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Six years after they opened, bringing a mix of Aussie and Latin American influences to London's cafe scene, Abuelo have expanded with a second cafe. Their latest opening is in Marylebone, just off...

Tooting folk looking for a new drinking hole are about to get one in the form of a Taiwanese subterranean bar. Good Measure is opening downstairs from popular spot Daddy Bao and will serve up...

  A new bar is coming to Hackney, taking the space that was once Silver Lining (and very briefly House of Hades). You Call the Shots comes from the same team as The Prince Arthur in London Fields and The...

Hands-up if you didn't know that Hennessy cognac and basketball were a thing. Well if you head to Selfridges on Oxford Street this month you'll find not only a mini basketball court where you can...

It's one of the most highly-rated sushi restaurants in London. But when Endo at the Rotunda reopens next month following a five-month closure for refurbishment there are going to be some key changes you...

13/8/24 - updated with more details about the launch. We reported earlier that JKS(the group behind Gymkhana, Hoppers, the nearby Sabor and lots, lots more) were taking over the building where Momo...

Updated 13/8/24 with the new opening date A few weeks back, super viral bagel bakery It's Bagels put a post up on Instagram looking for staff. "We are expanding," they said. Thanks to a Hot Dinners...

It's been a particularly harsh summer for London's restaurants with a number of prominent closures and now there's news of another one. After 17 Years, Hereford Road in Westbourne Grove has closed...

Jason Atherton is teaming up with his wife, Ihra Atherton, for Sael brasserie which we're told it will celebrate "all things British".

Updated 12/8/24: TL;DR - they're not They're a huge hit on the US West Coast, but over the weekend rumours started flying about whether In-N-Out Burger could be coming to London next. News broke...

We didn't want to gatekeep this bar terrace just off Park Lane, so here's what we thought of Bar Antoine's Twilight Terrace. 

As part of £5m spent on its restoration, Abney Park in Stoke Newington now has a modern new cafe. The pair behind it are Hackney locals Toby Williams and Lianna Jewell, a husband and wife team. They...

The year of high-profile closures continues. The latest restaurant to reveal that it's shutting the doors, after nine years, is Pidgin, James Ramsden and Sam Herlihy's Hackney restaurant. But just...

It's been two years since she lifted the trophy in the 2022 final of MasterChef The Professionals. Now chef Nikita Pathakji is celebrating her first Head Chef role, heading up the kitchen at East...

A few weeks ago, Burger & Lobster proudly launched their limited edition lobster bucket which looked... a little familiar. One company who, it appears, wasn't too enamoured with the look of the...

Leeds bakery Get Baked makes a cake so viral that mere minutes after sales go live on their website every slice is gone in a flash. Now, Get Baked by Rich Myers is coming to London. Best known for...