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Updated 17/4 with soft launch offer. The Chan brothers, who are behind The Drunken Monkey are opening a second venture that appears to be a distillation of all that is East London right now. Bull in...

17/4 - updated with soft launch info. If you're after some late night foodie fun, south of the river, sounds like Fu Manchu opening this summer in Clapham North might be for you. This late night dum...

If you've been wandering down the Strand this week you may have spotted the new patisserie Melba. It's the latest opening from The Savoy Hotel. Melba at The Savoy is being described as a "gourmet...

This one's come under the radar a little - a new addition to St Pancras station (just beside the big Marsk & Spencer at the back). It's an Italian restaurant with a short menu of pizzas salads and...

We've had it the rumours section of the Coming Soon page for a long time now, but now there's confirmation that US chain Fatburger is definitely coming to London. And it looks like they have a Five...

Bouillabaisse is the next restaurant from Kurt Zdesar, who most recently opened Chotto Matte in Soho - and is best known for opening the first Nobu in London. This time the focus is firmly on...

Valentina Fine Foods already have four branches in London (Sheen, Putney, Chiswick and Notting Hill) but their newest opening in Shad Thames will be a flagship store and restaurant for the Italian...

It's the latest Ivy, following hot on the heels of Ivy Market Grill, but this one comes with a huge garden too. We head over for a look.

We've been hearing for a while about various restaurants opening up in the new Broadgate Circle which properly opens tomorrow, 15 April. And with this opening upon us, we're really becoming aware of...

While Alan Yau is just opening a new place next to the original Yauatcha, the Hakkasan group are moving further afield with their next venue, opening on Broadgate Circle (which itself have loads of...

This bad boy is the steak and eggs - just one of the epic dishes hitting London's burgeoning brunch scene when Seamus Mullen launches his new brunch at the Mondrian this weekend. The menu wil be...

There's a newcomer on the way to Hoxton Square as a pizza restaurant, Circle Pizza Co, comes to Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen for a permanent residency. The pizzas all have a sourdough base that's...

It's all go at Asia de Cuba, the restaurant at St Martins Lane. The restaurant has been underdoing a redesign - both of its space and menu - and the booking line reopens today. The chef behind the...

The first glimmer of sunshine has brought Londoners out in force - now comes Summer Tales, a street food and cocktail pop up that promises to bring a "touch of the jungle" to East London's Old...

Aqua Nueva - the rooftop restaurant in the heart of the West End, is having a makeover: they're calling it 'New Nueva' - and promising a series of menu changes and events. What's being planned? The refit, by...

Hot on the heels of their Hawker House winter residency, London’s nomadic night market, Street Feast returns to Lewisham this weekend (Friday 17th/ Saturday 18th April) for their second summer at...

Opening its doors in South Kensington today is specialist patisserie Maître Choux. The patisserie is the work of top pastry chef Joakim Prat, who first moved to London from Michelin-starred Can...

Multi-talented chef and 2011 Masterchef winner, Tim Anderson, has just announced a two week collaboration with Islington ramen shop United Ramen.    With a permanent home for his restaurant Nanban still in his...

After going west to Notting Hill, Russell Norman and Richard Beatty's Polpo is staying west for their next restaurant, which will open in May on Duke of York Square, just off King's Road. While...

A new coffee house in London is making headlines and it's not because of its quality of its crema. SL28 - named after a Kenyan variety of coffee - is causing a stir because it's London's first...