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Exclusive We've had burgers & lobsters, chicken & steak, cereal, porridge and more - now it's the turn of the humble meatball to get a restaurant all of its own. Something similar has gone down very...

Updated 13/5/16 with lunch booking details. Plus - read our Test Drive of Taberna Do Mercado. There'd been whisperings on the London grapevine for a few weeks that Chiltern Firehouse's Executive...

There's a new coffee house, The Black Penny, heading to Great Queen Street next week. Billed as "bridging the gap between fast food and gourmet gastronomy" it's a mix between a coffee house and...

Updated 26 May - now you can read our full Test Drive of Le Chabanais The opening of Le Chabanais is set to be one of the highlights of the London restaurant year and now more details are being...

We've noticed a very clear trend in the London restaurant scene recently and it's all connected with new developments across town. Before, such places often opened with somewhat generic chains, but...

Formerly St John Chinatown and then One Leicester Street, now the same space has reopened as Leicester House. Owners Elliott Blum and Mark Cutler run a number of American restaurants under the brand...

It had been rumoured for a couple of days and now the news is out - a second Shake Shack is coming to London, to Stratford's Westfield. This will see them follow similar Shake Shack set-ups in malls...

Perhaps Burger King has been looking at the success of other London burger delivery companies like Chosen Bun and Homeburger. Because it's just announced a trial delivery service in London...

It's always nice to greet a milestone birthday looking your best, and The Ivy aims to do just that. The celebrity haunt closed its doors in January for a major makeover in preparation for its 100th...

The Lardo team have certainly been keeping themselves busy of late. Next week Lardo will open their doors to Lonzo, a bakery, wine shop and kitchen on Helmsley Place, London fields (opposite...

It's the world's most expensive vegetable - but if you've never tried hop shoots before, then Friday May 8 could be your chance. What's going on? The London Hop Shoot festival is getting together a host of...

You've got to love the brass neck of the woman who racked up a £700 bill on a dinner for two when offered a free meal by her local garage. The story of Siobhan Yap is currently one of the most read...

Fancy a first look at what to expect from two of Jason Atherton's new restaurants? Well this June you'll get just that chance and help raise money for a worthwhile charity to boot. On Sunday 7th...

We were very sad to hear of the untimely death of US food writer Josh Ozersky. Ozersky was the founding editor of New York Magazine's Grub Street Blog, one of the key inspirations of Hot Dinners and -...

The rejuvenation of the Old Street area is bringing with it more eating and drinking options to the area, Ceviche has already landed while Bone Daddies and Honest Burgers are on the way. And the...

A while back, we reported that Chutney Mary was on the move, crossing town to St James and in turn making way for a new Indian restaurant on the Kings Road site. Well Masala Grill has just opened...

The Tatler Restaurant Awards are always a popular event and tonight's do saw an almost exclusively London list of restaurants and chefs pick up awards.

Bistro Bruno Loubet at the Zetter has been replaced by an extension of the vegetable led (but not meat-free) Grain Store called Grain Store Unleashed. We head down to take a look. 

Seems like someone at London Underground has finally got with the programme and realised the potential they have to be a real force in the London food scene. Following on from Crosstown's pop-up at...

Carl Clarke, formerly best known for Disco Bistro pop-ups and residencies, has settled down with a permanent fried chicken restaurant with a difference. We head down to try as much as humanly...