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Neil Rankin's Pepper collective promises 2020 restaurants from Tom Brown, Gizzi Erskine, Alyn Williams and more

Information: 09 January 2020

Ok, then - We may have to consider rewriting our 2020 restaurant preview. A brand new restaurant group has just been announced, led by Neil Rankin (Temper, Simplicity Burger) and Handley Amos...

The Water House project graduates from supperclub to restaurant

Information: 09 January 2020

After running as a supperclub for a few years, The Water House Project is becoming a new restaurant in Hackney. They'll be serving up tasting menus from an ex Galvin La Chapelle chef.

Test Driving Sussex - The Gladwin Brothers move into Soho

Information: 09 January 2020

The Gladwin Brothers have already had hits with The Shed, Nutbourne and others - this sees them opening their latest restaurant in Soho. We head down for a look.

A Friends themed cafe has opened in Hornsey and it's playing the show on a loop

Information: 09 January 2020

We're not too sure how long this Friends themed wine bar/cafe is going to be around, once Warner Bros gets wind of their existence (although maybe they do have permission, who knows?). So if you...

Dan Doherty is returning with a new London restaurant Tila in Deptford

Information: 08 January 2020

Around this time last year, after an HR investigation found him guilty of sexual misconduct, high profile chef Dan Doherty left his position at The Royal Oak in Marylebone. Following an expose in...

Pidgin comes to Sons + Daughters King's Cross with their latest special

Information: 08 January 2020

Back at work and in real need of a proper sandwich for lunch? Well, Sons + Daughters are bringing a little taste of their sibling restaurant Pidgin to King's Cross this month. For January, Pidgin...

The cheese room at Le Pont de la Tour this January is serving up fondue feasts

Information: 08 January 2020

Riverside restaurant Le Pont de la Tour certainly understands how to deal with January. They've reworked part of their alpine terrace to incorporate a cheese room where they're offering a...

Sarap is opening its first standalone Filipino residency in Brixton

Information: 08 January 2020

They've already had successful residencies across town and now Filipino restaurant Sarap is about to open in Brixton Village with its first standalone restaurant. Its residencies have been heaped...

Patron Cave à Manger are bringing their Parisian brasserie to Blackstock Road

Information: 07 January 2020

Popular Kentish Town brasserie Patron is expanding - they've picked Blackstock Road for their second site, serving up all manner of classic French wine and dishes.

Test Driving Barboun - a classy Levantine spot on Great Eastern Street

Information: 07 January 2020

From the group that brought us Yosma and Hovarda comes Barboun - an all day spot in Shoreditch with food inspired by all things Levantine.

Caravan open a cafe at The Savoy hotel on the Strand

Information: 06 January 2020

Caravan coffee are starting 2020 strong with a big new tie-in with The Savoy. Not only will they be supplying their coffee throughout the five star hotel, but they've also taken over the hotel's...

Zia Lucia are bringing their pizzas to Aldgate East

Information: 06 January 2020

With restaurants in Islington and Hammersmith already, Zia Lucia have won many fans for their pizzas - available in four types of dough from vegetable charcoal to the more traditional. This sees...

Palm Greens plant-based residency pops up in King's Cross Square

Information: 06 January 2020

If you're full of good intentions over the food you're going to put in your body in 2020, then new King's Cross residency Palm Greens is looking for your business. Having roamed around the markets...

Guy Ritchie's new Fitzrovia pub The Lore of the Land serves beer and venison from his country estate

Information: 04 January 2020

Film director Guy Ritchie's pub empire is expanding. This Fitzrovia pub serves his beer in the pub downstairs and features an upstairs dining room where venison from his Wiltshire estate is on the...

Clapham's Counter culture gets a new vegan residency with Alter

Information: 03 January 2020

It's time for a change at Counter Culture, the small restaurant next to The Dairy (and by the same people) which runs regularly changing residencies. This time it's the turn of Alter, for an...

Yard Sale are going vegan - but not just for January

Information: 03 January 2020

It is - as they say - Veganuary, when you're encouraged to go fully plant-based for a month. But Yard Sale Pizza are going one step further. They already have one popular vegan pizza on the menu -...

Tokyo Pizza brings Japanese pizza and sake to Maida Vale

Information: 03 January 2020

Expect pizzas made with Japanese ingredients at this new Maida Vale spot.

Tower Hill is the next opening for nikkei grab & go restaurant Waka

Information: 03 January 2020

They're already in White City and (re) opened in the City late last year - now Waka are bringing their next Nikkei (Peruvian/Japanese) outlet to Tower Hill, on the edge of St Katharine Docks.

Ogam Korean tapas bar has opened in Islington

Information: 02 January 2020

While wandering through Angel over the Christmas break, we spotted this restaurant that opened somewhat under the radar in December. Owner Tae Yeol Kim was apparently International Korean cup...

Chef Ashley Palmer-Watts leaves Heston Blumenthal's Fat Duck group after 20 years

Information: 02 January 2020

It's all change at the Fat Duck Group in 2020 following an announcement on New Year's Day by their executive head chef of Dinner at Heston, Ashley Palmer-Watts that he was leaving. Posting on...

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