A guide to London's best steak + Test Driving MA/NA, new Fitzrovia deal, where to eat in Chelsea & more...

EDITOR'S LETTER

With the promise of good weather incoming, we're about to hit BBQ season. But rather than slapping your own steak on a barbie, why not make things way easier on yourself and head to one of these restaurants instead, where a great steak dinner is 100% guaranteed.

And sticking with steak, we nearly set off the smoke alarm after our main course was delivered at MA/NA. Read all about that here.

Catherine, Editor - Hot Dinners

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BEEF EATERS

London's best places to order steak

From blowout to budget, whether you're after a tomahawk the size of your head or a perfectly cooked picanha here's our guide to the best places in London to book for a steak dinner.

Read our guide

RESTAURANT NEWS

Sartoria Launceston Place closes after only six months

The reworking of the longstanding Kensington restaurant doesn't appear to have been a success.

Lockdown Bakehouse's pastries and Australian brunches are coming to Putney

Putney folk with a sweet tooth and hankering for good coffee are in luck.

There's a refugee street food fair happening at New Covent Garden Market on the bank holiday weekend

We love the idea of this fair where Londoners get to support the new food businesses of refugees.

Scottish toasties are on the menu at Deeney’s new cafe in Clerkenwell

Haggis toasties and more will be served up at the cafe opening up as part of a new museum of illustration.

The olive oil bar pop-up is back, this time in Covent Garden

They're taking bookings for masterclasses but the tastings are available for walk-ins.

Flat Iron's next affordable steakhouse is on Clapham Common

And this one's going to have a handy terrace.

TEST DRIVE

Test Driving MA/NA in Mayfair, where the Los Mochis team offer up sizzling wagyu and high-end Japanese dishes

The same folk behind Los Mochis have opened a high-end Japanese restaurant in Mayfair, with a big focus on wagyu and Kobe beef. We went down for a first look.

What to order

CHELSEA BOUND

Where to eat in Chelsea during Chelsea Flower Show

When you've tired of tulips and need to rest after romping round the RHS Chelsea Show, there are plenty of great places to eat nearby. Here are our favourites (including the terrace at Colbert pictured above).

Read our guide

NEW THIS WEEK

The new restaurants and bars opening in London this week

This week, Great British Menu winner Nikita Pathakji opens her own restaurant while Magnolia Bakery lands in London for a month-long pop-up.

What's opening, and where

SANDWICH WEEK

How many of these sandwiches have you tried?

A reminder that it's British Sandwich Week (18-24 May) so your mission over the coming days is to step away from the Tesco Meal Deal and sort out a proper sandwich for your lunch from this little lot.

Read our guide

SPOTTED SOMETHING?

Noticed something restaurant or bar-related that we should know about?

Spotted a new restaurant about to open in your neighbourhood? Seen a celebrity dining out in London? Heard a piece of hospitality gossip you feel we ought to know about? Unburden yourself and tell us all about it.

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