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The Connaught's annual Galette des Rois party brings London's restaurant crowd out in force

Information: 22 January 2019

Given that they're usually the ones providing the hospitality, there's nothing London's restaurant folk like more than a good party themselves. And the annual Galette des Rois hosted by Helene...

Kym's at the Bloomberg Arcade launches a Grab and Go lunch offering

Information: 22 January 2019

We're already jealous of the city people who work anywhere near Bloomberg Arcade for having all those lovely places to eat on their shiny, office doorsteps. Now we're even more so at the news that...

We learn pie making with Calum Franklin at Holborn Dining Room

Information: 21 January 2019

We learn how to make a pork pie from the king of pies himself, Calum Franklin. Find out how we got on...

Cutter and Squidge are opening a City bakery in The Royal Exchange

Information: 21 January 2019

The Soho bakery sister team are bringing their amazing biskies and more to The Royal Exchange - and they'll be offering a delivery service if you have a birthday cake to order or you just need...

Ex-Harrods chef opens Kuku Riku rotisserie in Camden Market

Information: 21 January 2019

oining the arrival of The Camden Grocer and Camden Town Roadkill in Camden Market is this new rotisserie chicken restaurant with an executive chef who arrives here via Harrods.

Yosma is moving its Turkish tavern from Baker Street to Soho

Information: 21 January 2019

It's all change for Yosma. The Turkish meyhane, mangal and raki bar (essentially a Turkish tavern) opened in Marylebone in 2016 to acclaim - all inspired by the streets of Istanbul. We were also...

Get in my face - the Instagram shots making us drool this week

Information: 18 January 2019

Unimini Japanese and Korean bento boxes to-go come to the City from the people behind CheeMC

Information: 18 January 2019

The same people behind Walworth's popular Korean restaurant CheeMC are coming to The City. This time they're bringing a build-your-own Japanese/Korean lunchbox concept.

Ed's Easy Diner owner converts its original Soho spot to Slim Chickens

Information: 18 January 2019

London's restaurant scene is constantly in churn - with new restaurants replacing old. That's the nature of the beast. But even we admit to being a bit surprised at our emotional reaction to the...

Baba Gs are winners in the BBC's My Million Pound Menu

Information: 17 January 2019

In the second week of My Million Pound Menu, where Fred Sirieix and others are handing out wads of cash to promising restaurant start-ups, London stalwart Baba G's has come out top. At the end of...

World Restaurant Awards 2019 shortlist announced

Information: 17 January 2019

The battle of the restaurant awards is fully on. The day after the World's 50 Best announced a major shake-up, the new kid on the block The World Restaurant Awards countered with the release of its...

Test Driving Clifford's - a candlelit spot off Fleet Street

Information: 17 January 2019

London's legal district has a new subterranean restaurant and bar - we went to check it out.

World's 50 Best Restaurants list unveil radical changes for 2019

Information: 16 January 2019

Big news in from the World's 50 Best Restaurants list today. They're introducing a raft of changes to the voting system and judging panels. In an announcement today they revealed that anyone who's...

Ladies and Gentlemen Bar open their second bar L&G Camden

Information: 16 January 2019

Kentish Town's award-winning bar Ladies and Gentlemen have opened their second cocktail spot, taking over the former public loos outside Camden Road station.

Island Social Club are bringing their Caribbean rotis and rum bar to Haggerston

Information: 16 January 2019

Island Social Club have been popping up around town with a number of Caribbean-led pop-ups and supperclubs. Now they're setting up shop in Haggerston with a long-term residency, bringing it all...

Swedish-style cafe Soderberg is opening in Soho's Berwick Street

Information: 16 January 2019

Popular Scottish chain Söderberg is expanding to London, bringing their cardamom buns and open sarnies to Soho's Berwick Street.

Henry Harris' latest pub is now The Crown in Chiswick

Information: 16 January 2019

This is the fourth pub to be launched by famed chef Henry Harris, following successes elsewhere in town. This time the food will have a Mediterranean vibe.

Test Driving Din Tai Fung - the dumpling powerhouse hits London

Information: 15 January 2019

With all the hype over the opening of their first London restaurant, could Din Tai Fung live up to expectations? We went to check out the famous Taiwanese dumpling chain's Covent Garden restaurant.

X-Upper is bringing gourmet sausages to Islington's Upper Street

Information: 15 January 2019

A new restaurant that's specialising in just the one thing is opening in Islington. X-Upper is all about gourmet sausages and they've rustled up some impressive chefs to create them.

Heston Blumenthal creates chocolate scotch eggs for Easter at Waitrose

Information: 14 January 2019

Is too early to bring you an Easter story? Well just in case you're the kind of person who likes to do some serious advance planning around your seasonal chocolate consumption, we've just clapped...

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