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What's better than having one successful restaurant in Aldgate? Having two of course. That's the trajectory London restaurateur Murat Kilic is hoping for when he opens Ara just down the road from...

When we heard that the family who own the London and New York branches of Le Relais de Venise l’Entrecôte were opening a new restaurant in London, you can be sure we sat up and took notice. Romeo...

Right now, you can hardly make a move in London without bumping into a new sandwich spot. The latest to join the ranks is La Spot which is getting ready to open in Fitzrovia. The Spanish-inspired...

19/3/25 - updated with the opening date and menu details Last year, Tom Brown closed his Michelin-starred Cornerstone restaurant in Hackney. At the time, it was said that he was concentrating on...

Central London is firmly in the grip of a noodle craze - the queues outside Noodle Inn aren't getting any shorter and there's the new Noodle & Beer in Chinatown too. Now, here's news of a third hot new...

It's all change over in Fleet Street where one of the area's best-known buildings, which used to house The Telegraph, is being transformed into a modern mix of offices and restaurants. The Telegraph...

The changes coming with the new Riverside stand at Fulham stadium are going to have a big impact on the area when it's finally completed this summer. We've already talked about how Adam Byatt is...

18/3/25 - Updated with a confirmed opening date If you've been anywhere near Oxford Circus in the past year or so, you will have seen the massive Ikea that's taking shape there in the former Top...

It previewed at Carousel last year and now Chilean restaurant Mareida is getting ready to open, not too far away from Carousel in Fitzrovia. It's founded by Prenay Agarwal (pictured above) who has...

Reemies, by Reem Abu Samra, started life as a cake delivery business and over the years has found itself a huge following, Now, the first Reemies bakery is getting ready to open. The cake business started...

For over two decades, Bluebird Chelsea has been a stalwart of the SW3 restaurant scene, appearing in more scenes of Made in Chelsea than we care to remember. Now it's about to make the move east...

There are certainly a lot of high-end openings around Kensington of late (we very much enjoyed the recent Krokodilos opening). But now there's something that's a little bit more affordable and...

Perfectly timed to coincide with St Patrick's Day, London is about to experience the true culinary delights of the spice bag, courtesy of Paddy Wok. For those of you who've not been lucky enough to...

14/3/25 - updated with opening date and traders The Metropolitan Arcade at Liverpool Street, an Edwardian shopping arcade once saved from demolition during the 80s, is now being reinvented as a food...

14/3/25 - updated with opening date Seemingly not happy with having two restaurants in the nearby Mandarin Oriental Mayfair, chef Akira Back already has another hotel restaurant lined up, barely a...

29/4/25 - updated with the opening date As longstanding Hot Dinners readers should know, we do love a good wine bar. So we're very interested in combo wine bar and French restaurant Marjorie's which is...

There have been some very interesting developments in Stratford recently and the good news is that there are more to come next year. The team behind Jikoni in Marylebone, Ravinder Bhogal and Nadeem...

Finding your way to viral sandwich shop Rogue Sarnies always felt like discovering a real hidden gem. Tucked down a cobbled alley in Bethnal Green, it still managed to sell out of its woodfired...