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Hot Dinners' April Fools round-up

Information: 31 March 2026

Over the years we've enjoyed trying to pull the wool over your eyes with some food-specific April fooling of our own. Here's a round-up of what we've done so far: 2013: Dalston's first fine dining...

Test Driving Impala, Meedu Saad's restaurant is a love letter to food from North Africa to North London

Information: 31 March 2026

Defying classification, but very London-coded, the much-anticipated solo venture by chef Meedu Saad, Impala, more than lives up to expectations.

The Golden Tooth will be a new pub from the Papi team on Green Lanes

Information: 30 March 2026

Last month, Papi moved on from their London Fields restaurant, quickly replaced by the soon-to-open Auguste. And now we know what Papi themselves have planned - they're opening a pub on Green Lanes,...

Music and food collide at Sensora, a charity event featuring Bicep and top chefs

Information: 30 March 2026

We get a lot of information about foodie events happening all over London, but there are a few factors that make the upcoming charity evening Sensora stand out. The first is the folks supplying the...

Viral King's Cross matcha cafe Frothee is heading to Covent Garden

Information: 30 March 2026

Almost a year after she opened her first matcha cafe Frothee, in King's Cross, Hanife Hursit and her dad Ram are gearing up for expansion. Hanife's TikTok chronicling of the opening of their first...

Maki Nori sees the Soho Maki & Ramen open an upstairs Japanese handroll bar

Information: 27 March 2026

We've already written about the new Maki & Ramen that has recently opened in Soho, but it turns out that they have another trick up their sleeve. The space that they took over was pretty large (it...

Test Driving Burro, where Trullo chef Conor Gadd has created a warm, inviting Covent Garden Italian

Information: 26 March 2026

The chef behind Trullo has opened his own solo Italian restaurant in the heart of Covent Garden. We went down to the surprisingly peaceful courtyard to see what Conor Gadd is cooking up at Burro.

Cue Point are going permanent with their Texas/Afghan BBQ in White City

Information: 25 March 2026

The latest pop-up to go permanent, on their tenth birthday no less, is British Afghan BBQ restaurant Cue Point. They're teaming up with The Garden Bar pub in White City to create their new...

The excellent Jupiter Burger is heading inside for a spring pop-up in Tottenham

Information: 25 March 2026

Up until now, the very, VERY good Jupiter Burger (from Greg Boyce, one of the people behind Dom's Subs) has only been available in Netil Market in London Fields. That's great in summer but less so...

Notting Hill pub The Prince Edward is getting an overhaul by the Julie's team

Information: 25 March 2026

After successfully making Julie's in Holland Park a big deal again, the same team are hoping to do the same with a Notting Hill pub. The Prince Edward has been closed since February, and the Julie's team...

Jeremy King unveils Romano's, the final piece of the Simpson's puzzle

Information: 24 March 2026

Having just had a very successful launch of The Grand Divan at Simpson's (with an early five-star review no less), Jeremy King is getting ready to put the cap on one of London's biggest openings in...

Dal Fiorentino brings its hugely popular Italian sandwiches to Westbourne Grove

Information: 24 March 2026

24/3/26 - opening date revealed. Italian sandwiches have become a big thing in London of late - we even have a guide to the best. And the sandwich shop that has been leading the charge, Dal...

Test Driving Taq, the Notting Hill taqueria that has reinvented itself with help from Jackson Boxer

Information: 24 March 2026

The Notting Hill restaurant known as Taqueria for 20 years has been given a 21st-century makeover (with the help of Dove's Jackson Boxer) and is now Taq. We went in to see what the revamped taqueria has to...

Pillar Hall features an eye-popping, massive 300-seat restaurant and bar opening in the revamped Olympia

Information: 23 March 2026

It's been a while in the making, but the big revamp of Olympia is closer to getting its grand reveal. First to open is the new Pillar Hall, from ex-D&D's Des Gunewardena and his D3 Collective and...

Clio sees ex Pied a Terre head chef serving up modern Greek food on Chiltern Street

Information: 23 March 2026

Given the success of places like Maset and The Hart, leaving any space empty for a while on Chiltern Street seems crazy. But now, after being empty for a while, the corner space on the intersection...

Kumori is putting extra crispy sushi handrolls on the menu at their opening in Soho

Information: 20 March 2026

Japanese handrolls have become a big deal in London of late. We've seen the recent arrival of Temaki in Mayfair, and next up is Kumori in Soho, an opening that has a particularly strong team behind...

The Botanist on Sloane Square is to become a pub again, from the people behind The Walmer Castle

Information: 20 March 2026

We've been hearing murmurings about changes at Chelsea pub The Botanist for a while, and now we have confirmation. After 18 years of being run by the ETM group, it's being taken over by Wren pubs,...

Shackfuyu is being turned into Soho's second Bone Daddies, but the French toast lives on

Information: 20 March 2026

After just over a decade, and originally intending to open as just a pop-up, the end has come for Japanese izakaya restaurant Shackfuyu. But it's not a complete goodbye. The restaurant was...

The Peers' Dining Room is opening for afternoon tea at the House of Lords

Information: 20 March 2026

It's that time again - when the House of Lords takes a holiday, the rest of us regular folk can take their place in The Peer's Dining room to see just what it's like to dine as a lord. This time,...