News & reviews

London's busier than ever and we've so much news about London's restaurants and dining scene that we'll be catching up with them all in our semi-regular Friday round-up. Here's what we discovered...

22/10/13 - Updated with lunchtime soft launch offer. Tucked under the streets of Soho, Coal Vaults opening in September is a basement cocktail bar/restaurant. It's a collaboration between chef James Knox...

23/8 - updated with soft launch details. Searcy's have a few champagne bars across town. But now they're aiming for a stronger tipple with the imminent opening of Gin Joint in the Barbican Centre. Gin...

Another popular food truck is taking root, this time South African bunnychow is bringing its "bunnies" to Shoreditch's Boxpark. These bunnies are small hollowed out bread loafs made by the...

They already have two branches in London - on Fetter and Marylebone Lanes - now 28-50 is opening a third spot on Mayfair on Maddox Street. As you might expect, the move to this swankier spot heralds a few...

Having scoffed a lot of their cheese at Taste of London (and we can confirm that it's really good), we're happy to report the imminent opening of a new Obika on Charlotte Street. This is the third...

[Updated 12/6/14 with new opening hours] Michael and Charlotte Sager-Wilde, the duo better known as Sager & Wilde are planning to open a wine bar on Hackney Road this summer. Their bar, which ran as a...

We're already fans of Barrica and Soho's Copita, so it's a good news day to hear that they're opening a new place - Drakes Tabanco.This self-styled sherry tavern will be a street south of Barrica on...

Given the raging success they've had in Mayfair, Farringdon, Soho and the City, it's a fairly safe bet to say that the opening of Burger & Lobster's fifth brand at Harvey Nichols is bound to be a...

Updated 20/8 with more details and the final name. A few months ago, we caught up with Koya's John Devitt to find out more about the restaurant  - now confirmed as Koya Bar - being created right next...

Flights of margaritas, a top chef in the kitchen - we head to Shoreditch's Casa Negra to try out the latest place for Londoners to get their Mexican fix.

[Updated 19/8 with what the chefs are serving up] Hawksmoor's Richard Turner is also one of the partners in Pitt Cue Co, so there's no doubt of his love for all things barbecue. And now he's taking...

After success in Chelsea, Honky Tonk (set up by supperclub's Mark Cutler) is heading south for its second venue to Clapham. It's been a year since the original opened and like the original, the...

Recently Peckham has been racing ahead the capital’s foodie stakes, but now the SE London hot spot has some serious competition from the other side of the Thames. Just one stop shy of Stratford lies...

As Islington continues to go from strength to strength. we have news of another opening, just around the corner. This time it's more of a themed affair, as Hoxley and Porter takes over from the old...

We just love the idea of this Chapas tour from WineChap next week. The "tapas crawl" takes in seven of London's most exciting tapas joints where you'll enjoy fine bites washed down with sherries from...

While there has been some controversy at the start of this year's event (Fay Maschler and the Evening Standard will be creating a rival event next year) there's an impressive line-up for this year's...

News reaches us of a top LA chef who will be repeating his west coast of America pop-up experiences on this side of the Atlantic. The chef is Laurent Quenioux who has been popping up all over Los...

The boutique hotel Belgraves has a new chef ready to take over its restaurant. The space, you may recall, was previously run by Mark Hix before it closed last year. Sophie Michell will be executive...

Updated 13/8/13 with Vauxhall opening details After last week's American burger war, it's been a bit quiet on the burger front. But never fear, because there's a new burger joint opening - and it's...