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Wolfox cafe and wine bar eyes up the old Savoy Taylors Guild on the Strand

Information: 20 December 2021

It's been home to a tailors since the early 20th century and its distinctive frontage on the Strand is Grade II listed, but next year the historic Savoy Taylors Guild is going to switch from cutting cloth...

All we want for Christmas is Calum Franklin's Christmas pudding pork pie

Information: 19 December 2021

If you're not one of the hordes who've already escaped London for the holidays, you're about to be rewarded for your loyalty. Because there are only two places in the country that you can get one of...

Test Driving the new Carousel wine bar - the residency restaurant's permanent Fitzrovia home

Information: 16 December 2021

Residency restaurant Carousel has moved from Marylebone to Fitzrovia and added a brand new wine bar in the process. We went down to check it out.

Ugly Dumpling are opening a second restaurant in Fitzrovia

Information: 15 December 2021

After success in Carnaby, Ugly Dumpling are branching out and opening a new restaurant in Fitzrovia (right next door to Lima). If you're unaware of Ugly Dumpling, they are as you might expect, a...

Pastry God Cedric Grolet picks The Berkeley for his first London patisserie

Information: 15 December 2021

With a reputation that precedes him, world-renowned pastry chef Cedric Grolet is heading to London, opening his first UK patisserie (and the first outside France) at The Berkeley in Knightsbridge...

Emilia's Crafted Pasta is opening in Canary Wharf's Wood Wharf

Information: 15 December 2021

Emilia's Crafted pasta gets ready to open its third restaurant, this time in the new Canary Wharf development Wood Wharf. Expect their much-loved fresh pasta dishes, new snacks, a bar with tabletop games...

Honest Burgers go vegan with new V Honest restaurant

Information: 15 December 2021

Updated 11/1/21 with opening date After opening Honest Burger restaurants all over town, they're now looking to try something different with V Honest, their first fully vegan burger restaurant. The menu...

Test Driving The Plimsoll - Four Legs' Finsbury Park boozer with great food

Information: 14 December 2021

The Four Legs team have opened their own pub in Finsbury Park. Hot Dinners scored a hard-to-get seat and went to check it out.

Shutters opens at One Canada Square with its Cali-Cornish seafood mix

Information: 13 December 2021

It takes a brave soul to put a seafood restaurant in the lobby of one of London's biggest office blocks (here's hoping their extraction is top-notch), but the folks behind Shutters which has just...

Dear Grace sees the Pergola team expand to White City

Information: 13 December 2021

Best known for their rooftop and alfresco spots, Pergola and The Prince, the Incipio team are heading to White City in the New Year for their next opening. Dear Grace is going to be an all-day space...

Half Cut Market is a hot new corner shop and bar for Camden

Information: 10 December 2021

If there's one thing that successive lockdowns have promoted, it's the rise of local food culture. Corner stores suddenly became more important than ever when we were all confined to our homes. Now Camden...

The London popup Champagne bar where a glass is just £2.33

Information: 09 December 2021

Popping up briefly in St Christopher's Place this week is a Champagne bar with a difference. The signage out front doesn't give the game away but Veuve is actually a popup from Aldi, selling the...

Test Driving Porte Noire - Idris Elba's wine bar in King's Cross

Information: 09 December 2021

Idris Elba co-owns a wine bar in King's Cross. We went along to find out if it lived up to its star billing.

Top chefs and farmers join the Culpeper for a regenerative agriculture festival

Information: 08 December 2021

If you don't mind a little forward planning, there's a festival of food and drink coming to London in January that we think you should know about. The Culpeper Family of pubs (The Duke of Cambridge, The...

Amaro is a new cocktail bar for Kensington with an impressive pedigree

Information: 08 December 2021

Just as London's finishes hosting the 50 Best Bars awards, another very promising bar is opening in Kensington. Amaro is the passion project of Elon Soddu, previously Head Mixologist of The Savoy...

The Connaught Bar tops World's 50 Best Bars list for 2021

Information: 08 December 2021

Good luck if you were out in London last night trying to get a cocktail at one of London's top bars. The cream of the city's mixology community were over at the Camden Roundhouse waiting to discover which...

Flor transforms into a bakery and doubles up at Bermondsey

Information: 08 December 2021

8/12/21 - updated with Bermondsey launch date Flor, the Borough restaurant from the team behind Lyle's is going through some big changes. The team there are opening a new bakery in Bermondsey's Spa...

Test Driving Booking Office 1869 - a big makeover and a Patrick Powell menu at St Pancras

Information: 07 December 2021

Booking Office at St Pancras has transformed into Booking office 1869 with a whole new look and a new menu by Allegra's Patrick Powell. We take a look inside.

New 10-seater Japanese restaurant, Roji, to open in London’s Mayfair

Information: 06 December 2021

If you had been planning a trip to Japan until it closed its borders, well, we have some news that may console you on the food front. There’s a new restaurant from two accomplished Japanese chefs...

Sustainable seafood restaurant Off The Hook heads to Wapping

Information: 06 December 2021

If you’re the kind of person who loves fish and chips but has concerns about eating sustainably, then fret no more. One of your mindful New Year’s Resolutions can involve heading to Wapping in East...

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