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Test Driving Smoke and Salt in Islington

Information: 14 June 2016

Smoke and Salt has taken over the top of the Chapel Bar in Islington for a year-long residency. We head along to see what's on.

Basque specialist Sagardi comes to London with restaurant in Shoreditch

Information: 14 June 2016

It's that time of the year when you either have to have some sort of great foodie trip planned or avoid Instagram for the next few months. Happily there's something to make any homebody happy as a...

Massimo Bottura's Osteria Francescana takes the top slot at World's 50 Best 2016

Information: 14 June 2016

And so another World's 50 Best has been and gone. This year's list was announced last night in New York where the great and the good of the restaurant world gathered to hear who the risers and...

New bar Old St. Records comes to Shoreditch

Information: 13 June 2016

A new bar is heading Shoreditch-wards, taking over the spot left vacant by Café El Paso. It's coming from Rocket Leisure, best known for Venn Street Records and Northcote Road Records - so yes,...

Quesadillas hit Dalston Yard from Killa Dilla

Information: 13 June 2016

Heading to Street Feast at Dalston Yard this month? Watch out for a new trader Killa Dilla. It's the brainchild of Willy Leigh and Josh Whiting. The inspiration comes all the way from Utah which is...

Summer in the Square sees restaurants and bars take over Grosvenor Square

Information: 13 June 2016

A hugely popular event, the return of Summer in the Square is nearly upon us. It sees Grosvenor Square taken over by food and drink for a couple of weeks - and if you're thinking of heading down,...

Night Tales is coming back for the summer, this time in Hackney

Information: 10 June 2016

The v popular evening street food collection Night Tales is on the way back - but this time they're heading for a new location, Hackney Wick, taking over an old stone merchant and car scrap yard. And...

Bompas and Parr are opening a jelly stall in Harrods

Information: 10 June 2016

Known for all weird and wonderful installations, Bompas and Parr are going back to their roots with their next event at Harrods, which they're saying is the "world's biggest jelly stall". On the...

Test Driving Legs in Hackney

Information: 09 June 2016

Legs is the new Hackney restaurant from Magnus Reid - a small plates restaurant with a big focus on wine. We take it for a Test Drive.

The new chef at P Franco is former Clove Club sous Tim Spedding

Information: 08 June 2016

A Hot Dinners exclusive Earlier this year, we popped along to check out chef William Gleave's cooking at P Franco, having heard some seriously great buzz about him on the London food grapevine. Now...

The J Sheekey Atlantic bar is coming with a new terrace for Summer

Information: 08 June 2016

Changes are afoot at the J Sheekey Oyster Bar - which is transforming into the J Sheekey Atlantic Bar. It's all to reflect a new menu that does a lot more than oysters... The most welcome section of...

Macellaio RC are opening a steakhouse and bakery in Union Yard Arches

Information: 08 June 2016

Italian steakhouse group Macellaio RC (whose steaks got a great review from Marina O'Loughlin) are about to launch their third London restaurant. Their next opening will be on Union Street in...

Blacklock puts on new cuts and pre-theatre booking for summer

Information: 08 June 2016

Every time we write a story about Blacklock, we end up VERY hungry - and this will be no exception. The Soho chop house has just added something new to the menu, a new range of specials - the daily...

Pitt Cue's Tom Adams and April Bloomfield are opening a farm and guesthouse in Cornwall

Information: 08 June 2016

A Hot Dinners exclusive - updated 8/6/16 with opening date Thanks to an eagle-eyed Hot Dinners reader, our attention was brought to one of the biggest restaurant news stories of recent times. Turns...

Lyle's is a new entry on the 51-100 section of the World's 50 Best list

Information: 07 June 2016

Huge congratulations to James Lowe and his team at Lyle's who have just been listed as a new entry in the 51-100 portion of this year's World's 50 Best list. The top 50 will be announced in a...

Zia Lucia, A new pizza place is coming to Holloway Road

Information: 07 June 2016

07/06/16 - Updated with soft launch info. We've been in the Islington area for a long time now and we've really noticed that the past few years or so have seen a real improvement in Holloway Road's food...

Bao get ready to open their second restaurant in Fitzrovia

Information: 07 June 2016

Updated 07/6/16 with new opening date and more from the menu Undoubtedly one of the biggest new openings of 2016, Bao in Soho has been a HUGE success. The downside to that is there's often (for that...

Test Driving The Ninth - Jun Tanaka's first solo restaurant

Information: 07 June 2016

It's the ninth restaurant on his CV but the first with him in charge - we try Jun Tanaka's new spot on Charlotte Street

London meatfest Meatopia reveals its 2016 line-up

Information: 07 June 2016

Updated 11/8/16 with more chefs The ever-popular Meatopia is back at Tobacco Dock again this September, and the details of the line-up have been revealed (as well as an extra day added onto the meat...

Pho Street Vietnamese restaurant is coming to Greenwich

Information: 06 June 2016

Pho, bao buns and more are coming to Greenwich as there's a new Vietnamese restaurant about to hit. It's called Pho Street and from the same people behind Noodle Street in Docklands. Expect a...

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