News & reviews

Upcoming London restaurants update - week ending 3rd Jan

Information: 03 January 2014

As all our Hot Dinners readers know, our Coming Soon page and the accompanying New Restaurants page are all you'll ever need to keep up to date with the latest openings in town. Heading into 2014,...

Giaconda Dining Rooms transform into La Giaconda

Information: 03 January 2014

The Giaconda Dining Rooms have long been a favourite of many in London and went through a big revamp towards the end of 2012. Now they're revamping again, and becoming La Giaconda Cafe, Bar and...

Kensington Place launches FISHBone pop-up restaurant

Information: 03 January 2014

There's a new gourmet fast-food pop-up coming to Kensington. February will see neighbourhood fish brassiere Kensington Place transform its private dining room into a pop-up restaurant called...

Tom Aikens to close his Chelsea restaurant

Information: 02 January 2014

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...

Gymkhana is our readers' favourite new restaurant opening of 2013

Information: 31 December 2013

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...

Jeremy King and Chris Corbin among those on the New Year Honours List

Information: 31 December 2013

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 to cook January dinners at Fish Market

Information: 30 December 2013

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...

What's your favourite new London restaurant of 2013?

Information: 30 December 2013

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...

Brooklyn Bowl to open at London's O2 with food by NYC's Blue Ribbon Group

Information: 27 December 2013

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 restaurant reviews of 2013

Information: 23 December 2013

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

Tooting Beak - we check out Chicken Shop in Tooting

Information: 18 December 2013

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.

Oslo live music venue to open at Hackney Central

Information: 17 December 2013

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...

Brindisa pop-up shop opens in Brixton pre-Xmas

Information: 17 December 2013

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...

Spritz and schnitzel - we Test Drive Boopshi's

Information: 17 December 2013

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

Buttermilk chicken and much more - we Test Drive the rebooted Rita's

Information: 11 December 2013

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

Smoking hot - we Test Drive Ember Yard in Soho

Information: 11 December 2013

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.

Quality Chop House gets bigger - with a new butchers and shop

Information: 10 December 2013

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...

Hanbury Street's chocolate coin factory installation for Christmas

Information: 10 December 2013

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 starts for Mince Pie Project - we check out some of the pies on offer

Information: 06 December 2013

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...

GQ wins Caprice's Christmas window competition

Information: 05 December 2013

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...

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