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We're only on day two of 2026 and we're already bringing you news of another new pizzeria gearing up to open in London. Weezie's has taken over the old Biscuiteers site in Eccleston Yards, just...

Chef Marcus Wareing might be without a restaurant right now, but he does have something rather more special now, an MBE. The MasterChef: The Professionals judge was among various hospitality folk...

Here's one that opened during the pre-Christmas rush, which we're just catching up on now. The original Fred Bakery has been a hit in Holborn ever since opening back in 2021, but now they have a...

They already have a restaurant planned for V&A East to open this year, but Jikoni's Ravinder Bhogal and Nadeem Lalani Nanjuwany now have another opening lined up for 2026.  Called Karam's, it will be...

Updated 29/12/25 with opening date Song Que Cafe in Hoxton has long been both one of the area's best Vietnamese restaurants and also one of the best in London. It's been doing great business since...

Looking back on the year that was, here are the stories that really grabbed your interest over the past 12 months.

If you're a North Londoner, or even if you're just someone who loves a good night out, then at some point in your life, an evening has probably involved the immortal words 'let's go to Rowans'. The...

London's in-store dining has had quite a boost over the past few weeks. First, we had the all-star opening of the new Kith store on Regent Street with its restaurant and soft serve bar. Now we have...

Updated 17/12/25 with full details of what's planned.   Restaurateur Jeremy King is getting ready for his biggest opening yet. He's had success with The Park near Hyde Park, and relaunched Le Caprice as...

Here at Hot Dinners we mainly focus on the hottest restaurants in town, as well as new openings. But the London restaurant scene is ever-changing and that means some restaurants fall to the wayside. With...

Covent Garden is getting a New York-inspired cocktail bar that sounds like it could be very useful for brightening up January. Called Cato, the bar is inspired by Cato Alexander, a New York...

Four years after opening their popular sandwich shop in Notting Hill the not-so-secret Secret Sandwich Shop now has a new secret to reveal: it's got a second store. They've just opened a place...

They're big in the Netherlands and Belgium, where they hoover up the tourist crowds looking for particularly extra punnets of chips, and now Frites Atelier have come to London, landing in Soho...

Spare a thought for London's commuters, wearily trekking into and out of London every day. Now, at least the ones coming via Waterloo will have some decent coffee waiting for them when they get...

Updated 12/12/25 with booking info For a while now clothing brand Kith and its treat store have been one of the best places to get soft serve in London. But the imminent opening of their flagship...

Lunch options for folks in the City just got a boost in the run up to Christmas with the arrival of cheese toastie folk MELT at the Boxhall City food hall. Melt have been trading at Old Spitalfields...

11/12/25 - updated with details about the menu and projected opening For a small pub residency, Tiella at The Compton Arms got a lot of column inches. There was something about chef Dara Klein's...

Updated 10/12/25 with opening date We get a lot of information about new openings here at Hot Dinners, so it takes a lot to impress us. So when we say that an announcement about a new central London...

Three years after closing The Laughing Heart in Hackney, Charlie Mellor is back with his latest venture.  Osteria Vibrato is the latest to join the recent trend of new Italian restaurants opening in...