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Guinea Grill launches the Guinea Express - a Tier 2 pop-up in Mayfair

Information: 10 December 2020

A Hot Dinners exclusive We're all about hositality folk doing their best in these tough times, so we have to applaud Mayfair's Guinea Grill which today expands across the road for a festive popup. The...

Test Driving The Nook - an Islington neighbourhood restaurant par excellence

Information: 10 December 2020

The Nook in Islington launched quietly in the pandemic - and turns out to be an absolute neighbourhood gem.

Jimi Famurewa takes over from Fay Maschler as the Evening Standard's restaurant critic

Information: 09 December 2020

After almost 48 years in the role, Fay Maschler is ending her tenure as the Evening Standard's chief restaurant critic and Jimi Famurewa is taking over the job. The position is seen as being one of...

The Ethical Butcher launches climate-positive burger brand Ground

Information: 09 December 2020

London is overrun with fantastic burgers these days, so it's pretty rare that a new one comes along with a genuinely interesting story behind it. But a new venture called Ground, from The Ethical...

HUŎ in Chelsea is a new restaurant from the ULI Notting Hill team

Information: 09 December 2020

The ULI team take their brand of Southeast Asian food to Chelsea

Kineya Mugimaru udon noodles arrive at St Pancras

Information: 09 December 2020

Another Japanese udon chain has set its sights on London, this time choosing St Pancras as its base (as part of the food outlet section at the north end). As reported first by Big Hospitality,...

Kraft Dalston sees German Kraft Brewery and Le Bab team up for restaurant and microbrewery

Information: 08 December 2020

Aparthotel company Locke are clearly worth watching. Their Bermondsey building houses the new Dairy, their Aldgate hotel is currently the new home for plant-forward popup Alter and now they have...

Test Driving Darjeeling Express - Asma Khan moves onward and upward to Covent Garden

Information: 08 December 2020

Asma Khan's restaurant finally gets to open the doors of its much larger new space - we went along to try one of their tasting menus.

Bala Baya in Southwark is bossing the winter alfresco game with its umbrella terrace

Information: 07 December 2020

Given the Tier 2 rules mean that all socialising is pretty much outdoors for the foreseeable, London's restaurants and bars have been busy weatherproofing their terraces and outside spaces. All of...

Bubala are launching Bubie - a new delivery service with laffa sandwiches

Information: 07 December 2020

Last year it topped the list in our readers' vote as their favourite restaurant of the year. Now, the folk at Spitalfields veggie spot Bubala are about to open a brand-new delivery arm. Bubie is a...

Andanza tapas bar opens in Bermondsey from the people behind The Rose

Information: 07 December 2020

This new tapas bar in London Bridge comes from the people behind popular local pub The Rose - and is right opposite it too. Expect Basque-style pintxos along with tapas and larger plates alongside a...

Yorkshire group Tomahawk Steakhouse have taken over Jamie Oliver's Fifteen

Information: 07 December 2020

Taking over Jamie Oliver's first and best-known restaurant in Hoxton is Yorkshire steakhouse group Tomahawk with a straightforward offering of steak and cocktails.

Black Axe Mangal returns to team up with Willy's Pies for a special pie delivery

Information: 04 December 2020

Like many Londoners we've been bereft since one of our favourite restaurants, Black Axe Mangal, closed its doors back at the start of Lockdown 1.0 and hasn't yet reopened. But, offering light at the...

Floozie Cookie pops up in Covent Garden from ex-Claridge's pastry chef

Information: 04 December 2020

If there's one thing we know makes 2020 better, it's baked goods. So news of a three-month cookie popup in Covent Garden is already making up happy. Floozie Cookie is a passion project by pastry...

The Last Talisman Asian grill takes over from Loyal Tavern in Bermondsey

Information: 04 December 2020

This takes over the space that until recently held Loyal Tavern, Inside is a new Asian grill - with a focus on skewers - as well as a tropical cocktail bar called Mala Madre.

Tacos El Rey sees Breddos launch a delivery-only restaurant

Information: 04 December 2020

If you haven't been able to make it to Breddos either pre or post lockdown but still crave their tacos - then this is for you. The Breddos founders, Nud Dudhia and Chris Whitney, have just teamed up...

You can now order Clodagh McKenna table settings from Deliveroo

Information: 04 December 2020

This is a bit of a departure for Deliveroo. Not content with merely supplying Londoners with their takeaway of choice, now they're helping customers create the perfect table look at home. This week...

Test Driving Brat's brunch in Shoreditch

Information: 03 December 2020

Tomos Parry's Shoreditch restaurant started doing brunch just before London locked down for a second time. We managed to get in just before that to try it out.

Only Food and Courses is a 80s/90s-inspired new opening at Pop Brixton

Information: 02 December 2020

The latest addition to Pop Brixton is something of a throwback, with a restaurant that's harking back to the 80s, both in food and name. The puntastic Only Food and Courses is the latest from chefs Robbie...

Gordon Ramsay launches Street Burger in St Paul's and plots Street Pizza roll out in Southwark and Battersea

Information: 02 December 2020

It's now clear what Gordon Ramsay has spent Lockdown 2.0 doing. In addition to messing around on TikTok, he's been planning world domination. And he's starting with London, where he's opening five...

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