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Flat Iron comes to King's Cross - the steak restaurant hits Caledonian Road with wagyu fries

Information: 16 August 2018

13/8/18 - updated with the opening date What: Flat Iron In a nutshell: Great value steak in King's Cross Summing it all up: Flat Iron have an avid following around town, with their signature flat...

Rita's returns - taking over the kitchen at Redchurch Brewery in Cambridge Heath

Information: 15 August 2018

If you've been missing Rita's since they moved on from their Hackney location (now filled by Carte Blanche), then we have very good news for you. Not too far from their original spot, they're taking on...

Test Driving Beef and Brew's new East London restaurant

Information: 14 August 2018

East London has a hot new steakhouse where the steaks don't cost a fortune and the beer is on point - we check out the new Beef & Brew in De Beauvoir.

Barino at Westfield London features a former chef from the World's Best Restaurant

Information: 14 August 2018

Whether you're grabbing avocado and eggs in the morning, or a panini during the day or a Negroni in the evening, this new Italian kiosk at Westfield London aims to be the go-to place for shoppers.

James Cochran's new project is 1251, a modern British restaurant in Islington

Information: 14 August 2018

Michelin-starred James Cochran is going back to his roots with 1251, his new Islington spot where he'll be serving sharing menus, tasting menus and snacks, featuring modern British food, made with...

Pergola goes permanent with a new glass-covered spot on the roof of Kensington Olympia

Information: 13 August 2018

The Pergola crowd know a thing or two about rooftops - now they've taken the next step by opening up a greenery-laden year-round spot on the roof of the Olympia, and will be keeping punters warm and...

Tom Kerridge is opening Kerridge's Bar and Grill at Corinthia Hotel London - updated

Information: 13 August 2018

His Buckinghamshire pub was the first pub to win two Michelin stars. Now Tom Kerridge is bringing some of that magic to London for his first restaurant in the city

A Nordic burger comes to town with Aquavit's Skagen-burger

Information: 13 August 2018

We do like an impressive-looking burger and this really fits the bill. The latest to try their hand at burger-skills is Nordic restaurant Aquavit in St James's Market. This is their Skagen-burger. and here's...

LUCA team up with Turin chef Matteo Baronetto and MARTINI for one hell of an aperitivo menu

Information: 13 August 2018

London is awash with collaboration menus and cocktail pop-ups, but one coming to Clerkenwell next month sounds particularly noteworthy. MARTINI are joining up with Italian restaurant LUCA for a...

Baker Street's Royal China Club is unveiled after a big revamp

Information: 13 August 2018

The latest of London's classic restaurants to get a big overhaul is The Royal China Club. It's been part of Baker Street for 12 years and now they're just coming out of a big revamp, during which...

Provisioners is coming to Tower Bridge's new boutique hotel, The Dixon, from the man who launched Riding House Cafe

Information: 10 August 2018

Having opened Riding House Cafe and now runnning Blixen Clive Watson is well able to put together a lovely all day space so hopes for this new Tower Bridge hotel restaurant/cafe are high.

London's most Instagrammed spot Elan Cafe is opening at Oxford Circus and Selfridges

Information: 10 August 2018

The cafe with the pink wall of flowers is expanding with two new central London openings planned for behind Oxford Circus and in Selfridges.

Canard are bringing their duck poutine and French burgers to Tooting Market

Information: 10 August 2018

Burgers and poutine are given a classic French treatment at this Francophile street traders third London opening in Tooting Market.

MEATliquor announces Battersea's Northcote Road will be the site of its next burger restaurant

Information: 09 August 2018

Opening up right next door to Franco Manca, the burger chain that brought you the Dead Hippie and introduced Londoners to the delights of the Jagermiester ripple ice-cream is bringing its burgers to...

Test Driving Vins in Canonbury - the neighbourhood's wine bar

Information: 09 August 2018

Tucked away in the heart of Canonbury, Vins is a neighbourhood wine bar with an interesting, ever-evolving menu. We pop by for a look.

Southwark's Chinese Food Festival returns with a 14 vendors in a night market setting

Information: 08 August 2018

It sure is festival season, isn’t it? (And we don’t just mean Boomtown, Wilderness et al.) We’d only just gotten over WingFest, before starting to gear up for Espresso Martini Fest, London Brunch...

Lyle's, Sabor, Smokestak and more on the line-up for 2018's Auction Against Hunger

Information: 08 August 2018

Updated 7/8/18 with new date and line-up This is not a drill. Repeat, this is not a drill. Put a 'meeting' in your google calendar, ward off any colleagues with an 'I'm far too busy to talk right...

Stokey Veg Vegan will be Stoke Newington's new veggie-focused restaurant

Information: 08 August 2018

Expect a British/Italian small plates menu from this new vegetarian and vegan restaurant opening up on Stoke Newington High Street

McDonald's turns its High Street Kensington branch into a luxury reservations-only pop-up

Information: 08 August 2018

Earlier this year they hit the news for turning their Newcastle restaurant into a romantic dinner a deux destination. Now McDonald's are transforming their High Street Kensington branch into a...

Top chefs, mixologists and food suppliers are getting ready to gather at PX+ Festival

Information: 07 August 2018

The UK’s hospitality industry is getting together for a big celebration this summer at PX+ festival. So if you have a pal in the biz , make sure you give them a nudge about their plus one, which...

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