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The Little Scarlet Door brings the house party to Soho

Information: 24 May 2022

24/5/22 - Updated with launch details They've opened little yellow, blue and orange doors around town and now the same people are bringing The Little Scarlet Door to Soho. It's part of the big...

Compton Restaurant is opening in the old Modern Pantry space

Information: 23 May 2022

We've already had the news that The Modern Pantry is making a return to London - but what about its original location? We had previously thought it was becoming a co-working space/property agency...

Chet's sees LA's Night + Market chef come to London for a Thai meets Americana pop-up

Information: 20 May 2022

Night + Market has become something of a big thing in LA - and now the chef behind it is bringing elements of it to London for the first time. The original Night + Market has seen its share of...

Shiok! will be TV chef Cherish Finden's new patisserie in Bishopsgate

Information: 20 May 2022

She's best known to TV audiences as the oh-so-exacting judge from Bake Off: The Professionals. But now Cherish Finden is realising her dream of opening her first standalone patisserie in London. SHIOK!...

Myungrang's Korean hot dogs are headed for Angel

Information: 19 May 2022

19/5/21 - Updated with the opening date Hot off the back of the huge success that Bunsik has had in Charing Cross with its corndogs, we now have the Korean giant Myungrang Hot Dog heading our way...

Gladwin Brothers to open The Black Sheep in Wimbledon Village

Information: 19 May 2022

19/5/22 - Updated with the opening date There was some concerned murmuring in Wimbledon Village when much-loved French restaurant The White Onion announced its closure on Instagram just last week. The...

Mezcalito Mexican bar and restaurant comes to Newington Green

Information: 19 May 2022

18/5/21 - Updated with the opening date They've been popular in Chelsea (they even got a visit from Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston) and now Mexican restaurant and bar Mezcalito is heading to...

Test Driving Seabird's Sky-High brunch (and martini mountain)

Information: 18 May 2022

Rooftop restaurant Seabird has unveiled a new seafood-led brunch. We take a seat on their balcony, gaze across London and tuck in.

Chatsworth is popping up at Sotheby's with a Jubilee menu

Information: 18 May 2022

Here at Hot Dinners we've long been thinking we'd love to do a trip to Derbyshire to visit Chatsworth (the alleged inspiration for Jane Austen's Pemberley in Pride and Prejudice). But it's a fair...

Provisions on Holloway Road is bringing back its wine bar

Information: 18 May 2022

Not seen since the heady pre-Pandemic days, popular North London cheese and wine store Provisions has decided to bring back its wine bar. For three nights each week the Holloway Road shop will...

The Tamil Prince is a new Islington pub from ex-Roti King team

Information: 18 May 2022

The people behind Tamila in Hackney, Chef Prince Durairaj and Glen Leeson (both ex Roti King), are heading to Islington for their next opening - The Tamil Prince. They're taking over what used to be...

Lina Stores expands its pasta empire to The City and Marylebone

Information: 18 May 2022

18/05/21 - updated with Marylebone opening date Fans of Lina Stores, the distinctive pistachio-green pasta restaurant and deli, are being rewarded with a couple of new openings. First up (and open...

Berenjak heads to Borough Market for their next restaurant

Information: 18 May 2022

18/5/22 - Updated with the opening date We only heard a few weeks back about the closure of Flor in Borough (although they do still have their bakery in Bermondsey) but a replacement has been lined up...

Test Driving Wiltons' 280th anniversary dinner menu

Information: 17 May 2022

At a time when a restaurant is doing well to make it to its teenage years, the venerable Wiltons is chalking up an astonishing 280 years of serving up food to Londoners with a special anniversary menu

Glasshouse is a new panoramic rooftop bar for Holborn

Information: 16 May 2022

London really seems to love rooftop bars at the moment. Recently we've had Wagtail open in the City and another in Covent Garden on the roof of the Amano hotel. Next up, it's the turn of Holborn's...

Bamboo Mat sees ex-Chotto Matte team bring Nikkei cuisine to Leyton

Information: 16 May 2022

A Hot Dinners exclusive News reaches us of something new to Leyton's dining scene. Peruvian-Japanese fusion restaurant Bamboo Mat, which opened just a few weeks back, has a team that met while...

The 10th annual Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards celebrate food writers, presenters and more

Information: 13 May 2022

Last night saw the 10th annual Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards take place at The Royal Exchange. And, as you'd expect from a ceremony chaired by Claudia Winkleman and Angela Hartnett, the bash...

50 Top Pizza 2022 unveil the best pizzerias in Europe (London makes it to no. 3)

Information: 13 May 2022

This week in the world of restaurant awards, it's time for pizza. At a ceremony in Milan, the new 50 Top Pizza awards were unveiled, with Peppe Pizzeria in Paris once again topping the list. But it...

Riding House Cafe is coming to Bloomsbury

Information: 12 May 2022

Another Riding House Cafe is on the way - this time to Bloomsbury. They've already been pretty successful over in Fitzrovia for over ten years and also with the Rail House Cafe in Victoria. As with those...

Covent Garden has a new rooftop bar on top of the Amano hotel

Information: 11 May 2022

German boutique hotel group Amano has just had a very under-the-radar launch of its first UK hotel. The new opening is in the heart of Covent Garden with a restaurant, bar and - the important bit -...

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