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Gunpowder's Harneet Baweja's St James tips + Lunar New Year guide, most-read stories, events & more...

Gunpowder's Harneet Baweja's St James tips + Lunar New Year guide, most-read stories, events & more...
Hot Dinners

EDITOR'S LETTER

Want to know a good place for people watching or where to find a great dessert trolley in the heart of town? Gunpowder's Harneet Baweja offers those and more in today's My Manor.

Plus, we're gearing up for the Lunar New Year next week with a handy roundup of some of the special menus, dishes and more being offered at restaurants and bakeries across town.

Catherine Hanly - Editor, Hot Dinners

 


MY MANOR

My Manor, Harneet Baweja's local guide to St James

My Manor, Harneet Baweja's local guide to St James

The founder of Gunpowder, Empire Empire and Moi et Toi shares his favourite food and drink places in SW1 with Hot Dinners

Harneet's St James tips

 


YEAR OF THE SNAKE

The best Lunar New Year dishes, menus and events

The best Lunar New Year dishes, menus and events

London restaurants are getting ready to welcome the Year of the Snake on 29 January. We pick out some of the best dishes and menus for you to try during this year's Lunar New Year celebrations. 

Here's what's happening

 


MOST READ

The most-read stories this week

The most-read stories on Hot Dinners this week.

1.We spiced things up with a look at some of the hottest (in the chilli sense) dishes in London.

2. Our Test Drive of a comparatively bargain omakase offering in Soho proved popular.

3. We brought our guide on where to eat near Battersea and Nine Elms up to date for 2025.

4. Cheap eats are always a must-read so our guide to London's best set menus under £30 was a hit

5. And finally, we brought you news of a sandwich shop opening that could be Soho's next viral hit.


LONDON DEALS

50% off at Park Kitchen & Bar

50% off at Park Kitchen & Bar

Where: Stratford

Deal: 50% off food

Food: Lamb croquetas, picanha steak, shoulder of lamb, braised short rib and more

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50% off at Yolk

50% off at Yolk

Where: Across London

Deal: 50% off coffee and barista-made drinks

Also: You can get a Yolk ClassicBrew coffee subscription at £1 a month for 3 months (usually £10).

Get this deal


 

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

7-15 February - Tom Geoffrey's Cambodian-inspired Barang is popping up at Black Lacquer cocktail bar underneath the Hyde London City, with dishes like braised duck wings, soy and kampot pepper on the menu.

11 & 12 February - SOMA in Canary Whark (by the Kricket team) is hosting an omakase dinner with Shaulan Steenson (Endo at the Rotunda) for two nights. There are 12 seats, 12 courses all with a SOMA cocktail pairing. Tickets are £150.

12 February - Zak Frost From Wiltshire Truffles is coming to Dear Jackie in Soho to celebrate winter truffle season with an exclusive four-course seasonal menu, featuring dishes like braised veal cheek, white parmesan risotto and black winter truffle, not to mention a dessert of gelato with even more winter truffle. Tickets are £140.

20 February - Ex Trullo, Sager + Wild and Bar Bruno chef Diarmuid Goodwin is popping up on the rooftop at Boundary in Shoreditch with a menu that includes fried potato farls, smoked ham hock butter and caviar as well as crispy lamb rib with barley, broad bean, wild garlic and St Tola cheese (£60).

And book ahead for...

18 March - The 2025 guest chef season starts at Bar Douro where the first chef is André Cruz from the Michelin-starred Feitoria Restaurant. He'll be cooking a five-course dinner which reflects his Beira roots and global influences and dishes like fish cured in beeswax. Tickets are £80.

For more events going on around London, including things to do this weekend, check out our events diary here.

 


The best London restaurants for Burns Night

The best London restaurants for Burns Night

It's Burns night tonight, so if you're suddenly in the mood for haggis and bagpipes, here's where you can get both of those and more...

Make last minute plans here

 


NEW AND COMING SOON

JUST OPENED

Bar Valette - Shoreditch

Bar Valette - Shoreditch
This comes from the same team behind The Clove Club but while it will have a few of that restaurant's classic snacks, it's more of a casual affair.

Alfonsina - Smithfield
Chef Ricardo Younis Moreno explores his heritage for a restaurant with a "mix of Latin American cuisines in a fusion style".

MORE NEWLY OPENED LONDON RESTAURANTS

OPENING SOON

Voyage by Adam Simmonds - King's Cross

Voyage by Adam Simmonds - King's Cross
Top chef Adam Simmonds is taking on the main restaurant at The Megaro hotel opposite King's Cross station with a restaurant that takes its cues from Scandinavia, both in food and design. Opens 29 January

Himi - Carnaby
The two chefs behind omakase restaurant Roji are opening a Japanese izakaya-style restaurant in Carnaby. Expect lots of new dishes and a few Roji signatures. Opens 31 January

PLUS MANY MORE UPCOMING LONDON RESTAURANTS


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Have you noticed somewhere new about to open in your neighbourhood? Heard a piece of restaurant gossip you feel you need to pass on to us? Maybe you're opening your own place? We want to hear from you.

Tell us here...

 


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