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There's a new weekend supperclub coming to Crouch End that DOES sound very interesting. It's from Chris Slaughter and James Galton best known for The Pig & Butcher, Smokehouse and British restaurant...

We visit Counter Culture, the next-door counter-dining sibling of Clapham's The Dairy. 

 Out of a tiny kitchen space in a north London wine bar, a chef is working wonders. We head over to P Franco to take a look. 

The boys from Islington's Trullo bring fast-paced pasta south of the river 

The transformation of the rooftop at the London Marriott Hotel Park Lane into Roofnic last year was a huge hit for the hotel - with queues snaking round the block. Now they've unveiled their plans...

We love burgers. And we love wine. So the idea of Big Fernand and The Remedy collaborating for a Natural wine and Hamburgé Salon sounds just peachy to us. This one night event will see The Remedy...

Bag-in-box wine taproom BIB is coming back to East London for a six month residency, following its popular pop up in November. And this time they're teaming up with chef Harry Kaufman, adding some...

Ben Spalding, always known for putting together some pretty special dinners, is gearing up for his next big thing - #AllGunsBlazing - a collaboration with some very big chefs from the UK (and Norway...

Updated 8/4/16 with opening date and soft launch offer The current spate of interesting City openings shows no signs of stopping. Next up is Farmer J - an all day spot coming to Leadenhall this...

This sounds to us like a first for London - an espresso canteen with brow bar and waxing salon attached. A Wanted Man opened quietly in Chelsea a few weeks ago, and while the idea of a cafe come...

Looks like there's more burgers on the horizon for Wimbledon. Young's Pubs have just announced that they're opening Burger Shack & Bar on Church Road this month. They've taken over the Fire Stables. The menu...

Updated 8/4/16 with opening date and 50% off food soft launch offer The transition of Som Saa from popup to permanent restaurant was on ours (and most other people's) lists of restaurants to watch out...

There's more affordable steak on the way - this time in the shape of Hanger SW6, a self-styled "steak and liquor bar". It's across two floors - bar downstairs (seats around 45), restaurant upstairs (around...

We're all about a bargain set lunch here at Hot Dinners, which makes the news that hot new Hackney bistro Ellery is starting to serve from next week, pretty high on our to-do list. With two courses at...

Robin Gill - always one of our favourite chefs - has launched another new initiative to support up and coming talent in hospitality. We went along to the inaugural Home Grown Club at The Manor in...

The ongoing influx of new restaurants to Covent Garden continues - and if you love a good crepe then this one's for you. Mamie's is both a creperie AND a cider bar - with the focus very much on...

It's been quite a while in the planning but the downstairs bar at Rok in Shoreditch is now officially ready to go. The a new 24 seat bar space will open this month and here's what you need to know: They have...

If you are already missing Fowl Mouths after their King & Co pop-up, they're back. Next up for the Japanese pop-up is the Lido Cafe in Dulwich. On the menu will be: Teriyaki Chilli Wings Ponzu Steak marinated in...

It's been three years since we first wrote about Christian Honor - a chef who left his job running a brigade of 200 chefs at The Dorchester to open a weeny cafe in Muswell Hill called Chriskitch,...

There's a fancy new restaurant on the way to Paddington (not something we get to write often) and its chef, Andrea Secchi has plenty of Michelin experience, having worked with Marcus Wareing at the...