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Next up from The Oystermen is thirty7 in Covent Garden

Information: 29 February 2024

29/2/24 - updated with more details about the opening They already have a successful restaurant in Covent Garden (which also doubled in size after opening) as well as a wine bar and now The...

Bun & Sum brings smash burgers to Hackney

Information: 28 February 2024

They're already a big deal in Mile End and now LA-style halal smash burger specialists Bun & Sum are opening in Hackney too. With Bun & Sim's Farbez Uddin recently crowned best chef at the National...

A Petrossian caviar cafe and shop is popping up at The Savoy

Information: 28 February 2024

The latest pop-up to take over the shop space in The Thames Lobby at The Savoy, following their Gucci one, is by caviar specialists Petrossian. The Parisian-based caviar merchants have opened a shop...

Mexican/Japanese Azteca Öme in Battersea is a follow-up to the Chelsea original

Information: 28 February 2024

They've been a success in Chelsea for 18 years, and now Mexican restaurant Azteca has decided it's time for a second restaurant. They're heading over to Battersea for the follow-up, Azteca Öme. In...

La Dame de Pic leads the London restaurants celebrating with new AA rosettes for 2024

Information: 28 February 2024

Last night in London brought another round of restaurant awards, showering praise on the city's eating establishments. This time it was the turn of the AA guide which released its annual...

Jeremy King is reopening Le Caprice as Arlington

Information: 28 February 2024

Updated 28/2/24 with the opening date Jeremy King is about to have a very busy 2024. The well-known restaurateur who opened The Wolseley, The Delaunay, Brasserie Zedel is opening three restaurants this year...

Popular Islington restaurant Delhi Grill is closing

Information: 27 February 2024

Fourteen years after opening their doors in Islington, popular Punjabi restaurant Delhi Grill announced this weekend that it was closing its doors for good. Posting on Instagram they said: "With a...

Fat Whyte Slims is Whyte Rushen's weekend burger bar

Information: 27 February 2024

27/12/24 - updated with menu details and start date Whyte Rushen launched a hugely popular restaurant (and without much in the way of fanfare either) in the shape of Whyte's in Hackney at the tail...

You can now buy Beigel Bake and Chiltern Firehouse merch in Selfridges

Information: 26 February 2024

London restaurant merch has definitely been a thing in recent years, the most recent being a BAO collaboration with Carhartt WIP. But the latest drop from fashion brand Highsnobiety is taking things to a...

Chapel Market Kitchen sees former Basta chef opening in Islington

Information: 26 February 2024

Islington readers who've been wandering up and down Chapel Market recently may have spotted the under-the-radar arrival of a new seafood spot on the market. Head up to the Penton Street end of the...

The new TT rooftop restaurant is headed up by ex-Oren chef Sam Lone

Information: 26 February 2024

The rooftop at TT (previously TT Liquor) in Shoreditch has delivered some rather impressive residencies, with last year's Esti being a notably hit. So, as we (hopefully) head for more settled...

Hollywood's Danny Trejo is bringing his tacos to London

Information: 26 February 2024

26/2/24 - updated with the opening date Exciting news reaches us of the arrival of Hollywood actor Danny Trejo's very own restaurant, Trejo's Tacos, in London. If you're thinking that you don't...

Prelude by Oriole is popping up in Covent Garden, then the bar is staying for good

Information: 23 February 2024

Right at the end of 2022, the very highly rated Oriole cocktail bar closed down in its original location - but with a vow to open somewhere else. Early in 2023, they popped up in Southwark, but now...

Moonstruck is serving up great coffee in Stockwell

Information: 23 February 2024

South London's collection of good independent coffee shops got a boost this week with the opening of Moonstruck on South Lambeth Road. The man behind the cafe is self-styled 'coffee nerd' Liam...

Endo at the Rotunda is closing for a big revamp

Information: 22 February 2024

Every year, just before the new Michelin stars are announced, there's some buzz about who might be getting a new star. And this month, when it came to potential new two starred restaurants, Endo at...

Mistress is a Parisian-inspired restaurant and late-night bar in Mayfair

Information: 22 February 2024

Updated 22/2/24 with menu details and photos The Mayfair restaurant scene - particularly the high-end side of things - sees no sign of slowing down with Mistress opening in the area. It's a...

The BT Tower is being turned into a hotel

Information: 21 February 2024

If you're of a certain vintage you may have had the great pleasure of dining at the top of the BT tower back when it used to be a revolving restaurant in the 1970s. Now it seems that a whole new...

Liu Xiaomian take their spicy Chongqing noodles to Carnaby

Information: 21 February 2024

You've got to hand it to whoever's curating the food offering at Kingly Court at the moment. They're really playing a blinding game. Hot on the heels of having signed up everyone's favourite...

BAM Karaoke Box in Victoria brings in chef Sabrina Gidda for a Parisian menu

Information: 20 February 2024

As we've previously written about, karaoke has become a big thing in London, with some places offering pretty great food to accompany the backdrop of occasionally on-tune warbling. Now here comes a...

Unlock mixes Napoli-style pizzas and art in Hackney Wick

Information: 20 February 2024

Hackney's getting a new pizzeria and it's from two Napoli-born siblings, so we should be getting something pretty authentic with this opening. Unlock comes from Arianna and Giovanni Izzo. Arianna is...

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