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Jun Tanaka's The Ninth restaurant to reopen after being closed by a fire for nine months

Information: 10 February 2023

It's been closed for nine months after a fire last July but now Jun Tanaka's The Ninth is getting ready to make a comeback (cue Rocky music). While the look of the restaurant will apparently be...

Howl's Moving Castle comes to Selfridges - we have afternoon tea at Calcifer's Kitchen

Information: 08 February 2023

Selfridges have teamed up with Loewe, Studio Ghibli and Balboste for the immersive Howl's Moving Castle Cafe, Calcifer's Kitchen. We popped down to try out one of the hottest tickets in town.

081 Pizzeria finds a permanent home in Peckham

Information: 08 February 2023

They're already popping up in Fitzrovia and Camden you'll have seen them in Peckham before when they first started in Peckham Levels. But now 081 Pizzeria are returning to Peckham proper with their own...

Satan's Whiskers is the UK's No 1 cocktail bar according to the 2023 Top 50 Cocktail Bars

Information: 08 February 2023

If you're a fan of lists and you're a fan of going out for a good cocktail, then this morning's publication of the Top 50 Cocktail Bars List is for you. From the same company who brings us the...

Charco Charco Hot Pot opens in Covent Garden

Information: 08 February 2023

If you’re craving some quality Chinese comfort food as ballast against the daily doom and gloom, then put Covent Garden on your itinerary: Charco Charco Hot Pot is open and waiting for you. It’s a...

St John is popping up in New York's Long Island Bar for one night

Information: 07 February 2023

Here's a hot ticket for any expat Hot Dinners reader who happens to be in New York. St John are heading across the pond for a one night only pop up that's pretty much guaranteed to be a sell-out. They're...

TBC (The Butter Club) comes to Notting Hill from Amsterdam chefs famed for square croissants

Information: 07 February 2023

If the abbreviation ‘TBC’ evokes feelings of frustration or even work stress, then we have a much better word association for you: The Butter Club. Because that’s what TBC stands for when it comes...

Asma Khan's Darjeeling Express is back where it started in Carnaby's Kingly Court

Information: 04 February 2023

Updated 4/2//23 with a look inside Asma Khan and her Darjeeling Express team have returned to Carnaby and Kingly Court, where they first opened five years ago. "We are returning to our spiritual...

The Great Sausage Roll-off is back for 2023 - see who's taking part

Information: 03 February 2023

It’s one of our favourite dates in the culinary year, a feverish time when scrutiny falls to the puff of pastry and mince of meat; that’s right, the Great Sausage Roll-Off finally returns after a...

Harrods and three-star Michelin chef Masayoshi Takayama team up for new restaurant

Information: 03 February 2023

In a somewhat tantalisingly short bombshell, department store Harrods has declared its next partnership will be with a renowned Japanese chef. Masayoshi Takayama (more commonly known as ‘Masa’) is a...

Greggs brings back its vegan sausage and bean melt

Information: 02 February 2023

The Greggs vegan range always causes quite the commotion. Either when the original vegan sausage roll was launched and Piers Morgan goes on a weird tirade or when they more recently stopped serving the...

Tooting Broadway Market’s Henny’s Wine Bar moves to Balham

Information: 02 February 2023

Tooting Broadway Market’s loss is Balham’s gain, with the news that Henny’s Wine Bar has upped sticks and set up shop in leafy Balham. If you’re a fan of ethical and sustainably sourced biodynamic...

Mexican bar and restaurant Zapote to open in Shoreditch

Information: 02 February 2023

If you’re in need of Mexican-style warmth, Shoreditch has the answer in the form of new restaurant and bar Zapote. Opening on the former site of critically acclaimed St Leonards restaurant), Zapote is...

Test Driving Humble Chicken 2.0 - an upgrade from yakitori to omakase for this Soho spot

Information: 02 February 2023

Angelo Sato's yakitori chicken spot in Soho has morphed into an ambitious omakase style restaurant. We went to see its latest incarnation.

Hot 4 U to open permanent restaurant Papi in Hackney

Information: 02 February 2023

2/2/23 - updated with the opening date It was only recently we were telling you about Hot 4 U’s new residency in Haggerston and floated the idea of its very own restaurant in the works. Well, get...

GiaGia brings a hit of Mediterranean fusion to Battersea

Information: 31 January 2023

A Hot Dinners exclusive There are all kinds of reasons that make folk want to have a go at the hospitality industry. But for Bukuria Bajrami and her husband Armando, the owners of upcoming bar and...

The Drunken Butler to open wine bar Emmanuelle in Clerkenwell

Information: 30 January 2023

They've quietly been getting a strong following in Clerkenwell and now The Drunken Butler (now renamed Tehran-Berlin) are getting ready to open a wine bar opposite their restaurant. Announced by...

Petrossian chooses South Kensington for its London caviar cafe and deli

Information: 30 January 2023

30/1/23 - updated with cafe menu and images Francophiles and fans of fine caviar need not trouble themselves with Eurostar queues and delays any longer, Petrossian is opening their first London...

Soho's Tel-Aviv-inspired Kapara comes from the team behind Southwark’s Bala Baya

Information: 30 January 2023

30/1/23 - Updated with the opening date and menu details Head chef Eran Tibi, from popular Southwark restaurant Bala Baya is launching a new dining destination called Kapara. On the ground floor of...

Selfridges opens Howl’s Moving Castle pop-up, Calcifer's Kitchen

Information: 27 January 2023

Studio Ghibli's Howl's Moving Castle is coming to Selfridges in food form as it takes over their Dolly’s Café for a month. It's all part of Loewe's new capture collection inspired by the movie. It's actually...

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