Chinatown

  • Chop Chop by Four Seasons is opening underneath The Hippodrome at Leicester Square

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    They already have three restaurants in Chinatown but Four Seasons are adding a fourth, just around the corner, when they open a new contemporary Chinese restaurant underneath The Hippodrome casino.

    The new concept, Chop Chop by Four Seasons, is part of a slew of new openings at the casino in the coming months, including an unnamed cocktail bar. Chop Chop will be in the lower ground floor of the building

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  • The best restaurants, cafes and bakeries in Chinatown

    The best restaurants in Chinatown

    ​Find London’s Chinatown nestled between Soho and Leicester Square; in the past few years there have been lots of exciting additions - Newport Court has transformed into a sweet tooth heaven, while hot pot restaurants and bubble tea cafes are piling in to claim a piece of the territory. With Lunar New Year upon us, there’s no better time to explore Chinatown. London-based supper club host,

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  • Yatay is a new Japanese grill restaurant for Soho

    Yatay is a new Japanese grill restaurant for Soho

    Taking the place of Ichibuns in Chinatown, Yatay is a new Japanese robatayaki grill restaurant, inspired by the izakayas and street vendors of Tokyo (indeed, ‘Yatay’ is a reference to those very street vendors).

    In addition to the aforementioned grilling, pickling and fermenting will be a big thing on the menu by Head Chef Marco Ardemagni, who comes from Sushisamba. That

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  • New China rises from the ashes to reopen in Chinatown

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    Well before Covid decimated trade in London's Chinatown, longstanding New China restaurant on Gerrard Street suffered its own catastrophe. A fire ripped through the well known restaurant back in September 2019, leaving most of the restaurant seriously damaged.

    But now, like a phoenix rising from the ashes, the restasurant has finally reopened its doors. Over the last 20 months it's had a full refurb

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  • Wing Wing brings their Korean chicken and beer to Chinatown

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    The latest Wing Wing, its flagship restaurant, is coming to a big new space on the edge of Chinatown - with Korean fried chicken alongside draft beer (and eventually karaoke too).