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Eating in London like it's the 90s + Islington pub deal, Sesta Test Drive, best food of September, exclusive news & more...

EDITOR'S LETTER

First we had Oasis reforming, then we had the new Vogue documentary on the 90s - all of which got us thinking about London's restaurant scene back then. Sure a lot of it was OTT, but it was also the decade that saw some of this city's most iconic restuarants opening for the first time. If you, like us, fancy a little step back in time, here's our guide to the London restaurants that were big back then, but are still going strong today.

Catherine Hanly - Editor, Hot Dinners

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RETRO STYLE

How to dine out in London, like it's still the 90s

Cigarette girls, huge restaurants and pared-back noodle canteens - London in the nineties was one hell of a scene. If you fancy going back in time here are the key restaurants from that period that are still open, in one guise or another.

Retro restaurants

LATEST NEWS

Don't Tell Dad is a new combo bakery/restaurant in Queen's Park

One of the founders of Coco di Mama is behind this new NW6 enterprise.

Astrid Bakery in Muswell Hill is expanding

And they're bringing back their fabulous Breakfast Boxes too.

A Highgate pub is now serving up Champagne Winston Churchill-style

Flutes are SO last season didn't you know?

East-Med folk Delamina are heading to Covent Garden for their next opening.

They're not the only Mediterranean new opening coming our way - there's also Claro.

The old Pharmacy 2 restaurant in Damien Hirst's Vauxhall gallery is becoming British concept Pario and the menu looks really great.

And here's one for niche foodies - there's a Japanese replica food exhibition opening in London next month.

TEST DRIVE

Test Driving Sesta - Pidgin's replacement is an extremely accomplished neighbourhood affair

A former Pidgin chef and GM have teamed up to take the old Pidgin space in a new direction. We went down to see what Sesta is all about.

Why you'll want to go

BEST OF SEPTEMBER

The best things we ate and drank in September

September saw the arrival of cooler weather alongside us trying some wonderful bar snacks from Bébé Bob, learning how to make carbonara, visiting a hot new West London wine bar and also heading back to Malaga in search of some late summer sun.

Best of the month

NEW THIS WEEK

The new restaurants and bars opening in London this week

This week, an ex-Elystan Street chef opens his own Belgravia restaurant, BAO comes to the City and more...

What to look forward to

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