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Test Driving Dover Street Counter, the Mayfair diner that brings the party

Information: 08 January 2026

Dover Street Counter is The Dover's younger, more fun sibling and, as we discovered, is a startlingly good value spot for Mayfair.

Bambi 2.0 is coming - twice as big, DJs every night and an ex-Lagom chef in the kitchen

Information: 08 January 2026

They say you can never have too much of a good thing, and that's a saying that London Fields restaurant and record bar Bambi has very much taken to heart. To that end, they've bought the space...

Manchester's Med-inspired Fenix is coming to Mayfair

Information: 07 January 2026

7/1/26 - updated with the opening date and restaurant design Tattu, the high-end Chinese restaurant with a view on the top of the Now Building, originally started as a group of restaurants in the...

Milan seafood restaurant Langosteria is finally about to join The OWO

Information: 07 January 2026

How Langosteria looks in Milan It has been a VERY long time coming, but it seems that Langosteria is finally opening at The OWO in Whitehall. Originally planned for early 2024 at the latest, there's been...

"Bri-talian" pizza is coming to Peckham with Connie's

Information: 07 January 2026

London's pizza scene really exploded in 2025 and 2026 looks like it's off to a similarly strong start with Connie's Pizza. It comes from Andrea Asciuti, the founder of 081 Pizza, based in Peckham and...

South London's Br3wery set their sights on Furzedown for their next tap room and pizzeria

Information: 07 January 2026

A South London brewery that started life in a shed is now working on opening its third tap room. Br3wery, who already have two taprooms in Beckenham, are spreading their wings across to Furzedown. "We’re...

Hendl sees the Peck Peck team taking on the reins at Hackney Church Brewery with their rotisserie chicken

Information: 07 January 2026

Lagom have been in residency for two and a half years at Hackney Church Brewery, but made the decision to step away at the end of 2025 (we'll be looking out for what they have planned next). They...

Test Driving Khao Bird - graduating to a permanent Soho home proves to be a great move for the Thai barbecue spot

Information: 06 January 2026

Khao Bird sees the Thai barbecue restaurant graduate from a Borough Market residency to a permanent Soho restaurant. We went down to see what they're cooking up in their new digs.

Hidden behind a London Fields wonton bar, Cafe Kowloon marries Hong Kong inspo with London vibes

Information: 06 January 2026

Back in October, we brought you the news that the team behind Mr Bao and Daddy Bao were opening Wonton Charlie's in London Fields. But what we didn't know at the time was that there was going to be...

Tommy's Sandwiches in King's Cross is inspired by a passion for American subs

Information: 05 January 2026

We can't be the only ones hearing American voices literally wherever we are in London. So it's clear there's already going to be a large expat audience for the new American deli opening up at King's...

Iraqi-Iranian Logma graduates from supperclub to permanent cafe and bistro in Hackney

Information: 05 January 2026

Set up just over a year ago, Logma became a big hit, originally running occasional Iranian supperclubs at E5 Bakehouse. It comes from Ziad Halub and his partner Farsin Rabiee, who are bringing their...

The Crusting Pipe has served its last glass of wine after 45 years

Information: 02 January 2026

One of London's longest-running wine bars quietly closed its doors just before Christmas. The Crusting Pipe first opened its doors back in 1980 marking the move of the former fruit and veg market...

Belgravia gets in on the thin crust pizza game with Weezie's

Information: 02 January 2026

We're only early in 2026 and we're already bringing you news of another new pizzeria gearing up to open in London. Weezie's has taken over the old Biscuiteers site in Eccleston Yards, just around...

Marcus Wareing heads up the London restaurant folk in the King's New Year Honours List 2026

Information: 02 January 2026

Chef Marcus Wareing might be without a restaurant right now, but he does have something rather more special now, an MBE. The MasterChef: The Professionals judge was among various hospitality folk...

Fred Bakery is a handy new bakery for Oxford Street shoppers

Information: 02 January 2026

Here's one that opened during the pre-Christmas rush, which we're just catching up on now. The original Fred Bakery has been a hit in Holborn ever since opening back in 2021, but now they have a...

Karam's sees Jikoni's Ravinder Bhogal opening a South Asian vegetarian restaurant in The Brunswick Centre

Information: 02 January 2026

They already have a restaurant planned for V&A East to open this year, but Jikoni's Ravinder Bhogal and Nadeem Lalani Nanjuwany now have another opening lined up for 2026. Called Karam's, it will be...

Test Driving the seafood and Guinness at Gilroy's Loft, right at the top of London's new Guinness Open Gate Brewery

Information: 30 December 2025

London's temple to Guinness has finally opened in Covent Garden. We went down to check it out, particularly to see what Pip Lacey's cooking up in the rooftop restaurant, Gilroy's Loft.

Test Driving Ronnie's - the New York bistro at Kith's gorgeous new London store

Information: 30 December 2025

Billed as Kith's first standalone restaurant, Ronnie's is a New York bistro in London by way of the Mediterranean. We went to check it out.

After two decades, Song Que Cafe is expanding with a new pho bar in Spitalfields

Information: 29 December 2025

Updated 29/12/25 with opening date Song Que Cafe in Hoxton has long been both one of the area's best Vietnamese restaurants and also one of the best in London. It's been doing great business since...