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The London Falafel Festival is coming to Borough Market

Information: 06 April 2016

The latest brainchild of Daniel Young, who's also behind Burger Monday, is about all things falafel. Just like one of his burger challenges, he's pitting four falafel makers against each other and...

Farmacy brings all manner of plant based food and drinks to Westbourne Grove

Information: 06 April 2016

We'd heard a lot about the new "roots to stem" trend at the beginning of the year and here comes the first restaurant to pick up the idea and run with it. An all-day restaurant with healthy food as...

Oisin Rogers takes over at The Guinea Grill in Mayfair

Information: 05 April 2016

If you've been wondering where Oisin Rogers, London pub manager extraordinaire and key member of our Murphia list, was going to pop up next, then let us enlighten you. Rogers, who ran The Ship in...

Test Driving Anglo - a new bistronomy spot for Farringdon

Information: 05 April 2016

Laid back fine dining leads to super-inventive dishes in this new restaurant

Test Driving Santo Remedio - London gets a long awaited authentic Mexican restaurant

Information: 05 April 2016

We take a visit to Santo Remedio, a new Mexican restaurant in Shoreditch finally bringing some authentic Mexican cuisine to London.

YBFs add a new Food Sharing award for 2016

Information: 05 April 2016

You don't have to be young to enter the Young British Foodie awards - just talented, creative, and always imaginative. The 2016 awards have now opened for entries, with all sorts of luminary judges...

Junkyard Golf brings crazy Golf to the Truman Brewery

Information: 04 April 2016

We're already keenly awaiting the return of Swingers, but now there's news of ANOTHER crazy golf venue coming to the City. Junkyard Golf (already a big hit in Manchester) will be taking over the...

Santa Maria pizza to open a new restaurant in Chelsea

Information: 04 April 2016

Updated 4/4/16 with soft launch details One of London's most highly rated pizzerias has just announced its plans to open a new restaurant. Santa Maria has been wowing pizza lovers in Ealing since...

White Lyan are having a "wine bar pop-up" at Lantana Cafe in Shoreditch

Information: 04 April 2016

You may have been reading about White Lyan's revolutionary new 'wine' offering - the revolution being that they don't actually grapes to make it. Instead the team have been creating drinks based on...

Model Market gets ready to kick things off for 2016 in Lewisham

Information: 04 April 2016

It's springtime so time for all the street food markets to come out of hibernation and the next up is Model Market, Street Feast's hugely popular Lewisham outing (we popped down for a look last...

Proud Camden gets an Alice in Wonderland themed roof terrace

Information: 04 April 2016

Now THIS looks impressive. Proud in Camden are completely revamping their roof terrace for the summer to celebrate 150 years since the book was published. There will be Mr Rabbit and walking,...

Royal Garden Hotel brings out 1966 anniversary Bobby Moore menu

Information: 01 April 2016

It's been fifty long years since England lifted up the World Cup. But rather than dwell on how many opportunities we've had (and failed) to recapture the cup, how about eating out to commemorate the...

Enoteca Da Luca modern Italian opens in The Bower development on Old Street

Information: 01 April 2016

Old Street continues to attract new and interesting restaurants this year. Following on from Hill & Szrok and news of Sardine opening in May, comes Enoteca Da Luca. This is the latest launch from...

Distance will be London's first globavore restaurant

Information: 01 April 2016

Updated 12pm A surprising number of you didn't actually twig that this was our April Fool this year. We've had people contacting us about PR, wondering about soft launch dates - you name it. So if...

Soho House opening Cafe Monico on Shaftesbury Avenue

Information: 01 April 2016

Making a change from their ongoing expansion of Chicken Shop and Dirty Burger, Soho House have a brand new restaurant coming to town. Cafe Monico sees them reviving the name of a vintage restaurant that...

No 197 Chiswick Fire Station will be Darwin & Wallace's fourth opening

Information: 31 March 2016

Burgeoning bar and restaurant group Darwin & Wallace are continuing their south London empire building with news of a fourth restaurant opening this Spring. No 197 Chiswick Fire Station is - it will...

London gets its first avocado pop-up

Information: 31 March 2016

Updated 4/4/16 with new dates It was only a matter of time, we suppose, before London experienced its first pop-up devoted to the avocado. Avo-Brunch Pop-up is the brainchild of Meredith...

Test Driving Boyd's - British food in Whitehall

Information: 30 March 2016

We take a trip to Boyd's Grill and Wine Bar to see what's changed at this very British restaurant just off Trafalgar Square.

Seth Troxler's Smokey Tails settles down on Hoxton Square

Information: 30 March 2016

You may have caught DJ/'cue obsessive Seth Troxler's BBQ popup Smokey Tails when it last turned up in Hackney Wick or Haggerston. But now Troxler's restaurant is settling down with its first...

Is Pied Nus reopening on Exmouth Market?

Information: 29 March 2016

We may have good news for fans of David Moore's (Pied a Terre/L'autre pied) Marylebone restaurant Pied Nus. The long-term pop up finally closed its doors in 2014 but it seemed there were always...

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