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4/6/21 - updated with full details. Fans of the Kudu group of restaurants and bars will no doubt be thrilled to learn that the team are opening a new restaurant in South East London. The new...

We bring you sad news today as the hugely popular return of Stevie Parle to Portobello Dock has played out, it seems. Posting on Instagram last night Parle revealed that his popup restaurant Joy...

Updated 4/6/21 with The Night Owl opening date It's all happening at Finsbury Park. As part of the station's massive redevelopment, there's plenty to look out for with a large new M&S food store,...

We take a trip out of town to Newbury to try both the inside and alfresco restaurants at The Vineyard in Stockcross - and try a fair few of their Californian wines too... 

After success at London Bridge and with their lockdown deliveries, Where The Pancakes Are is opening a new restaurant in Fitzrovia, filled with all the sweet and savoury pancakes (and Dutch Babies) you...

The latest BAO is coming to Shoreditch and it's something od a departure for the team. This time the main focus will be on noodle bowls, inspired by Taiwanese beef noodle shops (but there will be bao...

The people behind the much-loved Diogenes The Dog are opening a new wine bar, with low intervention and natural wine as the focus. 

Is this a sign of things to come? We've been hearing on the grapevine about London restaurants operating reduced hours due to staff shortages. In Mayfair, for example, La Petite Maison last week...

Just when you thought they couldn't fit any more into The Ned, Soho House has managed to sneak in a new jazz and cabaret bar, The Parlour.  It'll be in one of their basement spaces, running from...

The people behind family-run restaurant Il Portico in Kensington are getting ready to relaunch their sister restaurant, just a few doors down the street. Previously Pizzicotto, it's going to be...

Rapper turned professional foodie Professor Green has teamed up with Sheffield chef Luke French for a fuss-free Sunday lunch kit. We gave it a go.

After gaining plaudits for her time at The Harwood Arms, Sally Abé arrived in the Conrad St James with her main restaurant - The Pem. It's aiming for an elevated, but fun British dining experience. 

Now that the weather's not quite so hellish, it feels safe again to talk about new alfresco options in town. Over in Stratford the restaurant group D&D (think German Gymnasium, Bluebird, 14 Hills)...

Harrods really is getting in the big names right now. It's only a few weeks since they unveiled Jason Atherton's Harrods Social and now they've announced the arrival of Tom Kerridge in their Grade...

The unstoppable creativity of the BAO team lands in King's Cross with their seriously stylish Yōshoku-style cafe. We popped along to try nearly everything on the menu...

There's a distinct trend in chefs leaving London for the country life, to set up shop in the South West. We've had East London's Pavilion Cafe opening in Newquay, the Jolene team heading to Fowey...

The original Four Quarters in Peckham Rye was a game-changer - a bar meets gaming arcade. Five years ago they opened their second bar, this time in Stratford, and now they're expanding again. Their latest bar...

Plant-based restaurants and vegan are starting to hit the next level of late. No longer simply "vegan restaurants", they're becoming focused on the style of food first, which is seeing a broader...

A Hot Dinners exclusive If you've been around Soho, you might have noticed a new bar and restaurant called Pam's. It turns out that it's from Barworks, the same people behind The Diner as well as...

Bringing Korean drinking culture to London, Hongdae Pocha is serving up hotpots, soju cocktails and more.