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Lots of us will remember when last year, a burst water main led to some pretty epic flooding around Islington’s Upper Street. The cost of the damage caused ran into the millions, and of course,...

A few minutes walk from Finsbury Park, this section of Stroud Green meets Crouch Hill is getting to be a pretty interesting foodie hotspot

After years cooking around the world, Australian chef Alexis Noble has finally decided on northeast London as the home of her new restaurant Wander. There’ll be a regularly changing menu full of...

Big news from the Royal Albert Hall, where it’s been announced that none other than Éric Chavot, will be setting up as the consultant chef at their in-house restaurant Coda. It follows the...

Award-winning chicken trader completes the move from street food to permanent spot with the opening of their first place in Shoreditch

Of all the restaurant awards in town, The Tatler awards are among the hardest to predict - veering away from the usual suspects while still delivering gongs to much-deserved spots. And this year's...

London's Mexican food boom continues with the arrival of celebrity chef Martha Ortiz bringing some zing to Park Lane

If you can’t get enough of the crunchy nuggets of joy that are fried chicken in your life, then this is one for you. Mr Ji, a Taiwanese-inspired fried chicken restaurant is popping up for five weeks in...

It’s been 15 years since Sophie Bathgate and Rupert Power set up their Chelsea steakhouse inspired by the steakhouses of New York. Now they’ve moved to Soho’s iconic Moulin Cinema for a huge new...

The chef from Dalston’s A Little Of What You Fancy is the latest to step into the residency role at Borough Wines & Beers downstairs brewery. Elaine Chalmers, along with her long-term associate chef Pete Le...

Borough Market bakers Bread Ahead are heading to Mayfair for a temporary wintery bakery , bringing breakfast, sandwiches, pastries, and a special edition Christmas pudding doughnut (!) They’ll be...

South East Asia's beloved The Greyhound Cafe springs up in London with a menu packed with modern Thai-style cooking imported all the way from Bangkok.

After getting properly settled in Paris, Clasico Argentino has made the hop to London, bringing empanadas galore to their cosy Mayfair premises plus a food truck that’ll be parked near Broadgate and...

A veritable who’s who of London’s restaurants are about to get a touch more Syrian when #CookforSyria returns for a second year. Each restaurant will add a dish with a Syrian twist to their menu for...

If you too wish to be able to describe canapes as having “blunt acidity of the sort that polishes up dulled brass coins,” then you'll want to get yourself along to Jay Rayner’s writing workshop. The notorious...

If you’re serious about your supplements, Matt Roberts’ new "protein and wellness cafe" will be high on your hitlist, with its spirulina-packed smoothies, breakfast pots and something they're...

Coming to a doorstep near you is Lievita, a traditional Italian pizzeria that’s been brought to from Milan to the UK by Deliveroo Editions. They've set them up with a delivery-only kitchen, to help...

Lovers of Canada’s iconic chips-n-gravy dish poutine (the above example from The Cheese Bar) are in for a treat this autumn when a pop-up devoted exclusively to the national dish launches in...

The Athenian heads west for its latest base in the shiny new White City development, which will be treated to several brand new menu items including a very interesting burger…

Brighton's The Coal Shed makes the trip up to London. We take a look to see how it survived the trip.