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Hawksmoor Spitalfields Bar gets new menu and separate entrance

Information: 05 June 2013

Updated with our first impressions and a new gallery. It's all go at Hawksmoor Spitalfields bar where they've been playing around with the menu and changing the layout so the bar has its own...

Koya/Barrafina mash-up sees chefs swap kitchens

Information: 04 June 2013

Like a foreign exchange trip, only without the weepy phone calls home, the Frith Street Exchange will see the chefs of Barrafina and Koya swapping kitchens over the next two weeks. On Wednesday 12th...

Duck Soup to open Raw Duck in Hackney

Information: 04 June 2013

Updated 5/6/13 with menu details and opening hours The people behind popular Soho spot Duck Soup are planning to open their second restaurant this Summer. Rawduck, an offshoot of Ducksoup, will open...

Tables are turned as critics head for the kitchen with Too Many Critics

Information: 04 June 2013

Every year, one of Action Against Hunger's most anticipated events is Too Many Critics, where some of the UK's top restaurant critics and food writers take on cooking duties for a night. This time,...

Scottish food in Canary Wharf - we Test Drive Boisdale

Information: 04 June 2013

It's the first restaurant to open for business in one of London's most recognisable buildings. We head halfway up the Shard to take in Rainer Becker's Oblix.

Fine dining on the City borders with Bird of Smithfield

Information: 04 June 2013

The first solo venture from former Ivy Chef Alan Bird has the West End glitterati flocking to Smithfield for his five-storey restaurant. Hot Dinners joined them to see what the fuss was about.

Lockhart brings Southwest US cuisine to Marylebone

Information: 04 June 2013

Soft launch details below Lockhart bills itself as an upscale Southwest American kitchen featuring flavours from States like Louisiana, Texas and New Mexico while using British seasonal ingredients. It's the...

De Beauvoir Deli opening in Angel, Islington

Information: 03 June 2013

News of yet another new Islington opening reaches us today as we hear that the second De Beauvoir Deli will be opening there soon.The original has proven a hit on Southgate Road and their second...

Royal Quarter Cafe opening in Victoria

Information: 03 June 2013

Soft launch details below. The Royal Quarter cafe is the latest restaurant to come to Victoria, an area of London that's been going through a fair bit of improvement recently. This addition is from...

Will Ricker to open Casa Negra on Great Eastern Street

Information: 31 May 2013

(31/5 - updated with soft launch details - see below) Time Out loved it, AA Gill really didn't but La Bodega Negra continues to pack them in on Soho's Old Compton Street, regularly popping up in the...

Paesan brings cucina povera to Exmouth Market

Information: 31 May 2013

A new Italian restaurant is opening on the corner of Exmouth market, right opposite Canteen (the building where Dollar used to be). Paesan promises to be a rustic Italian restaurant focusing on...

New all-day Italian Vivo coming to Upper Street, Islington

Information: 30 May 2013

As regular readers will know, Islington is Hot Dinners' home turf, and we've really seen a big shift in the area over the last couple of years, with a number of very interesting restaurants opening...

Butcher shop inspired Chop Shop comes to Haymarket with a US and UK background

Information: 30 May 2013

US restaurateurs Altamarea Group, who are behind NYC's Ai Fiori, are about to make their first stab at the UK market with upcoming Haymarket restaurant Chop Shop, a "butcher-shop inspired"...

Brazilian restaurant Galeto opening on Dean Street

Information: 30 May 2013

Another restaurant is joining the throng at Dean Street this week, as Galeto throws open its doors Galeto is aiming to be a Brazilian "streatery" - which means they're mixing Brazilian street food...

Carl Clarke brings Rock Lobsta to Mahiki London

Information: 29 May 2013

He's only just finished his Disco Bistro residency at the Rising Sun, but Carl Clarke's already gearing up to launch his next venture. He'll be bringing his former pop-up Rock Lobsta to Mayfair club...

Trishna's Karam Sethi opening Gymkhana in Mayfair

Information: 29 May 2013

The word "gymkhana" might bring back memories of children's horse events to many, but this upcoming London restaurant has a particularly good pedigree behind it. It's from Karam Sethi, the chef...

High-end, high-rise dining as we try out Oblix at the Shard

Information: 28 May 2013

It's the first restaurant to open for business in one of London's most recognisable buildings. We head halfway up the Shard to take in Rainer Becker's Oblix.

Russell Norman talks about his TV show, The Restaurant Man

Information: 28 May 2013

Last week when we chatted to Russell Norman about his next project - the Ape & Bird pub on Shaftesbury Avenue - we also took the opportunity to quiz him about his role in an upcoming BBC TV show The...

Whyte and Brown brings chicken and egg restaurant to Soho

Information: 24 May 2013

In the vein of recent ‘specialisation’ restaurants such as Burger & Lobster, Tramshed and Potato Merchant, a new restaurant celebrating the humble chicken and its eggs will open on July 8th in...

Badoit Express brings free picnic lunch to Soho Square

Information: 23 May 2013

Fancy a free gourmet picnic lunch? Badoit Express is a free event happening in Soho Square on Thursday 13 June. Food is by Thierry Marx, owner of the two Michelin-starred Sur Mesure par Thierry Marx...

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