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Test Driving Slice by Pizza Pilgrims - Finsbury Park gets a new pizza by the slice joint

Information: 31 August 2021

The Pizza Pilgrims team now have a diffusion line - mixing American influences with Neapolitan flavours. We went to Finsbury Park to grab a slice and a cocktail.

Selfridges' new Roasting Plant roastery aims to serve Londoners their freshest cup of coffee

Information: 27 August 2021

Pretty much every coffee shop in London boasts of serving a fresh cup of coffee, but the new one that's opened up at Selfridges shows you just how fresh it really is. Roasting Plant have just...

Supa Ya are finally launching their permanent ramen bar in Dalston

Information: 27 August 2021

For the past few years they've been running supperclubs and residencies, but now Supa Ya Ramen are finally getting ready to open their first permanent restaurant. They had originally been looking to...

Fin + Flounder are launching a seafood shack in Netil market

Information: 27 August 2021

Fancy a lobster muffin for brunch? Then the new shack from Fin and Founder is for you. Up until now, they're best known as a fishmonger on Broadway Market (and they also supply London's restaurants...

The Seafood Bar from Amsterdam lands in Soho

Information: 27 August 2021

This sustainability-focused restaurant first opened in Amsterdam and has found a space in Soho for its London debut (taking over the space that was The Ref Fort). Expect towers of shellfish and lots...

Tonkotsu is bringing ramen to Kentish Town

Information: 26 August 2021

Tonkotsu is growing again - one of London's most popular ramen restaurants will be opening their first North London restaurant since launching nearly 10 years ago As you'd expect, ramen is at the...

Test Driving Pizzeria Mozza - top LA chef Nancy Silverton lands in London

Information: 26 August 2021

Nancy Silverton is a big name on the American food scene, and now she's brought her Pizzeria Mozza to London. We went along for a look...

The National Burger Day party is coming back to London

Information: 26 August 2021

26/8/21 - updated with all the burger details It's so nice to see the big food events coming back to life, isn't it? After last year's craziness, one of our favourites - the National Burger Day...

Tigre Tacos' permanent restaurant will be in Stoke Newington

Information: 25 August 2021

Until now they've been popping up across town, including their current residency at Gunmakers in Clerkenwell, but now Tigre Tacos have found a permanent home. They'll be settling in upstairs at...

West 4th are bringing Canadian-inspired brunch to Parsons Green

Information: 25 August 2021

Canada’s food scene is coming to London, specifically to Parsons Green. West 4th, named after Vancouver's West 4th Avenue, will be a brunch restaurant by day and a wine bar by night.

TânVân sees a trio of sisters serving up family Vietnamese dishes in Ealing

Information: 25 August 2021

Newly open in Ealing is TânVân Viet Eatery - an independent, family-run Vietnamese restaurant and cocktail bar. This is a new venture for sisters Erika, Elysia and Eva, but they've grown up around...

Vasco & Piero's are coming back to Soho

Information: 24 August 2021

There was much consternation earlier this year when the news broke that Soho legendary Italian Vasco and Piero's Pavilion was to shut because of rent issues. But we then learned pretty quickly from an...

Test Driving Sucre & Abajo - the hot new Latin American bar and restaurant in Soho

Information: 24 August 2021

London's restaurant scene just got a whole lot brighter with the arrival of this gorgeous new restaurant and bar from a Latin American powerhouse team. We went along to marvel at it all.

The Goring goes all Parks and Recreation with their Shetland pony Teddy

Information: 20 August 2021

In a real life homage to Parks and Recreation's Lil' Sebastian, The Goring has only gone and got itself a little old Shetland Pony for the summer. Teddy belongs to the Goring family who run the...

Gino d'Acampo's Luciano restaurant goes viral on TikTok

Information: 20 August 2021

Gino d'Acampo's new London restaurant Luciano may have been eviscerated in a review by the Evening Standard, but a new video on TikTok could change the restaurant's fortunes. Kiwi songwriter Natalie Te...

MasterChef finalist Santosh Shah is bringing a Nepalese pop-up to Cinnamon Kitchen

Information: 20 August 2021

He got to the final of MasterChef The Professionals last year, and now chef Santosh Shah is launching a Nepalese pop-up at his old stomping ground, Cinnamon Kitchen City (he was Head Chef there). Running...

Tuck Shop is Hackney Wick's new grocer and bottle shop on Fish Island

Information: 20 August 2021

Hackney Week residents looking for somewhere locally to buy groceries and household goods that are ethical and sustainable now have a new place to shop. Tuck Shop, which opened its doors last...

Creams Cafe are launching a dessert poke bowl

Information: 20 August 2021

There's no getting past the fact that poke bowls have become a thing in London of late. Creams Cafe have clearly noted that as well - however, they seem to have (deliberately) misread the brief. So...

Stevie Parle's Joy is back, in Marylebone

Information: 19 August 2021

After being moved on from Portobello (only after he'd made a dormant site successful again), Stevie Parle has brought back Joy, this time to Marylebone in a new guise. Joy is now going to be both a...

Trying The Egerton Slurp - a masterclass in martini making at The Egerton House Hotel

Information: 19 August 2021

As long time readers of Hot Dinners will be aware, there's nothing we like more than an expertly prepared martini. Over the boring days of lockdown, we kept our spirits up with the promise of...

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