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For years it served up epic fried breakfasts as Alfredos, then it turned into a branch of the sausage franchise S&M, now the listed cafe at 4-6 Essex Road is sticking to its meaty origins and...

(Update - the upstairs cafe and taqueria is open now and the downstairs restaurant will open on Friday 16 March) New York restaurateur and nightclub owner Serge Becker has surprised everyone with a...

London may be all about street truck burgers and independents like Lucky Chip and MEATLiquor, but it seems as though the larger burger chains also want to get in on the action. Just this week we've...

Wine magazine Decanter has just had its annual restaurant awards and given Bermondsey spot Zucca its top accolade. Zucca picked up the Decanter/Laurent-Perrier Restaurant of the Year award because,...

Harden's have just released their UK restaurant 'survey' today - they're not calling it a guide anymore - which features a list of the five London restaurants their contributors reckon to be the...

Updated 4/1/12 with menu details. After opening Le Cafe Anglais at Whiteleys back in 2007 and following it up with the launch of its Oyster Bar in 2010, where could Rowley Leigh go next to extend...

January is traditionally a month for restaurants to come up with cut-price menus and special discounts, so we're pleased to see that Richard Corrigan is trying something new on London's diners. For...

Photos by thomasbowles.com When the Pitt Cue Co. Trailer opened on the South Bank under the Hungerford Bridge last summer, it was to almost instant (and widespread) acclaim. The trailer immediately...

Last summer, London's shack/trailer food scene really took off - but there was one trailer that ruled them all. The Pitt Cue Co. trailer under the Hungerford Bridge had huge queues from day one and...

Welcome back! If you've been out of town for most of Christmas and New Year, you might be wondering what - if anything - you've missed while you've been away. Well here's what happened: The best of...

The Modern Pantry's Anna Hansen heads up the handful of food-related people recognised in this year's New Year Honours list. Hansen, who was born in Canada and brought up in New Zealand and now runs...

January's always such a miserable month, so we applaud anyone who tries to make the best of it. Our gold star for effort today goes to Shoreditch restaurant Boundary who are holding a special...

Ever since it reopened its doors after 36 months and £220 million of refurbishment, the Savoy has been busy pushing its future, whilst never losing sight of its heritage. The American bar, for...

It's musical chairs over at Mayfair restaurant The Greenhouse with the news today that their chef of six years, Antonin Bonnet, is leaving in early 2012. In his place, Arnaud Bignon has been...

It was one of the defining stories of this year's London riots - kitchen staff at the World's Best Restaurant ™ The Ledbury fighting off rioters who'd stormed the restaurant to mug diners as they...

L'Etranger restaurant in Kensington is to expand next door with a new lounge bar and dining room, called Meursault. The new place, which takes its name from a Burgundy wine (and also the lead...

'Tis the season for parties, and we loved the idea behind the one last night to publicise the imminent release of Christmas at Downton on DVD. The PR folks got Hus Vedat, Executive Chef at...

To add to our growing list of Christmas markets around London with a decided food bent, we've just heard about Circus 11 which launched yesterday in Shoreditch and will run until 18 December. It's...

There’s stealth openings and then there’s uber-stealth openings. This week a massive new development opens just off Piccadilly with almost no advance word. Dstrkt is a £25 million restaurant, bar...