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Pasta Nostra serves up fresh pasta and more on Old Street

Information: 10 June 2019

Two young chefs have brought their passion for pasta to East London, opening up this small plates and pasta restaurant which aims to do a few dishes very well.

Bank House Wine Bar and Kitchen in Chislehurst comes from Stuart Gillies, ex Gordon Ramsay CEO

Information: 07 June 2019

He was chef and eventually CEO of Gordon Ramsay's restaurants and now Stuart Gillies is opening his own place. It's a wine bar that's taking over a Victorian building (that used to be a bank) on...

Gymkhana restaurant closed by a massive fire

Information: 07 June 2019

One of London's top Indian restaurants, Gymkhana in Mayfair, was the centre of attention yesterday for all the wrong reasons when a huge fire broke out mid afternoon. It took firefighters more than two...

Bermondsey has a new Japanese restaurant in HAKATA Ramen + Bar

Information: 07 June 2019

Serving up ramen, Japanese small plates and more, this Bermondsey spot aims to be part NYC speakeasy, part Japanese dive bar.

Bacchus N4 serves up wine and snacks on Stroud Green Road

Information: 07 June 2019

Stroud Green Road, just north of Finsbury Park station, is a lovely hotchpotch of indie bars, coffee shops and restaurants, so we're glad to see the trend continuing with the arrival of new wine bar...

Pret is launching a lobster roll for Summer

Information: 06 June 2019

It had to happen someday - lobster rolls are so hugely popular in London that it was only a matter of time before Pret launched their own version. And now it's finally here - served up in their...

Harrods brings in top French pastry chefs for a summer afternoon tea residency series

Information: 05 June 2019

22/7/19 update, unfortunately, the residencies have been cancelled. Sweet-toothed fans of afternoon tea will want to make a beeline for Harrods this summer. The Knightsbridge department store has...

Donald Trump dines on beef twice in one day on his state visit to London

Information: 05 June 2019

There's been quite a few column inches written on the fact that the Queen served up lamb - a meat Americans apparently rarely eat - to Donald Trump at the State banquet on Monday. Maybe that's why...

Crate is a new container village in Walthamstow - with Baggio Burger, Italian Baker and more

Information: 05 June 2019

While we wait to see what Truman Brewery have planned in Walthamstow, another big new development has just opened. Crate (not to be confused with the Hackney brewery) have just a new container...

Crazy Pizza brings dough tossing and more to Marylebone

Information: 05 June 2019

Crazy Pizza comes from ex-Formula One boss, Flavio Briatore, and promises to be a lively pizza joint with plenty of dough-tossing antics alongside thin crust pizzas.

Here's why London restaurants could be the next big coworking office spaces

Information: 05 June 2019

Well here's an idea. If you're the kind of person who loves restaurants like we do, then have you ever thought about moving your mobile office into one? Just this week we've heard of two new apps...

London takes third place in Elite Traveler's Top 100 Restaurants 2019 list

Information: 04 June 2019

The annual reveal of the Elite Traveler’s Top 100 Restaurants has taken place, and London hasn't done too badly out of it. But while, as a city, we rank third after New York and Paris for the number of...

Test Driving Tayer and Elementary - cocktails, sandos and more are a winning combination

Information: 04 June 2019

The holder of the best bar in the world for four years and the TA TA Eatery team have joined forces on Old Street. We went down for cocktails, sandos and much more.

Quality Chop House celebrates its 150th birthday with a greatest hits menu

Information: 03 June 2019

Who doesn't love a good birthday celebration? Well, the one planned by The Quality Chop House for thier 150th anniversary sounds like it's going to be worth turning up for. To commemorate serving...

Applebees Fish pop up on the South Bank for Champagne, oysters, fish and chips

Information: 03 June 2019

Applebee's Fish may be best known for their Borough Market location (after starting as a stall) but now they're about to head further up the river with a summer-long pop-up at the South Bank,...

Konditor bring their cakes to The City with a new Bank shop

Information: 03 June 2019

We'll admit, we're quite partial to a Konditor cake, particularly their wonderful Curly Whirly concoction. And now, after a rebrand (they've dropped the "and Cook") they're heading to Bank for their...

Kurabu at Dinings SW3 will serve up street food inspired snacks and drinks in Chelsea

Information: 03 June 2019

This week, Chelsea is getting a new Japanese 'street food' spot - if you can really count the mezzanine floor of high-end sushi spot Dinings SW3 as 'street'. Well maybe that's as street as Chelsea...

The Market is a huge food hall by the YBFs in the City's 22 Bishopsgate building

Information: 03 June 2019

The next people to get into the food hall business are The YBF's. They're teaming up with Rhubarb for this huge new food and drink area inside the big 22 Bishopsgate development.

Marks and Spencer launch the enormous Daddy of all Burgers

Information: 31 May 2019

It's not often we'll focus on a supermarket burger - but just look at this! This is the new M&S Daddy of all Burgers and it's really earning that name.

Sichuan House opens in Islington

Information: 31 May 2019

If you've been up and down Islington's Upper Street recently, you'll have seen a new addition (taking over the space only recently vacated by Porchetta). Called Sichuan House, that's exactly what it is...

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