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Dank Van American sandwiches shouldn't be Kentish Town's secret

Information: 18 May 2018

Updated 18/5/18 with new dates Down a tiny alley in Kentish Town, barely a few steps away from the Pret and Greggs on the High Street, you'll find Dank Van. No, it's not an unpleasantly damp and...

Arthur's Cafe in Dalston is closing for good

Information: 18 May 2018

"Arthur’s has never closed, not even when bombs rained all around. Every weekday on the dot of 7am, the doors open and the faithful flood in." Sadly, the words that the then-Guardian restaurant...

The Newman Arms reopens with a pie menu and downstairs snugs

Information: 18 May 2018

It's always a worry when any central London pub closes its doors, ostensibly to be renovated. So when The Newman Arms shut a year or so ago to have the upstairs section turned into flats, the...

FOLD bring their NY style pizzas to London Fields' Monohaus building

Information: 17 May 2018

This new London Fields pizzeria is the second UK branch of New York–style pizza chain FOLD. They bill their pizzas as large, thin crust, hand tossed, wide slices that are made for folding and...

Native are moving to Flatiron Square from Covent Garden

Information: 17 May 2018

Updated 4/6/18 with soft launch details Last week, we were a little concerned to see Covent Garden restaurant Native announcing that they were closing down due to planning permission being declined. But...

London's best mood-enhancing dishes, according to Max Halley

Information: 17 May 2018

Max Halley, of Max's Sandwich Shop fame, shares his favourite mood-enhancing dishes to order in London.

Tom Oldroyd is opening The Duke of Richmond pub and dining room in Hackney

Information: 16 May 2018

Tom Oldroyd's follow-up project to his neighbourhood restaurant in Islington will be a Hackney pub serving up French dishes created with British seasonal produce and he has serious plans for a...

Dalston fave Jones and Sons is coming to Islington with a second restaurant

Information: 16 May 2018

With five years of success in Dalston under their belt, it's now time for Jones & Sons to expand. They're coming to Angel - you can expect a damned good Sunday lunch and more...

Huckster brings pizza, burgers, wonton soup, bubble waffles and more to Paddington Central

Information: 16 May 2018

Paddington Central's latest new offering is a collection of brand new street food all under one NYC 80's inspired roof. And there's a karaoke bar too.

Henrietta Bistro will take over from Ollie Dabbous at the Henrietta Hotel

Information: 15 May 2018

As Ollie Dabbous focuses his attention on his new restaurant Hide, the boutique hotel where he ran Henrietta will now be opening a more informal restaurant with the former Head Chef of Compagnie des...

Brother Marcus are bringing their brunches and more to Islington's Camden Passage

Information: 15 May 2018

Having built up a loyal following in Balham for their combo of top brunches, Brother Marcus are hoping that formula together with a new menu of Mediterranean small plates and cocktails does equally...

Blondies Kitchen are popping up in Carnaby with soft serve milk ice cream and cookies

Information: 15 May 2018

To us, very little says summer more than soft-serve ice cream (or just "soft ice cream" as we used to know it). So we're very much looking forward to the next pop-up from Blondies Kitchen, which...

Test Driving Stem - the latest from Neo and Anglo hits Mayfair

Information: 14 May 2018

Mark Jarvis, the man behind Anglo and Neo Bistro has opened his third restaurant in the heart of Mayfair. We went along to try out Stem.

24 The Oval sees ex-Dairy and Paradise Garage chefs aiming to make Oval a foodie hotspot

Information: 14 May 2018

Super handy for the cricket ground, this new British restaurant has a serious team behind it, chock full of ex-Paradise Garage and The Dairy chefs.

Retro food gets a makeover at VIVI at Centre Point

Information: 14 May 2018

If you've got a soft spot for the good old days, then head to VIVI where you can enjoy your chicken a la king in London landmark Centre Point with Vivi. Just head to the bridge link, and look for...

Inko Nito on Soho's Broadwick Street will be the latest robatayaki restaurant from the Zuma stable

Information: 14 May 2018

London is getting a new robata grill restaurant from the team at Zuma. Inko Nito on Soho's Broadwick Street will feature Japanese charcoal grilled cooking with a Korean influence.

Test Driving The Red Lion and Sun in Highgate - a gastropub with a cracking wine list

Information: 13 May 2018

Up in Highgate there's a gastropub with a serious wine list that you need to put on your must-try list

Fried chicken, caketails, veggie pubs and more - your weekly news round-up

Information: 11 May 2018

From a limited edition sarnie at Breddos to cake you can drink, we bring you all the news that was fit to print (but we just didn't get around to covering elsewhere this week)...

Nadiya Hussain and Ruth Rogers top this year's Fortnum & Mason Awards

Information: 11 May 2018

Fortnum and Mason's Diamond Jubilee salon was heaving last night with the unpasteurised cream of the food world, there to celebrate the Piccadilly's food store's sixth annual Food & Drink Awards. Hot...

Test Driving Ollie Dabbous' HIDE

Information: 09 May 2018

Ollie Dabbous' HIDE is by some way one of the most hotly-anticipated restaurant openings of the year. But what's it like to actually eat there? We went to find out.

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