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Joe Allen puts its off-menu burger on the menu for a month-long burger series with guest chefs

Information: 23 May 2018

For years, the off menu burger at Joe Allen has been one of the worst kept secrets on the London restaurant scene. I mean, it may have been off menu but at any given time you'd easily have found...

Top London chef Clare Smyth catered the royal wedding's evening party

Information: 23 May 2018

Details are now coming out about the evening reception at the royal wedding and, according to reports the chef responsible for the evening meal for the 200 chosen guests at Frogmore House was none...

Victoria Beckham launches Scott's summer terrace

Information: 23 May 2018

You've got to hand it to Caprice Holdings. They've really upped their PR game this week. Not only have they unveiled the single most Instagrammed building in London by covering the front of...

St John at Hackney Brewery brings beer and Cypriot food to Hackney Central Arches

Information: 23 May 2018

Hackney Central's railway arches are getting a bit of a revamp, adding a new space for food and drink in the area. And first on the scene will be St John at Hackney Brewery, who will be serving up...

Dubai’s Ruya comes to London with modern Anatolian cuisine

Information: 23 May 2018

Fresh from Dubai comes Ruya and chef Colin Clague, bringing some of the region’s finest traditional food given a contemporary, sophisticated twist that's well suited to the restaurant’s ritzy...

Test Driving Alpes in Pop Brixton - a lot more than just melted cheese (but plenty of that too)

Information: 21 May 2018

We take a look at the newest addition to Pop Brixton, the Alpine-themed Alpes from the Raclette Brothers. There's more than melted cheese here - but that melted cheese is damned fine...

Laurent Tourondel is opening Laurent at the Hotel Cafe Royal - updated

Information: 21 May 2018

The Hotel Cafe Royal has created a brand new first-floor restaurant - and has recruited French chef Laurent Tourondel (who's big in the States) to look after it.

Our/London teams up with top chefs for summer supperclubs

Information: 21 May 2018

Our/London vodka are no strangers to teaming up with chefs over the summer, with their Summer Series last year being a big hit. And this summer, they're at it again, teaming up with some really...

The Jones Family Kitchen comes to Belgravia

Information: 21 May 2018

Following on from their original Shoreditch opening, this is the latest from The Jones Family, this time a Kitchen more than a Project, with a big emphasis on grilled meat.

A plant-based restaurant comes to London Fields with The Field

Information: 21 May 2018

The Field put plants and veg first in London Fields. Se up by the man behind The Porridge Cafe, expect a very veg menu but with the option to pimp up with meat or fish, if you want.

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...

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