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Compton Arms gets new Italian residency, Tiella

Information: 16 March 2023

After a bit of a fright last year, the future of one of Islington's best pubs, the Compton Arms looks bright. And now they're getting ready to launch an all-new residency. Taking over the kitchens...

Test Driving Mayha's The Bar Downstairs - omakase with cocktail pairing

Information: 16 March 2023

Underneath this Japanese restaurant on Chiltern Street there's a tiny bar serving up an omakase menu of sushi paired with cocktails. We went to try it out.

Forno, a new bakery from the founder of Ombra, is opening in Hackney

Information: 15 March 2023

15/3/22 - updated with the opening date As thoughts increasingly turn to comfort food, take heart in the knowledge there’s a new bakery, deli and pastificio on its way, and it’s all thanks to Ombra...

Flat Iron sets its sights on Kensington for its next steakhouse

Information: 15 March 2023

15/3/22 - updated with the opening date Kensington residents on the lookout for a decent steakhouse now have the arrival of Flat Iron to look forward to this spring. Everyone's favourite budget...

Riviera, a new Southern France restaurant, is opening in St James

Information: 15 March 2023

Craving Saint-Tropez, Cannes, Nice and Antibes? If you feel the need for some Côte d'Azur dining, a new restaurant called Riviera is opening in St James’s Street. It's aiming for luxurious...

London Shell Co lands in Highgate with a fishmonger and seafood bar

Information: 15 March 2023

Hot Dinners exclusive - updated 15/3/23 with opening date They already have two barges, one roaming and one moored, but now London Shell Co are moving onto terra firma. They're getting ready to open...

Test Driving Joia - Portuguese food with a very London view

Information: 14 March 2023

Right beside Battersea Power Station, Joia matches Portuguese food from a Michelin-starred chef with some pretty spectacular views. We head over on the riverboat to try it out.

Hot Dinners celebrates The Murphia List 2023 with a party at The Bloomsbury Hotel

Information: 14 March 2023

The approach to St Patrick's Day marks that time of year again when we release our annual Murphia List - Hot Dinners' celebration of the Irish who work in London's hospitality industry. We always...

Lee Westcott is opening Elodie and Vervain restaurants at Birch Selsdon in South Croydon

Information: 13 March 2023

The team behind Birch in Hertfordshire is gearing up for a second launch, and this time they've brought in top chef Lee Westcott to take charge of the food. Selsdon, the group's new hotel and club...

Roketsu restaurant to open a new downstairs dining space, Bo-sen, in Marylebone

Information: 13 March 2023

It feels like it’s only been a minute since Roketsu launched its Japanese kaiseki restaurant in London and now there’s news that it’s opening a downstairs dining option in the same space. Called...

Sager + Wilde are opening Equal Parts, a new Amaro and aperitivo bar on Hackney Road

Information: 11 March 2023

Updated 11/3/23 with bar opening details Keeping their business strictly local, the team behind one of London's best wine bars have quietly opened a new place. Sager + Wilde have been a huge...

McFly's Danny Jones joins Tom Kerridge for this year's Pub In the Park

Information: 10 March 2023

After making it all the way to the final of last year's Celebrity MasterChef, before losing out to Lisa Snowdon, McFly's Danny Jones has obviously been seriously bitten by the cooking bug. This...

The Ted Lasso pub is opening for overnight guests - for three nights only

Information: 10 March 2023

We're mere days away from the release of the final series of Ted Lasso. But there's already news of what you could do once the final episode has aired. The Prince's Head in Richmond (called the...

Now you can buy Dishoom tableware to put your bacon naan kit on at home

Information: 10 March 2023

Now that everyone's had their bacon naan and queued for a table there, Dishoom have found another way to work their way into Londoners' lives. This week they've launched a crockery collection so you...

Ploussard restaurant and wine bar comes to Battersea Rise from Other Side Fried founders

Information: 10 March 2023

10/3/23 - updated with the opening date It's all happening in Battersea right now. Alongside upcoming wine bar Archway, we also have news of a new neighbourhood restaurant and wine bar Ploussard on...

Test Driving Quo Vadis - a Soho classic sees a return to its former glory

Information: 09 March 2023

One of London's great restaurants, Quo Vadis has had something of a big revamp. Now fitting in twice as many diners, we went down to take in the new look - and to have a pie and eel sandwich, of...

KöD, a Danish steakhouse, opens in the City

Information: 08 March 2023

There has been much written about the cosy art of Danish ‘hygge’ but at the time of writing, London’s weather is still doing its best frosty Scandi impersonation, so a new Danish steakhouse called...

Esti, a Greek-Australian restaurant, is opening at Shoreditch’s TT Liquor

Information: 08 March 2023

What do you get when you mix Greek dining and British produce with Australian hospitality? You’ll find the answer at a new six-month residency at TT Liquor in Shoreditch, when esti brings its blend of...

Atlas Grinds are opening House of Hades bar and restaurant incubator in Hackney

Information: 08 March 2023

It's been a fair old while since popular cocktail bar Silver Lining had its last service in Hackney. So we're happy to be bringing you the news that another cocktail bar is getting ready to open in...

Wolfgang Puck's Spago is popping up in London

Information: 08 March 2023

If there's one restaurant that seems synonymous with Hollywood (to us in the UK at least) it's Wolfgang Puck's Spago (the chef also caters the main Oscars afterparty). If you've ever fancied eating like...

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