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Bar Bingo aims to offer London's coolest bar crawl

Information: 24 January 2018

Ever wanted to be more in the know about London's coolest bars? A new company aims to do just that. Bar Bingo is a cocktail based bar crawl where no bar is more than five minutes walk from the next...

PopCo are doing the food for VAULT Festival 2018, and that means ‘Thairitos’

Information: 24 January 2018

Head down to the atmospheric underbelly of Waterloo to find the newest edition of Vault Festival 2018, complete with burlesque, mardi gras, and a whole heap of creative new street food courtesy of...

Amber restaurant will have Middle Eastern via Aldgate East

Information: 24 January 2018

Murat Kilic and Pierre Apri have taken some hefty inspiration from the region, but given it a European flavour, meaning Amber's menu is Middle Eastern food, but not as you know it, making it a...

Test Driving Indian Accent - a new high-end Indian dining experience hits Mayfair

Information: 23 January 2018

Indian Accent, a new high-end Indian dining experience has come to Mayfair with a pretty high pedigree. We went to see how well their UK opening is working out.

Market Halls have six huge food halls planned for London

Information: 23 January 2018

London finally ups its food hall game with six huge food halls planned across London featuring kitchens, communal dining areas, bars and shops

Bubbledogs are running Chappett’s Café for one night only to celebrate Chinese new Year

Information: 23 January 2018

Here's a one-night pop-up that you'll want to get in your diary. Bubbledogs have hosted special events before, but this is the first one that will see both Bubbledogs' Sandia Chang and James...

Poons is back - iconic restaurant returns as a Clerkenwell pop-up

Information: 23 January 2018

A Hot Dinners exclusive If you've lived in London long enough to remember the days before pop-ups, when fine dining was French dining and we were all clambering over each other to get past the...

New Liverpool Street pub Lady Abercorn’s Pub & Kitchen serves up bottomless Yorkshire puddings

Information: 23 January 2018

City hotel the Andaz London Liverpool Street has just opened a public house brewing its own beer and serving up a roast every day of the week

Evelyn's Table at the Blue Posts, from the people behind The Palomar, gets ready to open

Information: 22 January 2018

Get ready, because the hottest new table in town is about to open for bookings. It's from the same people behind The Palomar and The Barbary and is part of their big new Soho pub, The Blue Posts...

Vegan burgers and shakes as the Vurger Co goes permanent in Shoreditch

Information: 22 January 2018

Burgers, mac’n’cheese and milkshakes, and not an animal product in sight as vegan junk food vendors The Vurger Co bring their plant-based approach to Shoreditch for their first permanent venue.

Roll up, roll up, to Barnes’ Red Lion for the Great Sausage Roll Off

Information: 22 January 2018

Love yourself a proper sausage roll? The Great Sausage Roll Off is back for its sixth incarnation, which will see beer and foodie Melissa Cole on hand to host chefs from across the country, who’ll...

From Rajasthan to Battersea: Chokhi Dhani comes to London with fine Indian food

Information: 19 January 2018

A five-star luxury hotel makes the leap to London for its first overseas restaurant, with street food downstairs, upmarket dining upstairs, and lots of art - including a giant, 14ft bronze elephant.

Daffodil Soup pops up on Hackney Road with homemade vegan sourdough and local honey

Information: 19 January 2018

Hackneyites are getting a new six-month pop-up that promises modern British and Mediterranean food with a South African twist, by the name of Daffodil Soup. It looks like an ethically minded, very...

Crosstown Fitzrovia will be the doughnuts and coffee company's second cashless site

Information: 19 January 2018

Fitzrovia is the latest London location to see a Crosstown doughnut and coffee bar open up. And this one will be entirely cash-free

Chimis Argentinean parilla restaurant is grilling up a storm on Southwark Bridge Road

Information: 19 January 2018

The former head chef of Brindisa and the founder of Portena in Borough Market have joined forces to open an Argentinean parilla restaurant with all manner of grilled meat on the menu.

Honest Burgers are bringing back Carl Clarke's Disco Bistro burger

Information: 18 January 2018

Remember Disco Bistro's Rollerdisco - way before the back of King's Cross got poshed up and turned into a massive Waitrose? Well Carl Clarke (of Chick n Sours) is bringing back his classic...

Rök goes healthy for their new Soho base

Information: 18 January 2018

Rök - which literally means ‘smoked’ - are known for their meats and seafood, so we’re very curious to sample their new health-conscious menu for Soho, which is laden with home-pickled treats,...

Darjeeling Express is bringing in meat-free Mondays

Information: 18 January 2018

As you may remember, we were ever so slightly embarrassed about missing our on Asma Khan's Darjeeling Express last year, despite it getting rave after rave (but look out for a Test Drive soon). And...

The Great British Bab Off will see five restaurants competing for the Best London kebab title

Information: 18 January 2018

A good kebab can be a great thing - but want to know what's better? Enjoying kebabs by five of London's top restaurants going head-to-head over who makes the best one. That's the premise behind the...

Drunken Butler chef Yuma Hashemi takes umbrage at Fay Maschler's review

Information: 17 January 2018

If you've been at work all day and can't understand why half the people on your Twitter feed are tweeting ALL IN CAPS, let us enlighten you. It's due to a spat today between chef Yuma Hashemi and...

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