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These London restaurants are embracing Veganuary

Information: 04 January 2018

Whether you’ve joined the thousands of diehards going vegan for "Veganuary", or you just simply want to cut down on your animal product intake in the New Year, here are some of the restaurants that...

Smoking Goat Soho is closing for Crossrail - but goes out with a bang

Information: 04 January 2018

Tragic news for fans of the much-loved Smoking Goat. After three and a half years of churning out top Thai barbecue in Soho, the immensely popular restaurant will close on 14 January, bowing out to...

The Ivy Cafe Blackheath is the next Ivy to hit town

Information: 04 January 2018

Another smart-yet-relaxed cafe from London’s famously exclusive upmarket The Ivy. Expect a lavish menu of classic British food, a gorgeous interior and covetable terrace seating overlooking...

Daddy Bao is a Tooting follow-up from Mr Bao

Information: 03 January 2018

From the people behind another Taiwanese Tooting success, Mr Bao, comes the next restaurant Daddy Bao - with bao buns aplenty.

Cafe Hampstead is bringing Tel Aviv-style culture to Rosslyn Hill

Information: 03 January 2018

This new independent all day restaurant and bar hopes to bring a little of the buzz of Tel Aviv style cafes to this part of Hampstead

Stockwell Continental is coming from the people behind Anchor & Hope and Canton Arms

Information: 03 January 2018

A new all-day destination is coming to Stockwell with the impressive pedigree of the people behind Waterloo's Anchor and Hope in charge.

Studio 88 serves up duelling pianos and California cones off Leicester Square

Information: 02 January 2018

The folk behind Farringdon's Pianoworks have just opened a new live music venue with duelling pianos, cocktails and Asian-inspired food served in bamboo cones

The best set lunch deal in London? We Test Drive Le Gavroche

Information: 02 January 2018

The lunchtime deal at Michel Roux Jr's two Michelin-starred Mayfair restaurant has long been a thing of legend. We went to see if it lived up to expectations

Tom Brown is opening Cornerstone in Hackney Wick

Information: 02 January 2018

Ex Outlaw's chef Tom Brown is going it alone in Hackney with his new restaurant Cornerstone. Expect a seasonal menu, plenty of seafood and counter dining too.

Bergen House on Newington Green is serving up 'banging' steak and fries

Information: 02 January 2018

Joining the flurry of openings in the N16 comes Bergen House, with a menu laden with choices, from grazing plates to sharers for two, Sunday roasts, specials, affordable wines and a classic English...

Farmacy is launching a popup healthy shot bar at Selfridges

Information: 02 January 2018

If you're embracing the whole healthy January thing you may be interested to know that next week the Notting Hill plant-based restaurant and bar, Farmacy, is launching a pop up shot bar at...

New London restaurants to look out for in 2018

Information: 01 January 2018

As another year begins, it's time to look forward to some of the most promising new restaurants due to open in 2018 (that we know of). And it's already looking like an interesting year, with the...

London's restaurants openings are booming - with over 280 new restaurants in 2017

Information: 29 December 2017

There's been a lot of doom and gloom talk in some quarters about the London restaurant scene at the moment but we don't think there's need for despair just quite yet. While there have been closures...

Beer and burger store hits Dalston's Kingsland Road

Information: 21 December 2017

A huge selection of craft beers and a brief menu of burgers for Dalston as Willesden restuarant Beer and Burger Store expands eastwards

Tonkotsu are taking over Anzu on St James's Market for a ramen residency

Information: 21 December 2017

Updated 28/2/18 with extended dates If you're looking for a ramen fix, you might want to pop along to St James's Market. Tonkotsu are taking over their sibling restaurant Anzu from the New Year,...

L'Ami Malo modern creperie is coming to Spitalfields

Information: 21 December 2017

A modern crêperie is coming to Spitalfields, and you’ll be able to take your pick of toppings, or head to the Le Moulin speakeasy in the back where staff will be on hand to mix you up calvados...

Farm Girl takes their superfood cocktails and new dinner menu to Chelsea

Information: 20 December 2017

After a well-matched first-floor takeover of Oxford Street’s hip Sweaty Betty gym shop, Farm Girl are on the move again to Chelsea, where they’ll be opening their third cafe and their first ever...

Test driving Smoking Goat Shoreditch - the Thai BBQ Mk II impresses

Information: 19 December 2017

Smoking Goat has branched out with a second - much bigger - location in Shoreditch. We pop down to get our fill of smoked Thai food and those chicken wings...

The Hot Dinners readers' favourite new restaurant of 2017

Information: 19 December 2017

We told you all about our favourite places to eat in 2017 and then we asked you to let us know what your favourite new restaurant of 2017 was. And you didn't disappoint us. Now the votes have been...

Stevie Parle announces The Dock Kitchen's closure - but this isn't goodbye

Information: 18 December 2017

They say all good things come to an end, so Stevie Parle must be feeling bittersweet about announcing the imminent closure of his first restaurant The Dock Kitchen. In a newsletter emailed out to...

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