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National burger day returns, capped off with burger feast

Information: 27 July 2015

It's nearly time for National Burger day again, and that means that there will be another of their big burger parties too - this time taking place in Dalston Yard. Backed by Mr Hyde, this sees some of...

Rudie's brings real jerk and more Jamaican food to Dalston

Information: 27 July 2015

Coming to Dalston is a new restaurant billed as a casual dining Jamaican restaurant which is aiming for "traditional Jamaican cooking presented with a contemporary twist." Their focus will be on...

New Thai restaurant Pestle kicks things off with pop-ups

Information: 27 July 2015

There's a new restaurant on the way called Pestle, which boasts of having the ex-Smoking Goat head chef in charge of the kitchen. They're planning to focus mainly on Thai curries and Khanom Jeen...

Breaking Bad style cocktail bar ABQ opens in London

Information: 24 July 2015

Wanna cook? No, we're not talking about taking over the kitchen. A new pop up in Hackney Wick has brought the cult TV show Breaking Bad to life, with an innovative (and cosy) cocktail-'cooking'...

Nordic smokehouse Rök heads to Shoreditch

Information: 24 July 2015

Updated 24/7 with soft launch details. We're seeing an interesting trend in smokehouse-based restaurants of late - that's seen various cuisines crossed with traditional smokehouse fare. The most...

Galvin at Windows launches a pay-what-you-like menu

Information: 24 July 2015

With one of the best views in London, with Fred Sirieix in charge, and with a great value set-lunch, Galvin at Windows is definitely already one of our personal favourites in London. And now they're...

Bao Bar returns to Netil Market

Information: 23 July 2015

Still can't quite muster up the willpower to tackle that queue for Bao in Soho, but are missing their buns? Well from this weekend an alternative is available as the Bao stall returns to Netil...

MEATliquor and The Begging Bowl team up for a new burger

Information: 23 July 2015

Two powerhouses have combined to create a new limited edition burger at MEATliquor - The Begging Bowl burger. Jane Atly from Peckham's Thai restaurant The Begging Bowl has teamed up with...

A rooftop street food market comes to west London with Storeys

Information: 23 July 2015

West London hasn't exactly been blessed with the best opportunities for street food, but that looks like changing at the end of the month as a new summer pop-up takes hold. Called Storeys, it's...

Duck n Roll brings their duck and foie gras burgers to Baranis

Information: 23 July 2015

Last weekend there was the bad news about a large part of Shoreditch's Dinerama being badly damaged in a fire. That looks like being back up and running in a few weeks and in the meantime, traders...

Iberica announces plans to open at Victoria's Zig Zag Building

Information: 23 July 2015

Popular Spanish restaurant chain Ibérica is opening its sixth restaurant (and fourth permanent London restaurant) this summer. They're opening on the ground floor of the Zig Zag Building which is...

DF Mexico comes to Tottenham Court Road from the people behind Wahaca

Information: 23 July 2015

Updated 21/5/19 - DF/Mexico is now known as DF Tacos A year after opening at the Truman Brewery, Wahaca's Thomasina Myers has another of its ofshoots, DF Tacos, on the way. DF was their version of a...

Mussels and beer for Soho as Belgo opens its first new London restaurant in almost 20 years

Information: 22 July 2015

They're best known in London for the huge subterranean Covent Garden restaurant which has been there for (blimey) over 20 years. But now, nineteen years since their last London opening in Holborn,...

New York's Hotel Chantelle's first international opening is on London's Orchard Street

Information: 22 July 2015

22/7 - Updated with more menu details There's something of an exchange going on between London and New York at the minute. We've passed over Jason Atherton and Burger & Lobster to them for two new...

Dirty Bones is coming to Kingly Court, Carnaby

Information: 22 July 2015

Carnaby's going through a bit of a revamp at the moment - which means new restaurants are on the way. We've already heard about Dishoom and Shotgun - and now they're being joined by Dirty Bones. Dirty...

Chop Shop launch a new van in St James' Square

Information: 22 July 2015

Coming this Friday, Chop Shop are expanding from their Haymarket home with a shiny new van that'll be setting up shop in St James' Square Gardens for five weeks every weekday lunchtime. From the...

Junya Yamasaki's last London dinner will be at Lyle's

Information: 21 July 2015

Well this is going to be a red hot ticket. Now that Koya has closed and chef Junya Yamasaki is preparing to move back to Japan, tickets for his last ever dinner in London are bound to be very...

An honest wine bar serving good wine and food - we Test Drive The Remedy

Information: 21 July 2015

Fitzrovia wine bar The Remedy has a new menu (and wine list). We went down to check it out

Third time's still the charm for Barrafina on Drury Lane - we Test Drive the latest from the Hart Bros

Information: 21 July 2015

It's almost exactly a year since Barrafina Adelaide Street opened to a great response (and many awards). With the Hart brothers opening a third on Drury Lane we dodged the queues to try the new one...

Chi Kitchen pan-Asian restaurant coming to Debenhams

Information: 20 July 2015

It seems that all department stores have definitely caught the restaurant bug, with Debenhams the latest to reveal an overhaul. They've brought in Eddie Lim of the Mango Tree (and more recently...

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