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22/7/21 - updated with pics and opening dates We'd been hearing for quite some time that Kitchen Table's James Knappett was getting involved with a pub, and then it was confirmed as a Chelsea classic...

If you're looking for somewhere dressy to go for a good time this summer - the glamour of the rooftop Beverly Hills Polo Lounge pop up at The Dorchester is a must.

  They've become a favourite in Borough since opening there (with a popular alfresco opening too) and back in the mix of all the lockdowns Elliot's soft-launched a second restaurant in Hackney doing delivery and...

James Knappett and Sandia Chang's Kitchen Table is back - and it's had one hell of an upgrade. We went along to see what Kitchen Table 2.0 is like...

Public service announcement time... It's been a long time coming but the majestic Max's Sandwich Shop is making a comeback. Yes, there's been the (still available) ham, egg and chips burger from...

Their Dalston agaveria's been a storming success, and now the folks at Hacha are heading south for their next place. They're opening up an even larger bar, this time in Brixton's Market Row. The...

You might have heard about Monopoly Lifesized where, as you might have guessed, you get to play a huge immersive game of Monopoly. It's being launched at The Court, on Tottenham Court Road, and...

Gabriel Waterhouse's Water House Project started as a supper club, then became a successful restaurant in Hackney. However, it turns out that was a temporary location and they're now moving to a...

  Crystal Palace folk rejoice - a new Yard Sale is heading your way. It'll be taking over what was Fish Valley, starting with delivery/takeaway and with a few tables for dine-in later.  If you're yet to...

Late last year, we wrote about a bottle shop and deli that opened in a classic car showroom in Highgate (which will still be running). Well, now they've gone one step further and are opening a...

It's been a while since the rooftop at John Lewis has been open - but it's coming back in style and with a new name. This summer, it's called Willows, and is being taken over by the people behind...

They've played an immense game during lockdown with their milk float deliveries and more. Now Dalston bakery The Dusty Knuckle have their sights set on a new place on Green Lanes.

A dream team involving the folks at Senor Ceviche, the TĀTĀ Eatery crew and top mixologist Cyan Wong are behind this new Soho restaurant and bar. 

Truly a London institution, Sheekey's celebrates a landmark birthday this year. We revisted the Covent Garden restaurant to see how they're looking at 125 years young.

This new West London bar is a colourful conversion from a pub on Ladbroke Grove, to an all singing and dancing fast-service cocktail bar.

If your personal path to foodie enlightenment comes from embracing everything green, then the arrival of JENKI in Spitafields this week is for you. This new matcha bar is aiming to convert London's coffee...

  Famed for both its service and its tableside theatrics - we take a look at the classic French restaurant Otto's in Holborn. 

Famed Spanish chef José Pizarro is opening in the centre of London for the first time - with two new restaurants at the Royal Academy. He'll have a more traditional sit-down Spanish restaurant upstairs...