News & reviews

Unexpected news today comes with an announcement that Tom Aikens is to close his Chelsea restaurant. The Elystan Street restaurant had already been closed for almost half a year in 2011 to be given...

Readers variously described it as "the Indian restaurant in London that most reminds me of the food I have eaten in India" and "a veritable mecca for lovers of good food irrespective of culinary...

The full list of the Queen's New Year honours was released today and there are several notable food and restaurant folk on this year's list. Perhaps the best known are Jeremy King and Chris Corbyn...

MasterChef winner Mat Follas built a business down in Dorset following his win. Now he's bringing dishes from his restaurant The Wild Garlic, which sadly closed just before Christmas, up to London...

Update - voting has now closed - find out who came top. Vote now and you could win a bottle of fizz! 2013 has been a very big year indeed for new openings. Our recent openings list shows that just...

Well this one snuck in rather under the radar - on January 17th, there's a new restaurant opening at the O2 which might actually be worth a trip in its own right. Brooklyn Bowl, as the name...

The worst reviews of London restaurants this year, by the UK's top critics.

Chicken Shop was a big hit when it opened up in Kentish Town - so we went south to check out the second incarnation in Tooting.

Updated 17/12/13 with opening date and menu details. Taking over the old railway station at Hackney Central this November is Oslo - a food, drink and music hub. Food will be served all day and then...

In advance of opening up their place in Brixton next year Brindisa are running a brief pre-Xmas pop up. For three days only, they are setting up shop in their half-completed railway arch at 41-43...

We Test Drive the high concept schnitzel and spritzer restaurant in Fitzrovia.

Rita's Bar and Dining returns to London in its new and permanent Hackney home. We pop down to check it out.

The latest from Salt Yard has a particularly smoky theme - from the cocktails to the food. We went to Soho to check out Ember Yard.

The return to form of the Quality Chop House has been one of the most welcome additions to Farringdon. Now it's about to get a little bit bigger with the addition of The Quality Chop House Butchers...

If you're still struggling to achieve the correct level of festive spirit in the run up to Christmas, can we suggest that you head post-haste to Shoreditch? Advertising agency Wieden+Kennedy London has set...

Bidding for the Mince Pie Project starts at midday today. Now in its third year, the annual charity event brings together 100 of the UK's best chefs for a Christmas auction. Each of the...

We normally associate Christmas windows with shopping and the unveiling of Selfridges and Harrod's yearly vistas, but this year there's a new culinary offering from Caprice restaurants too. They've...

DJ Seth Troxler threw one hell of a party this summer with his BBQ popup in Hackney. But now he's put down roots with a permanent restaurant opening officially tonight in Haggerston. Smokey Tails is...

We're not saying that it'll be everyone's cup of tea (or burger and chips) but there's bound to be a lot of interest from footie fans in the new restaurant opening at Westfield Stratford next week...

We've had a lot of love for Obika since trying out their enormous mozzarella at Taste of London earlier this year. They've been gradually opening across London, with their latest restaurant coming...