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Test Driving Inko Nito - Zuma bring their Los Angeles robatayaki to Soho

Information: 20 June 2018

The Zuma group have opened their latest spot, a robatayaki, in Soho - we went along for lunch

Massimo Bottura's Osteria Francescana is the World's Best Restaurant for 2018

Information: 19 June 2018

The results are in, and it's been a good year for Europe in general, grabbing six of the Top 10 restaurants on the World's 50 Best Restaurants list. But there could be only one winner and this year it...

Ramo Ramen brings halal ramen to Kentish Town

Information: 19 June 2018

Kentish Town just got a new ramen spot

Nanny Bills is taking over the John Lewis rooftop with their gravy-dipped burgers

Information: 19 June 2018

Recently, John Lewis have been making quite a big deal of their Oxford Street rooftop in the summer - and this year their Summer of Sound music-themed rooftop kicked off with Butchies. Now it's time...

Tap13 serves up cocktails, wines and beers on tap in Tooting Broadway Market

Information: 19 June 2018

Tooting Broadway Market's cool new tap room has something for everyone with everything from cocktails, wine and ciders to beer on tap. Oh and it's zero waste too.

Neapolitan pizzeria 50 Kalò di Ciro Salvo is coming to London

Information: 19 June 2018

Another one of Naples' top pizza restaurants is coming to London. This time it's the turn of iconic pizzeria 50 Kalò di Ciro Salvo, and it's all about the dough...

Nuno Mendes is opening a 16-seat resturant experience Maos in Shoreditch

Information: 18 June 2018

Nuno Mendes' next project will be an intimate restaurant seating diners around one table in a space in Shoreditch.

Akira robatayaki and sushi will be the main restaurant at Japan House on Kensington High Street

Information: 18 June 2018

Engawa chef Akira Shimizu is opening his own robatayaki and sushi restaurant in Japan's new cultural centre, Japan House on Kensington High Street.

The 2018 Great Architectural Bake-off's best cakes of London buildings

Information: 18 June 2018

This weekend, bakers from London's top architectural firms and colleges got together for the annual WATG Great Architectural Bake-off. And if you're a fan of the showstopper section of the Great...

Marianne Lumb is moving on from Marianne restaurant

Information: 18 June 2018

Over the past five years, Marianne Lumb's restaurant Marianne has been quietly doing great business in Notting Hill. As David Sexton said in the Standard soon after the opening - "If then your idea of...

Adam Handling's Frog E1 is moving to Hoxton Square and adding a cafe and bar

Information: 15 June 2018

Adam Handling's empire is expanding still further. Hard on the heels of the news that he'll be running the food side of things at the Belmond Cadogan Hotel, now we hear that his first restaurant Frog E1...

Try glow-in-the-dark ice cream and inhale vanilla fog at SCOOP from Bompas & Parr

Information: 15 June 2018

South London Willy Wonkas Bompas & Parr are at it again, this time with a seasonal ice-cream exhibition in King’s Cross that celebrates the dessert - with more than a few immersive installations. SCOOP:...

Le Chocolat Alain Ducasse is coming to Kings Cross Coal Drops Yard

Information: 14 June 2018

You might mainly know Alain Ducasse for his three-Michelin-starred restaurant in London (and many more in Paris) but the man also has his own Chocolate enterprise. Until now, the chocs have only...

Wingmans have chosen Kilburn for their first permanent restaurant

Information: 14 June 2018

Fans of roving pop-up Wingmans can now get their saucy chicken wing fix in Kilburn where they’ve moved into their first proper home, complete with a fully stocked bar, a late license, and best of...

The Hart brothers have smashed their crowdfunding targets for a King's Cross Barrafina

Information: 14 June 2018

When The Hart Bros Group (the folk behind Barrafina and El Pastor) announced a crowdfunding drive for a King's Cross Barrafina, it seemed like it'd be a sure thing. But it's fair to say that no-one...

Test Driving The Duke of Richmond - Tom Oldroyd becomes a publican

Information: 14 June 2018

Tom Oldroyd has followed up his first restaurant by turning Landlord at the Duke of Richmond. We head along to the pub to find out more...

Claude Bosi unveils a new-look oyster bar at Bibendum

Information: 14 June 2018

Just over a year since he opened his restaurant at Bibendum, Claude Bosi has unveiled a new look Oyster Bar on the building's ground floor. The oyster bar was closed earlier this year for a bit of a...

Fat Duck, St John and Hedone all in World's 50 Best Restaurant List 2018 51-100

Information: 13 June 2018

As the restaurant world prepares for next week's reveal of the World's 50 Best Restaurants list for 2018, the creators of the list have amped up the excitement by releasing in advance the second...

La Mia Mamma brings a rotating series of Italian chefs to Chelsea

Information: 13 June 2018

La Mia Mamma is trying something different from your traditional Italian restaurant. They'll be focusing on specific regions of Italy at a time - and to help with that, they're importing Italians...