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Viet Lounge is a 'hidden' Chinatown Bar you need on your radar

Information: 01 June 2018

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Test Driving Cornerstone - Tom Brown works wonders with seafood in Hackney

Information: 31 May 2018

We take a trip out to Hackney Wick to see what Tom Brown is serving up at his own seafood restaurant.

Jackson Boxer and Andrew Clarke are opening St Leonards in Shoreditch - updated

Information: 31 May 2018

The Brunswick House restaurateur and his chef and partner Andrew Clarke have a fire and ice focus for their new Shoreditch restaurant with an ice bar for raw fish and shellfish and open hearth...

Pleasant Lady are bringing their jian bing trading stall to Spitalfields

Information: 31 May 2018

They've been doing a storming trade out of their street hatch in Soho, but now Pleasant Lady Jian Bing Trading Stall are bringing their Chinese snackage to Spitalfields. They'll be opening a stall...

Former Hedone chef Lee Skeet is doing a Hackney supperclub

Information: 30 May 2018

If there ever were a pop-up event we would urge you to book it's the upcoming one-day superclub from Lee Skeet. Skeet, the former Head Chef at Hedone, who trained under Gordon Ramsay, Marcus Wareing and...

Farzi Cafe is bringing its experimental Indian food to London

Information: 30 May 2018

Fancy a deconstructed shepherd's pie or a masala scotch egg? Then the London outpost of Farzi Cafe is for you. They're already big in India and now the restaurant with its experimental Indian...

Pizzas laden with baby back ribs - Yard Sale team up with The Rib Man for their special World Cup pizza

Information: 30 May 2018

As fans of their pizzas, we're always on the look-out to see what Yard Sale's next special will be - and their next one sounds pretty special indeed. It's their World Cup pizza and sees them teaming...

Gilly's Fry Bar is moving from Finsbury Park to the West End

Information: 29 May 2018

Updated 30/5/18 with more details OK, so now we're totally regretting raving on so much about Gilly's Fry Bar. Why? Because the Finsbury Park Japanese meets Northern Chippy is closing and relocating to the...

Casa Bonita Mexican bar is popping up in Kingly Street

Information: 29 May 2018

Just a few weeks after Cinnamon Soho announced it was closing, the Inception Group (the folk behind Mr Foggs and Bunga Bunga and who also run Cahoots just around the corner in Kingly Court) have...

Dan Doherty is opening his first NYC restaurant with Rhubarb at Hudson Yards

Information: 29 May 2018

Exciting times for Dan Doherty. Fresh from announcing last month that he was leaving Duck & Waffle to set up his own restaurant comes news that the next project he's involved with is in New York...

Fresh pasta restaurant Bancone comes to Covent Garden with ex Locanda Locatelli talent

Information: 29 May 2018

The latest promising pasta spot heads to Covent Garden. Bancone features a chef who trained in Locanda Locatelli and plenty of 10-hour cooked ragus.

Italian dinner at Selfridges' Alto brings over top Michelin-starred chefs

Information: 29 May 2018

If you don't have the budget or enough days holiday to take to do a gastro tour of Italy this year, an upcoming event at Selfridges will do the job instead. The newly-opened rooftop restaurant Alto by...

Test Driving The Jones Family Kitchen - East London dining hits Belgravia

Information: 29 May 2018

Belgravia gets a cracking new neighbourhood restaurant with a lovely terrace to boot

Borealis is bringing Nordic food to Fora workspace in Borough

Information: 29 May 2018

Workspace pioneers Fora who've worked with Stevie Parle at Palatino in Clerkenwell, are teaming up with restaurateur Soren Jessen for their opening or Borealis in Borough.

Bleeding burgers, boozy popsicles, the return of Rita's and more - your weekly news round-up

Information: 25 May 2018

From more bleeding burgers to the return of Rita's, we bring you all the news that was fit to print (but we just didn't get around to covering elsewhere this week)...

Little Kolkata goes permanent in Covent Garden

Information: 25 May 2018

Little Kolkata has been a successful supperclub specialising in Bengali cuisine. Now they're settling down with a permanent restaurant in Covent Garden with a bigger menu, new dishes and more.

Bagatelle London opens for business on Mayfair's Dover Street

Information: 24 May 2018

With restaurants in all the key globetrotting hotspots - NYC, Miami, Dubai etc - a London branch was way overdue for this upscale international chain.

Test Driving The American Bar at The Stafford London - the historic bar gets a sympathetic revamp

Information: 24 May 2018

This hidden St James gem has been around since before World War II, but with a new cocktail list and bar menu it should attract a slew of new fans.

Hansom Lambert on winning on the Million Pound Menu and their upcoming restaurant Epoch

Information: 24 May 2018

Episode one of the BBC's new business series Million Pound Menu - think Dragons' Den meets First Dates - saw two 20-somethings picking up a whopping £750k-£1m from backer Atul Kochhar for their...

Test Driving The Petersham - the Richmond nurseries bring their A game to Covent Garden

Information: 24 May 2018

One of two new restaurants opened up by the Boglione family in the heart of Covent Garden - this mixes British seasonal produce with an Italian aesthetic.

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