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We've been trying for what seems like months to get into the downstairs bar at Bob Bob Ricard - every time we go we've been told it's STILL under refurbishment. We'd started to think the doorman...

Chelsea residents get a Parisian-style restaurant in Brasserie Gustave.

Following in the footsteps of Hixter and Burger and Lobster, a new restaurant is coming to the City with its main focus on one dish. La Tagliata is opening on Sandy's Row, just off Spitalfields, and...

We'd heard rumours about this a week or so ago and now the news is out, Pizza Pilgrims have settled on a second site for their restaurant. They'll be opening downstairs in Kingly Court in late July. But...

This summer, Selfridges will celebrate food as the new fashion in a two month programme called Meet the Makers. From 30 June a series of events and installations will take place in the store,...

Updated 20/6/14 with opening date If there's one Mediterranean cuisine needing a bit of a revival in London it's probably Greek. And the arrival of Opso in Marylebone this summer sounds like it...

As arguably the best example of Southern US style cooking in London, there's certainly an expectation that The Lockhart will have a pretty special menu for Independence Day. It'll be served what...

How'd you like to see Jose Pizarro in action, cooking up some great Spanish dishes and get to try said dishes for free? Next Saturday (28th June) you can do just that down in Bermondsey. The Good...

Taste of London is back and for those of you who've been going for the past few years, this summer it comes with an unexpected addition - sunshine. Yes the weather forecast is pretty darned good for...

We've seen pop-ups of all types in London, but this is definitely the first time we've come across an Alaskan pop-up promising to recreate The Last Frontier in Pimlico. The one-day event this...

The folk behind Hush Heath Winery and The Cunning Plan Pub Company (Smithfield's the Fox and Anchor and The Bull & Hide in Bishopsgate) have opened a third London pub. St Bart's Brewery is now on...

A pair of well-connected restaurant folk have moved to the outer reaches of Hackney and Islington to open a new breed of neighbourhood restaurant. We went to see how Primeur was faring..

We've always been partial to a party on the roof and now there's a new rooftop in town, as part of a "proper English pub" that's opening in Spitalfields today on Commercial Street just above...

Now this is a menu we can get on board with - it's what's on offer at J Sheekey's for their summer lobster fest. The seafood restaurant so beloved of the stars has teamed up with The National...

City workers who fancy the idea of having fresh pasta at lunch should look out for Scarpetta opening up on Cannon Street in the next fortnight. They're aiming to serve up pasta made with semolina...

Update 5/8/14 - read more about the Colony Grill Room at the Beaumont. Chris Corbin and Jeremy King continue to have success after success, particularly with their most recent openings Fischer's,...

The retail strip of Oxford Street is a cut-throat place. But one of the ways department stores can distinguish themselves from their competitors on the road is through their food and drink offering...

Mexican restaurant Wahaca is branching out with a new long-term residency that's starting at the Truman Brewery this July. It will be inspired by Mexico City (Distrito Federal) and will serve...

Opening up in Camden in just a few weeks time is Bayou - an all day Creole restaurant. Here's what you need to know about it.  

Love it or loathe it, the World Cup starts today and for the next four weeks it's not going anywhere. Even if you're firmly in the 'loathing' camp there's plenty to take advantage of at London...