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What: Butterscotch Bakery In a nutshell: American-style bakery and tea room Summing it all up: Restaurateur Bea Vo is back in the bakery game with this new American-influenced bakery and tea room...

What: Sparrow In a nutshell: From Italian to Sri Lankan, Malay and beyond, and all cooked with seasonal ingredients. Summing it all up: A husband-and-wife duo who met in the kitchens of St. John’s are...

Back in Notting Hill's Portobello Road after a brief refurb, Jamaican burger joint Boom Burger is returning with a new menu. The Jamaican-inspired treats coming your way are: The new Fried Chicken Boom...

What: Curve Ball In a nutshell: All the ball shaped food you want in Balham Summing it all up: This balls-centric restaurant in Balham will be serving up all manner of ball shaped food - and...

What: Lupins In a nutshell: Traditional British goes international under Bermondsey railway arches Summing it all up: Keen to break the traditional British restaurant mould, Lupin will aim to serve up...

What: Comptoir Cafe and Wine In a nutshell: Xavier Rousset follows up Blandford Comptoir with this Mayfair wine bar. Summing it all up: Coming from the same person behind Blandford Comptoir, this...

A Hot Dinners exclusive What: Goode and Wright - but not as you know it In a nutshell: Experimental and traditional small plates, brunches at roasts with this all day diner. Summing it all up:...

Hot on the heels from their collaboration with Jose Pizarro, ramen masters Tonkotsu are now joining forces with Gizzi Erskine for their latest collaboration. This time around, Tonkotsu shining a...

We take a look at the West Coast-inspired Pomona’s in Notting Hill.

Ever wanted to work your way through the entire set of baos at Bao but thought it was maybe a little too much? Well now you can have the lot, all miniaturised into the new Mini Bao Set.  All five...

What: The Coal Shed In a nutshell: Fresh seafood, dry-aged steak and specials, plus sharing plates and Sunday roasts, all served Thameside. Summing it all up: After enjoying considerable success in...

If you're a vegetarian and have been left out of the late night tradition of dining on a doner while three sheets to the wind, then we have good news for you. What The Pitta is a new kebab store at...

Breddos are at it again. Not content leading the charge the capital’s Mexican food revival, and a host of partnerships, they're now they’re going back to their roots by taking their taco truck to...

Hot gossip for TOWIE fans: it looks like everyone’s favourite Essex lad Lockie had landed himself in prison - but not as you know it. Down in HMP Brixton, the ITV star is taking a quick breather...

The multi Michelin-starred French chef Anne-Sophie Pic has just opened in London. We went to see how her food performs in translation

A Hot Dinners exclusive Hot Dinners can exclusively reveal details of Scout, a new bar from cocktail guru Matt Whiley, which is set to open in Shoreditch next month. Located on Great Eastern Street,...

Londoners, welcome to the next level breakfast hitting our streets from today. Palatino, Stevie Parle’s latest opening on Central Street, will be serving up Buccatini carbonara for breakfast. If,...

What: Food Store In a nutshell: Healthy, international food, just off Leicester Square Summing it all up: There are salads, pastas, mains and smoothies at Food Store's new central London venue,...

We do love a good collaboration - particularly when we see neighbourhood spots working with each other to promote themselves. So the idea of The Richmond's Wine Shop Wednesdays are right up our...

What: Tibits Bankside In a nutshell: Swiss vegetarian south of the river. Summing it all up: The original Tibits in Heddon Street has many a fan. This sees the Swiss restaurant open its second...