so...

Notting Hill pub The Prince Edward is getting an overhaul by the Julie's team

Information: 25 March 2026

After successfully making Julie's in Holland Park a big deal again, the same team are hoping to do the same with a Notting Hill pub. The Prince Edward has been closed since February, and the Julie's team...

Jeremy King unveils Romano's, the final piece of the Simpson's puzzle

Information: 24 March 2026

Having just had a very successful launch of The Grand Divan at Simpson's (with an early five-star review no less), Jeremy King is getting ready to put the cap on one of London's biggest openings in...

Dal Fiorentino brings its hugely popular Italian sandwiches to Westbourne Grove

Information: 24 March 2026

24/3/26 - opening date revealed. Italian sandwiches have become a big thing in London of late - we even have a guide to the best. And the sandwich shop that has been leading the charge, Dal...

Test Driving Taq, the Notting Hill taqueria that has reinvented itself with help from Jackson Boxer

Information: 24 March 2026

The Notting Hill restaurant known as Taqueria for 20 years has been given a 21st-century makeover (with the help of Dove's Jackson Boxer) and is now Taq. We went in to see what the revamped taqueria has to...

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