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Bibendum restaurant gets a new chef and a revamp courtesy of Sir Terence Conran

Information: 08 April 2015

Housed in what's best known as Michelin House, the upstairs Bibendum restaurant (named after the Michelin Man himself) has just got a new chef and also has a revamp underway, courtesy of none other than...

Test Driving revamped Hackney gastropub The Richmond

Information: 08 April 2015

Elliot's Brett Redman has teamed up with Margaret Crow to bring a new lease of life to this pub in Hackney. We take a look.

Flat Three – Modern Japanese with Michelin ambitions

Information: 08 April 2015

Holland Park restaurant Flat Three is 'taking inspiration from flavours of Japanese, Korean and Scandinavian cultures’. We went to see how that works.

Bid for a charity brownie from Tim Anderson, Paul A Young, Jools Oliver and more

Information: 07 April 2015

Save some room after all those Easter eggs - London's top pastry chefs are conjuring up some incredible chocolate brownies to auction off for charity. So if you've ever wanted to try a one-off...

Broadgate Circle gets a new late night venue with The Botanist's Soda Room

Information: 07 April 2015

Tom and Ed Martin (of the ETM group) are heading into late night territory with the opening of their 15th venue, The Botanist at Broadgate Circle. The huge bar and restaurant will be part of the £20...

Alan Yau to open The Duck & Rice "Chinese gastropub" in Soho

Information: 07 April 2015

Finally, real news is starting to filter through about Alan Yau's big new venture, the Chinese gastropub Duck & Rice. He's taken over the site that used to be the Endurance in Soho (right next door...

Bonhams restaurant now opens for dinner on Thursdays

Information: 07 April 2015

Bonhams Restaurant is already proving to be an incredibly popular lunchspot since it opened (see our Test Drive here). But its limited opening hours (just breakfast and lunch) prevented many of you,...

Take the Cuisson afternoon tea at The Burlington Arcade with ex-Fat Duck pastry chef

Information: 02 April 2015

If you like your afternoon teas classic with a twist, you'll want to book a table at a tea pop-up coming to Burlington Arcade. For just under three months luxury bespoke dining company Cuisson in...

Camino is bringing their Spanish tapas to Bankside, Southwark

Information: 02 April 2015

Already popular in King's Cross and Blackfriars, Camino are about to open south of the river in Bankside, which has had a slowly improving restaurant scene over the past year. As with the original...

Athenian Grill house Suvlaki is bringing souvlaki to Soho

Information: 02 April 2015

OK, now it really IS a trend. Another Greek restaurant is coming to London, this time an "Athenian grill house" called Suvlaki which will be opening in Soho. The souvlaki is a grilled meat skewer...

Salt & Honey coming to London from the people behind Manuka Kitchen

Information: 01 April 2015

Manuka Kitchen is one of those rare restaurants that AA Gill has awarded five stars for food (9/10 overall) so anything from the same people is definitely worth paying attention to. The owners, Joseph...

Restaurant Story introduces Bedtime Story digestif and chocolate pairing

Information: 01 April 2015

The always-innovative chef Tom Sellers has just brought in The Bedtime Story at Restaurant Story. It's a new course of digestif and chocolate pairing. There's a short, curated selection of digestifs...

Pot Luck noodle restaurant to open in Haggerston

Information: 01 April 2015

Updated: 12pm 1/4/15 - some of you guessed it, but others were definitely fooled. This was the Hot Dinners 2015 April Fool. But let's face it, it's only a matter of time before it really happens... Seems...

Beany Green launching flagship café at Broadgate

Information: 01 April 2015

The new development at Broadgate, launching in April, continues to get some interesting sites. The latest is a permanent home for Beany Green coffee (they've had a kiosk in the area for a while)...

Parliament opens House of Lords and Commons restaurants to the public

Information: 31 March 2015

One beneficiary of the dissolution of parliament for the upcoming election are London's diners who'll get to eat inside both houses of Parliament. It's the second time for the House of Commons,...

Ippudo to open second ramen restaurant in London at Canary Wharf

Information: 31 March 2015

Win a pair of tickets to a preview dinner at Ippudo Canary Wharf It seems there's still plenty of room for ramen in the city as Ippudo are confirmed to be opening a second London restaurant in the...

Byron launching their latest special burger - the Byronissimo

Information: 31 March 2015

A new Byron burger is always worthy of anyone's attention and their latest Italian-themed special is no exception. Head Chef Fred Smith and founder Tom Byng visited Italy to check out their burger scene...

Test Driving Shackfuyu from Bone Daddies

Information: 31 March 2015

The latest from Bone Daddies is a long-term pop up with all manner of fun dishes. We popped down to take a look.

Naughty Piglets brings ex Trinity Head Chef to Brixton Water Lane

Information: 30 March 2015

Recently opened under the radar in Brixton is Naughty Piglets, a wine bar and charcoal grill. It's a new venture by husband and wife team Margaux Aubry and Joe Sharratt. Sharratt you might know from...

Street Feast's next, Dinerama, is heading for Shoreditch

Information: 30 March 2015

Street Feast are going from strength to strength at the moment. They've had another very successful winter with Hawker House, Dalston Yard is about to return for the Summer and now they've another...

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