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Tandoor Chop House head to Notting Hill, opening on Uxbridge Street

Information: 10 August 2020

Popular Covent Garden restaurant Tandoor Chop House is expanding, opening in Notting Hill this week. The restaurant, which is owned by Ennismore, the folk who brought us The Hoxton, has taken over...

Longboys are bringing their doughnuts to King's Cross

Information: 10 August 2020

They kicked things off at Boxpark Wembley, now long finger-doughnut sellers Longboys are opening in King's Cross. They're the latest place to open in Coal Drops Yard. Longboys has two impressive...

Queens of Mayfair will be an artisan coffee shop and events space

Information: 10 August 2020

Sibling duo Victoria and Grace Sheppard are behind new cafe/events space Queens of Mayfair. They'll be combining their experience in hospitality and interior design respectively for their artisan...

Creme London's incredibly gooey cookies are being delivered nationwide

Information: 07 August 2020

Artisan cookie purveyors Creme London in Soho have become something of an Instagram sensation since they launched, just under a year ago. They make huge gooey cookies, created by Michelin-trained...

Party Store Pizza in Brixton is ALL about the deep pan Detroit-style pizzas

Information: 07 August 2020

A Hot Dinners exclusive It's certainly starting to look as though 2020 is the summer of the deep pan pizza in London. First, we had Gizzi and Professor Green's popular pop-up at Old Street and now,...

Where you've been dining out in London's reopened restaurants (7 August)

Information: 07 August 2020

With London restaurants back up and running. we've pulled together the best of your dining-of Instagram shots. This week - Blacklock, Snackbar, Tavolino, Kiln, a Nuno Mendes brunch & more...

Tou are popping up with Iberian katsu sandos in Soho & there are sando kits too

Information: 07 August 2020

Many of the big communal dining spaces like Market Halls and Arcade Food Theatre are on ice at the moment - but that hasn't stopped TA TA Eatery. While Arcade is closed they've taken themselves down...

Jolie is bringing French sharing plates and bottomless fondue to Chelsea

Information: 06 August 2020

The people behind the Breaking Bad bar, ABQ, are getting ready to unveil their next restaurant. Called Jolie, it's in Chelsea Funhouse, on the same site as their pre-lockdown restaurant Journey and this time...

Leroy's spin-off Royale will be roasting chicken IRL at a Hackney residency

Information: 06 August 2020

During the lockdown, Shoreditch's Michelin-starred restaurant Leroy pivoted to create a chicken delivery service in the shape of Royale. But now the restaurant is back up and running, the questions was -...

Test Driving Cue Point - pretty perfect Afghan smoked meats

Information: 06 August 2020

Cue Point mix Afghan BBQ techniques with BBQ style from around the world - and then deliver the results to you. We try out some of their nacos...

Crossroads Cocktail Bar takes over from Ladies & Gentleman in Camden

Information: 05 August 2020

Opening its doors in Camden tonight is new bar Crossroads. It sees husband and wife team Bart and Monica Miedeksza taking over the Ladies & Gentleman Bar in Camden. The bar will still be owned by...

Tate Gallery under pressure to close Rex Whistler restaurant due to racist imagery in its mural

Information: 05 August 2020

This morning, MP Diane Abbott joined hundreds of people calling on The Tate Gallery to close or move its famous Rex Whistler restaurant. The restaurant's key selling point is the wrap-around mural by...

Vas J Morgan and his sister Bianca open The Broadway restaurant and bar in Muswell Hill

Information: 05 August 2020

Magazine editor, former TOWIE cast member and general man about town Vas J Morgan turned up to open his new Muswell Hill Restaurant. The Broadway had its opening party over the weekend, bringing in...

Club Tropicana sees By Chloe and Club Cultured team up in Clapham for a vegan pop-up

Information: 05 August 2020

A new vegan pop-up is on the way for August. it's a team-up between By Chloe (vegan fast food) and Club Cultured who are all about fermentation and tempeh - a traditional Indonesian plant-based...

Andi Oliver and Fred Sirieix team up for One Love restaurant pop up in Clapton

Information: 05 August 2020

They made a great team when they co-presented from Marrakech in the BBC show Remarkable Places to Eat. Now Fred Siriex and Andy Oliver are joining forces for a one month pop-up in East London. One Love will...

Wingmans are bringing their gourmet chicken wings to Soho

Information: 05 August 2020

There may be a lot of restaurants reopening at the moment - but we're also seeing brand new additions to the scene. One of them is Wingmans who, as you might guess from the name, specialise in...

James Knappett's two-Michelin starred Kitchen Table starts delivering - and gets ready for a big refurb

Information: 04 August 2020

Changes are afoot at The Kitchen Table. The two-Michelin starred restaurant is essentially one big kitchen counter for communal eating. That's been great up until now - but doesn't quite work with the...

Test Driving The Ninth's home delivery - Jun Tanaka brings his pain perdu to you

Information: 04 August 2020

Jun Tanaka delivers the best of his menu to your home. We give it a try.

MM Caffe is an alfresco cafe from Mercato Mayfair, just off Oxford Street

Information: 04 August 2020

They've already achieved a pretty impressive makeover of nearby Grade 1 listed St Mark's and now Mercato Metropolitano have gone outside to Brown Hart Gardens, the raised garden area just in front...

Corbin & King are going to reopen Bellanger in Islington

Information: 04 August 2020

28/7/20 - Updated with opening date Almost a year ago, we reported that Corbin & King's Islington outpost, Bellanger, was to close. At the time we posited that the restaurant's Alsace menu wasn't...

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