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New rum bar, Burlock, is coming to Duke Street

Information: 22 August 2016

Updated 13/9/16 with drink details A whole bunch of rum cocktails are coming to Duke Street with the latest from the people behind Opium. Called Burlock (and briefly also Plantation), the basement bar is...

Islington Green is getting a street food night market

Information: 22 August 2016

There's a new night market coming to Islington Green this Saturday - and every Saturday after that too. So if you're in Islington and need a street food fix, this will be the place to go, running...

Crosstown's latest is a Sipsmith London Cup & Lemon doughnut

Information: 22 August 2016

We do love a Crosstown special doughnut, and it sounds like this month's will be no exception. This is the Sipsmith London Cup & Lemon doughnut - which sees them joining up with the London...

Robert De Niro to open the Wellington Hotel in Covent Garden

Information: 22 August 2016

So Robert De Niro has just been given the go-ahead to open his first hotel in London (his third after New York and the Philippines). Here's what you need to know about it. It's in Covent Garden -...

Monmouth Kitchen brings a mix of Peruvian and the Med to Covent Garden

Information: 21 August 2016

Updated 21/8/16 with soft launch details The people behind the May Fair Kitchen and May Fair Bar are branching out further, with a new Peruvian (with a little touch of Mediterranean) restaurant...

The Slider Decider, London's bun contest is back for 2016

Information: 19 August 2016

There are a number of face-offs in town, like the Scotch Egg Challenge and Croquetas Challenge, and now it's the return of the Slider Decider - the bun challenge. It is what it sounds like - chefs...

Lucky Chip is coming to Camden with the Camden Assembly

Information: 18 August 2016

Good news for Camden burger lovers, Lucky Chip is heading your way. They're taking on a residency at the new Camden Assembly - a brand new music venue that's opening there. So if you're there for...

Return visit: Test Driving brunch on Bellanger's new terrace

Information: 18 August 2016

It's all change at this Islington brasserie with a new menu and a new terrace

Over Easy all-day-brunch comes to Marylebone

Information: 17 August 2016

Brunch continues to be a Big Thing in London restaurants, so the arrival of a new all-day brunch spot should go down very well. Over Easy is from the same people behind Opium and Salvador and Amanda and...

Three. One Four pie pop-up hits Clerkenwell's Rosebery Avenue

Information: 17 August 2016

Here's hoping you've already been on your holidays, because the news we're about to bring you will be a death blow to any attempts at a beach body . For five days next week there's a sweet pie...

Deptford gets a new gastropub The Brookmill

Information: 16 August 2016

Down in Deptford the food scene is going great guns - and now there's a cracking new gastropub to entice locals. The Brookmill, which opens just after the August bank holiday, is the sister pub to...

Chick n Sours is coming to Seven Dials

Information: 16 August 2016

16/8/16 - updated with an opening date and LOTS more of the menu. We unashamedly LOVE Chick 'n' Sours. Everything we've had there from the AMAZING Szechuan aubergine dish to the massive deep fried...

The Frontline restaurant in Paddington is getting a major facelift

Information: 16 August 2016

Giles Coren once called it "a staggering find: big, grown-up, lots of wood, but light and jolly with just a hint of foreign battles". Now Paddington's famous Frontline restaurant is having a major...

Clerkenwell's Artisan has a big makeover

Information: 16 August 2016

More changes have come to Clerkenwell as long-running pub Artisan has just had a complete refurbishment. As well as a total refit, they're the latest place to open all-day as a work environment with...

Test Driving the new menu at Jason Atherton's Little Social

Information: 15 August 2016

We make a return trip to one of Jason Atherton's early restaurants - has Little Social stood the test of time?

Carve aims to redefine carveries from the founder of Euphorium

Information: 15 August 2016

15/8/16 - updated with soft launch details. It was only a matter of time. We'd grown up adoring a Sunday carvery, but it's something which isn't quite as prevalent as we'd like. Now one of the...

inamo is opening its third restaurant at Mornington Crescent

Information: 15 August 2016

Hot on the heels of Kerb opening its latest market there, Camden is going to be the home of the next venue for the interactive dining company inamo. Expect interactive tableclothes where you can...

Absurd Bird brings chicken and moonshine cocktails to Soho

Information: 15 August 2016

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-...

KERB Camden is coming with a seven days a week street food market

Information: 12 August 2016

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...

Yosma mangal and raki bar is bringing meyhane vibes to Marylebone

Information: 11 August 2016

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...

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