News & reviews

Sinner in Hackney lets you play video games that reward - or punish - you with booze (plus vegan pizzas)

Information: 01 August 2018

Seb Lyall, the brains behind London's naked restaurant and Bletchley Park cocktail bar, is at it again with a whole, 200-cover space to play with on Hackney's Mare Street. First up - an arcade that...

Flesh and Buns new Fitzrovia restaurant will have a Press for Pisco button - updated

Information: 31 July 2018

Covent Garden's Flesh & Buns is opening a second restaurant just north of Oxford Street and this one's going to be huge with more of a Peruvian Nikkei vibe going on as well as the old izakaya...

Screwdriver is Dalston's new Spanish grill where everything is 'a la plancha'

Information: 30 July 2018

What can’t you cook on a grill? Nothing, according to Alexis and Emmanuel Ross, who are taking inspiration from the tapas and pintxos bars of northern Spain for their new venture Screwdriver by...

Gunpowder is coming to One Tower Bridge

Information: 29 July 2018

The team behind Gunpowder, Madame D and Gul & Sepoy bring their latest to Tower Bridge. And there will be a bakery/wine bar too.

Brixton's Cattivo is Canova Hall's new little sister cafe

Information: 27 July 2018

Albion & East, who’re known for their cavernous, shabby-chic halls, scale things back a bit with Cattivo, a new Italian-style cafe with a basement cocktail bar.

Proper Persian kebabs with a Soho twist at Berenjak from a Gymkhana chef

Information: 27 July 2018

If you love nothing more than getting stuck into a kebab then prepare to have your horizons widened by Berenjak, who’ll be focusing on recreating proper Persian-style kebabs, stews, sides, with a...

Maple at Westfield London is the next bar from the people behind The Botanist

Information: 27 July 2018

A big new bar from the people behind The Botanist, The Jugged Hare and Greenwood opens at Westfield London in Shepherd's Bush.

Test Driving Kyseri in Fitzrovia - another Turkish winner from the people behind Oklava

Information: 26 July 2018

Laura Christie and Selin Kiazim already have success in Shoreditch with Oklava - and now they've brought their take on Turkish cuisine to Fitzrovia with Kyseri. We went down to try it out.

BASTARDA is the new project from a NUALA sommelier and chef

Information: 26 July 2018

Some intriguing news today from Honey Spencer (Sager + Wilde, Noma Mexico and Australia, NUALA) and Anaïs Van Manen (Bones, Import Export CAM - Paris, Trullo, NUALA). The duo has teamed up to create...

Espresso Martini Fest returns with even more coffee and booze

Information: 26 July 2018

If you love all things caffeine-rich and boozy (guilty as charged), then this is one for you - Mr Black’s Espresso Martini Fest is back for after a successful debut last year and it’s going to be...

"It just seemed to say quite loudly this space needs to be about wine" - the Hart Bros tell us their plans for The Drop wine bar at Coal Drops Yard in King's Cross

Information: 26 July 2018

In addition to Barrafina and Casa Pastor, the Hart Bros' third venture at Coal Drops Yard will be a wine bar. We got the scoop on what you can expect when it opens.

Through the Woods sees the Crouch End supper club go permanent

Information: 25 July 2018

Ex-Pig and Butcher chef Chris Slaughter is reviving his Crouch End supper club by transplanting it into a restaurant, and he’s keeping all the hallmarks, with just 16 seats, a small set menu and a...

Try vegan freakshakes and milkshakes at Byron Burgers pop-up

Information: 25 July 2018

Top news for vegans with a sweet tooth - Byron Burgers are launching a new pop-up milkshake bar that’s 100% vegan, running for 10 days just outside Oxford Circus Tube. They’ll be churning out all...

Test Driving Gazelle Mayfair - Tony Conigliaro's bar and restaurant that's like a private members' club open to all

Information: 24 July 2018

Tony Conigliaro has opened a bar and restaurant in Mayfair that's an evolution of the food and drink at Dalston's Untitled, but in a far swankier setting. We head down for a look.

Milan's Camillo Benso opens its doors in Mayfair

Information: 24 July 2018

From Milan to Mayfair, this new upmarket Italian restaurant features all the primi, secondi, pasta and pizza you need for a taste of la dolce vita.

Alphabet bar returns - this time on Islington's Upper Street

Information: 23 July 2018

It's been closed in Soho for five years, but now Alphabet bar is on the way back to London. This time it's setting up shop in Islington matching cocktails with a Mediterranean menu.

The Greenhouse in Mayfair has a new chef as Alex Dilling takes over from Arnaud Bignon

Information: 20 July 2018

It's all change at Mayfair restaurant The Greenhouse, where they've just announced a new Executive Chef. Following in the footsteps of Arnaud Bignon who returned to Greece in Spring, is Alex...

The Million Pound Menu is coming back for a second series and they're looking for participants

Information: 20 July 2018

If, like us, you enjoyed watching the lovely Fred Sirieix on the Million Pound Menu then the good news is he's coming back. BBC Two have just ordered a second series of the restaurant business show. If you...