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Market Hall Victoria signs up Roti King, Koya, The Marksman, Monty's Deli and more for its Victoria traders

Information: 10 October 2018

After the success of Market Halls Fulham, the same people are getting ready to open their next big food hall. This time it's in Victoria, where they're taking over a big Victorian building right in...

Usain Bolt is opening his Tracks and Records restaurant in London

Information: 10 October 2018

Usain Bolt may have retired from professional athletics, but that means he's spending more time on his businesses. And one of them is his own restaurant Tracks and Records. He's launching the first...

Pachamama East sees the team behind the original restaurant open in Shoreditch

Information: 10 October 2018

The team behind the original Pachamama in Marylebone and Chicama in Chelsea are bringing Pachamama to Shoreditch, with some Asian influences as well as Peruvian.

Kinilaw and Buko are bringing Filipino food and ice-cream to Hoxton

Information: 10 October 2018

It's a two for one at this new Hoxton restaurant where you can try the Filipino take on ceviche and a menu of artisan ice-creams served in young coconut shells.

Elephant and Castle gets a new wine bar with Diogenes The Dog

Information: 09 October 2018

Lesser-known wines and regions are the focus at this new venture from Sunny Hodge.

Polpetto gets a new chef, look, menu - well everything really

Information: 09 October 2018

Polpetto (from the same stable as the Polpo family) has been given a new lease of life with a redesign, a new chef at the helm and a new menu and wine list to boot too. It sounds like the space has...

Test Driving Casa do Frango - Piri Piri chicken Algarve style in Southwark

Information: 08 October 2018

This wonderful looking dining room on Southwark High Street is serving up Portuguese food and wine with a distinctly London vibe.

Soho House are opening Cecconi's Shoreditch at their new Redchurch Townhouse

Information: 08 October 2018

Expect a bit of Italian pizzazz as Soho House open their Redchurch Townhouse hotel complete with Cecconi's Shoreditch on the ground floor, just a street away from Shoreditch House.

Theo Randall teams up with Colicci to open Storey's Gate Cafe in St James's Park

Information: 08 October 2018

A collaboration between Theo Randall, Colicci, and The Royal Parks with an emphasis on healthy and vegan options looks set to put London's royal park cafes on the map.

Japan Centre and Ichiba are putting on ekiben boxes - for one week only

Information: 08 October 2018

If you’ve been lucky enough to travel around Japan by train you’ll almost certainly be familiar with the amazing bento boxes you can pick up at the stations. They're typically filled with rice,...

Dishoom launches its first cookbook - and yes, the bacon naan roll recipe is in there

Information: 08 October 2018

Ever dreamt of making your own Dishoom-style bacon naan roll at home? Well from next September you can get your hands on the official recipe, with the launch of the restaurant group’s first...

Code's hospitality industry report highlights Brexit and mental health as key challenges

Information: 08 October 2018

The well-being of London’s hospitality workforce has been a big topic over the past couple of years, with industry figures speaking out on on everything from mental health to recruitment and pay...

Anthracite martini bar is opening at the Great Northern Hotel in King's Cross

Information: 05 October 2018

Opening up at The Great Northern Hotel is this three roomed martini bar with fabulous views over the area and everything to entice martini lovers to King's Cross.

Ceres brings food inspired by Sicily and Provence to Newington Green

Information: 05 October 2018

Inspired by her Sicilian and Provencal grandmothers the chef behind this Newington Green restaurant has used Kickstarter to move from pop up to permanent

Krept and Konan's Crepes and Cones pops up at Boxpark Croydon

Information: 05 October 2018

Ever since they opened their Croydon restaurant, business has been booming for rappers Krept and Konan. And now they're expanding. But before you get too excited at the prospect of them opening near...

London's Dandelyan is the World's Best Bar for 2018

Information: 04 October 2018

The World's 50 Best Bars 2018 were revealed last night with Dandelyan, Ryan Chetiyawardana’s bar at the Mondrian Hotel claiming top spot. In a surprise move,Chetiyawardana announced in an Instagram post...

Test Driving Kahani in Chelsea - Peter Joseph goes it alone

Information: 04 October 2018

After running Michelin-starred Tamarind for a decade, Peter Joseph has come to Chelsea to launch his own restaurant, Kahani. We went along to try it out.

EartH Kitchen at new Hackney arts space EartH has an ex-St John chef running things

Information: 04 October 2018

It's taken millions to transform the old Savoy Cinema into a modern arts space so it's good news that their restaurant will be every bit as ambitious with former St John executive chef Chris Gillard...

Eat ALL the pies at Dominique Ansel Bakery's London Pie Night

Information: 03 October 2018

Who ate all the pies? You if you manage to get tickets to Dominique Ansel Bakery London's Pie Night. The hook - unlimited slices of pie. As New Yorkers would tell you, this is one of those events...

Sub Cult sandwiches have just opened at Boxpark Shoreditch

Information: 03 October 2018

Shoreditch folk looking to break out of their usual lunchtime rut should head straight for Boxpark Shoreditch today where legendary sarnie purveyors Sub Cult are setting up shop. "Longer hours, 7...

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