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Creams Cafe have come up with popcorn chicken waffle bites. You are WELCOME.

Information: 20 January 2021

Updated 26/2/21 with new launch date After the year we've just had, Hot Dinners is ALL about finding the joy in small things. And the new menu addition at Creams Cafe fits that bill precisely...

The Red Lion & Sun turns its bottle shop into a creperie

Information: 20 January 2021

The latest lockdown has meant pivot #2508 for North London pub The Red Lion & Sun. Following the news that pubs and cafes wouldn't be allowed to sell wine and beer to takeaway, the Highgate...

Test Driving Aulis London at-home - Simon Rogan's kitchen delivers

Information: 19 January 2021

Simon Rogan's Aulis chef's table and development kitchen in London has switched to delivering finish-at-home meals. We tried out their latest menu.

Otto's is now delivering its famous Canard a la Presse

Information: 18 January 2021

Otto's on the Gray's Inn Road is on many people's bucket list and that's mainly because of the Canard a la Presse - an epic, multi course feast which involves a Heath Robinson-style contraption to squeeze...

Dinings SW3 has a limited edition delivery ramen you'll want to try

Information: 18 January 2021

It 100% feels like ramen weather out there at the moment. So, if you're missing slurping down a bowl of warming goodness in a London restaurant, we have news of a new delivery service bringing it to...

Knoops hot chocolate is heading to the King's Road

Information: 18 January 2021

They've only recently expanded to Kensington, but hot/cold chocolate shop Knoops are consolidating that base with an opening planned for Chelsea. If you're unfamiliar with them - here's what they do...

MEATliquor head to North Finchley for a lockdown drive-through popup

Information: 14 January 2021

Updated 26/2/21 What's a pub to do when it a) can't open and b) isn't allowed to sell its beer for takeaway? Well, one North London pub has hit upon the answer. They're going to do a big charity...

Baz & Fred pick Brixton Village for their new London pizzeria

Information: 13 January 2021

When none other than top chef Giorgio Locatelli proclaims your takeaway pizza to be worth of five stars in a taste test, then you must be doing something right. So it's good news for Brixton locals that...

Bando Belly at Peckham Levels wants to serve up proper London soul food

Information: 13 January 2021

Opening their doors this week in Peckham are Bando Belly - a new food business that's a perfect mash up of food cultures. Serving up soul food fusion, it's the brainchild of Londoners Naz Ramadan...

New Fulham restaurant FENN sees the team behind Hackney's Nest head west

Information: 12 January 2021

The team behind popular Hackney spot Nest, are expanding to West London with this new seasonal British restaurant on Wandsworth Bridge Road.

Flower Burger are bringing their day-glo vegan burgers to Charlotte Street

Information: 12 January 2021

London's Charlotte Street is seeing a very European takeover this month as Herman Ze German makes way for an Italian import. Flower Burger originated in Milan five years ago where its...

Test Driving Bisushima at home - super sushi delivered

Information: 12 January 2021

This new rooftop sushi space may currently be shuttered during lockdown, but it's still sending out amazing sushi across London.

Japanified is Sugoi JPN's new delivery restaurant - with tacos and sliders on the menu

Information: 11 January 2021

The latest place to kick off a new delivery service for the new year are Sugoi JPN - they've just launched Japanified - starting in Wimbledon and expanding to Stockwell soon. Broadly inspired by the...

Top French chef Cyril Lignac is opening Bar des Prés restaurant in London

Information: 11 January 2021

Top French chef Cyril Lignac is hoping his brand of Parisian cool will sit well in London with this Mayfair restaurant being his first international opening.

The Red Duck is a new neighbourhood Chinese restaurant for Balham

Information: 11 January 2021

This Balham Chinese restaurant has a strong focus on sourcing along with celebrating the very best in Chinese cooking (with a view to training more chefs in the techniques too).

Core at Home sees Clare Smyth's restaurant delivering a Michelin-starred meal kit

Information: 08 January 2021

Meal kits and boxes are very much the rage at the moment - and if you're looking for something with a special touch this might be the very thing. Core by Clare Smyth is one of the very few...

Brat at Climpson's Arch is going to be a permanent fixture

Information: 08 January 2021

When London emerged from its first lockdown all those months ago, one of the first restaurants to completely reinvent itself was Tomos Parry's Brat. While the original restaurant stayed where it was...

The Roasting Shed now have a roastery and cafe on Hornsey Road

Information: 08 January 2021

Lucky Hornsey Road folk. They've waited patiently for a great place to get coffee and pastries and, like London buses, two came along in quick succession. Tucked in right beside the super popular...

Farina Pizzeria are returning to Notting Hill

Information: 08 January 2021

Back in June, it was revealed that popular Notting Hill Pizzeria was shutting its doors - with founders Edy Piro and Paolo Petrillo announcing plans to make a comeback at some point. That point has...

PizzaExpress are the latest to launch a DIY pizza delivery kit

Information: 08 January 2021

Following in the footsteps of indie businesses like Pizza Pilgrims and Homeslice, pizza giants PizzaExpress are the latest to enter the pizza DIY kit business. Launching next week, fans of the...

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