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As autumn arrives, the drinks brands' marketing budget shoots up in preparation for Christmas, and that usually means we get some mad pop-ups and events in the last few months of the year. This...

Since opening in Notting Hill a couple of years ago, Ria's mix of Detroit-style pizzas and natural wine has proved to be a winning formula. So much so that the people behind it, David and Ria...

23/9/25 - updated with an opening date and more details We've known for a while that Restaurant Gordon Ramsay chef Matt Abé was taking on the old Le Gavroche site (snapped up by Gordon himself), and...

The 2026 AA Restaurant Guide is now out and with it comes a slew of awards for London restaurants. The folks who'll be celebrating hard today are the team at Jason Atherton's Row on 5 restaurant in...

The Hilton on Park Lane has been going through a lot of changes of late on the dining side of things. On the lower ground floor, there's the new Mr Porter steakhouse, while on the opposite end of...

It's always been one of the handiest pubs in a London train station, and for the past few weeks, The Parcel Yard has been getting a revamp.  If you're not familiar with the pub, it's at the back of...

Earlier on this summer, we brought you the news that popular North London cafe and bakery group Fink's was taking over all the food and drink side of things at Clissold House. Now we're giving you...

  Following up on their rooftop original and the very successful National Theatre follow-up, Forza Wine are gearing up for their next big launch. This time they're opening in Soho, taking over the...

18/9/25 - updated with the opening date Family-run business Cafe Mama Pho got a namecheck in this week's My Manor when new Bodean's chef Richard Turner raved about their phở and fish sauce chicken wings...

18/9/25 - updated with the opening date Il Bambini Club is an Italian restaurant, known for its extravagant design, but originating in Paris and with a giant lemon meringue pie on the menu. While...

18/9/25 - updated with the opening date Just six months after he graduated from slinging burgers in a food truck to opening a burger restaurant in Borough, chef Jordan Bailey is already planning an...

Spice bags are bigger than ever in London and the number of places to get them is expanding. Scaldy, already in residency in the City,  are coming to Peckham.  If you haven't yet come across a spice...

Eagle-eyed Holland Park residents will have spotted a new arrival on their doorsteps this past week or so. Popular restaurant Julie's has extended across Clarendon Cross to a new site. Little...

Bringing something new to Soho is TANGRA, a new late night Indo-Chinese restaurant on Frith Street. It takes its name from the Tangra neighbourhood of Kolkata, with the menu influenced by the Hakka Chinese...

For years, it was best known as F Cooke eel, pie and mash shop. Then it became a Chinese karaoke joint and, most recently, was cocktail and board game spot Draughts. Now, one of the best-known...

The Lavery in South Kensington has been winning a lot of fans of late, such as Grace Dent, who called the space "not only beautiful, but useful", being so close to the museums. In her review, Grace...

Chelsea's upcoming pub opening, The Trafalgar, has a few claims to fame. First the company behind it, the Three Cheers Pub Co, say theirs is the first new public house to be built on Chelsea's main...