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This residency has now ended They kicked off as a delivery-only kitchen near the beginning of Lockdown 1.0 and just as we emerge from Lockdown 2.0, Hot 4 U are getting their own place. They're...

Out of relatively nowhere, London stalwart The River Cafe has decided that now is the time to expand - and they're opening a new restaurant called Sylvia's. They're not moving too far away from...

The original Golden Gai was a six-seater bar in Angelina in Dalston. This Soho spin-off is a much larger affair but will continue the mix of Italian and Japanese flavours in the food and drink. 

For their fourth opening, in King's Cross, the folk at BAO have decided to switch things up with an all day cafe serving breakfast for the first time and with its own bakery.

Behind sees chef Andy Beynon creating a counter dining experience like no other in London right now. We sat around the huge counter for a feast in London Fields. 

James Lowe's Michelin-starred Lyle's has just started sending out a monthly-changing meal kit. Can it live up to the restaurant experience? We gave it a try to find out. 

Having been closed all over Black Friday weekend (not to mention the whole of the last month) London's stores are hoping to make up for lost time by enticing us into the West End when they reopen...

While Racine itself is long gone, chef Henry Harris continues to revive it from time to time (most recently there was a pop-up at Chelsea Physic Garden). The latest revival is a team-up with HG...

We really are in unusual times. One of the things that regulars of Hackney's oh-so-popular Towpath Cafe know is that it's an ephemeral, seasonal kinda place - opening with the onset of summer and...

Stevie Parle is about to switch things up a notch in Joy at Portobello. As well as the courtyard and seats upstairs, he's now joining forces with the folk at Spiritland and his own restaurant...

So after much nail-biting - we have confirmation, London will be in tier two from Wednesday 2 December.  So what does that mean? Well, it's this: The rule of six remains - so bookings of up to six...

Who among us will be able to forget the great sourdough craze of the first Covid Lockdown? How could you call yourself a real foodie if you weren't faffing around with starters and whatnot while...

Is this the ultimate in Social distancing? Over the Christmas period, M Restaurants are introducing Champagne robots - yes those are actual robots that will serve Champagne throughout the grill...

The streetfood arm of the London Paella School has landed on Highbury's Blackstock Road where they'll be serving up ALL the paellas plus other great tapas.

Already opened as a shop, CasaCosta in Fulham also has a hidden Italian restaurant at the back. 

26/11/20 - updated with new soft launch details As it reaches its 10th anniversary, Dishoom is going back to the beginning, with a big change to its original Covent Garden restaurant. The smallest of the...

Hoppers has created Cash and Kari as an online shop selling its signature dishes and more besides. We gave their Ultimate Meal Kit a Test Drive. 

Blacklock's famous All-In is now available as a meal kit delivery. We piled their skinny chops high for a home feast.

Inspired by trips to Taipei, Mr Ji's founder has teamed up with the TĀ TĀ Eatery team to level up his fried chicken restaurant on Soho's Old Compton Street.