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Popular wagyu steak and sushi spot Hot Stone now have a central London restaurant  - we visited for some DIY hot stone steak cooking and top level sushi.

Heading to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show this year? There's a distinct G&T theme to some of the gardens at this year's show.

This probably won't come as news to anyone who lives in Croydon, but we've only just got wind of what sounds like a takeaway worth crossing town for. Back when dining in was hit on the head by...

Well, I think we can safely say that this is going to be popular. Max’s Sandwich Shop has got into bed with burger slingers Patty&Bun for a limited edition burger special that sounds like the best...

  They may be gearing up to opening their main restaurant in Soho, but that's not all we're getting from Rita's. Their sandwich offshoot Bodega Rita's is coming back too - this time opening in...

Junsei is all about yakitori skewers cooked over Binchōtan Japanese Charcoal. There are over 20 skewers available, not to mention charcoal seared Wagyu and more...

  Taiwanese chicken emporium Mr Ji has had a major overhaul with a brand new menu from a talented team. We went down for a look...

They've already opened in Notting Hill and Fitzrovia and now Eggslut continue their eastwards journey with a restaurant in Shoreditch.  If you're unfamiliar with them, let us get you up to speed...

Taking the space on Berkeley street once held by Nobu, Il Borro Tuscan Bistro is a high-end Italian restaurant with strong links to a Tuscan estate and farm. And they even have their own wines.

Firefighter turned food entrepreneur Nick Scallan is behind new Islington high end grocery store and food hall, The Boutique Grocer which has just opened in the Islington Square development off...

Downstairs at Harrods, there's a new British restaurant, courtesy of Jason Atherton. We popped in for a shop and a bite to eat. 

Coming to South Kensington is Nocturne, a new underground cocktail bar, underneath a restaurant whose own opening was a little below the radar.  The wine bar first. That's Old Brompton, a wine and...

Updated 14/6/21 with opening date If you, like us, have been missing spending your weekends doing bar crawls of the cave à mangers in Paris or San Sebastian's drinking holes, then this new North...

  It's something we've personally wanted to see happening for a while now, and the time is finally here - Borough Market is going to start opening on Sundays.  The market has been six days a week for as...

The team who opened The Hawk's Nest in Shepherd's Bush last year are expanding their West London empire. Next month they'll unveil The Phoenix, their new dining space at Westfield London. They've...

  Updated 11/6/21 with new pictures and opening date In summer (or any time of the year, frankly) Hot Dinners' heads always turn at the promise of Provencal rosé (we like it very pale in colour). So when...

It was one of the last places we visited before the Christmas lockdown, but fans of Covent Garden restaurant J. Sheekey will be aware that the restaurant had yet to reopen its doors this summer...

The huge Eataly London has arrived, becoming an instant hit. We popped down to Liverpool Street to try one of their main restaurants, Cucina Del Mercato.

He's had big success in London at Darby's as Head Chef (and at Sorella and The Dairy before that) but now Dean Parker is heading out of London - very out of London, to Glasgow. He and his wife Anna, a...

Famed Niklas Ekstedt is coming to London with a new restaurant at the Scotland Yard Hotel that will be all about showcasing his wood-fired Nordic cooking style.