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Zia Lucia's next pizzeria is in Balham

Information: 06 December 2021

Updated 6/12/21 with new opening date Zia Lucia are continuing their march south with a new pizzeria, this time in Balham. If you're not familiar with them, they first started on Holloway Road...

The Timber Loft opens upstairs at The Light Bar in Shoreditch

Information: 03 December 2021

The Light Bar was one of the first restaurants to open post-lockdown in 2021 and next year they're getting ready to launch something new. This time they're opening the upstairs restaurant which...

Hill & Szrok open Stella's butcher shop on Newington Green

Information: 03 December 2021

They've been going strong on Broadway Market and now Hill and Szrok are stretching their wings with a second location called Stella's on Newington Green (The new place isn't called Hill & Szrok as...

Tonkotsu hits on Finsbury Park for its next restaurant

Information: 02 December 2021

It's all go at Finsbury Park. As part of the new development around the station, there are all manner of restaurants, cafes and bars opening and the latest to throw their hat into the ring is...

Test Driving Manteca as it finds a permanent home in Shoreditch

Information: 02 December 2021

Celebrating both British and Italian influences - we went to check out the peripatetic popup as it settles down in its new permanent home in Shoreditch.

The Sidemen launch Sides - a fried chicken delivery service

Information: 01 December 2021

Another week, another fried chicken company launch. This time it's the turn of YouTube stars The Sidemen to get in on the action. Just weeks after DJ Khaled announced he was launching his food...

Test Driving Oxeye, Sven Hanson Britt celebrates British produce in Nine Elms

Information: 30 November 2021

Chef Sven Hanson Britt has brought Oxeye to Nine Elms, with an ambitious, British-sourced tasting menu with a big focus on English wines. We went down to try it out.

Richard Corrigan is opening a restaurant at Hawley Wharf in Camden

Information: 29 November 2021

Two years after he opened Daffodil Mulligan, chef and restaurateur Richard Corrigan is hard at work on his next project. He'll be opening what sounds to be a very interesting place as part of the...

Boiler & Co in Bankside has Great British Menu finalist Kerth Gumbs in the kitchen

Information: 26 November 2021

New restaurant and bar Boiler & Co is heading to Bankside and has a very interesting chef heading up the menu - Kerth Gumbs. Last seen at Ormer Mayfair, he also made a big splash in the final of...

The Sky Bar & Lounge set to tower over Piccadilly on top of the Trocadero

Information: 26 November 2021

Piccadilly is getting a stunning new rooftop bar and restaurant.

The Aubrey at the Mandarin Oriental is their new izakaya-style restaurant

Information: 25 November 2021

During the pandemic, one of the restaurants to close was the long-running Bar Boulud, one of two key restaurants at the Mandarin Oriental (the other is Dinner by Heston). But now they've just...

Test Driving Fallow in its new St James home

Information: 25 November 2021

Having stormed to success in its Heddon Street residency, Fallow has moved up the road to St James. We went to check out their new digs.

My Cookie Dough pops up near Leicester Square

Information: 24 November 2021

They already have two London stores at the Westfield supermalls, but in the run up to Christmas you can now try all manner of sweet treats from My Cookie Dough's first central London popup. This...

Duck & Waffle turns into the Polar Express for the festive season

Information: 24 November 2021

Some London restaurants are happy to put up a few baubles and bits of tinsel in the run-up to Christmas and consider themselves fully decorated. Then, there are the places who truly understand the...

First look - we check out The LaLee at The Cadogan

Information: 23 November 2021

Chelsea has a new neighbourhood dining spot. Newly opened at The Cadogan, A Belmond Hotel, on Sloane Street is The LaLee.

The Jones Family Affair brings Ginger Pig steaks and more to Covent Garden

Information: 22 November 2021

After closing their Shoreditch restaurant during lockdown, the folks behind the Jones Family Project have bounced back again and are about to open in Covent Garden. The Jones Family Affair takes...

Shake Shack and Hoppers team up for the one-off Lankan burger

Information: 22 November 2021

They already have truffle burgers as their Christmas special, but Shake Shack also have something else pretty special planned for December. Mark Rosati of Shake Shack and Karan Gokani of Hoppers are...

Pizza Pilgrims and Yard Sale add more pizzerias - in Queensway and Crofton Park

Information: 22 November 2021

22/11/21 - updated with Yard Sale opening date There's even more pizza on the way as two of London's favourites expand with a couple of new openings. First off, we have Pizza Pilgrims, who are...

Daisuke Hayashi is opening Roketsu Kaiseki restaurant in Marylebone

Information: 22 November 2021

22/11/21 - updated with the opening date After previewing the restaurant in a residency at Brown's, chef Daisuke Hayashi is getting ready to open Roketsu in Marylebone. Hayashi came to London after...

SeaSons will be taking over from The Square in Mayfair

Information: 22 November 2021

Updated 22/11/21 with menu details and images Back in 2019, longstanding Mayfair restaurant The Square closed rather abruptly (right in the middle of a lunch service) but we're getting closer to a new...

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