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The Greggs and Primark Christmas drop is going to be popular

Information: 28 November 2022

Got a cousin or colleague you haven't the first clue what to get for Christmas or Secret Santa? Well Greggs and Primark reckon they've got the answer to that particular festive conundrum. Tomorrow they're dropping a...

Langbourns serves up seafood and steak to City folk in Leadenhall

Information: 28 November 2022

Just in time to the run up to the festive season, the City of London has a fine new bar that's just opened its doors. Langbourns, from the Metropolitan Pub Company, looks to furnish local workers...

Yakiniku Like comes to London, bringing their tabletop grills

Information: 28 November 2022

Yakiniku Like has been a big hit across China, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore and Indonesia - and now they're coming to London with their first European restaurant landing in Soho (coming from the same...

Florattica, a new rooftop bar, is opening in East London

Information: 28 November 2022

Got friends and family in town for the festive season and can’t think of where to take them? Or just finding it difficult to get a table at your favourite rooftop bar at this time of year? Then...

Studio Frantzén is Björn Frantzén's Harrods restaurant in London

Information: 28 November 2022

Updated 28/11/22 with interior images Almost a year ago, Harrods has dropped the culinary bombshell that they had persuaded none other than Björn Frantzén to open a restaurant at the Knightbridge...

Fink's have brought their coffee, sandwiches and bottled cocktails to Clapton

Information: 24 November 2022

We've long been fans of Fink's Salt & Sweet in Highbury - it's our neighbourhood coffee shop, deli and purveyor of top tier sandwiches, bottled cocktails and more. Back in 2020 they expanded by...

Test Driving Woven by Adam Smith in a trip to Coworth Park

Information: 24 November 2022

Adam Smith has taken his restaurant in Ascot's Coworth Park to a whole new level. We take a look at the plush surroundings before checking out the brand-new Woven.

Chef Kerth Gumbs takes over at high rise City restaurant Fenchurch at Sky Garden

Information: 23 November 2022

It's all change at high rise City restaurant Fenchurch at Sky Garden, with the arrival of Kerth Gumbs as Head Chef. Gumbs, you may recognise from his stints as a finalist on the Great British Menu...

Mister Nice restaurant to open in Mayfair

Information: 23 November 2022

23/11/22 - updated with lots more info News previously reached us of a new restaurant coming to Mayfair that seems to be going after the Cipriani and LPM crowd, called Mister Nice. Things were a...

Test Driving The Berkeley's new pop-up pub - The Bishop

Information: 22 November 2022

The Berkeley has launched a new wintry pop-up - and this one is based on a classic pub. We went along for beer, scotch eggs and to see how they've managed to evoke a proper British pub in the heart of...

Pretty Decent Beer Co bring a new taproom (and pizza) to Walthamstow

Information: 21 November 2022

Walthamstow's beer community grows ever larger with a new opening on what they call the "Blackhorse Beer Mile". This time it's the turn of Pretty Decent Beer Co, who are opening a brewery and...

There's a Belvedere (+ Daniel Craig) pop-up bar in Selfridges

Information: 21 November 2022

There's a good chance you've seen Daniel Craig dancing around in the new Belvedere commercial and clearly that's just part of a bigger campaign - part of which has arrived in Selfridges. The bar will be...

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...

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