News & reviews

If you're not one of the hordes who've already escaped London for the holidays, you're about to be rewarded for your loyalty. Because there are only two places in the country that you can get one of...

  Residency restaurant Carousel has moved from Marylebone to Fitzrovia and added a brand new wine bar in the process. We went down to check it out.  

After success in Carnaby, Ugly Dumpling are branching out and opening a new restaurant in Fitzrovia (right next door to Lima).  If you're unaware of Ugly Dumpling, they are as you might expect, a...

With a reputation that precedes him, world-renowned pastry chef Cedric Grolet is heading to London, opening his first UK patisserie (and the first outside France) at The Berkeley in Knightsbridge...

Emilia's Crafted pasta gets ready to open its third restaurant, this time in the new Canary Wharf development Wood Wharf. Expect their much-loved fresh pasta dishes, new snacks, a bar with tabletop games...

Updated 11/1/21 with opening date After opening Honest Burger restaurants all over town, they're now looking to try something different with V Honest, their first fully vegan burger restaurant.  The menu...

The Four Legs team have opened their own pub in Finsbury Park. Hot Dinners scored a hard-to-get seat and went to check it out.

It takes a brave soul to put a seafood restaurant in the lobby of one of London's biggest office blocks (here's hoping their extraction is top-notch), but the folks behind Shutters which has just...

Best known for their rooftop and alfresco spots, Pergola and The Prince, the Incipio team are heading to White City in the New Year for their next opening. Dear Grace is going to be an all-day space...

If there's one thing that successive lockdowns have promoted, it's the rise of local food culture. Corner stores suddenly became more important than ever when we were all confined to our homes. Now Camden...

Popping up briefly in St Christopher's Place this week is a Champagne bar with a difference. The signage out front doesn't give the game away but Veuve is actually a popup from Aldi, selling the...

Idris Elba co-owns a wine bar in King's Cross. We went along to find out if it lived up to its star billing.

If you don't mind a little forward planning, there's a festival of food and drink coming to London in January that we think you should know about. The Culpeper Family of pubs (The Duke of Cambridge, The...

Just as London's finishes hosting the 50 Best Bars awards, another very promising bar is opening in Kensington.  Amaro is the passion project of Elon Soddu, previously Head Mixologist of The Savoy...

Good luck if you were out in London last night trying to get a cocktail at one of London's top bars. The cream of the city's mixology community were over at the Camden Roundhouse waiting to discover which...

8/12/21 - updated with Bermondsey launch date Flor, the Borough restaurant from the team behind Lyle's is going through some big changes. The team there are opening a new bakery in Bermondsey's Spa...

Booking Office at St Pancras has transformed into Booking office 1869 with a whole new look and a new menu by Allegra's Patrick Powell. We take a look inside. 

If you had been planning a trip to Japan until it closed its borders, well, we have some news that may console you on the food front. There’s a new restaurant from two accomplished Japanese chefs...

If you’re the kind of person who loves fish and chips but has concerns about eating sustainably, then fret no more. One of your mindful New Year’s Resolutions can involve heading to Wapping in East...

Updated 6/12/21 with new opening date Zia Lucia are continuing their march south with a new pizzeria, this time in Balham.  If you're not familiar with them, they first started on Holloway Road...