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Last night, the rather swanky GQ Food and Drink Awards were held at 100 Wardour Street restaurant in Soho. Now we weren't there ourselves, but from the pics we've seen on Twitter and Instagram it's...

There's a new modern Italian restaurant opening right next door to the Baglioni hotel in Kensington called Osteria 60. From restaurant director Francesco Tatulli, here's what we know... Expect...

Updated 25/4/16 with opening date and menu details Big news today as Tom Sellers, best known for the hugely successful Restaurant Story, is opening a second restaurant in Kensington. He'll be...

It's all change at Alain Ducasse at The Dorchester where there's a new Executive Chef at the helm. Jean-Philippe Blondet was previously head chef under Jocelyn Herland who has moved to Le Meurice,...

The French burger and bun specialists Le Bun have found a new spot to take over. We went to Leicester House to check them out...

We pop down Islington's Upper Street for a look at Chinese Laundry - a Chinese restaurant with a difference. 

Hot Dinners Exclusive Forgive us if we just get a little bit freaking excited about the news we're bringing you today. Yes, we have the exclusive scoop on what the team at The Palomar are doing...

There's a brand new Burgerac's Burgershack coming to town - and this time they're landing in Fitzrovia. Behind it all is Gavin Lucas - aka Burgerac and originally a blogger of all things burgers and...

There's a residency with a difference starting at Shoreditch cocktail bar, Joyeux Bordel. They're bringing in Joey's Kitchen to take over the food from Tuesday - Thursday and the menu will be vegan...

If you're a sushi fan you may be interested to learn that a new company is setting itself up to challenge the likes of Itsu and Wasabi. Maki started out as a streetfood stall before launching with a...

We hear that Michelin-starred chef and his brother, Cedric, have just bought a new pub. They're take over the Swan Inn in Esher which will be welcome news, we expect, for the locals. Head chef will...

Good weather must NEARLY be on the way if all the street food markets are getting ready for the warmer months. This time it's the return of Dalston Yard - and the readers they have this year...

Nanna's in Islington has been going from strength to strength since it opened, and now they're taking it a step further and opening for food and drink in the weekend evenings.  They've got Daniella Maiorano,...

There's a new Middle Eastern restaurant coming to Clapham called Jan and they're aiming for food with  "Caspian Flavours". To achieve that, there will be a lot of cooking served from their charcoal oven -...

A somewhat surprising addition to London's single dish focused restaurants is on the way - as Searcy's has started a revamp of its Champagne bars. Now they'll be Champagne AND meatballs bars.  It's all...

Super popular breakfast chain The Breakfast Club have a new East London opening planned. They'll be hitting up Hackney Wick next month. The new cafe will be at HereEast on the banks of the River Lee...

A Hot Dinners exclusive We've had wine and cheese, but how about wine and say cheese? Sorry. That's our rather clumsy way of introducing the concept of a new underground photographic wine bar that's...

The shortlist is out for Evening Standard London Restaurant Awards, taking place at this year's Taste of London. On the whole it's a CRACKING list, although there are a few surprises in there. The...

Go London! It's official - our city, not that we needed anyone to tell us, has just been named as one of the world's leading eating out scene. The annual Elite Traveller Top 100 restaurants has just...

The people behind the successful Mele e Pere in Soho are moving eastwards, getting ready to open a new trattoria in Hackney called Gotto. Apparently, the word gotto is "an expression in Veronese...