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It's Pleat at Westfield London is Swedish clothing giant's first UK cafe

Information: 03 December 2018

Clothing giant H&M choose London for their new cafe concept's first opening outside of Sweden.

Bao and Bing is serving up Taiwanese street-market food in Marylebone

Information: 03 December 2018

This addition to Marylebone is inspired by the street-markets of Taiwan, and there's quite a lot more to it than bao buns (but they appear too). Expect waffle-like wheelcakes made to order and...

Jason Atherton to open H.O.M.E. 16-seat restaurant right next to Pollen Street Social

Information: 03 December 2018

Jason Atherton did a lengthy interview with Squaremeal talking about everything from an upcoming refurb of Pollen Street Social to the hunt for a new location for Sosharu. But there was one snippet...

FAM Bar on Duke Street lets you choose the vinyl for a good night out

Information: 30 November 2018

This new Duke Street spot hopes to be so welcoming that you view it as a sort of home from home (with better cocktails and food than you'd make yourself).

We eat all we can in a lunchtime visit to Market Hall Victoria

Information: 29 November 2018

The second Market Hall brings a host of top-notch food purveyors to Victoria in one handy place. But how does the whole thing work? Let us tell you...

Test Driving Brasserie of Light - Caprice Holdings' jawdropping restaurant at Selfridges

Information: 29 November 2018

London's department store restaurant scene gets a gamechanger in the form of Caprice Holding's gobsmacking new brasserie.

Test Driving Ivy in the Park - Caprice Holdings move into Canary Wharf

Information: 29 November 2018

Taking over the pavilion by Canada Square park, Caprice Holdings have brought a particularly green and verdant iteration of the Ivy to the financial district.

Clerkenwell gets a new wine and tapas bar on St John Street with Le Cellar

Information: 27 November 2018

The former wine buyer at Club and Cellar Gascon has come back to the area to open a wine and tapas bar on St John Street.

Burger and Beyond are setting up a permanent burger place in Shoreditch - updated

Information: 27 November 2018

You'll have seen Burger and Beyond at street food markets all over town, and now they're settling down in Shoreditch. Expect all your favourite burgers and a lot more new additions too.

Test Driving The Drop - the Harts Group's gem of a wine bar at Coal Drops Yard

Information: 26 November 2018

London's wine bar scene gets raised a notch with the arrive of the Harts Group new wine bar in King's Cross.

Selfridges' Christmas cabaret club features drinks by Bistrotheque and Nyetimber

Information: 26 November 2018

If you've been wondering what lies behind the foil wrapped doors of Selfridges Ultralounge on their lower ground floor (we spotted it this weekend and stole in for a quick look) then let us...

Ninety One Living Room kicks off with a Sabel residency in Shoreditch

Information: 26 November 2018

Ninety One Living Room is a new all-day space in Shoreditch's Brick Lane. It's a cafe/workspace by day and restaurant/bar in the evening. And they have husband and wife duo, Sable, kicking off the...

Parkway Camden's new all day spot 40 Zero serves up everything from morning coffees to late night espresso martinis

Information: 26 November 2018

Given a grime-style makeover, this former Strada now aims to serve everything from morning coffee to late night espresso martinis.

Bar Jaleo in Soho is the latest from Rambla's Victor Garvey and it's all about paella

Information: 25 November 2018

Victor Garvey launches his next restaurant. It's still Spanish but this time it's dedicated to paella.

MEATliquor are leaving their original W1 restaurant - but they need somewhere to go

Information: 22 November 2018

Well this really is the end of an era. The original burger boys that started this whole crazy thing, MEATliquor, are being turfed out of their original restaurant site. In a tweet today they...

Din Tai Fung is coming to London, bringing their xiaolongbao to Covent Garden and Centre Point - updated

Information: 22 November 2018

22/11/18 - updated with opening date for Henrietta Street What: Din Tai Fung London In a nutshell: Taiwanese steamed bun powerhouse comes to London Summing it all up: The hugely popular Taiwanese...

Pizza Pilgrims are coming to The City AND London Bridge and they're bringing the Bread Zeppelin - updated

Information: 22 November 2018

Pizza Pilgrim fans are about to get two new places to try their favourite pizzas as they arrive in London Bridge AND The City. Plus they're bringing new pizzas with them and the "Bread Zeppelin"...

Test Driving Core by Clare Smyth - a top-class Michelin-starred lunch

Information: 22 November 2018

Now with two Michelin stars, Clare Smyth's Notting Hill restaurant is really hitting its stride. We went along to try the lunch menu.

Wild Rice and Mamasan comes to Brewer Street - a double-decker restaurant with two takes on Thai food

Information: 22 November 2018

London's love affair with Thai food continues as a young Thai pair open a pair of new restaurants serving up different takes on Thai food in the same building on Brewer Street.

The Court will be a private members club in Carnaby with food by Tom Sellers and drinks by Mr Lyan

Information: 21 November 2018

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