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Opening in Soho today is London's latest chicken shop - the second restaurant from fledgling group Absurd Bird. The food's the same for anyone who knows their existing restaurant in Shoreditch-...

Updated 12/8/16 - we've added a gallery on the launch - and KERB Camden opens today. They already have markets in King's Cross, The Gherkin, Paddington and more - and now one of the best Street food...

Updated 11/8/16 with soft launch details.  This summer there's going to be meyhane in Marylebone. Nope that's not a typo. Apparently, a meyhane is a Turkish tavern - which is what Yosma, a new mangal...

Is Alan Yau's latest restaurant an overblown vanity project or great fun. Or both?

We've had the Scotch Egg Challenge and Slider Decider, now London is about to host the first ever Croquetas Challenge. Ember Yard is going to be the venue for the inaugural contest this September...

There's a new weekend brunch for Clapham folk to rush to. Starting from this Saturday, sister restaurant to the Dairy and Paradise Garage - The Manor - gets ready to launch its new brunch menu.  That menu...

Today, there's a new wood-fired pizza place in Marylebone - Firebrand Pizza. They're serving up Neapolitan pizzas, pasta, cocktails and more. Here's a taster of what's on the menu (including...

It's August, so that means one thing (well, one IMPORTANT thing anyway). That National Burger day is nearly upon us - on 25 August. And that brings two reasons to celebrate. Firstly - that all your...

If you like a bit of decent whisky with your curry, then a new popup launching in Battersea next month is for you. Tiger Dram will take over the back room at Cornish Tiger's restaurant on Battersea Rise,...

Over in Knightsbridge the multi-million pound renovation of The Franklin Hotel has come to an end with the hotel reopening today. The property was closed for a year while it was done up by new...

Unlimited champagne makes this Mayfair spot suddenly very affordable this summer.

Rok have opened their second restaurant in Islington - we went to try it out

Sub specialists Sub Cult are heading to Chelsea for a three-day pop-up at Tom's Kitchen. They're bringing their favourites and a new special to the party too: Rodeo Sub - aged sirloin cooked rare...

With the dawn of the night tube, late night dining is really becoming a thing in London. And it's something that VQ (aka Vingt Quatre) has been doing for a while at its two 24 hour restaurants and...

They've been very busy in London of late with Hop and the Athenaeum, but for their next, the Galvin Brothers are heading outside of London to St Albans, opening at the Centurion Club. Apparently,...

8/8/16 - Updated with extended dates. Hello Kitty is always HUGELY popular, so news of the Hello Kitty Cafe making its first London (and indeed Europe) appearance will be going down very well with the...

We've got to say, we like the way street parties are going. They're no longer the kind of thing where the best you could expect food and drink-wise would be some curling sarnies, pasta salad of...

Before they get ready to open their new Soho restaurant, Kricket in Brixton are unveiling a new menu to celebrate the long Indian summers. They've added some new seasonal dishes that arrive next...

They launched it for the first time last year and now Galvin at Windows are bringing back their "pay what you like" menu this month. As before, it's a five-course menu and you pay what you feel the...

The Dover Street Wine Bar may have gone, but there's news about what will be rising in its place. It'll be a Latin American restaurant and bar called MNKY HSE. Not sure where they've mislaid their...