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La Brasseria head to Notting Hill with their Italian luxe trattoria

Information: 22 September 2021

You may have been busy this summer visiting old London restaurant haunts, making up for lost dining time during lockdown. While it’s been a mixed bag of emotions seeing who’s still standing and who is...

Test Driving Sunday in Brooklyn - NYC's pancake brunch hits Notting Hill

Information: 21 September 2021

They're already becoming well known for their huge pancakes, but what's the rest of brunch at Sunday in Brooklyn like? We went to Notting Hill to find out.

Big Easy head to Westfield Stratford with their 'cue and lobsters

Information: 21 September 2021

After a quiet year or so, it does seem like life is heading back to Stratford with a few new openings. Hard on the heels of the arrival of Haugen, comes Big Easy who are opening their fourth London...

Three Uncles bring their Cantonese roast meats to Camden's Hawley Wharf

Information: 20 September 2021

As news trickles out on what's opening at the Hawley Wharf food court in Camden, it's gradually becoming one of the more interesting new London openings of the autumn. The latest to announce their...

Field by Fortnum's is their new sustainable in-store restaurant pop-up

Information: 20 September 2021

Fortnum's is getting ready to launch a new restaurant, its first in the main Piccadilly store in six years (the last was the standalone restaurant (but connected to the main store) 45 Jermyn...

Black Axe Mangal is returning with a new name... FKABAM

Information: 17 September 2021

17/9/21 - updated with the reopening date It's been closed since the very first lockdown, but the time is nearly upon us for the return of Black Axe Mangal - in a new form. Lee Tiernan's Islington...

The Bourbon serves up hard liquor and BBQ in Bow

Information: 17 September 2021

A few streets away from Victoria Park, there's a new dive bar to check out. The Bourbon has taken over the old Kisses from Nonna site and turned it from Italian to American. As the name suggests,...

Idris Elba is opening Porte Noire - a wine bar, restaurant and tasting room in King's Cross

Information: 17 September 2021

Idris Elba is getting back into the bar business with a new launch in King's Cross. He already opened The Parrot in Aldwych - but this is quite a departure from that cocktail bar. This time he's...

SpiceBox are bringing vegan curry to Leytonstone with their second restaurant

Information: 17 September 2021

SpiceBox, the popular vegan curry house, having opened its first outlet in Walthamstow in 2019, are about to open a second site in autumn, this time in Leytonstone.

Test Driving The Pem - Sally Abé's food, showcased in St James

Information: 16 September 2021

Sally Abé found fame at The Harwood Arms and has now taken over all the food at The Conrad St James. The Pem is the main restaurant there - we went along to see how she's settling in.

Claridge's reveal The Painter's Room bar - we went along to check it out

Information: 16 September 2021

Claridge's has magicked up a brand new - and spectacular-looking - cocktail bar. We went down to take a look at this surprise opening.

Test Driving Wine Unpacked - the wine course through your letterbox

Information: 16 September 2021

A wine tasting delivered through your letterbox? We put Wine Unpacked to the test...

Trattoria Brutto is Russell Norman's next restaurant, which is all about Tuscany

Information: 16 September 2021

15/09/21 - updated with launch details and the menu Since leaving the Polpo group, Russell Norman has been busy writing cookbooks, but we've all been wondering when he would make his return to...

BOB's Lobster have opened their Little Lobster Bar at Borough Market

Information: 15 September 2021

Bob's Lobster have been around the back of London Bridge station for a few years - but now they've teamed up with Bedales of Borough to launch the Little Lobster Bar. Their 1957 Vintage VW split...

The Fat Badger sees the Gladwins coming to Richmond

Information: 15 September 2021

The Gladwins, the brothers behind restaurants including The Shed, Nutbourne, Sussex and Rabbit, are adding another restaurant to their collection. This time they're heading even further west, to...

And they're back! BAO Fitzrovia reopens with an all star cocktail list and new dishes

Information: 14 September 2021

The slow but steady reopening of London restaurants that have been closed since the early days of the first lockdown continues apace, with the return of BAO Fitzrovia this week. For the first time...

Staycation in Mayfair - we overnight at the relaunched The Beaumont

Information: 14 September 2021

This Art-Deco inspired Mayfair hotel took an extended leave of absence over the past year or so to allow the creation of a new bar as well as gently redesigning the lobby, restaurant and terrace. We...

Flat Iron's next London Bridge steak restaurant is at Clink Street

Information: 13 September 2021

13/9/21 - updated with opening details They already have a restaurant on nearby Tooley Street but now Flat Iron are opening a new site on nearby Clink Street (taking over from the old Gourmet...

Hackney Bridge Kitchens takes the party inside (and adds lots more food)

Information: 13 September 2021

Throughout summer, Hackney Bridge has been entertaining in its courtyard - but now it's heading inside as the indoor dining hall, Hackney Bridge Kitchens, is finally getting ready to launch. All...

La Cave is Hoxton Holborn's new underground wine bar and chef's residency spot

Information: 13 September 2021

Taking over the space where Chicken Shop used to be, in the basement of the Hoxton Holborn hotel, is La Cave. Described as both a wine bar, pop-up space and incubator kitchen it'll see a variety of...

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