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The Proof is bringing cakes and a profiterole bar to Dalston

Information: 11 November 2022

Dalston is getting a brand new bakery as Francesca Strange's The Proof has found a permanent home there for a bakery, coffee shop and dessert bar. A self-taught baker, The Proof has been delivering...

The Maison Francois Croute-off is back, with some big names taking part

Information: 11 November 2022

We're very big fans of pate en croute here at Hot Dinners, so news of the return of Maison Francois' Croute Off has cheered us immensely. Just as you'd expect, it has some of London's best...

Top Portuguese chef Henrique Sá Pessoa is opening JOIA at the Battersea Power Station

Information: 11 November 2022

11/11/22 - Updated with the opening date With the opening of London’s first art’otel comes details of what one of the restaurants will be in the hotel's Battersea Power Station site, and it’s good...

KFC are opening a fried chicken-fueled pub in Hammersmith

Information: 10 November 2022

They've launched clothing and hotel rooms and next up for KFC is a pub. As part of the World Cup, they're launching The Colonel's Arms in Hammersmith a pub that yes, will be serving KFC - sort of...

Test Driving Restaurant St. Barts - a modernist dream in the old heart of London

Information: 10 November 2022

This new Smithfield restaurant wants to give London diners a real experience for their money. We went to see how that plays out in reality.

Crudo's new Mare Street restaurant in Hackney is their biggest yet

Information: 09 November 2022

The Crudo group are heading to Hackney for their largest opening yet. They started out in Fitzrovia with a grab-and-go spot back in 2019 before expanding to Old Street. Now they're hitting up Mare...

Pedler finds a new home in Canary Wharf

Information: 09 November 2022

They've been in Peckham for a while, but now neighbourhood restaurant Pedler has found a brand new neighbourhood in Canary Wharf. They've moved from Peckham, and have taken over the space that used...

Tozi Grand Cafe is opening at Battersea's new art'otel

Information: 09 November 2022

The openings at Battersea Power Station are coming thick and fast. On the heels of the main opening last month, we're now hearing about a new Italian coming to the area. TOZI has long been one of...

The Bishop at The Berkeley is the Knightsbridge hotel's new winter pub pop-up

Information: 08 November 2022

Updated 8/11/22 with images If you've been wondering what form the alfresco space at The Berkeley would take on for winter, let us enlighten you. This year they've moved away from Alpine influences and gone...

Test driving Scott's - Mayfair's glamorous seafood spot lands on the riverside at Richmond

Information: 08 November 2022

Celeb haunt Scott's has arrived in Richmond and hasn't spared any expense, from the look of it. We head down for a riverside lunch to see how the locals have taken to it.

Notting Hill's The Pelican is popping up in the Cotswolds this winter

Information: 08 November 2022

Ever since it opened its doors this summer, Notting Hill pub The Pelican has been packing them in, whether it's locals wanting a piece of that lobster pie or celebrities after a quiet-ish drink. Now the...

Oranj, a new natural wine bar and kitchen, to open in Shoreditch

Information: 07 November 2022

Updated 7/11/22 with opening date It was only a matter of time: Shoreditch is getting its first natural wine bar. Starting out in 2020 as a next-day-UK-wide-wine-delivery service during lockdown,...

Alma is the new cocktail bar below Soho's Sucre

Information: 04 November 2022

When Soho restaurant Sucre launched, they also opened their cocktail bar Abajo. However, after a somewhat chilly reception, they've had a rethink and the bar is getting an overhaul and reopening as...

Spanish-Israeli restaurant Penelope’s is opening at Hotel Amano Covent Garden

Information: 04 November 2022

Dancing on tables could be behaviour from your past (or present, we’re not judging) but it’s the vibe that the new Hotel Amano are looking to bring to their restaurant Penelope’s when it opens. The...

StreetSmart launch their festive campaign with restaurants and diners supporting the homeless

Information: 04 November 2022

It must be nearly Christmas as StreetSmart’s annual campaign has just kicked off across the UK, bringing nearly 550 restaurants together to raise money for people suffering homelessness, with a...

Dishoom head to Canary Wharf for their ninth restaurant opening

Information: 03 November 2022

3/11/22 - updated with soft launch details In news guaranteed to make a lot of folk in the financial district very happy, Dishoom have announced that Canary Wharf will be the site of their next...

Cavo is a huge new Mediterranean restaurant with roof gardens opening by Tottenham Court Road

Information: 02 November 2022

2/11/22 - updated with the opening date The Tottenham Court Road end of Oxford Street's days as the shabbier part of the shopping thoroughfare appears to be drawing to a close. Hard on the heels of...

Popeyes open their second London restaurant in Ealing

Information: 02 November 2022

There were huge queues when Popeyes opened its first restaurant in Stratford, and that was just a concession in Westfield. Other than popping up for delivery-only dark kitchens across town, they...

City institution Simpson's Tavern is fighting for survival

Information: 02 November 2022

One of London's oldest restaurants is fighting for survival after a face-off with its landlords. Yesterday Simpson's Tavern in the City issued an appeal and began a crowfunding campaign to help it...

Chuku’s, Tottenham's Nigerian tapas restaurant, launches a save-it-from-closure campaign

Information: 02 November 2022

If you’d like to experience Nigerian tapas for the first time, you’d best hurry or it could be the last time, with word that Chuku’s on Tottenham High Road is facing potential closure. We deemed it...

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