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Black Cow is a Middle-Eastern steakhouse in Camden

Information: 13 September 2021

The big new Hawley Wharf development in Camden has brought with it a lot of new restaurants - including some brand new ventures. One of those is Black Cow, being billed as a "Middle Eastern steak...

Peg is back in Hackney for the first time in 18 months

Information: 10 September 2021

Another restaurant that's been closed since March 2020 is making a triumphant return. This time it's the turn of Peg, the Hackney restaurant from the people behind P Franco and Bright, who have just...

Love Food Give Food campaign kicks off in London's restaurants

Information: 10 September 2021

Some of London's top restaurants are hoping that you'll help them raise funds for Action Against Hunger this autumn. They've signed up for the charity's Love Food Give Food campaign which runs...

Fortnum & Mason reveal their Food & Drink Awards for 2021

Information: 09 September 2021

Awards (and awards parties) are well and truly back, with the latest being the return of the Fortnum & Mason Food and Drinks Awards. The event took place last night at their Royal Exchange outpost...

Fresh pasta for Brixton as La Nonna lands a permanent place on Market Row

Information: 09 September 2021

Having built up a fanbase of South Londoners who love their fresh pasta at Flat Iron Square, La Nonna are sharing the love and opening a second place south of the river. This time, though, it's...

Test Driving Aspen & Meursault - a Battersea wine bar that wants you to love natural wine as much as they do

Information: 09 September 2021

This new Battersea wine bar is hoping to shake up the way Londoners think about natural wine. We went along to be inspired.

Hawksmoor head to New York with Hawksmoor NYC

Information: 08 September 2021

Updated 8/9/21 with new images We're getting quite used to American steakhouses making their way to the UK but we've always known that we've had a very select few London places which are as good,...

Duck & Waffle is back open for 24-hour bookings

Information: 08 September 2021

We may be some way off from knowing when the Night Tube is ever coming back, but there's at least one good sign that late-night eating and drinking in London is back on the cards. For the first time...

The Barbary Next door opens in real life, taking over from Jacob The Angel

Information: 08 September 2021

We gave their delivery kit a Test Drive late last year and now The Barbary Next Door is actually becoming a real life restaurant. It's taking over what was Jacob The Angel, which is of course right...

Galvin brothers to open Galvin Bar & Grill at the Kimpton Fitzroy on Russell Square

Information: 08 September 2021

There's a changing of the guard at the Kimpton Fitzroy hotel on Russell Square as hotel restaurant experts the Galvin Brothers get ready to take over the space where Neptune was. Where there used to...

London restaurants' new deliveries, meal kits & more

Information: 08 September 2021

The restaurant delivery scene in London is changing all the time. Here, we're tracking the restaurants that are adding new delivery services as well as big changes to their existing offering.

Koya Ko are bringing their udon to Broadway Market

Information: 08 September 2021

18/8/21 - updated with opening menu and opening date Hackney-based fans of Koya will be very happy - they're opening their latest restaurant on Broadway Market (taking over the space where Twigs...

Test Driving José Pizarro at the Royal Academy - tapas and art are a winning combination

Information: 07 September 2021

José Pizarro brings tapas to the RA - we head along to see if that's as great a match as we think it is.

Kanada-Ya is cooking up ramen for Carnaby and Ealing

Information: 07 September 2021

It's expansion time for another popular restaurant - this time Kanada-Ya who have two new London places opening before the end of the year. So if you've yet to try their tonkotsu ramen, then more...

Relaunched Joe Allen is reopening with Russell Norman and ex-Ivy chef Gary Lee taking over

Information: 06 September 2021

It's been closed since the first lockdown but now the longstanding Covent Garden restaurant Joe Allen is making a comeback - this time with a little help from Russell Norman (also busy opening his...

Katsute100 Japanese tea room arrives on Brick Lane

Information: 06 September 2021

7/6/21 - amended with new opening date Islington's Japanese tea room Katsute100 is on the move - they're opening a second tea room, this time in Shoreditch. So, if you're on Brick Lane and suddenly get a...

Bread Ahead pops up at Southwark Cathedral

Information: 06 September 2021

Promising loaves, if not fishes, the new Bread Ahead Cafe popping up for a six-month residency at Southwark Cathedral is going to be shaking up their food offering. From today, guests heading to the...

Peperami are building a walk-in fridge in London (with an ice bar inside)

Information: 03 September 2021

You can tell that things are trying to get back to normal with the amount of crazy pop-ups we're seeing. We've already had the Eggslut cloud and the Only Fools & Horses pub - now there's a "walk-in...

Yard Sale's September pizza is a Dom's Sub collab, The Dom-ino’s

Information: 03 September 2021

We always have an eye out for Yard Sale's collaborations, as they're usually pretty darned good. And their September option sounds pretty much unmissable. This month they've teamed up with sandwich...

Beaverbrook Town House opens on Sloane Street with a sushi restaurant and Art Deco bar

Information: 03 September 2021

Sloane Street now has a new boutique hotel worth checking out. Beaverbrook Town House is the London outpost of the luxury Surrey hotel with 15 suites overlooking Cadogan Gardens. The hotel's Fuji...

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