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We head to a restaurant  built in a 19th century coal vault in the heart of Soho serving small plates and cocktails.

Burger buzz in London is still building and the very newest patty to hit town is The White Label burger at Chop Shop. This square-shaped burger has previously only been available at Chop Shop...

The US branches of burger mecca Shake Shack have been celebrating Oktoberfest in America for seven years with the yearly Shacktoberfest. Now with the recently-opened Covent garden Branch,...

[Updated 30/9 with launch offer details.] The burger revolution continues as one of the first people onto the scene, Honest Burgers, continue their slow expansion across London. Having set up...

We're rarely happier when starting off a fine meal with a good and strong cocktail (or two) as you may well be able to tell from our Test Drives. So we've been rather pleased to have our inbox...

They probably didn't sleep a wink last night wondering what this morning's announcement would bring, but for a handful of chefs the 2014 Michelin Guide brought glad tidings of additional or new...

So it's that time of the year again - when chefs the length and breadth of Great Britain and Ireland find out whether all their hard work over the past year has paid off and resulted in a star or...

This Autumn looks set to bring a bumper crop of new Indian restaurants to London. Hard on the heels of karam Sethi's Gymkhana comes Zumbura, a 50 seat Clapham restaurant focusing on dishes you'd...

If you reckon yourself as a bit of an early adopter when it comes to restaurants, then an event happening in Islington next week should be right up your street. The two day pop up by collective...

It's definitely awards season again. We've already had the YBFs, the Power 1000 and our personal fave the Scotch Egg Challenge - and now it's the turn of the AA hospitality awards, which were given...

PipsDish has been a big success for a while now, originally tucked away in an old Citroen garage just off Upper Street in Islington. Since leaving there, they've been in Hoxton Square and now...

A new gallery is coming to London this week as the Serpentine Sackler Gallery opens its doors. The gallery takes over a grade II listed building right in the heart of Kensington Gardens and partners...

For the third year running, Hawksmoor Guildhall was the setting for the very special Hawksmoor Dream Team dinner, which sees top chefs got together to create a one-off meal for Action Against...

The foodie thoroughfare of Covent Garden's Catherine Street looks set to get another boost as a new restaurant, Augustus Harris, prepares to open up just down the road from Mishkins and Opera...

The great and the good (as well as yours truly) gathered in the ruined hall of Battersea Power Station last night to celebrate the publication of the Evening Standard's Power 1000 - a list of...

Head back in time next weekend when King's Cross turns back the clock for a two Victoriana festival. King's Cross journeys promises visitors a gritty experience with "everyone from chimney sweeps...

Forget Michelin stars and the World's 50 best, the award that really matters was given out last night as the 2013 Scotch Egg Challenge took place at the Ship in Wandsworth. The yearly event sees...

Updated 17/9/13 with list of finalists taking part. Always a super popular event - see our account of last year's action - the annual Scotch Egg Challenge will take place at The Ship in Wandsworth...

For his third opening this year, Jason Atherton teams up with chef Phil Carmichael to open this glamorous all day restaurant at the London EDITION Hotel.

In an inventive use of restaurant space, chef Antony Demetre has signed up to run a 12 week popup at the high rise restaurant in Tower 42 in the city in the run up to Jason Atherton opening a...