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New York's NoMad hotel is coming to London, landing in Covent Garden

Information: 20 May 2021

Updated 19/5/21 with menu details Boutique hotel chain NoMad are taking over the Bow Street Magistrates Court in Covent Garden, a 19th Century listed building that should look pretty damned...

Top US supperclub Outstanding in the Field comes to London for the first time

Information: 19 May 2021

We've been tormenting ourselves by following the Outstanding in the Field Instagram account for years now. This 'roving restaurant without walls' spends the summers travelling across the States...

Butchies bring their buttermilk fried chicken to Earls Court

Information: 19 May 2021

Good news for the denizens of Earls Court - you've got a lovely new fried chicken joint coming your way. Butchies, which has branches in Shoreditch and Clapham among other spots, is opening up just off...

Grey Goose are selling a charity martini kit involving The Connaught Bar

Information: 19 May 2021

As any long-time readers of Hot Dinners will know, we are rather partial to a good vodka martini. So it's fair to say that when we heard that a charity martini kit involving the World's Best Bar,...

Japanese izakaya Apothecary takes over from Merchants Tavern in Shoreditch

Information: 18 May 2021

Expect cocktails, sushi and DJ sessions from this Japanese spot in Shoreditch

Superette, a next-level deli, opens on Islington's Upper Street

Information: 18 May 2021

If there's one sector that appears to have thrived in London over the past year, it's the city's deli and food store scene. Having to stay at home and cook for ourselves has made Londoners all the...

Test Driving WC Bloomsbury - a subterranean wine bar that's big on charm

Information: 18 May 2021

We descend into the depths of a Grade II listed Victorian water closet to discover a bar that's big on charm.

Camden Town Brewery bring in Theo Randall for their Camden Beer Hall menu

Information: 18 May 2021

18/5/21 - updated with menu details Just before the pandemic hit last year we reported on the big changes coming to Camden Town Brewery's original site. Now, as they get ready to unveil it, they're...

Anya Hindmarch launches Anya Café as part of her Pont Street 'village' in Knightsbridge

Information: 18 May 2021

As part of the new Anya Hindmarch The Village in Pont Street, this all-day cafe is serving up food inspired by the designer's sense of humour.

Is another The Ivy coming to Kensington?

Information: 17 May 2021

Following a conversation on social media over the weekend, Hot Dinners was alerted to the potential arrival of yet another Caprice Holdings restaurant in Kensington. Richard Caring's restaurant...

The Secret Sandwich Shop opens in Notting Hill

Information: 17 May 2021

They've been delivering across London for a few weeks now, but later this week The Secret Sandwich Shop will actually open their real-life sandwich shop. They're putting out sandwiches with an East...

Hackney Coterie brasserie and wine bar takes over the old L'entrepot site on Dalston Lane

Information: 17 May 2021

If a hospitality space can be said to retain an imprint from previous uses, then 230 Dalston Lane seems determined to remain a wine bar. Previously L'Entrepot wine bar from the folks at Borough...

Turul Project are opening a Hungarian deli and restaurant in Turnpike Lane

Information: 14 May 2021

Updated 14/5/21 with chef, menu and opening date details News reaches us of a promising new Hungarian restaurant coming to North London. Previously running as pop-ups and supperclubs, Turul Project is...

Mochi blew up TikTok, so expect London's first mochi bar at Japan Centre to be popular

Information: 14 May 2021

One of the oddest/fun things about TikTok is the way the platform creates viral food trends - like the baked feta pasta dish or the insane craze for Little Moons ice-cream mochi, which led to the...

Heddon Yokocho have the perfect solo dining solution for the times we're in - Shuchu booths

Information: 14 May 2021

In these new times we find ourselves, the idea of solo dining certainly has a lot going for it, being the ultimate in social distancing. And now, one West End restaurant has installed the perfect...

Tendril are back with a plant-based menu at the Sun & 13 Cantons in Soho

Information: 14 May 2021

After a brief reopening late last year, Soho's Sun and 13 Cantons is back and continuing its series of very interesting pop-ups (they hosted Darjeeling Express before Asma Khan opened their first...

Mayfair's The Windmill opens up for pies and more on the terrace

Information: 13 May 2021

We're getting ever nearer the hallowed day when we'll be able to eat inside again - but one London pub just can't wait any more. The Windmill in Mayfair is opening up its hidden away terrace space...

Temaki handroll bar is coming to Brixton Market

Information: 13 May 2021

A top Japanese chef is promising to serve up some excellent hand rolls at this tiny Brixton sushi bar.

First look - Harrods opens its new Chocolate Hall, the final food hall to be revamped

Information: 13 May 2021

Harrods has launched a completely renovated (and huge) chocolate hall. We went down for a first look.

Al Mare is the signature restaurant at the revamped Carlton Tower Jumeirah in Knightsbridge

Information: 12 May 2021

Knightsbridge hotel The Carlton Tower Jumeirah is just emerging after a major revamp - and they're opening a new restaurant inside. Expect high-end Italian dining - and lovely views over Cadogan...

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