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Duda Diner will be serving up Malaysian dinners in Nunhead

Information: 03 October 2025

If you fancy a virtual trip to Malaysia by way of bold and zingy flavours, then put South East London’s Nunhead on your restaurant radar: Duda Diner is coming to town. Located on the site of Goodcup...

Keshia Sakarah from Caribe is behind The Pilgrm's next interesting chef pop-up

Information: 03 October 2025

You might have clocked The Pilgrm Hotel as an ideal spot to kill some time during a train delay/strike at Paddington Station; or even a place to stay the night. Here’s another good reason: their...

Poon's is back, opening at Somerset House

Information: 01 October 2025

1 October 2025 - updated with an estimated opening date Since the original Poon's closed, one of London's legendary Chinese restaurants, Amy Poon has been following in her family's footsteps with a...

Gizzi Erskine returns to Mare Street Market

Information: 01 October 2025

In surprising news, chef Gizzi Erskine is returning to Mare Street Market (both Hackney and Kings Cross venues) as Chef Creative Director. You may recall we reported on Gizzi launching her first...

Test Driving Nela at The Whiteley, a taste of Mayfair chic in Bayswater

Information: 30 September 2025

Live-fire restaurant Nela is the first restaurant to open in the big new Bayswater development, The Whiteley. We went down to check out a restaurant that wouldn't look out of place in the middle of...

Michelin-starred LA restaurant Pasta Bar is popping up in Shoreditch's Pizza East

Information: 30 September 2025

A couple of years ago, Gordon Ramsay bought Pizza East. Since then, the pizzeria has been running as normal, but now he's switching things up with a very interesting pop-up. Ramsay's invited...

Field Notes is Native’s Ivan Tisdall-Downes new London Fields wine bar and restaurant

Information: 29 September 2025

If sustainable dining is close to your heart, then keep your eye on East London, as we bring you big news from Ivan Tisdall-Downes, former executive chef and cofounder of Native Restaurant: he’s...

FORNO is coming to Mile End's Ragged School Museum

Information: 29 September 2025

Only a few months ago we told you about FORNO’s second site in London, now they’re opening a third space – this time in Mile End’s Ragged School Museum, taking over the existing cafe and elevating...

Two Twins Tacos lands in Notting Hill with its SoCal birria tacos

Information: 26 September 2025

It's been quite a ride for the folks behind newish taco brand Two Twins Tacos. They started out as a street stall in Brixton, then opened up a permanent space in Brixton Village. And two weeks ago,...

Clara's is a mix of a deli and Mediterranean bistro and wine bar in Shoreditch

Information: 26 September 2025

The Farrier in Camden may be no more, but the team behind it have moved to Shoreditch to try something new. Opening just a couple of doors down from One Club Row and The Knave of Clubs, Clara's will be...

Velvet Taco are bringing their fish & chip tacos to London

Information: 26 September 2025

Originally due to open in Soho, American taco restaurant Velvet Taco is now heading to the City instead (taking over the old Shoyru site). If you've never thought about putting shepherd's pie or...

Test Driving Teo Hotpot, a Chinese restaurant with the best British beef and hotpots you don't have to share

Information: 25 September 2025

Bringing a taste of Chaosan to London's Bloomsbury, Teo Hotpot turns out to be a hotpot restaurant that's all about the quality from its British grass-fed beef to clear broths.

Sportswear brand Gant turns Mayfair's Mister Nice into an American clubhouse for a month

Information: 24 September 2025

Anyone walking past Mayfair restaurant Mister Nice over the past couple of days will be forgiven for doing a bit of a double-take. The restaurant has been completely taken over by American-founded...

Barcelona hotspot Bar Brutal is popping up in London

Information: 24 September 2025

One of Barcelona's top wine bars is coming to London, for two months only. Bar Brutal is known for its inventive small plates and natural wine list (we visited it ourselves a few years back) and...

Willem Dafoe gets a Mayfair pub named after him

Information: 23 September 2025

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...

Ria's expands to Soho with its mix of Detroit pizzas and natural wine

Information: 23 September 2025

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...

Bonheur by Matt Abé is the restaurant replacing Le Gavroche

Information: 23 September 2025

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...

Test Driving Richoux, the return of the classic French restaurant and patisserie

Information: 23 September 2025

Classic French restaurant (and patisserie) Richoux has returned to London. This Fitzrovia restaurant is just the beginning, so we went down to see just what the modern version of Richoux has to offer.

Row on 5 is London's new 5 Rosette restaurant

Information: 23 September 2025

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 London Hilton on Park Lane adds a sushi bar to its line-up with 99 Sushi

Information: 22 September 2025

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...

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