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Tom Aikens launches Musette delivery service from his Belgravia restaurant

Information: 08 July 2020

Over in Belgravia, chef and restaurateur Tom Aikens had just started to see amazing reviews come in for his new restaurant Muse, just before lockdown hit. You can read our Test Drive here. The...

Hoshi street food finds a permanent home in Spitalfields

Information: 08 July 2020

You may have come across Hoshi before. They've been popping up at Kerb and a number of markets across town, serving up what they dub 'Asian-inspired' street food. Now, as lockdown restrictions are slowly...

Test Driving Mr Oyster Boy - Richard Corrigan's Bentleys/Daffodil Mulligan delivery service

Information: 07 July 2020

Richard Corrigan has kicked off a delivery service that features some of the best of the legendary Bentley's Oyster Bar & Grill (with a little Daffodil Mulligan thrown in). We take a look.

Test Driving the Drapers Arms - our first meal out post-Lockdown

Information: 07 July 2020

Hot Dinners makes our first foray back into the world of dining out - picking a popular Islington gastropub for the first post-lockdown meal.

Nando's is back! Find out where you can dine-in this week.

Information: 06 July 2020

One of the UK's most successful restaurant groups is returning. Yes, that's right - Nando's is coming back. They've been delivering around London for the past few weeks, but from this week you'll...

Oklava's Selin Kiazim says they'll be dropping their service charge when they reopen

Information: 06 July 2020

Many (but certainly not all) of the UK's workers and businesses have benefited greatly from the government's furlough scheme over the past few months. But hospitality staff haven't had quite the...

The Shepherdess Cafe has closed after 37 years

Information: 06 July 2020

Another sad closure has been announced as the result of the lockdown - The Shepherdess Cafe on City Road. The cafe has been much-loved by locals for 37 years, but the owners posted a note on...

Queen's Park restaurant Milk Beach is expanding - with more alfresco seating and a new bar

Information: 05 July 2020

A lot of restaurants in London have taken the enforced downtime of lockdown to take stock of their business. And over in Queen's Park, Aussie restaurant Milk Beach has decided that expansion is the...

Nourished Communities sells farmers market produce from its Canonbury shop

Information: 05 July 2020

Folks who live in or around Canonbury in Islington may have spotted what looks to be a rather unusual installation in the window at high-end furniture store Coexistence on Canonbury Lane. It turns out...

KIBOU sees the Japanese restaurant from Cheltenham come to Battersea

Information: 03 July 2020

KIBOUSushi in Cheltenham have won many accolades for their Japanese cuisine and now they’re bringing an 80-cover restaurant to London’s Battersea, which not only includes their trademark authentic...

Pret is trialling a new evening delivery menu

Information: 03 July 2020

When many of us were working in London offices, Pret was often invaluable come lunchtime. Now that many (or most) of us are working from home, Pret's looking for new ways to get our attention and...

The Supermarket of Dreams brings restaurant DIY kits and more to Notting Hill

Information: 03 July 2020

Over in Notting Hill, there's been an addition to the food shop scene that's a lot more interesting than getting a new Tesco Metro. The Supermarket of Dreams opened up last month. It's from the same...

BAO is transforming XU into Call Suzy, a new Chinese takeaway and delivery restaurant

Information: 02 July 2020

BAO already completely rebranded their main Bao restaurants into Rice Error over the lockdown (you can read our Test Drive here) and now they're also changing things up for their Chinatown...

The Berkeley unveil The Garden restaurant - an alfresco haven in Knightsbridge

Information: 02 July 2020

There's no doubt that restaurants with access to an outside area are going to have a better time of it than others as places reopen for business this weekend. So props to The Berkeley who not...

Bar Swift is coming to Shoreditch

Information: 02 July 2020

Their Soho venue has been closed throughout the lockdown but now that Bar Swift (ranked 41 on the 50 Best Bars in the World list last year) are back, they're already getting ready to open a second...

Test Driving Corbin & King Home Dining - bringing The Wolseley, Zedel and more to your door

Information: 02 July 2020

Unsurprisingly Corbin & King have gone for a different model of food delivery from any other restaurnt group so far - there's is a centralised place to order the 'greatest hits' from places like The...

"Today's Special" auction raises over £225k

Information: 01 July 2020

Update 8 July 2020: The auction raised an amazing £225,000 for Action Against Hunger and Hospitality Action. That's enough both to pay bills for more than 400 vulnerable hospitality families in the...

Mark Hix is back - taking on the food and drink at 1 Lombard Street

Information: 01 July 2020

Early on in the lockdown, Mark Hix announced that all his restaurants were to close. And while we may well still see a Hix-owned restaurant make a return in the future, the chef himself isn't...

Allegra in Stratford has a massive terrace which is where you want to be this summer

Information: 01 July 2020

Over in Stratford, one of the biggest selling points of the new Allegra restaurant at The Stratford was its beautiful seventh floor terrace. But the restaurant, which opened at the end of last...

Tavolino sees ex Bancone chef Louis Korovilas head Thameside

Information: 30 June 2020

Louis Korovilas was head chef of Bancone and has now moved onto his new restaurant Tavolino, on the south bank of the Thames with impressive views of the river. There he'll be bringing an...

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