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6/9/16 - updated with details of exclusive London products including the Welsh rarebit croissant (pictured) Dominique Ansel Bakery is one of the most popular bakeries in New York - and a great deal of...

A Hot Dinners exclusive Even before we tried their amazing fried chicken at this year's Taste of London, there was a lot of buzz around Irish duo Garrett and Emer Fitzgerald of Butchies. So it's not...

Hip Hoxton marks a return to traditional bistro cooking with the arrival of Petit Pois on Hoxton Square

Benares is paying homage to the diverse culture and heritage of Indian street food with a new menu set to launch this month at the Michelin-starred Indian restaurant and bar. Available from next...

If you're a Peckham local and have been wondering why Lerryn's cafe on Rye Lane appears to have changed name (and design) well let us enlighten you. The cafe, which is now called Corals, has taken a...

Love having your mates over to supper, but hate the washing up/general prep part of it? Then IKEA's new Shoreditch pop-up could be for you. For 15 days the Swedish retailer is putting on a DIY...

Updated with menu and soft launch details If you're in East London and ever fancied a Dirty Bones's Mac Daddy (a burger covered in Mac n Cheese which is VERY good), you soon won't have far to go...

So this is the new burger heading towards Hawksmoor.  Called the Filipino Burger, it comes from Richard Turner who's been off looking for inspiration in the Philipines. It's a grilled pork pattie, topped...

Anyone taking a stroll round Battersea Park this Autumn will soon have what looks to be an exciting cafe to try. Pear Tree Café, which will overlook the park's Boating Lake, is a new venture by...

More burger news as another US burger chain is making its way across the Atlantic. They're planning to launch a few outlets, but Burgerfi starting somewhat outside the centre in Wembley Shopping...

If you consider yourself a serious London foodie then we can't think of a better way for you to blow £100 than tickets to Magic Breakfast's Magic Dinner. This is the second event hosted by the...

If you haven't heard of Clerkenwell Boy, you should know that he's pretty much the biggest food Instagrammer in London, and now he's getting ready to launch his own dish too. He's teaming up with...

We had been hearing murmurings about this one for a while - but now it's confirmed that Claude Bosi's Hibiscus is shutting its doors in Mayfair at the beginning of October. It's one of a very small...

Blanchette East is the second Blanchetter - this time they've settled on Brick Lane and there's a new North African influence on the menu. We take a look.  

It's apparently been five whole years since Bunga Bunga opened in Battersea and they're celebrating by opening Club Bunga on the top two floors.  Obviously, given Bunga Bunga's ways, it's not going to...

30/8/16 - updated with launch details. They're already very popular in Dalston and Shoreditch - and now there's a third Voodoo Ray's on the way - this time to Camden Market.  It'll be in the North...

In King's Cross, German Gymnasium is playing up to its name and getting into the spirit of all things Oktoberfest, kicking things off early in September. So waiters will be in traditional dress,...

Historic skate rink Queens, near Hyde Park, is set to reopen its doors this November sporting a total refurb and a LOT going happening under one roof. At Hot Dinners, we've spent many an evening...

There's a new immersive drinking and dining experience on its way to London Bridge, from the same people behind the 1920s style Tick Tack Club. This time, they've moved things up to 1943 for Maman Le...

You may well be getting regular deliveries from Abel and Cole, but now they're actually opening their own London restaurant (using their own produce, of course) - called Abel and Cole at the...