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Skylight brings traditional British lawn games to its rooftop bar in Wapping

Information: 17 May 2017

Tobacco Dock is home to the latest themed rooftop bar and restaurant, thanks to Skylight, who’ll be providing street food, cocktails and plenty of traditional lawn games.

Test Driving Westerns Laundry - the new restaurant from the folk at Primeur

Information: 16 May 2017

The folk behind Primeur have opened a second restaurant, Westerns Laundry. We went to see how their empire is expanding

Ray's Bar Dalston launches summer menu with half price cocktails

Information: 16 May 2017

With summer surely just around the corner (or at least for today), Ray’s Bar, a subterranean bar beneath Voodoo Rays are launching their summer cocktail menu with 50% off drinks. Created by head...

Islington's Plaquemine Lock is Bocca di Lupo chef’s pub with Louisiana cuisine

Information: 16 May 2017

After gaining a reputation for cooking Italian, Jacob Kenedy returns to his US roots with a stonking cajun and creole menu at his new Lousiana-themed Plaquemine Lock on Regent’s Canal.

Darbaar launches Lotus, a new bar in The City featuring Indian-inspired drinks

Information: 15 May 2017

Another new bar is heading for the City as the people behind Darbaar are set to open a new bar called Lotus. This was previously part of the restaurant itself and now it'll have a menu of...

Australasia’s Best Bar, The Baxter Inn comes to London

Information: 15 May 2017

These days you don't need to travel the world to visit the best bars - they're all coming to London. Dead Rabbit is coming to Claridge's and now The Bloomsbury Club Bar (BCB) is bringing in cult...

Salt The Radish is a vegcentric cafe opening on Blackstock Road

Information: 15 May 2017

Vegcentric cafe opens on Blackstock Road

Sourced Market choose Barbican for their fourth store opening

Information: 15 May 2017

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London's best cocktails for World Cocktail Day

Information: 13 May 2017

In honour of World Cocktail Day, Saturday 13 May, we asked the Hot Dinners Drinks Editor, Louis Fernando, to select a shortlist of five cocktails you should try. Here's what he came up with...

Bistro Vadouvan brings French-Asian fusion to Putney Wharf

Information: 12 May 2017

The owners of Hammersmith institution Potli have made the jump south west, to try their hand at French-Asian fusion - think spiced bouillabaisse, duck leg pot au pho and Middle Eastern-spiced beef...

Kricket announce the closure of their POP Brixton site

Information: 12 May 2017

So this is sad news. The super popular Kricket is closing its original spot in POP Brixton. Seems they're decided to focus their efforts on finding a second permanent site - either in Brixton or...

Little Bird comes to Battersea Rise from the woman behind Rock & Rose

Information: 12 May 2017

After three decades in the industry, Lorraine Angliss is opening her fifth restaurant on Battersea Rise. It looks set to be a leafy neighborhood joint with plenty of cocktails, with food from...

Taco festival, Barbary bookings. tapas in the City and more - the weekly round-up

Information: 12 May 2017

It's time for our weekly rundown, with news of how you can now book at The Barbary (briefly), a taco festival, summer in Finsbury Square and more..

The Auburger is coming

Information: 12 May 2017

Yes, National Vegetarian Week is nearly with us, and if that means a lot of aubergines, then we'll be happy. And getting in on the act is Tabasco, show are teaming up with The Vurger Co for the...

Pique-Nique is coming to Bermondsey from the people behind Casse Croute

Information: 11 May 2017

Fans of Casse Croute rejoice, as there's a new restaurant coming from the people behind that much-loved French restaurant in Bermondsey. Hervé Durochat has just revealed plans to open his second...

Test Driving Rick Stein Barnes - the top chef brings his seafood restaurant to London

Information: 11 May 2017

We take a trip to Barnes to visit Rick Stein's new Thames-side restaurant, to see how the seafood master fares away from the seaside...

Duck & Waffle’s Dan Doherty pops up with Sprout, his new supper club in Harvey Nichols

Information: 11 May 2017

Duck & Waffle’s Dan Doherty has keeping busy. Following on from the recent launch of Duck & Waffle Local, the chef director will now be trying his hand at his first completely solo venture - a...

Has the Ed Stone been discovered at the Ivy Chelsea Garden?

Information: 10 May 2017

So this is a rather wonderful story. Yesterday morning a story hit Twitter that was almost too good to be true. It began when BBC News journalist Jack Evans tweeted that he and the Spectator's...

Bar Termini Centrale opens on Duke Street

Information: 10 May 2017

Bar Termini gets a new sister bar just off Oxford Street Knockout cocktails, coffee and plentiful Italian cuisine

Bar 44 are crowned winners of the Battle of the Bravas 2017

Information: 10 May 2017

Last night we ate a LOT of potatoes, but it was all in the pursuit of discovering who could make the best Patatas Bravas dish, so it was well worth the carbs. Find out who came top in the Battle of...

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