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Yotel is opening a new affordable hotel (and restaurant) in Clerkenwell

Information: 29 July 2020

The past few months haven't been the greatest for the hotel business, but that isn't stopping new hotels from opening. Sure, quite a few have put their opening dates back a bit - but here's one...

AngloThai with Friends kicks off a second series of special chef team-up dinners

Information: 28 July 2020

AngloThai (John and Desiree Chantarasak) are currently in the midst of a popular residency at Newcomer Wines in Dalston (the menu looks great - it's well worth a look). But now it's about to get...

Test Driving Ell-Fresco - Elliot's goes alfresco for the summer

Information: 28 July 2020

Elliot's expands into Borough Market with a summer pop-up alfresco restaurant. We head down to try it out.

Balans is back in business

Information: 28 July 2020

Earlier this summer, it looked as though a longstanding part of Soho society was about to become another victim of the lockdown. Balans - a part of Soho since 1987, and a particular favourite of the...

Dishoom launches new kitchens to deliver across London

Information: 27 July 2020

As restaurants re-open, there's always the possibility that some of the delivery services we've come to enjoy will actually start to close. That's because running a full restaurant and a delivery...

Indian Alley is coming to Camden Market, courtesy of Benares

Information: 24 July 2020

We've already had Italian Alley as well as Asian Alley and now Camden Market is launching the next in the series - Indian Alley. This time it's from the same people behind Mayfair's Benares (see our...

Shuk are launching Erev - their evening supperclub at Borough Market

Information: 24 July 2020

Joining a range of restaurants finding new ways back to reopening in Borough Market is Shuk. Their market stall first opened as part of the Borough Market Kitchen section last year. Now they're...

Where you've been dining out in London's reopened restaurants (24 July)

Information: 24 July 2020

With London restaurants back up and running. we've pulled together the best of your dining-of Instagram shots.

Stevie Parle is opening JOY, a summer pop-up on the former Dock Kitchen site

Information: 23 July 2020

A Hot Dinners exclusive There was a lot of sadness when Stevie Parle announced the closure of his much-loved Dock Kitchen back in 2017. While efforts to find a new permanent home haven't quite come to...

Bubbleshop by Sandia Chang will sell grower Champagnes and Bubbledogs kits

Information: 23 July 2020

Bubbledogs and Kitchen Table might be closed for dining in for the moment (although Bubbledogs is on Deliveroo) but there's some good news for Bubbledogs fans. Sandia Chang is launching Bubbleshop...

Tom Aikens at home - we Test Drive Musette

Information: 23 July 2020

While his Muse restaurant is closed, Tom Aikens has created a delivery service called Musette. We got stuck in.

Nuno Mendes launches a weekend brunch at The Scolt Head

Information: 22 July 2020

Need a reason to feel good about staying in town for the summer? Well how about the fact that top chef Nuno Mendes is about to start doing weekend brunches in De Beauvoir? The Chiltern Firehouse...

The Green Room is the South Bank's new alfresco restaurant and bar

Information: 22 July 2020

The South Bank's Green Room bar may have closed for good last year, but it's being resurrected in a different form this summer. The Green Room #2 will be an alfresco garden space, open for the...

Tottenham Hale club The Cause launches the Costa del Tottenham

Information: 22 July 2020

With nightclubs the businesses most affected by the Covid shutdown (and the last to come out of it), it's unsurprising that some have found other ways to make money in the meantime. Up in Tottenham, The...

Heston Blumenthal launches Dinner at Home - yes, you can take away Meat Fruit

Information: 21 July 2020

Heston Blumenthal is bringing Dinner back to London in stages - and one of them involves a takeaway version of his famous Meat Fruit. The restaurant will be launching with the Garden Terrace on 1...

Stanley's restaurant opens in Chelsea with a huge courtyard area

Information: 21 July 2020

New to Chelsea, Stanley's features a menu with an emphasis on British produce and has the ace-in-its-sleeve of a big outside courtyard for alfresco drinking and dining.

Test Driving La Petite Maison - a slice of Nice in Mayfair

Information: 21 July 2020

London's La Petite Maison is the group's flagship restaurant. As it reopens, with a new oyster bar, we take a look to see why it's still pulling in the crowds.

Stein's on the Quay is the Padstow pop up restaurant to visit this summer

Information: 20 July 2020

Sunny weather got you planning your summer escape from London? Well, there's a new restaurant in Cornwall's foodie capital, Padstow, that you might want to try. While a lot of cookery schools fall...

Veggie Pret's bakery counter goes all-vegan, with new croissants, brownies & more

Information: 20 July 2020

Pret may be having some difficulties at the moment, with fewer workers in the office, but the Veggie Prets continue to be very popular. And they're moving to the next stage of development with the...

Harrods has a new Baccarat Bar that's open until midnight

Information: 17 July 2020

If you're after a swanky new bar experience then the Baccarat Bar, which has just opened at Harrods, looks to be the place. The jewel-like bar, which has its own entrance that allows it to open...

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