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Vagabond's new Soho wine bar will be their biggest yet

Information: 07 April 2026

Vagabond have been growing a bit recently, having only just opened their own urban winery in Canary Wharf. Now they're opening what's being described as their largest bar yet, in the middle of Soho. If...

Looking for some crazy new plates? Big Mamma are having a one-off crockery sale online

Information: 07 April 2026

Have you ever eaten at a Big Mamma restaurant and found yourself coveting their crockery? Well, now you can get some for yourself as they're having a special limited-edition online drop. For this...

Cantoast Bakery are bringing their Asian inspired baked goods to Marylebone

Information: 07 April 2026

Updated 8/4/26 with opening date If there's one thing we love here at Hot Dinners, it's a new Chinese or Japanese bakery. So we're delighted to bring you news of a hot new opening coming to...

New restaurants and bars opening in London this week

Information: 07 April 2026

Here are all the new restaurants to look forward to in the coming week. This week, a new Mondo Sando arrives, there's a huge new Japanese izakaya in Shoreditch, wine and pizza in Belgravia and more......

Rum Kitchen is revived in Camden

Information: 07 April 2026

There have been some changes at Rum Shack of late, with the group now owned by The Rhumshack Group, who also own Cottons. After that happened, all the previous Rum Kitchens closed, but now they're...

Test Driving Berenjak Mayfair, the Persian restaurant has really upped the glam factor

Information: 02 April 2026

For their third London restaurant, Berenjak have opened a very glamorous restaurant in Mayfair. We went down to check it their latest location and to see what's new on their Persian-inspired menu.

New Shoreditch bar Seedy will channel the nineties with CDs rather than vinyl

Information: 01 April 2026

Updated 12.01pm - yes this was our 2026 April Fool's (although we maintain it's only a matter of time before it happens...) Click here to see all our April Fool's stories in one place. You can...

The Duke of Connaught in Belgravia could be Cubitt House's next gastropub

Information: 01 April 2026

They already have two other Belgravia pubs, but gastropub group Cubitt House clearly love the area as they're already making plans for a third. Next up to get the group's attention is the old post...

James Cochran's Around The Cluck fried chicken is back, popping up at Old Fountain in Old Street

Information: 01 April 2026

If you've been missing chef James Cochran's Around The Cluck, it's just made a return to London, popping up as a residency near Old Street. He's taken over the food being served in family-run pub...

New London restaurants added to the Michelin Guide - now with March's additions

Information: 01 April 2026

We're tracking which London restaurants get into the guide each month. Updated for March, with restaurants like 2210, Aces Foodcraft and Poon's getting recognition.

Hot Dinners' April Fools round-up

Information: 31 March 2026

Over the years we've enjoyed trying to pull the wool over your eyes with some food-specific April fooling of our own. Here's a round-up of what we've done so far: 2013: Dalston's first fine dining...

Test Driving Impala, Meedu Saad's restaurant is a love letter to food from North Africa to North London

Information: 31 March 2026

Defying classification, but very London-coded, the much-anticipated solo venture by chef Meedu Saad, Impala, more than lives up to expectations.

The Golden Tooth will be a new pub from the Papi team on Green Lanes

Information: 30 March 2026

Last month, Papi moved on from their London Fields restaurant, quickly replaced by the soon-to-open Auguste. And now we know what Papi themselves have planned - they're opening a pub on Green Lanes,...

Roost will be Forest Gate's railway arches' new Algerian-spiced rotisserie chicken restaurant

Information: 30 March 2026

The railway arches on Forest Gate's Winchelsea Road are about to get a boost from Roost, a new rotisserie chicken restaurant that's been set up by a local trio. It comes from the team of chef Amil...

Music and food collide at Sensora, a charity event featuring Bicep and top chefs

Information: 30 March 2026

We get a lot of information about foodie events happening all over London, but there are a few factors that make the upcoming charity evening Sensora stand out. The first is the folks supplying the...

Viral King's Cross matcha cafe Frothee is heading to Covent Garden

Information: 30 March 2026

Almost a year after she opened her first matcha cafe Frothee, in King's Cross, Hanife Hursit and her dad Ram are gearing up for expansion. Hanife's TikTok chronicling of the opening of their first...

Maki Nori sees the Soho Maki & Ramen open an upstairs Japanese handroll bar

Information: 27 March 2026

We've already written about the new Maki & Ramen that has recently opened in Soho, but it turns out that they have another trick up their sleeve. The space that they took over was pretty large (it...

Kentish Town's Rossella is expanding, hitting up Muswell Hill with pizza, pasta and a tiramisu trolley

Information: 27 March 2026

Having worked in Kentish Town for years, we can attest to the popularity of its neighbourhood Italian, Rossella. Tucked up on the Highgate Road, it's been luring locals in with its pizzas and pasta...

Test Driving Burro, where Trullo chef Conor Gadd has created a warm, inviting Covent Garden Italian

Information: 26 March 2026

The chef behind Trullo has opened his own solo Italian restaurant in the heart of Covent Garden. We went down to the surprisingly peaceful courtyard to see what Conor Gadd is cooking up at Burro.

Theo James and his restaurant crew are opening a second restaurant, Ornella, in Hackney

Information: 26 March 2026

Having enjoyed a barnstorming success with their first restaurant, LUPA, in Highbury, the team behind that are gearing up for a second opening. Actor Theo James, restaurateur Ed Templeton and chef...

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