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3/7/25 - updated with the opening date and menu details We've already had the opening of impressive new development beside Fulham Football ground called Fulham Pier. But following that is a very...

It's been a busy couple of months for North London micro bakery Sourdough Sophia. Having opened in Highgate in May, owner Sophia Handschuh is moving across the heath for her next opening, this time...

London's sports bar scene is pretty competitive. And if you want to stand out from the crowd when it comes to somewhere good to watch all the sporting action, then food is a good way to do that. So we...

2/7/24 - Updated with the opening date Ever since the Galvin Brothers announced that they were closing their rooftop restaurant at the London Hilton on Park Lane after 18 successful years, there was...

Having trouble getting a table at Michelin-starred AngloThai restaurant now that they're one of the hottest tickets in town? Well, their new team-up with Shake Shack might be a little easier to get...

For 23 years now Leila's has been at the foodie heart of Shoreditch. One of the first interesting food businesses, along with Rochelle Canteen to open in the area, back in 2002, it was the passion...

  It's been a big trend in London restaurants over the past couple of years, and another Mediterranean restaurant is on the way, this time to Chelsea.  Kora is opening in Beaufort House, taking over...

30/6/25 - Updated with menu details and the opening date Sipping a glass of rosé on a sun-soaked terrace with glorious views over Tower Bridge may feel like a pipe dream when London's temperature is...

Truffle Burger have been on something of a roll with their collabs and takeovers of late. They recently had Charles Pan Fried Chicken in a South Bank pop-up and next up is a taqueria takeover of...

When burger joint Junk first opened in Soho last year there was a lot of love expressed by fans for its dessert option - cookies from the Parisian bakery Puffy (which is owned by the same restaurant group)...

26/6/25 - updated with the opening date Is it a sign of the times that a celebrity-backed vegan burger restaurant's former site in Soho has been taken over by a longstanding London independent...

If you've been to The Pembury Tavern, you might have come across Ace Pizza by Rachel Jones, where its been a hugely popular residency. Well, now she's getting her own place, just off Victoria Park. Jones...

Right now they only have one restaurant open, in St Pancras, but Sushinoya are about to hit the London restaurant scene hard with three central London openings planned this year. And if you're a...

Kerb are on something of a roll at the moment. They have just announced a new weekend market in Leyton, hot on the heels of their big Canada Water opening, and now they're opening something brand...

There's a corner restaurant site in Islington that is well known to locals, originally as a pub and most recently as Japanese restaurant Akari (which closed late last year). Now, the same space on...

If you love the idea of a festival, but baulk at the general lack of comfort and sanitation, then we might have a halfway house solution for you. For four nights this summer, everyone's (except the...

For the past two years, a group of friends have been creating waves in Lima's white-hot dining scene with their omakase Nikkei restaurant Fan. And when a city's Nikkei scene also includes the...