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The number two restaurant on the World's 50 Best list has come to the UK for a short pop-up at Cafe Royal. We managed to snag a space at a table to see what they had on offer...

It's what they're calling "extreme aged beef". M Restaurants are challenging just how long you really should age beef for by putting 175-day aged USDA Prime Rib Eye on the menu. And they say that...

Vodka and seafood - who could ask for more? That's what's being promised at The Great Chase - a pop up bar coming to Kensington Place this week. The restaurant has teamed up with Chase Distillery,...

We love a good cause here at Hot Dinners and no cause is closer to our hearts than Action Against Hunger. So we're right behind an initiative from CAU Restaurants which is supporting the charity...

We take a look at Clipstone, the latest restaurant from the people behind Portland, and discover some pretty amazing flatbreads...

A shop cafe with a difference is coming to West London, as the brand new London Boutique 1 (previously in Dubai and Abu Dhabi) will be adding a restaurant by Pablo Flack and David Waddington of...

We're big fans of Zelman meats, so it's very good news indeed that this week sees a second Zelman opening. This time, they've gone west, setting up shop on the Fifth Floor of Harvey Nichols (taking over...

They've already had it in their Bristol restaurant - but now the MEATliquor brunch is making it to London - and it looks well worth the wait. It's starting with Islington and soon following up with the...

Next up at the King and Co - the Clapham pub with a very interesting line of residencies - is a up-and-coming Thai pop-up Tem Ban. Their head chef Craig Broadhurst as worked at The Begging Bowl in...

If you're in Wanstead and stocking up for the weekend, then you'll be wanting to head down to the brand new Ginger Pig that's just opened today. It's their eighth butcher shop and as you reach it,...

When they say a picture's worth a thousand words this one really is. I mean soft serve ice-cream on top of a cloud of candy floss, what more is there to say? This new ice-cream spot in Covent Garden is...

We've had rainbow cakes, bagels and, more recently, rainbow cheese toaties. Now make way for the newest take on the multi-hued trend, rainbow Xiao Long Bao. These rather beautiful (and SO...

Yes there are new dishes, and there's still a queue (but not if you plan accordingly)- we give Bao's new Fitzrovia restaurant a go.

We've already been really impressed with the quality of the restaurants that'll be in London's St James's Market development. Now, joining the likes of Anzu (from Tonkotsu), Veneta (from the Salt...

As if there wasn't enough of a reason to head to New York, a new collaboration between Virgin Airways and Dandelyan – the critically acclaimed bar at Mondrian makes the whole trip a must-do. Awarded Worlds...

The Middle Eastern trend sees no sign of slowing down as a new restaurant is heading to Battersea rise in the shape of Bababoom. Their aim is to make Middle Eastern food more approachable, with a...

Update 26/7/16 - new dates added There's a new pop-up Malaysian restaurant that's about to hit Kentish Town, setting up shop in the Tolli Cafe. Called Laksa Kitchen, the menu obviously revolves...

Updated 26/7/16 with soft launch details It was a sad day indeed when Fino shut its doors, but things change and now an Uzbeki restaurant called Samarkand will be opening on its site. Taking...

We try the latest Flat Iron and put their affordable steak to the test.

We take this new French bistro in Parson's Green for a Test Drive.