News & reviews

Claude Bosi to open Socca in Mayfair, teaming up with Jamavar restaurateur

Information: 26 January 2023

26/1/22 - updated with the opening date He may be edging closer to that third Michelin star at his eponymous restaurant in South Kensington, but Claude Bosi is also about to try something new in...

Trying out Sophie's Steakhouse Sunday lunch

Information: 26 January 2023

Sophie's Soho is serving up an impressive Sunday lunch, grilled over its huge firepit. We went down to try it out.

Chef Akira Back picks Soho for his London AB Steak Korean BBQ steakhouse

Information: 25 January 2023

Chef Akira Back is really taking on London in 2023. Not only is he opening various restaurants and bars at the upcoming Mandarin Oriental Mayfair, but he's also got a side hustle in the form of AB...

Lío London to launch a cabaret restaurant in the Cafe de Paris site

Information: 25 January 2023

25/1/23 - Updated with the opening date If you fancy a touch of Ibiza glamour as the nights get darker, then you’ll be pleased to know you can soon scurry along to Lío London, the first permanent...

The 2023 Top 50 Gastropubs are announced - Parkers Arms tops the list, Red Lion and Sun is London's best

Information: 24 January 2023

Kicking off the year with the first major awards of the season, the Top 50 Gastropubs of 2023 were announced last night. This year it's the turn of a pub that we hear no end of great things about -...

Test Driving Bar Kroketa - a hugely appealing slice of Spain in Carnaby

Information: 24 January 2023

Carnaby has an appealing new Spanish bar celebrating croquetas. We went to work our way through the list...

The Dorchester unveils its James Bond-influenced Vesper Bar and brand new Artist's Bar

Information: 23 January 2023

23/1/22 - updated with photos of the new bar If you've been to The Dorchester recently, then you'll have noticed that their regular ground-floor bar has been under wraps (and has even popped up to...

Pizza Pilgrims are opening a Nutella Ring Pizza kiosk in Carnaby

Information: 23 January 2023

Kingly Court's always a busy old place but we predict that a new opening from the Pizza Pilgrims will make it just that bit harder to get a seat there. From next week they'll be running what they're...

La Gamba sees Applebee's serve up Spanish tapas on the South Bank

Information: 23 January 2023

Applebee's Fish, which first started as a stall in Borough Market, is trying something new. The brothers behind it, Jack, Harry and Matthew Applebee are opening Spanish tapas restaurant La Gamba in...

Hawthorn restaurant comes to Kew, taking over The Glasshouse space

Information: 20 January 2023

Last year, The Glasshouse closed in Kew after 23 years. If you're wondering what's going to be taking its place, we have the answer - Hawthorn. In the kitchen is chef Joshua Hunter, who's been at Kitchen...

20ft Chicken sees Black Bear Burger moving to fried chicken on Oxford Street

Information: 20 January 2023

If you're a fan of Black Bear Burger (and we are), then it's worth knowing they have something new up their sleeve. Next up after burgers, it's fried chicken with their new 20ft Chicken. They'll be launching...

Test Driving Jacuzzi - Big Mamma goes extra extra in Kensington

Information: 19 January 2023

The latest restaurant from Big Mamma has arrived in Kensington and we got in early for a preview. Here's what to expect from Jacuzzi.

Oxeye in Nine Elms opens a sandwich hatch

Information: 18 January 2023

Something that will be very handy for the people that work in the area (particularly the huge Penguin HQ), Sven Hanson Britt's Oxeye is branching out with a new sandwich hatch in Nine Elms. The Sandwich Shack...

Ruben's Ruebens are bringing their salt beef and pastrami to Shoreditch's Seed Library

Information: 18 January 2023

Norman's Cafe popped up there last year and now it's the turn of Brixton smokehouse Ruben's Reubens to take on the residency in Shoreditch's Seed Library. Ruben Dawnay will be in charge of the food...

Ivan Ramen's Ivan is popping up in London with Ivan Mazemen in Islington

Information: 18 January 2023

You may have seen him on Netflix's Chef's Table, or tried his food at last year's collaboration with Bone Daddies. But now ramen hot shot Ivan Orkin of Ivan Ramen fame is coming to London for a...

Test Driving Hicce Hart - the Hicce team's impressive neighbourhood Islington pub

Information: 17 January 2023

Following up on their success in King's Cross, Hicce's Pip Lacey and Gordy McIntyre have come to Islington with something quite different in Hicce Hart. We popped down to see how they've adapted...

Jacuzzi sees Big Mamma hit up Kensington High Street and go more extreme than ever

Information: 17 January 2023

17 January 2023 - Updated with a look inside Big Mamma never do things by halves but they're taking things one step further as they head west to Kensington for their next restaurant Jacuzzi. It's their...

Baggio Burger are opening an Italian burger joint in Walthamstow

Information: 16 January 2023

They've been delivering and popping up across London as well as running a popular residency in Walthamstow's Crate, but now Baggio Burger are getting ready to open in their permanent Walthamstow...

Harrods have opened a Louis Vuitton x Yayoi Kusama pop-up with a polka dot patisserie counter

Information: 16 January 2023

Trying to keep on top of what Harrods is doing food-wise is a tricky task. They do have a tendency to just throw open the doors on a new project without telling anyone. So their latest pop-up was...

Jam Delish bring their vegan Caribbean food to Islington with an ex-Fifteen chef in charge

Information: 16 January 2023

A Hot Dinners exclusive If you're looking for a positive thing you can say about the lockdowns, they do seem to have given a lot of people the push they needed to open their own business. One such...

News & reviews

Also see...