News & reviews

Yamagoya ramen pop-up to arrive on Shaftsbury Avenue this December

Information: 09 November 2016

There’s little more warming than a big steaming bowl of salty ramen, making the arrival of Yamagoya’s six-month pop-up in December well timed indeed. The Japanese noodle slingers will be bringing...

Bonnie Gull to open up their second seafood shack in Soho

Information: 09 November 2016

If you like your seafood a bit more interesting than your bog standard cod and chips, then you may have come across the Bonnie Gull Seafood Shack, who’ve been enjoying a rather popular five years at...

Tapas Brindisa relaunches in Shoreditch with a regional tapas menu

Information: 08 November 2016

Brindisa’s Shoreditch restaurant is set for a winter makeover when it relaunches as Tapas Brindisa Shoreditch. Aside from a pretty serious refurb, the menu’s set to have a bit of a revamp as well...

Pilau’s Indian wraps find a permanent home on Goodge Street (with Soho to come)

Information: 08 November 2016

Pilau is the newest in a flurry of roving food vendors to find a home for just in time the winter. After a series of successful residencies, the Indian street food seller has opened its first...

London Restaurant Festival Awards 2016 - the winners

Information: 07 November 2016

This year's London Restaurant Festival drew to a close with an awards ceremony last night at 1901 at the Andaz London Hotel, Liverpool Street. In addition to celebrating the winners of various...

Som Saa launch weekday lunch and are taking bookings too

Information: 07 November 2016

If, like us, you're not a real fan of queuing, you'll be looking for any easier way to get into the current London hot-spot without too much of a wait. And if one of those spots is the extremely...

Rare Charity Auction has bidding on a day in the kitchen with Noma & more...

Information: 07 November 2016

Here's a chance to bid online for a day in the kitchen with the staff at the world-famous Noma in Copenhagen. Or, bid to to learn the ins and outs of sourdough at Tartine, San Francisco’s behemoth...

Hipchips brings conveyer belt crisps and dip to Soho

Information: 04 November 2016

04/11/16 - updated with soft launch details. First, there was Bubble Dogs. Then, there was Cereal Killers. And now, arriving on Old Compton Street this autumn comes Hipchips, taking pairings back to...

Grand Trunk Road is bringing historical south Asian fare to Woodford

Information: 04 November 2016

South Woodford, tucked away out out in Zone 4, is experiencing something of a restaurant boom. Hard on the heels of the very well reviewed The Woodford is another imminent opening - Grand Trunk...

D&D to open Aster, Nordic restaurant in Victoria’s dining quarter Nova

Information: 04 November 2016

Victoria is set to become something of a foodie destination later this year when the construction around the station finally (finally!) ends, and we’re rewarded for our patience with a stunning new...

There's a pop-up gingerbread cabin at The York and Albany in Camden

Information: 04 November 2016

Every year, York and Albany in Camden can be relied on doing something pretty special for Christmas, and this year is no different. York and Albany is transforming its courtyard into a storybook...

Casual and fun Cinnamon Bazaar to open in Covent Garden

Information: 04 November 2016

4/11/16 - updated with soft launch details If you’ve always dreamed of visiting Westminster’s majestic Cinnamon Club, but haven’t yet found the right special occasion/outfit/windfall to revel in all...

Portuguese restaurant Bar Douro is coming to Flat Iron Square in Borough

Information: 03 November 2016

3/11/16 - updated with soft launch info. There's a new Portuguese restaurant in town - and it's coming to the new south London development Flat Iron Square (also soon to be home to Where the...

Hawksmoor have a new bar snack - The steak slice

Information: 03 November 2016

Let's hope you've eaten before you cast your eyes on this wondrous-looking item. This, my friends, is their Steak Slice - a meat pasty that knocks the original pastry item that inspired it into a...

Anzu is coming to St James' Market from the people behind Tonkotsu

Information: 02 November 2016

2/11/2016 - updated with extended soft launch info. There's always a lot of excitement when a new Tonkotsu opens, but now the people behind it, Emma Reynolds and Kensuke Yamada, are coming up with...

Coppa Club launch their Thameside igloos for the winter

Information: 02 November 2016

OK, we flat out LOVE this idea. I mean, look at that picture, who wouldn't want to try partying in an igloo right alongside the river Thames? This frankly genius winter alfreso invention is the...

World's best bars pop up at The Bloomsbury Club Bar

Information: 02 November 2016

The Bloomsbury Club Bar is kicking off its new Club Residencies Project this November with a visit from world-famous The Clumsies. All the way from Athens, the first residency will be providing all...

Quirky glamour, salads and wine for city workers at The Otherist

Information: 02 November 2016

Fans of the popular City lunch hotspots the Anthologist, and the Folly and Fable, will be pleased to know that there’ll soon be a new opening from the group on Old Broad Street: The Otherist. If its...

Old Street's Magic Roundabout re-opens for winter 2016

Information: 02 November 2016

Hot on the heels of the spate of 'all-under-one-roof' openings comes the freshly re-opened Magic Roundabout, a dine, drink and dance destination with a winter theme in Old Street. If you're after...