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What: La Bonne Bouffe In a nutshell: Snails, confit canard, steak frites and more typical French delights in south London. Summing it all up: La Bonne Bouffe is bringing an all-French menu and...

We try new City rooftop spot Aviary for a stellar Sunday lunch

What: Tratra In a nutshell: French chef Stéphane Reynaud opens his first UK restaurant in Shoreditch Summing it all up: Shoreditch’s Boundary hotel will see a revamp of its entire basement, taken over...

Covent Garden institution Joe Allen is celebrating its 40th year of serving hungry Theatreland punters with a special Birthday menu, which will feature a burger for the first time ever. Yes, they've had a...

Only recently extending their Dalston residency, Le Bun are now coming deep into the heart of Shoreditch, setting up their van on Brick Lane. So you can expect their burgers with a very French touch to...

So this IS news - today we heard that the two key folk at Barrafina are leaving the group at the end of the month to pursue their own project. Nieves Barragán Mohacho, who has been Head Chef of...

Bala Baya is bringing Tel Aviv to London, by way of up-and-coming Southwark - we head down to take a look. 

What: Burger & Beyond and Other Side Fried In a nutshell: Burgers meet fried chicken in Soho Summing it all up: The two street food vendors are teaming up for a three-month residency at Dirty...

What: Meet District In a nutshell: Brunch, dinner and local beers in Peckham Summing it all up: An airy new dining establishment will be opening on Queen's Road SE15 this March, headed up by a local...

What: Darjeeling Express In a nutshell: Indian sharing platters from supperclub gone permanent.  Summing it all up: She's had lots of success with her pop-ups and residencies and now Asma Khan is...

What: Dirty Bones Soho In a nutshell: Dirty food in Soho. Summing it all up: The latest from Dirty Bones sees them coming to Soho (they also have a spot in Carnaby) where you'll be able to eat all...

Updated 13/2/17 following a recent visit We popped down to Artesian last week to see how the new menu is shaping up. Headed up by Dino and Gabor the new bar team have been working intensively over the...

We were very excited by news of a community fridge that launched in Brixton last week. Literally a big secure fridge in the centre of Pop Brixton - also home to Kricket’s first restaurant and new...

Noble Rot and Gymkhana – two of our favourite restaurants - have just announced a special one-off collaborative wine dinner to be held on Monday 27 February.Hosted by award-winning sommelier Sunaina Sethi...

Devon’s River Cottage returns to The Imperial for a second time, bringing with it a hefty yet affordable tasting menu lead by Steven Lamb. If you’re kicking yourself for missing last year’s River...

As if there wasn't enough to tempt us to Breddos on any given day, this weekend the team are kicking off Taco Sundays with a marvellous-sounding Sunday brunch menu. They'll now be open from 11am...

What: LEON Shaftesbury Avenue In a nutshell: LEON brings its usual healthy fast food to the West End, served to you by singing staff Summing it all up: Healthy lunchtime chain LEON has auditioned 40 aspiring...

What: WonderBunz In a nutshell: Steamed Asian buns with Western-fusion flavours Summing it all up: A new restaurant with a self-service kiosk will be dishing out Asian-style steamed buns, as well as...

We’ve noticed that London’s top hotel bars are upping the ante with a flurry of new menu releases and updates - each packed with novel drinks based around increasingly adventurous concepts.  The...

Updated with impressions of the pop-up Since originally writing this piece, we've had a chance to try out the Blacktail pop-up firsthand at the launch. We were wondering if it could really match our...