Riverside

The upcoming Frida: The Making of an Icon exhibition at the Tate Modern is bound to be a success, and tickets are already selling like hot cakes. But the gallery has also done a very interesting restaurant deal that's going to make it a major draw for London's foodies this summer.

They've teamed up with chef Santiago Lastra, founder of the second highest UK restaurant on the World's 50 Best List, Kol. He's come up with a specific menu that's going to be served at the gallery for the duration of the exhibition. Lastra, who comes from the same city as Kahlo, says that connection

20/10/25 - updated with a name and more details

In recent months, there had been a flurry of activity on the riverbank at Richmond where the old Pitcher & Piano used to be. It's a huge site, with gardens leading down to the river. So naturally locals were wondering what's opening there next.

We reported back in August, that the folks behind

Popular Shad Thames restaurant Legare has expanded its empire by opening up a cosy wine bar that bucks the London trend, opting for a more classic than natural list. We grabbed a table to see how that's working for them. 

He's best known for being a Syrian chef and refugee who moved from pop up to permanent with Imad's Syrian Kitchen, where he's played host to King Charles. Now chef and restaurateur Imad Alarnab is expanding his empire with a second restaurant, at Somerset House.

Aram is the first part of the enterprise and that will be a daytime space open for breakfast and lunch. The space, which overlooks the building's river

30/6/25 - Updated with menu details and the opening date

Sipping a glass of rosé on a sun-soaked terrace with glorious views over Tower Bridge may feel like a pipe dream when London's temperature is currently in single figures but that's the goal when new wine bar Luna opens on Shad Thames next year. The wine bar is the latest opening from the same team behind nearby Legare, restaurateur Jay Patel and chef

From the elegant gardens running down to the Thames of The River Cafe to restaurants right on the canal in King's Cross, we pick some of London's loveliest waterside gems to dine at.

4/4/25 - updated with opening details

It's been planned a while, but a big change for Fulham is now imminent. 

Fulham Pier is a big new riverside add-on behind the brand new Riverside stand of Fulham's Craven Cottage stadium and it's all become way more

Even if the springtime burst of sunshine we've been having recently doesn't continue, it's going to be well worth knowing that London has a brand new terrace bar overlooking the river. Seventy5th Balcony Bar sees the Southbank Centre joining its neighbour the National Theatre in finally making the most of its riverside real estate. The new bar is up on the fifth floor of the arts centre but its main USP is a massive

The Waterman's Arms is a riverside pub in Barnes with an excellent team behind it. We went for a lunch overlooking the Thames to try it out.  

They already have a big indoor space in Battersea Power Station, but now Arcade Food Hall are going alfresco too. 

They're taking over the Coaling Jetty at the Power Station, which is that huge jetty by the riverside that you'll certainly have seen if you arrived at the Power Station by boat. They'll be making some changes to the jetty, the main one being that they're putting in

Updated 17/6/24 with menu details

For the first time since it opened in 1987, The River Cafe is opening a new café - although it's not far at all from the original. In fact, it's right next door. 

The River Café Café as they've decided to call it, is in a small space next to the main restaurant and, clearly hoping for an actual summer, it'll have its own terrace

Looks like Canary Wharf really is the place to open big restaurants right now. Following in the footsteps of Hawksmoor, Dishoom and - most recently - the Fallow team with ...

It's one of the most highly rated bars in the world, now Lyaness has launched a brand new cocktail menu. It was time to make a return visit to try it out.

Having already gone down a storm with theatregoers, tourists and locals since opening their restaurant at the National Theatre, the Forza Wine team are hoping to continue that winning streak. They're gearing up to open Forza Taps, one floor below the restaurant, on

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