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Wendy's burgers is popping up in London for one day

Information: 20 July 2017

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Jean-Georges Vongerichten is opening a London restaurant at The Connaught hotel

Information: 20 July 2017

We've finally got more information on the new Jean Georges restaurant opening at The Connaught next week. In case you're only now playing catch-up, this is one of the big openings of the year,...

Gelupo teams up with other Soho restaurants to create brand new flavours

Information: 20 July 2017

When a mint Cornetto just won’t cut it, artisan gelateria Gelupo (from the Bocca Di Lupo team) is always a winner, particularly now they’ve announced a brilliant-sounding collaboration project with...

Get a Snackbar preview as they take over Legs in Hackney

Information: 20 July 2017

Hackneyites, get ready for “the world’s tastiest snacks” when Morning Lane’s Legs is temporarily taken over by Seb Myers and Freddie Janssen, the duo behind the upcoming Snackbar. It’ll be the latest in their...

A baklava ice-cream sandwich is coming to London

Information: 19 July 2017

We know a LOT of people go weak at the knees for a baklava - so this should prove irresistable. In Stoke Newington, The Lacy Nook has just launched a baklava ice-cream sandwich. It's a "Nutty...

No 29 Power Station West - a new bar for the revitalised Battersea Power Station area

Information: 19 July 2017

It's all go at Battersea Power Station as this neighbourhood bar with an industrial feel (echoing the station) opens its doors.

Seasonal brasserie Neighbour opens on Kentish Town Road

Information: 19 July 2017

300 Kentish Town Road has just been taken over again, this time by seasonally focused brasserie Neighbour, who’ll be catering for locals and visitors to The Forum with lunch, brunch, dinners and...

Smoking Goat is coming to Shoreditch - Ben Chapman tells all...

Information: 18 July 2017

One of Soho's most popular and successful restaurants, The Smoking Goat, is coming to Shoreditch. They're taking over a big place that - ahem - used to be a "strip-pub" (yes exactly what it sounds...

Simon Hulstone's The Elephant is popping up on John Lewis's rooftop

Information: 18 July 2017

Everyone loves a spot of rooftop dining, particularly when London gets all sweaty and hectic, even *more* so when the food is provided by Devon’s famous Michelin-starred The Elephant. They’ll be...

Mediterranean pinchos come to Broadway market with Tuyo

Information: 18 July 2017

Tuyo is a new restaurant devoted to small sharing plates with a Spanish twist. Essentially tapas, but not as you know it.

Test Driving Summers in Kilburn - Seasonal cooking with a touch of the Irish

Information: 17 July 2017

We head across to Kilburn to Summers, a restaurant that's trying a new take on Irish cooking.

Som Saa return to Climpson's Arch for one weekend and they're bringing Smoking Goat

Information: 17 July 2017

There's no doubt that Som Saa's restaurant has been a huge success, but if you've been missing the original residency at Climpson's Arch, then you'll want to keep next weekend free. They're heading...

Macellaio RC Italian steakhouse hits Battersea's Northcote Road

Information: 17 July 2017

Fans of Macellaio RC’s other branches can now head to their new Battersea base, where beef will be butchered and dry-aged aged on site. The new branch will be of particular interest to wine fans...

The Mint Gun Club is Stokie’s new cocktail hotspot from an award-winning bartender

Information: 17 July 2017

There'll be tea and more in the deli, but the cocktails are the REAL draw at Stoke Newington's Mint Gun Club, the newest project from cocktail master Rich Hunt.

Tuck into posh fish and chips at Kensington Place's Beach Hut

Information: 17 July 2017

If you do like to be beside the seaside but can’t cope with jumping on a train, get halfway there with Kensington Place’s newest posh fishy pop up, Beach Hut with Nyetimber, who’ll be offering 2 and...

Copenhagen's Mother Pizzeria is coming to London

Information: 15 July 2017

Italian meets Danish with the arrival of Mother to Battersea. Best known in its native Denmark, this is their first spot out of that country and they'll have a big outdoor space too.

Murano has a new head chef as Oscar Holgado leaves Pitt Cue

Information: 14 July 2017

From city meat palace to swanky Mayfair Italian, Holgado has returned to his roots

Clare Smyth to open Core in Notting Hill, her first solo restaurant

Information: 14 July 2017

The former Chef Patron of Gordon Ramsay Royal Hospital Road is opening her first solo venture and it's going to be one of London's biggest openings.

Suvlaki is bringing their Greek kebabs to Brick Lane

Information: 14 July 2017

When the sun’s out, we love food that makes us feel like we’re on our summer hols. This new Greek restaurant in Shoreditch looks just the job, complete with an open plan kitchen and robata charcoal...

Billy Smokes brings Tex/Brit BBQ to London Field’s Institute of Light

Information: 14 July 2017

If you’re the sort of Londoner who thinks browsing vinyls and watching a film with your BBQ’d dinner sounds just great, then you’ll be wanting to head to Hackney Fields hipster hub the Institute of...

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