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Fitzrovia will be home to pasta restaurant Officina 00’s second site

Information: 21 November 2022

Updated 21/11/22 with launch offer and opening date As the nights draw in and thoughts turn to steaming bowls of hearty pasta, it’s like Officina 00 is reading our minds. They’re opening a second...

The next Morty & Bob’s is coming to Kensal Rise

Information: 18 November 2022

It’s the weather for their outrageously oozy cheese toasties, so here’s a particularly good reason to head to Kensal Rise: Morty & Bob’s are opening an all-day restaurant, café and bar in the...

Michelin-starred chef Takuya Watanabe opens Taku Mayfair, a new Omakase restaurant

Information: 18 November 2022

We don’t often get to say Paris’ loss is London’s gain, but with the news that Taku Mayfair has opened, we can. Chef Takuya Watanabe, the man behind Jin, the first sushi Omakase restaurant in Paris to...

Cuban feasting and cocktails by Oxford Circus with La Rampa

Information: 17 November 2022

La Rampa brings a Cuban flavour to Oxford Circus with their unique take on Cuban food classics and cocktails - plus lots of rum...

Test Driving Velvet - the Corinthia London's louche new cocktail bar

Information: 17 November 2022

This new bar at this Whitehall hotel showcases the many talents of top mixologist Salvatore Calabrese. We popped in for a tipple or two.

Test Driving 56 West Smithfield - a groundbreaking wine bar in the City

Information: 17 November 2022

Given the current cost of living crisis we're all for a new wine bar that's bringing down the cost of drinking good wine.

The Bleeding Heart wine bar reopens its doors in Farringdon

Information: 17 November 2022

In the same month we lost one of London's oldest restaurants (fingers crossed that's only temporary) it's good to hear that another of London's eighteenth century hostelries is being resurrected. The...

Maria G's heads to the river at Fulham

Information: 16 November 2022

Updated 16/11/22 with soft launch info Back in summer, we had the pleasure of trying out Robin Gill's new restaurant Maria G's in Kensington. There, the restaurant's Exec Chef Aaron Potter was...

Barletta in Margate starts crowdfunding after being victims of £50k scam

Information: 15 November 2022

Depressing news from Margate. When we visited there this summer, a highlight of our trip was dinner at Barletta right on the seafront. Today it transpires that the owners, Natalia Ribbe and Jackson Berg...

Deep Cuts will serve up a London aperitivo scene to Hackney folk

Information: 15 November 2022

A Hot Dinners exclusive A duo of hospitality folk are behind a new bar opening in London that's been inspired by the backstreet bars in Spain and Italy. Billed as a London aperitivo bar, Deep Cuts is...

Test Driving The Holland - Kensington's lovely new neighbourhood pub

Information: 15 November 2022

Kensington locals' pub options just got more interesting with the arrival of The Holland. We went to check it out.

Hicce spin-off Hicce Hart comes to Islington

Information: 15 November 2022

15/11/22 - Hicce Hart is now open Good news for North London, with a second outlet of Hicce due to open. Called Hicce Hart, it will take up the site most recently occupied by the Day & Night pub in...

Harrods has a fabulous new gingerbread Café Dior pop-up

Information: 14 November 2022

Grab your handbags, Harrods is bringing the best of fashion and food together, with a gingerbread-themed Café Dior opening on its ground floor for a limited time. Yes, the department store that...

STK's latest steakhouse is in Stratford

Information: 14 November 2022

Somewhat out of nowhere, a brand new STK steakhouse has arrived in London. It's the latest opening that's part of The Gantry Hotel in Stratford, which already has Hermano coffee bar, Union Social,...

There’s a new gastropub at The Landmark London hotel

Information: 14 November 2022

Marylebone is getting a new gastropub within one of its historic hotels, with the news that The Landmark London is opening the Great Central Pub by Matt Fletcher. While you’ll find comforting pub...

Brixton's Ritzy cinema gets its own En Root vegan cafe

Information: 11 November 2022

South London's plant-based group En Root is heading to Brixton. The brainchild of South Londoners Nish Modasia and his cousin Harshil Modasia, who also have places in Peckham and Clapham, the new...

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...

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