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Caviar Kaspia returns to London with a club in Mayfair

Information: 16 January 2023

This one took its time. We originally wrote about Caviar Kaspia returning to London all the way back in 2018 - but now it's finally (and quietly) opened. Back at the turn of the millennium, Caviar...

Islington's Trullo has opened a wine bar next door

Information: 13 January 2023

Hot Dinners exclusive Highbury Corner in Islington is doing rather well for wine bars right now. Not only does it have Yield and, a short 10-minute walk away, Provisions (both shops by day, wine...

Popular Filipino bakery and coffee house Kapihan is coming back to Battersea

Information: 13 January 2023

Updated 13/1/23 with opening date When Filipino coffee house and bakery Kapihan closed their doors in Battersea back in October 2021 their departure was met with genuine sadness from the legions of...

Shake Shack are bringing their burgers to Soho

Information: 13 January 2023

13/1/22 - updated with opening details A new Shake Shack is coming to town and this time they'll be opening in Soho. right around the corner from Oxford Circus. The American burger chain is setting up...

Bar hop - down in the basement at Nomad for some Common Decency

Information: 11 January 2023

You may already know about Side Hustle - but the NoMad London in Covent Garden now has another pretty big new lounge bar in the basement. We paid it a visit.

Archway is a new wine bar and restaurant for Battersea with an ex-River Cafe chef

Information: 11 January 2023

We'll admit to being a little thrown by the idea of Archway opening in Battersea with the two locations seemingly on opposite sides of town - but it turns out that this Archway is actually a new...

Mama Chen's dumpling and noodle bar pops up at The Gantry in Stratford

Information: 10 January 2023

Having opened just in time for the upcoming Lunar New Year celebrations, Mama Chen's is a new dumpling-based popup at The Gantry in Stratford. It began life as a delivery service during lockdown - the...

Test Driving Shiro - an easy-to-like sushi spot in Broadgate

Information: 10 January 2023

Suitable for ramen slurping lunches or sushi suppers this new Liverpool Street Japanese spot hits the mark.

The Lightroom at King's Cross will have a bar and cafe by St John

Information: 09 January 2023

A Hot Dinners exclusive Regular visitors to The Bridge Theatre in London will know that, in addition to the fine shows being put on there, one of the big lures of the theatre is the fact that their...

Akub in Notting Hill will be top Palestinian chef Fadi Kattan's first London restaurant

Information: 05 January 2023

5/1/23 - Updated with a new opening date In Bethlehem, chef and hotelier Fadi Kattan's place of business is in a building that's more than 1000 years old. Here in London, the place he's chosen for...

Donutelier by Roladin has brought its doughnuts to London

Information: 04 January 2023

One way to blow any plans to calorie control over January would be to take a visit to London's newest doughnut store. Donutelier, which opened its doors on Charing Cross Road just before Christmas, is packed...

Yard Sale Pizza's Veganuary pizza is The Romesh Spesh with Romesh Ranganathan

Information: 04 January 2023

Not only is Romesh Ranganathan all across your TV right now, he's even managed to spare time to slide into the restaurant world this month with a collab with Yard Sale Pizza. The vegan comic has...

Humo sees the team behind Endo and Sumi opening a wood fired restaurant in Mayfair

Information: 04 January 2023

4/1/22 - updated with the opening date When your other restaurants are the Michelin-starred Endo at the Rotunda and popular sushi spot Sumi in Notting Hill, it's clear that people are going to be...

The City gets a new Portuguese wine and tapas bar in Bar 1790

Information: 03 January 2023

If you're not doing Dry January, you might be interested to learn about a new Portuguese wine bar that opened up just before Londoners broke for the Christmas holidays. Bar 1790 might be a brand new...

Dumpling Shack and Sichuan Fry are doubling up in London Fields

Information: 03 January 2023

3/1/23 - Updated with the new opening date Fans of John & Yee Li’s Dumpling Shack rejoice - they're coming to London Fields in a two-for-one deal that gets you both a Dumpling Shack and the new...

Test Driving Eline - sustainable, stylish and affordable. A Hackney three in one.

Information: 02 January 2023

Eline sees an ex-Pophams duo taking on their own venture in Hackney, featuring a stellar combination of seasonal cooking (with French roots) and a very accessible natural wine list. We headed down...

The most-read stories on Hot Dinners in 2022

Information: 29 December 2022

As the year winds down, here are the stories that were the most popular reads on Hot Dinners in 2022...

Lino are reopening, this time in Queen's Park

Information: 29 December 2022

Last year popular Smithfield haunt Lino made the announcement that they were closing their doors permanently. The pandemic, successive lockdowns and an unsupportive landlord did for them, despite...

Test Driving Maresco - a hot date between Scotland and Spain in Soho

Information: 20 December 2022

This new Soho tapas spot brings in the freshest Scottish seafood and uses them in Spanish tapas classics.

Readers' vote winner - your favourite new restaurant of 2022

Information: 19 December 2022

We've added up the votes and the results are in! Out of a shortlist of nearly 50 new restaurants (itself taken from almost 250 restaurants that we tracked as opening in 2022) here's your favourite...

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