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For 23 years now Leila's has been at the foodie heart of Shoreditch. One of the first interesting food businesses, along with Rochelle Canteen to open in the area, back in 2002, it was the passion...

  It's been a big trend in London restaurants over the past couple of years, and another Mediterranean restaurant is on the way, this time to Chelsea.  Kora is opening in Beaufort House, taking over...

30/6/25 - Updated with menu details and the opening date Sipping a glass of rosé on a sun-soaked terrace with glorious views over Tower Bridge may feel like a pipe dream when London's temperature is...

Truffle Burger have been on something of a roll with their collabs and takeovers of late. They recently had Charles Pan Fried Chicken in a South Bank pop-up and next up is a taqueria takeover of...

His main home may be Elystan Street, but Phil Howard's other business looks like it's doing pretty well. Fresh pasta bar Notto is clearly doing great business on Piccadilly and in Covent Garden,...

When burger joint Junk first opened in Soho last year there was a lot of love expressed by fans for its dessert option - cookies from the Parisian bakery Puffy (which is owned by the same restaurant group)...

26/6/25 - updated with the opening date 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...

If you've been to The Pembury Tavern, you might have come across Ace Pizza by Rachel Jones, where its been a hugely popular residency. Well, now she's getting her own place, just off Victoria Park. Jones...

Right now they only have one restaurant open, in St Pancras, but Sushinoya are about to hit the London restaurant scene hard with three central London openings planned this year. And if you're a...

Kerb are on something of a roll at the moment. They have just announced a new weekend market in Leyton, hot on the heels of their big Canada Water opening, and now they're opening something brand...

There's a corner restaurant site in Islington that is well known to locals, originally as a pub and most recently as Japanese restaurant Akari (which closed late last year). Now, the same space on...

If you love the idea of a festival, but baulk at the general lack of comfort and sanitation, then we might have a halfway house solution for you. For four nights this summer, everyone's (except the...

For the past two years, a group of friends have been creating waves in Lima's white-hot dining scene with their omakase Nikkei restaurant Fan. And when a city's Nikkei scene also includes the...

These days, are you really a proper high street brand if you haven't launched a food and drink pop-up or two? This year, Bosch have already had us eating off the floor and there was a pop-up...

It's one of the most prestigious wine awards in the world, so getting a mention by the Star Wine List is a big deal for any London restaurant. So we're delighted to learn that four London...

23/6/25 - updated with the opening date One of two restaurants announced by fledgling group Mad Restaurants (the other is ALTA), MOI is all about Japanese cooking over fire and sounds very much in...

All eyes were on Italy’s Turin this year, where the World’s 50 Best juggernaut staged their annual celebration of the globe’s best restaurants. With only two London restaurants on the 51-100 long...

Big news for anyone heading for Covent Garden or looking for a proper dining experience to complement a cultural excursion: acclaimed chef Angela Hartnett OBE is opening a new restaurant at the...