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Portobello is getting a new Argentinian empanaderia, De Nadas

Information: 01 July 2022

We've had Jamaican patties in Covent Garden and Cornish pasties in Paddington, now Portobello is getting in on the love for pastry snackage with a new empanaderia. De Nadas will specialise in...

Ottolenghi launches a Hummus at Home kit

Information: 01 July 2022

It's been a while since we've had a good new at-home kit, but this latest one from Ottolenghi looks very interesting. if you've been a fan of the hummus at Ottolenghi, then you may be very...

Test Driving Caravel - barge excellence in Islington

Information: 30 June 2022

Caravel sees two brothers deliver a restaurant on a barge on the Regent's Canal. We'd been hearing good things so popped down to check it out for ourselves.

MXO, a new Mexican-inspired restaurant and agave bar, opens in Euston Square

Information: 30 June 2022

We have a hot new spot to cool your heels if you’re waiting for a train at Euston Station, and if you’re a fan of agave-based cocktails and Mexican food you might want to put MXO on your itinerary. Open...

Hampstead is getting a new all day spot Oak & Poppy - handy for the Heath

Information: 29 June 2022

It's always a real shame to see a lovely old pub all boarded up. But having been shut for a few years now, the old Rossyln Arms in Hampstead is getting a new lease of life. The place is being turned...

Yard Sale teams up with Chicken Shop Date's Amelia Dimoldenberg for a Women's Euros pizza

Information: 29 June 2022

Inspired by her hugely popular YouTube series Chicken Shop Date, celebrity interviewer Amelia Dimoldenberg is teaming up with Yard Sale Pizza for a very special limited edition pizza. Obviously, the...

Bollywood's Karan Johar turned away from Notting Hill restaurant

Information: 29 June 2022

Having 12.5 million followers on Instagram isn't enough to get you a table for dinner in London unless you've reserved somewhere. That's what Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar discovered this week...

Salt Bae has launched his London restaurant roof terrace

Information: 29 June 2022

If, like us, you're still following Salt Bae on Insta from the time he opened his London restaurant you'll probably have noticed that the Bae was back in town this past week. And, while he was here, of...

Nourished Communities have opened a farm shop with a mushroom farm and beehive on Blackstock Road

Information: 29 June 2022

Here at Hot Dinners we've long been fans of Nourished Communities, whose neighbourhood store in Canonbury really felt like a game-changer when it came to showcasing local and sustainable food when...

Miznon is bringing its pitas to London

Information: 29 June 2022

29/6/22 - updated with the opening date They have pita restaurants around the world and now Miznon finally has its sights set on London. The international pita merchant, set up by Israeli celebrity...

The Baring sees top restaurant team take on an Islington pub

Information: 29 June 2022

29/6/22 - updated with the opening date A look at a chef or manager's CV while it doesn't tell you everything about them, does give you a fairly good indication of what to expect. So when we heard that...

Chinatown's Joy King Lau calls it a day

Information: 28 June 2022

After almost three decades of serving up some of London's best-loved dim sum dishes, Chinatown restaurant Joy King Lau is closing its doors. Announcing the news in an Instagram post this week, the...

TikTok famous chef Thomas Straker has created a burger for Patty & Bun

Information: 28 June 2022

He's absolutely massive on Instagram and TikTok and now chef Thomas Straker, who's opening his own restaurant in London this summer, is teaming up with Patty & Bun. The chef, who's previously worked at Heston...

Test Driving Honey & Co's new Bloomsbury home on Lamb's Conduit Street

Information: 28 June 2022

After ten years on Warren Street, Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich have moved their popular Middle Eastern restaurant Honey & Co to Bloomsbury. We went to pay them a visit in their new home.

Harrods launch a new permanent Moët & Chandon Champagne Bar

Information: 28 June 2022

Updated 28/6/22 with opening date and menu info Harrods is on a bit of a roll at the moment. There's a new high-end patisserie on the way. And we still have the big launch of Frantzen due later in the year,...

Oche sees a new darts venue land in London

Information: 27 June 2022

The competitive socialising scene in London (here billed as "gastro gaming") is getting even bigger with a second dart venue for London (following the very successful Flight Club). This one is...

The next Granger & Co is going to be in Marylebone

Information: 27 June 2022

27/6/22 - updated with a new opening date. The next Granger & Co restaurant is coming to Marylebone High Street, taking the space once held by the much-missed patisserie Maison Sagne (and most...

Scotland's Makars Gourmet Mash Bar lands in Covent Garden

Information: 24 June 2022

Scottish expats pining for a taste of home outside of Burns Night now have a new place of pilgrimage. Edinburgh's Makars Gourmet Mash Bar has just opened its first spot outside Scotland, in Covent...

Manga Banga takes over from Firebrand on Lisson Grove

Information: 24 June 2022

London's restaurant scene is a tough old business. Barely a week after Firebrand Pizza finished their last service after six years on Lisson Grove comes the news that a new Japanese restaurant will be...

Brighton's Fatto a Mano come to King's Cross with Fatto Pizza & Beer

Information: 23 June 2022

They're big in Brighton (and are also at Boxpark Shoreditch and Croydon). Now Fatto a Mano are coming to London with a permanent restaurant - Fatto Pizza & Beer in King's Cross. First up are the...

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