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Bone Daddies brings ramen to The Bower in Old Street

Information: 27 May 2016

27/5/16 - Updated with opening details. The Old Street space The Bower is finally getting going. We've recently had Draft House opening there and now Bone Daddies are nearly ready. This will be the...

The Guinea Grill does Sunday lunch for the first time

Information: 27 May 2016

For 60 years (and particularly recently), the Guinea Grill has been best known for its weekday steaks - but it hasn't opened on a Sunday during that time. And now, taking advantage of the fact that the...

Maille are turning the South Bank into La Rive Gauche

Information: 26 May 2016

French mustard purveyors Maille are pretty inventive when it comes to their pop-ups and marketing ploys, so we applaud their latest venture La Fête de la Gastronomie. It's a two-week food festival...

Test Driving Jidori yakitori restaurant in Dalston

Information: 26 May 2016

We head over to Kingsland High Street to check out this fast and fun Japanese spot

Farang launch their street food menu at Taste of London 2016

Information: 26 May 2016

Paid for promotion In a month's time Taste of London will be upon us and we frankly can't wait for the fun to kick off. Hot Dinners has been covering Taste of London for years now and we admire the...

Danish bakery The Bread Station comes to London Fields from Christoffer Hruskova

Information: 26 May 2016

A new bakery is opening in London Fields that sounds VERY interesting. The Bread Station is billed as a Traditional Danish bakery and particularly noteworthy is that it's coming from Christoffer...

Paradise Garage does Blood Sugar Part Deux

Information: 26 May 2016

Laoise Casey, chef de partie at Paradise Garage, Bethnal Green, gives us a behind the scenes peek at the upcoming Blood Sugar event: a five-course dessert tasting menu on 12 June at Paradise Garage. It...

Helene Darroze is popping up in San Sebastian for the summer

Information: 25 May 2016

While we know there's nothing more irritating than reading about a party you weren't invited to, indulge us if you will while we regale you with details of a bash last night in Mayfair. The do was...

Tombo, Poké & Matcha Bar is bringing Hawaiian poké to Soho

Information: 25 May 2016

25/5/16 - updated with soft launch info It's all about Hawaiian poke at the moment, as another poke bar is coming to London - the Tombo, Poké & Matcha Bar, heading to Soho. To get you up to speed,...

Andaz London Liverpool Street launches its 1901 wine lounge

Information: 25 May 2016

What better time than during London Wine Week to launch a hot new wine bar? You've got to hand it to the Andaz London Liverpool Street - their timing is impeccable. This week the City hotel launches its...

Bleecker St Burger is back on the South Bank for the summer

Information: 25 May 2016

Another great reason to spend most of your summer on the South Bank is here - Bleecker St Burger have set up shop again. You'll see them in their huge new section under the Hungerford Bridge where the...

Test Driving Restaurant Ours - Tom Sellers in Kensington

Information: 24 May 2016

We head to South Kensington to see what Restaurant Story's Tom Sellers is serving up at his second place, Restaurant Ours

Coppa Club opens first London outpost at Tower Bridge

Information: 24 May 2016

Resisting EVERY urge to write a headline along the lines of Coppa Loada That View! we're gobsmacked by the outlook of a new all day eating/drinking/workplace that's about to open on the river. Coppa Club...

Aquavit London is coming - New York's Nordic restaurant heads for St James

Information: 23 May 2016

The upcoming St James development is shaping up very nicely indeed. Not only do we have a new restaurant from Salt Yard but also Anzu from the people behind Tonkotsu but there's also the much...

Hawksmoor Classics return to the table as they celebrate the 10th Anniversary

Information: 23 May 2016

24/5/16 - updated as the menu is now in all Hawksmoor restaurants. Blimey - has it really been 10 years since Hawksmoor launched? Since then, they've undoubtedly become one of the biggest names in...

Gordon Ramsay's Heddon St Kitchen launching a Summer promenade with make-your-own ice lollies

Information: 23 May 2016

We do like the sound of this alfresco terrace revamp coming to Gordon Ramsay's Heddon Street Kitchen, this Summer. From the end of June, they'll convert the terrace to a Summer Promenade outside...

A second Ostuni Puglian restaurant is coming to Highgate

Information: 23 May 2016

Fans of Ostuni restaurant, which is devoted to food and wine of Southern Italian region Puglia, should rejoice as a second venue is on the way. This time, they're opening in Highgate, with a new 95...

Meatballs and Beer unite for Hackney's Mason and Company

Information: 23 May 2016

The next restaurant to open in the Hackney food hub Here East is a combo meatball and beer joint, Mason and Company. It's a collaboration between Ed Mason, founder of Hackney’s Five Points Brewing Company, and...

The New Tate Modern Switch House brings with it a new bar and restaurant for the South Bank

Information: 23 May 2016

Big changes are coming to Tate Modern next month as the big new 10 storey Switch House building is launched. The huge new building that's been attached to the main gallery also means they're...

Ahi Poké seafood restaurant comes to Fitzrovia

Information: 20 May 2016

So Poke's DEFINITELY a thing at the moment, as there's another restaurant specialising in the Hawaiian fish dish on the way. Ahi Poké is on the way to Fitzrovia with Poké and more on the menu. The vibe...

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