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Galvin restaurants to launch deluxe pub HOP in Spitalfields

Information: 04 December 2015

The team behind much-loved London restaurants Galvin have launched HOP in Spitalfields market. Opening in place of Galvin Cafe a vin, Galvin’s HOP will swap wine for beer bringing fresh Pilsner...

Imbibery cocktails launch delivery service with Quiqup

Information: 03 December 2015

So this is a neat idea. If you want to fully embrace the joy of living in a big city with all the mod cons that entails, we give you cold pressed cocktail deliveries. Yes Imbibery are making...

Cereal Killer Cafe is Twitter's most talked about restaurant in 2015

Information: 03 December 2015

Our readers voted it their favourite restaurant last year - to many raised eyebrows - and it seems the Cereal Killer Cafe is still a hit with the public. At least, according to London wireless...

Dirty Burger is opening a bar and restaurant on Exmouth Market

Information: 02 December 2015

Updated 2/12/15 with opening date and bar details Dirty Burger may have tried to open their newest place under the radar, but Hot Dinners spies are EVERYWHERE. Turns out their fourth London location is...

Brockwell's Lido Cafe brings the Pacific to London for the winter

Information: 02 December 2015

You'd be forgiven for thinking that this lovely picture above was taken at some swanky Miami hotspot rather than an award-winning restaurant in South London. But The Lido Cafe is bringing the...

The Dairy's Delicatessen launches weekend brunches

Information: 02 December 2015

In March this year Robin Gill opened The Delicatessen right next door to The Dairy, just a stone’s throw from Clapham Common Tube station. It's a “a farm shop in the city” where all the produce is...

Clarendon Cocktail Cellar opens underneath The Artist Residence in Pimlico

Information: 01 December 2015

Pimlico is getting a new bar - and the bar snacks don't sound half bad. The Clarendon Cocktail Cellar is a new drinking hole underneath the Artist Residence hotel (the name refers to the pub that...

50 Days by Albert Adria comes to the Café Royal in London

Information: 01 December 2015

As you may be aware, we recently ran a story about one helluva rumour we'd heard about Ferran Adria coming to The Café Royal - albeit with his brother Albert Adria leading things. Turns out we were on...

Test Driving Oklava - Selin Kiazim's modern Turkish food in Shoreditch

Information: 01 December 2015

Highly regarded ex-Kopapa chef Selin Kiazim has set up a Turkish restaurant in Shoreditch - we pop down to try it out.

Test Driving Nanban in Brixton - Tim Anderson does ramen and a lot more

Information: 01 December 2015

We take a trip to Brixton to try out MasterChef winner Tim Anderson's long-awaited izakaya and ramen shop

Crosstown launch a special edition Jura doughnut

Information: 01 December 2015

Yes it's a doughnut. But more than that, it's a whisky doughnut. And if the prospect of eating that doesn't enhance your day, then we can't help you. The doughnut in question is from Crosstown...

STAKEhaus steak & chips takes over the Duke's Head in Highgate for December

Information: 30 November 2015

Another street vendor is heading inside for December as STAKEhaus lands a month long residency at The Duke's Head. Best known for their steak and chips, they're taking the opportunity to add a...

Dogtown and Slap & Pickle start hot dog and burger residency at The King & Co in Clapham

Information: 30 November 2015

We've seen quite a few pub takeovers and residencies recently - but this latest is a DOUBLE residency as Dogtown hot-dogs and Slap & Pickle burgers both head for the same menu at the King & Co. That...

Bompas & Parr create The Height of Winter at The Shard

Information: 30 November 2015

Everyone's favourite oddball events organisers Bompas & Parr are at it again and this time they've taken their antics up to the top of The Shard. The duo are behind The Height of Winter, which has...

Brett Redman to launch Jidori Japanese Yakitori in Dalston

Information: 29 November 2015

30/11/15 - updated with soft launch info Chef Brett Redman is set to open a new Japanese yakitori restaurant in Dalston. The restaurant, which opens this Autumn draws upon the rich tradition of...

Homeslice pizza comes to Shoreditch

Information: 29 November 2015

29/11/15 - updated with soft launch details. There's a new pizzeria on the way to Shoreditch as Homeslice (already big in Covent Garden and Fitzrovia) is due to open there before the end of the...

Billy and the Chicks hits Soho with a London take on the fried chicken scene

Information: 27 November 2015

So there's a new chicken shop opening in London. If those words make you yawn - then hold on. Sounds like Billy and the Chicks might actually bring something new to the table. The bloke behind this...

Flat Iron plans huge new restaurant for Henrietta Street in Covent Garden

Information: 26 November 2015

Updated 26/11/15 with soft launch details We've been big fans of Flat Iron since its early days as a pop-up so news that they're expanding to a massive new Covent Garden restaurant before the end of...

More Shake Shack for London, with New Oxford Street planned next

Information: 26 November 2015

26/11/15 - updated with opening date. Having just opened in Westfield, Danny Meyer's US burger chain Shake Shack is growing again. One is a little further away in Cardiff, but closer to home is the...

Restaurant Gordon Ramsay introduces a new-look wine list

Information: 26 November 2015

There's a new wine list at Restaurant Gordon Ramsay and it aims to light a small fire under the way in which wine is sold and enjoyed in top restaurants. The list is the brainchild of the three...

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