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Roti King has been on the expansion drive of late, having recently opened at Waterloo and Battersea alongside the original Euston restaurant. Now the specialists in Malaysian street food are getting ready...

It's not often we get to write about new Greenwich restaurants, but upcoming neighbourhood restaurant Highroad Social sounds very promising. 

It's been almost a year since Native at Browns closed its doors, but now we hear that there's a brand new restaurant taking its place. Chef Alexis Gauthier first previewed his 123V concept across...

There's no getting away from the fact that, so far, it has been a dismal summer. And there's one activity that the poor weather is guaranteed to mess with which is the great British picnic. Luckily for us,...

First things first - just in case you're wondering, the mail-order fashion company hasn't decided to open a restaurant business. This Mr Porter is actually a "modern steakhouse" that originates from...

It's been just two years since the East London hotel One Hundred Shoreditch opened its doors, but it's already changed both of its restaurants in that short time. On the ground floor Sticks 'n'...

One of the biggest awards shows for UK restaurants took place last night, where the 2024 National Restaurant Awards revealed its list of the top 100 restaurants in the UK.  It was a big night for The...

11/6/24 - updated with opening details Over the past few years, Shake Shack have been expanding pretty widely throughout London and the UK, with 15 of their burger restaurants already open. However, this...

Jason Atherton has been rumoured to be opening quite a few restaurants of late, but the chef/restaurateur still manages to surprise us when he actually announces something. First, there was the...

A year on from opening its restaurant in the City the confusingly-named Danish steakhouse KöD is gearing up to open its second place, this time in the West End. They've taken over the site in St...

Updated 7/6/24 with opening date and more details Richard Caring may be looking to sell off his Ivy restaurants, but that doesn't mean he's out of the restaurant business. Just after we've heard...

One opening that we didn't have on our radar for June was none other than Stormzy opening an immersive bar in Soho, which also serves pizza. But that is exactly what we have with House Party,...

For its third year, The Ice Cream Project by Anya Hindmarch is back. If you're unfamiliar with this slightly mad endeavour, it's an ice cream shop that focuses on some very unusual flavours. As...

Remember last year when Supernova opened its doors in Soho with a seriously pared-back aesthetic and menu, and was an immediate hit? Well, a new place with similar vibes has just opened in the next...

What happens when two viral food businesses get in bed with each other? We're about to find out as Alley Cats pizzeria has just joined forces with TikTok butter merchant (and restaurateur) Thomas...

5/6/24 - updated with menu details Covent Garden’s Henrietta Hotel has always been at the cutting edge of fine dining, the 19th-century townhouse opening in 2017 with Michelin-starred chef Ollie...

Perfectly timed for the on/off arrival of the British summer, Oasis Bar & Terrace is hoping to capitalise on Canary Wharf workers desire to grab a pint or Aperol Spritz post-work. To help with that...

There's news of another big restaurant closure today - this time it's Tom Brown's Michelin-starred Cornerstone in Hackney.  There had been rumours that Brown was looking to relocate Cornerstone to a more...