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Bar crawl - squeezing into Tiny Wine, a pocket-sized wine bar with a big heart

Information: 09 October 2025

Expect low intervention wines and interesting crudos at this new Fitzrovia opening Tiny Wine.

Wildflowers adds a Basque-style pintxos bar upstairs in Belgravia, along with gildas and cheesecake

Information: 08 October 2025

About a year after opening, Wildflowers are changing things a little bit in their bar. What was once simply their upstairs wine bar (albeit in a space which we really loved), is being transformed...

Snails and Paris Brest on the menu at new Parson's Green bistro La Bouffe

Information: 08 October 2025

While we all might like to be able to gallivant across the Channel to France for food at the drop of a beret, it's just not practical. So there's nothing better for lovers of Gallic cuisine than a...

Ling Ling's is the next residency at Islington wine pub Godet with Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean influences

Information: 07 October 2025

Last seen at The Bluecoats in Tottenham, Ling Lings have another long-term residency lined up, this time in Islington. They're taking over the kitchen at wine-led pub Godet. It's led by chef Jenny Phung,...

Test Driving Alta - beautiful-looking Basque food in Carnaby

Information: 07 October 2025

Alta sees a talented chef putting together an extremely strong menu of Northern-Spanish-inspired food, inspired by working in kitchens in the region. It all left us extremely impressed.

The Polo Bar Ralph Lauren is opening in London, in the old Vogue magazine offices

Information: 06 October 2025

Fashionistas, we have one for your future diaries…Ralph Lauren is opening a London restaurant. Fittingly, it’ll be at the old Vogue House on 1 Hanover Square and called The Polo Bar Ralph Lauren...

Passione Vino are opening a new wine bar in Clerkenwell

Information: 06 October 2025

For more than two decades, Luca Dusi's vibey wine bar in East London has built up a reputation for being a fabulous place to sit and sip good wine. And now the team behind it are gearing up to open a...

Vincenzo's pizza make the jump from Bushey to Shoreditch with a new slice shop

Information: 06 October 2025

London's New York-style pizza craze isn't ending any time soon, with the launch of Vincenzo's, a pizzeria that's already found fame in Bushey. This opening will be a little different to the...

Francesco Mazzei's Mezzogiorno is opening at Corinthia London

Information: 06 October 2025

6/10/25 - updated with the name and more details London's top hotels do like getting a named chef to run their restaurants, from Jean-Georges at The Connaught and The Emory to Tom Kerridge at...

Two-Michelin starred Kitchen Table kicks off a weekly cocktail and snacks pairing event

Information: 03 October 2025

If you’re looking for an excuse to try something new and exciting in the world of cocktails and canapés, then Fitzrovia’s two-Michelin-starred Kitchen Table restaurant is calling your name. They’re launching a...

Duda Diner will be serving up Malaysian dinners in Nunhead

Information: 03 October 2025

If you fancy a virtual trip to Malaysia by way of bold and zingy flavours, then put South East London’s Nunhead on your restaurant radar: Duda Diner is coming to town. Located on the site of Goodcup...

Keshia Sakarah from Caribe is behind The Pilgrm's next interesting chef pop-up

Information: 03 October 2025

You might have clocked The Pilgrm Hotel as an ideal spot to kill some time during a train delay/strike at Paddington Station; or even a place to stay the night. Here’s another good reason: their...

Poon's is back, opening at Somerset House

Information: 01 October 2025

1 October 2025 - updated with an estimated opening date Since the original Poon's closed, one of London's legendary Chinese restaurants, Amy Poon has been following in her family's footsteps with a...

Gizzi Erskine returns to Mare Street Market

Information: 01 October 2025

In surprising news, chef Gizzi Erskine is returning to Mare Street Market (both Hackney and Kings Cross venues) as Chef Creative Director. You may recall we reported on Gizzi launching her first...

Test Driving Nela at The Whiteley, a taste of Mayfair chic in Bayswater

Information: 30 September 2025

Live-fire restaurant Nela is the first restaurant to open in the big new Bayswater development, The Whiteley. We went down to check out a restaurant that wouldn't look out of place in the middle of...

Michelin-starred LA restaurant Pasta Bar is popping up in Shoreditch's Pizza East

Information: 30 September 2025

A couple of years ago, Gordon Ramsay bought Pizza East. Since then, the pizzeria has been running as normal, but now he's switching things up with a very interesting pop-up. Ramsay's invited...

Field Notes is Native’s Ivan Tisdall-Downes new London Fields wine bar and restaurant

Information: 29 September 2025

If sustainable dining is close to your heart, then keep your eye on East London, as we bring you big news from Ivan Tisdall-Downes, former executive chef and cofounder of Native Restaurant: he’s...

FORNO is coming to Mile End's Ragged School Museum

Information: 29 September 2025

Only a few months ago we told you about FORNO’s second site in London, now they’re opening a third space – this time in Mile End’s Ragged School Museum, taking over the existing cafe and elevating...

Two Twins Tacos lands in Notting Hill with its SoCal birria tacos

Information: 26 September 2025

It's been quite a ride for the folks behind newish taco brand Two Twins Tacos. They started out as a street stall in Brixton, then opened up a permanent space in Brixton Village. And two weeks ago,...

Clara's is a mix of a deli and Mediterranean bistro and wine bar in Shoreditch

Information: 26 September 2025

The Farrier in Camden may be no more, but the team behind it have moved to Shoreditch to try something new. Opening just a couple of doors down from One Club Row and The Knave of Clubs, Clara's will be...

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