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Dim Sum Duck, one of King's Cross's best restaurants, is about to open a second location

Information: 26 January 2026

It's already one of the best restaurants in King's Cross and Dim Sum Duck is clearly one of its busiest too, because they're getting ready to open a second restaurant in the area. Taking over what...

Kokodoo pick Fulham for their flagship Korean fried chicken joint, with DJ sessions planned

Information: 26 January 2026

Fulham folk who love a bit of Korean fried chicken will probably have already taken note of the arrival of Kokodoo on their high street just over a week ago. After years in the business, first as a...

Persian ice cream parlour Darlish is bringing baklava ice cream sandwiches to both Notting Hill and Bloomsbury

Information: 23 January 2026

January might not seem like the best time of year to be talking about ice cream, but by the time Darlish's two new parlours open in Spring, it'll be a different story. If you haven't been to their...

Victor Garvey's latest restaurant Materia Prima opens in Notting Hill

Information: 23 January 2026

Very under the radar, and first spotted by industry newsletter Propel, Victor Garvey, the chef behind Michelin-starred SOLA, has opened his latest restaurant in Notting Hill. Called Materia Prima...

Mr Fogg's Tavern will be taking over the space that used to be The Crusting Pipe in Covent Garden

Information: 22 January 2026

A few weeks ago, we told you about the closure of The Crusting Pipe, a mainstay of Covent Garden for over 45 years. It was sad to see it go but, in fairness, the last time we were in the area, it...

It's all change at The Light Bar in Shoreditch, with a new owner, executive chef and club room

Information: 22 January 2026

Five years after it reopened after a long hiatus, The Light Bar in Shoreditch is about to enter its third iteration, with a brand new owner on board and - crucially - a rather interesting new...

Test Driving Beef & Bass, a new Chelsea spot delivering exactly what it promises

Information: 22 January 2026

New Chelsea restaurant Beef & Bass focuses on serving up two key ingredients really well. We went to the King's Road to see if they delivered on their promise.

Special dishes, collabs and limited editions in London's restaurants

Information: 22 January 2026

One-offs, limited editions, special menus and more are hitting London restaurants all the time. We'll be updating this page regularly with the very best special new dishes as they appear, so you can...

Bara is a new Peckham cafe with a strong Welsh influence

Information: 21 January 2026

Bara, a new cafe and sandwich shop in Peckham, is bringing something new to the table: a little bit of Welshness. It comes from Zoë Heimann and Cecily Dalladay, a private chef who made it to the...

Arnaud Donckele will be the new chef at Le Manoir when it returns in 2027

Information: 20 January 2026

At the end of last year, Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons closed for a major refurbishment that won't be complete until Summer 2027. But the bigger story was that after over 40 years, Raymond Blanc was...

Hoppers comes to Shoreditch, adding new South Indian dishes to its Sri Lankan signatures

Information: 20 January 2026

Updated 20/1/25 with full details and an opening date. It's been nearly 10 years since the original Hoppers launched in Soho. Now they're about to open their fourth restaurant, but this one is...

Test Driving Bistro Sablé - a French pivot makes this former pub now one of Islington's best restaurants

Information: 20 January 2026

What was once Smokehouse has been transformed into Islington's newest French restaurant, Bistro Sablé. As locals, we went along to see just how the transformation has changed things.

Endo at The Rotunda is back in pop-up form, opening inside Mayfair club Annabel's

Information: 19 January 2026

Back in September 2025, a fire at the former Television Centre in White City meant that one of London's best restaurants Endo at The Rotunda was forced to close, less than a year after a major...

Nicolas Rouzaud is opening Le Café in Burlington Arcade

Information: 19 January 2026

It is a boom time for cafes and bakeries at the moment. Recently, we've had the very successful opening of Onsu in Soho and this week, we're also getting the new Claridge's Bakery. Now it turns out...

Pierre Koffmann is back in the kitchen for one night, at Sollip

Information: 19 January 2026

A chef's chef, Pierre Koffmann is someone who is credited by almost too many London chefs to name as a key inspiration in their own culinary journeys. Chefs who trained under him at Tante Claire and...

Asma Khan's Darjeeling Express is on the move again

Information: 19 January 2026

Asma Khan's hugely successful Darjeeling Express has moved around quite a bit in the past. It originally started as a supperclub in Soho, then opened in Kingly Court. It moved to Covent Garden for...

New Leyton bakery Farha is genuinely worth crossing town for

Information: 16 January 2026

Over the past few weeks, a contender for the hottest new bakery in London has opened its doors. But you won't find this one in Notting Hill or Soho; you'll have to travel out to Leyton for it. Farha's...

Big Plates to launch the dining room at The Pocket, Islington's hottest pub

Information: 16 January 2026

After years of being one of the quietest pubs in Islington as The Four Sisters and then closed for nearly four years after that, as locals ourselves, we thought that no one was ever going to be able...

Test driving Aces Foodcraft, where Alex Craciun is creating wonders in a beautiful Fitzrovia kitchen

Information: 15 January 2026

He was last in London heading up Jason Atherton's Sosharu but now chef Alex Craciun is back with his own restaurant that plays with multiple influences in a great-looking setting. We went down to...

Milanese-coded Sartoria comes to The City, opening by Liverpool Street

Information: 14 January 2026

Last year, we wrote about how The Evolv Group (previously D&D) were going all-in on their Sartoria brand, expanding the restaurant that was originally launched by Francesco Mazzei into a mini group of...

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