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London's best Caesar salads + Test Driving Brutes' martinis, best of Covent Garden, this week's openings, news & more...

London's best Caesar salads + Test Driving Brutes' martinis, best of Covent Garden, this week's openings, news & more...

 

 

Hot Dinners

EDITOR'S LETTER

Today, we're looking at a dish that appears on menus all over town, but is only rarely executed really well. A great Caesar salad is one of the real joys of summer and every one of the places on our shortlist is serving it up with style.

Another place focusing on one thing and doing it very well is Mayfair bar Brutes. They've seen this city's capacity for martinis and decided to serve them up with a side order of serious hospitality (and Monster Munch). We very much approved of it.

Catherine, Editor - Hot Dinners

 

HAIL CAESAR

Where to get the best Caesar salads in London

Where to get the best Caesar salads in London

When it’s too hot to eat, it’s somehow never too hot to consider having a Caesar salad. There’s something about the classic combination that just hits the spot every time. And while it’s a staple on many menus across town, there are a few places that do it really well. Here, in our opinion, are London’s Caesar salad hotspots.

Read the guide

 


RESTAURANT NEWS

De Beauvoir has a new wine bar to check out courtesy of the De Beauvoir Deli

De Beauvoir has a new wine bar to check out courtesy of the De Beauvoir Deli

"We wanted to create a place where you can drop in for a glass of wine after work and always feel looked after."

Dom Taylor, the chef behind The Good Front Room, has died

Dom Taylor, the chef behind The Good Front Room, has died

The chef's modern take on Caribbean cuisine was a big hit.

Shaun Searley is moving on from Quality Chop House, opening a place of his own

Bar Finch arrives in Mayfair with a Dover-style menu and an A-list following

Bar Finch arrives in Mayfair with a Dover-style menu and an A-list following

It's been open for a few months but is only now getting noticed.

Tayēr + Elementary open Casual by Tayēr in Covent Garden, while their original bar is closed by a fire

Tayēr + Elementary open Casual by Tayēr in Covent Garden, while their original bar is closed by a fire

Making the best of a bad situation, the pop-up will be on for six weeks only.

It's Bagels head up the hill to Hampstead

It's Bagels head up the hill to Hampstead

There's no stopping London's biggest bagel shop.

Isso are hoping their obsession with prawns is to Canary Wharf's taste

Isso are hoping their obsession with prawns is to Canary Wharf's taste

If you love shellfish this will very much float your boat.

Nikkei restaurant Bamboo Mat doubles up with a new Canary Wharf opening

Nikkei restaurant Bamboo Mat doubles up with a new Canary Wharf opening

The Japanese/Peruvian mix has clearly been a hit in Stratford.


 

TEST DRIVE

Bar crawl, Brutes is like an indie take on Duke's, in Mayfair

Bar crawl, Brutes is like an indie take on Duke's, in Mayfair

Mayfair is firmly getting its mojo back and the arrival of cool new cocktail bar Brutes is a good example. 

Why you need to go to Brutes

 


BEST IN LONDON

The best restaurants in Covent Garden

The best restaurants in Covent Garden

From a great Italian restaurant to Sri Lankan street food, here's the very best of Covent Garden.

Read the Covent Garden guide

 


NEW THIS WEEK

This week's new restaurant and bar openings

This week's new restaurant and bar openings

In this packed week of openings, Queens Park and Clerkenwell get new wine bars, East Asian-influenced BBQ arrives in Hackney, there are even more Japanese handrolls and lots more...

Here's what's new

 


AND DID YOU HEAR?

Pivoting for the hot weather, Rita's in Soho is turning into a raw bar for the whole of August. There will be a completely new menu, with dishes like bluefin tuna crudo with mustard, cherries and almonds, beef tartare and tuna tostadas plus a few "lightly cooked" items like a fried fish sandwich. Ice-cold martinis will be on hand too.

And we're very much feeling the plight of Dumpling Shack's owners who on Day 1 of the school holidays have already 'run out of things to do." They've agreed to let their daughter run a lemonade stand out in front of their Spitalfields Market stall this morning (Tuesday) from 11am if you want to go and show solidarity.

 


SPOTTED SOMETHING?

Anya Taylor Joy in Lucky on Apple TV

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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