News & reviews

Cook for Syria are opening a popup cafe in Covent Garden for Christmas

Information: 08 December 2017

If you want to eat well and do something for others this Christmas - then head straight to Covent Garden where Cook for Syria is launching a popup cafe and takeaway in the heart of Seven Dials -...

The shed in Dulwich - Vice writer's fake restaurant tops TripAdvisor's London list

Information: 08 December 2017

Have you been desperately trying to get a table at Tripadvisor's top rated The Shed at Dulwich? Perhaps you’ve found the line busy for weeks on end, or once you’ve finally managed to get through...

Carousel announces its residency line up for the New Year - with Romy Gill, Angelo Sato, Shuli Wimer

Information: 08 December 2017

Carousel, which knows a thing or two about organising top residencies in its airy Marylebone venue, has just announced its line up of guest chefs for the New Year. First up, from 4-13 January, its...

Racine’s Henry Harris is running the menus at THREE new pubs in London

Information: 08 December 2017

8/12/17 - updated with Three Cranes soft launch details There was much rejoicing when it was announced that Maida Vale's Truscott Arms would reopen (to be renamed Hero of Maida), home to top roasts and...

Humble Grape comes to The City with a new wine bar in Devonshire Row

Information: 07 December 2017

This will be the fourth Humble Grape in London, with a huge amount of wine to drink there or take away. And a seasonal menu on top of that too.

Test Driving Hovarda - Aegean opulence on Rupert Street

Information: 07 December 2017

We take a trip to this Aegean-inspired restaurant and bar from the owners of London restaurants Frescobaldi and Yosma.

CODE’s 30 under 30 list for 2017 is here - the best and brightest of London's hospitality scene

Information: 06 December 2017

CODE’s list of London’s most inspirational hospitality staff in the UK under 30 has just been released for 2018, and boy are things ever looking promising for the capital’s restaurant scene. The...

Ikoyi is launching West African Sunday feasts

Information: 06 December 2017

After Giles Coren's rave review of Ikoyi this weekend (one we're much in agreement with) we think now's a better time than any to visit this hidden gem in St James's Market. They're launching two...

Kettner’s Townhouse gets a Soho House makeover turning it into a restaurant and boutique hotel

Information: 05 December 2017

Nearly 150 years ago, Auguste Kettner opened Kettner’s, which was one of the first restaurants in London to serve French food. Now after a brief lull, it’s reopening with more French food, bath...

James Cochran closes his Islington restaurant

Information: 05 December 2017

James Cochran's Islington restaurant has closed within four months of opening. The restaurant, which was upstairs at the Angel Shopping Centre in Islington, quietly closed its doors a few weeks ago...

Sticks ’n Sushi is Nova Victoria's latest restaurant with Danish yakitori and sushi

Information: 05 December 2017

Danish-Japanese brothers Jens and Kim Rahbek bring their creative take on traditional Japanese food to Victoria’s Nova development. It’ll be spread across two floors, have a separate bar and a...

A new Italian by Old Street - we Test Drive Passo

Information: 05 December 2017

From the team behind Fitzrovia spot Foley's, this new restaurant on Old Street roundabout already has the buzz of a place that's been open for ages. We went to check it out.

Festive Vegan Deli pops up at Camden Market for Christmas

Information: 04 December 2017

Looking for presents for the non-meateater in your life or something vegan for the Christmas feast? Well there's a vegan pop-up heading to Camden Market over December that should be just the ticket. Blogger...

Lutyens Grill at The Ned is opening to the public

Information: 01 December 2017

From next weekend, Lutyens Grill at The Ned will be throwing open its doors to the public. For the past year, this old-school steak restaurant has been the only spot on The Ned's ground floor which was...

Grace Dent is taking over as the Guardian's restaurant reviewer

Information: 01 December 2017

If you've been missing Marina O'Loughlin's Saturday Guardian reviews since she ducked behind the paywall at The Sunday Times, then we've good news for you. Her replacement has just been announced as...

Enoteca Rosso brings obscure Italian cuisine to High Street Kensington

Information: 01 December 2017

Enoteca Rosso is trying to do things a little differently from your average Italian restaurant by focusing on accessible vintage wines, attempting a ravioli inspired by a full English, promising...

Hot pot meets Korean barbecue at Shaftesbury Avenue pop-up Mookrata

Information: 01 December 2017

Brrr. Is it just us or did it just get really bloody cold, really fast?! Thank god then that the founder of Shuang Shuang, who concoct warming hot pots best well suited to these frigid temperatures, are...

Modernist soba and sushi in Temple - we Test Drive Yen

Information: 30 November 2017

London's legal district has a modernist temple to Japanese cuisine in Yen

Vegan woodfired pizzeria Purezza is opening in Camden

Information: 30 November 2017

Brighton vegan pizza restaurant Purezza is expanding to London and opening its second restaurant in Camden

Hicce will be the new restaurant from former Murano Head Chef Pip Lacey

Information: 30 November 2017

Pip Lacey, the former head chef at Murano (and who you may also know from 2017’s Great British Menu) is the brains behind Hicce, a new restaurant with wood-fired food that'll be brimming with...

Also see...