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Louie Louie pop up with Little Louie at Elephant Park

Information: 09 November 2021

We're all supposed to be multitaskers in the new economy, so we applaud new venture Elephant Stores at Elephant Park in Elephant & Castle which is a multi-use space with three pop up businesses in...

Test Driving The Barbary Next Door - this mini off-shoot is Covent Garden's must-visit bar

Information: 09 November 2021

The Barbary has expanded next door with a mini version of itself (and a brand new menu). We head down to Covent Garden to try it out.

Ngopi Indonesian cafe opens in Dalston with noodle toasties and banana lattes

Information: 08 November 2021

A Hot Dinners exclusive Dalston has a new coffee shop that genuinely sounds like it's adding something new to the area. Its owners are Jakarta-born folk who back in 2018 opened Birmingham's "first and...

Sabrina Ghayour's supperclubs are back on, starting with Shoreditch

Information: 04 November 2021

If there's a hotter ticket than the prospect of a Sabrina Ghayour supperclub, then we've yet to discover it. The bestselling cookbook author and regular Saturday Kitchen guest has always been well...

Wood & Water takes over from Three Little Birds in Brixton

Information: 03 November 2021

It's long been a popular spot in Brixton for Jamaican tapas and boozy brunches, but now Three Little Birds is heading in a new direction. Owner April Jackson is turning her Coldharbour Lane bar into a...

Popeye's chicken comes to London, at Westfield Stratford (and they're adding a vegan burger)

Information: 03 November 2021

3/11 - Updated with the opening date and details about the menu Given Five Guys' fairly massive rollout across the UK. it was only a matter of time before more US chains started heading this way. We...

Carmel comes to Queen's Park from the Berber & Q team

Information: 03 November 2021

3/11/21 - updated with the opening date The team behind Berber & Q, Brothers Josh and Paul Katz and Mattia Bianchi, are getting ready to open a new restaurant in Queen's Park. Carmel will be both a bit...

Test Driving The Avocado Show - the Amsterdam hit arrives in London

Information: 02 November 2021

Amsterdam's The Avocado Show has arrived in London and it really is ALL about avocado. We popped in for a look.

Noci is a new pasta Islington restaurant from ex-Bancone chef Louis Korovilas

Information: 02 November 2021

A Hot Dinners exclusive He had a big hit with his dishes at Bancone, before moving onto Tavolino, and now Louis Korovilas is opening an Italian pasta restaurant in Islington (taking over from the...

Zahter sees top Turkish chef Esra Muslu opening her first solo restaurant in Soho

Information: 02 November 2021

She's worked with Soho House's Nick Jones and Yotam Ottolenghi, now Turkish chef Esra Muslu is getting ready to open her first solo London venture. Zahter is being described as a 'love letter' to...

StreetSmart launch their winter campaign to help London's homeless with Brutto, St John, Alain Ducasse and more

Information: 29 October 2021

Every year the laudable charity StreetSmart helps raise funds for our city's homeless in the run-up to Christmas. It's really a no-brainer. Instead of feeling guilty about splurging on your festive fun,...

JKS are popping up with VIỆTPopulaire on the old XU site

Information: 29 October 2021

We've been wondering what JKS Restaurants were going to do with the site where XU used to be, ever since it was confirmed that the Taiwanese restaurant was not going to reopen. Now, they've answered that...

The Pig's Head is a new Clapham "pro-planet" pub

Information: 29 October 2021

Taking over what used to be The Rectory, the people behind Smokehouse, The Pig & Butcher and The Princess of Shoreditch are opening their fourth pub - The Pig's Head. This will be taking a different...

Paul Rudd is obsessed with the food at Darjeeling Express. It's official.

Information: 28 October 2021

Update 28/10.21 It's been a little while since the last Paul Rudd at Darjeeling Express sighting. However, just to keep things ticking over, Dan Levy was on the Jimmy Kimmel show and the photo came up...

Test Driving Bibi - Chet Sharma's Mayfair Indian restaurant delivers a knockout menu

Information: 28 October 2021

Bibi sees ex L'Enclume and Moor Hall chef Chet Sharma deliver a modern Indian menu in Mayfair. We head down to try it out.

Sarap Filipino Bistro takes over 10 Heddon Street in Mayfair with whole suckling pig on the menu

Information: 28 October 2021

It's been big in Brixton - now Ferdinand "Budgie” Montoya is bringing Sarap into central London. Sarap Filipino Bistro will be the latest place to take over at 10 Heddon Street, a site that has...

Amsterdam's The Avocado Show heads to London's Oxford Circus

Information: 28 October 2021

28/10/21 - updated with new images Is this city big enough for two restaurants devoted to the avocado? The Avocado Show has been a huge hit back in Amsterdam since opening there four years ago (and...

The AA announces new rosettes for SOLA, KOL, Myrtle and more...

Information: 27 October 2021

We're in the depths of awards season at the moment and the latest to be unveiled are the AA Rosettes, one of two notable motor companies producing restaurant awards right now. The most prestigious...

Italian sustainable pasta chain Miscusi picks Covent Garden for its first UK opening

Information: 27 October 2021

27/10/21 - Updated with the opening date Back in Italy, it's got a cult following with queues around the block at each restaurant opening. Now the Miscusi pasta chain is coming to London. Their...