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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...

Acclaimed chef Mark Hix to be The Groucho Club’s new Director of Food & Beverage

Information: 02 November 2022

Despite a grim time during the pandemic when his restaurants were forced to close, opening and then shutting The Fox Inn in Dorset in July 2022 after 18 months of trading, Mark Hix has turned...

Henry Harris is back with Bouchon Racine and the Three Compasses in Farringdon

Information: 02 November 2022

Updated 2/11/22 with pub opening date It's been seven long years since chef Henry Harris closed the doors of his much-loved restaurant Racine in Knightsbridge. But now we can bring you the great...

Test Driving Elis - Brazilian/Italian fusion at Bethnal Green's Town Hall Hotel

Information: 01 November 2022

The team behind Da Terra have taken over the other restaurant at the Town Hall Hotel for a more casual affair. We headed east for a look.

Bacchanalia will be Richard Caring's new Mayfair restaurant on Mount Street

Information: 31 October 2022

Updated 31/10/22 with the opening date More details are being revealed about Richard Caring's next big Mayfair project, Bacchanalia. The Greek and Italian restaurant certainly sounds like it'll be...

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