
Black Axe Mangal is back in delivery form. Does it match the restaurant experience? (Spoiler - Yes, yes it does).
Read more: Test Driving the Black Axe Mangal box - BAM classics to your door
Black Axe Mangal is back in delivery form. Does it match the restaurant experience? (Spoiler - Yes, yes it does).
Read more: Test Driving the Black Axe Mangal box - BAM classics to your door
We're keeping track of the new alfresco dining and drinking options popping up across the capital. …
Read more: Tracking new alfresco dining options in London - terraces, rooftops and more...
There are plenty of restaurants with lovely vistas in London. In the City the Ivy Asia St Paul's has jaw dropping views across to St Paul's Cathedral. Over at King's Cross, the rooftop restaurant Decimo has customers gawping at the view of the lovely St Pancras clocktower.
But the new Admiralty Arch Waldorf Astoria has an ace up its sleeve. The iconic London building, which is currently being tra…
Read more: Will the Admiralty Arch Waldorf Astoria have London's best restaurant with a view?
Given the year we've just had, it's no surprise that everyone wants to get in on the lucrative delivery market. But the arrival of top chef Phil Howard to the scene makes the launch of OTTO a whole lot more interesting.
“Two of the dishes that I am perhaps best known for," says Phil, "are the lasagne of crab at The Square and the strozzapreti of truffles at Elystan Street. Pasta’s capacity to del…
Updated 14/4/21 with more chefs
Even just a few short weeks ago, we could hardly believe we'd be bringing you news of summer festivals that you could actually book. But now that the government has released details of its roadmap to freedom, summer events are starting to look up.
One of the biggest festivals for foodies any summer has always been The Big Feastival and we've got the scoop on who is…
Read more: The Big Feastival is back with Nathan Outlaw, Sigala and Tom Brown headlining
A big new alfresco space is coming to Hackney, brought to you by the people behind Peckham Levels and Pop Brixton. Hackney Bridge (once known as Clarnico Quay) has had a big makeover and will eventually feature workspaces, restaurants, events and more.
Kicking things off is Spring in the Courtyard which brings in street food vans to look after the food while we're all in alfresco mode.…
Read more: Spring in the Courtyard is a new alfresco bar and street food space in Hackney
A promising new pop-up is landing at Dalston's Newcomer Wines for a spring alfresco menu. SSAW Collective (Spring Summer Autumn Winter) is a community of growers and makers focused on ethical and seasonal produce, while Newcomer itself focuses on an all organic, biodynamic and natural wine list.
Lulu Cox, former sous at Rochelle Canteen and head of SSAW collective, is in charge of…
Read more: SSAW Collective and Newcomer Wines team up for a Spring residency in Dalston
With alfresco being where it's at until 17 May at the earliest, we're starting to see more and more interesting use of spaces for outside dining. The Savoy's is definitely one of those, as they're using the iconic entrance courtyard (yes, we can use the word iconic in this case) and transforming it into the pop-up Solas.
The name means "light, joy and comfort" in Gaelic and it'll main…
Read more: The Savoy steps outside its entrance for a summer Solas pop-up
Restaurants are finally open again (outside) and Corinthia London has a brand new menu and look for its courtyard restaurant with food by chef André Garrett. We went down there for our first post-lockdown meal.…
Read more: Test Driving The Garden - Corinthia London's alfresco restaurant
Looking to give your summer BBQs a bit of a boost? We took a browse through the online store from Berenjak to try a few of their kits out.…
Read more: Test Driving Berenjak Bazaar - next level kebabs and mezze for your summer BBQ
Restaurants are open again outside (and from 17 May inside). Can't keep up with all the changes and restrictions? We're here to help. On this page, you'll find the latest rules and regulations about eating and drinking in London, and we'll update it as soon as things change. Which they most certainly will.…
Read more: Here are the rules on eating out in London restaurants
News reaches us of another big fast-food chain making inroads in London - and the first branch is opening this week.
Pelicana is pretty big elsewhere, with over 3000 branches selling their Korean fried chicken. The first UK restaurant is landing at Hammersmith Broadway shopping centre followed soon after by Angel (June), Wimbledon (July) and Clapham Junction (September).
Looking at me…
Read more: Korean fried chicken Pelicana is coming to London
There's one returning innovation that has come about because of various lockdowns that we're very pleased to see back - the drive-thru. We've already seen a MEATliquor drive-thru just a few weeks back and now Cue Point is getting in on the action too.
Cue Point have been delivering great BBQ throughout lockdown (we were very impressed) that mixes Afghan smoking techniques with influences from&nbs…
It's fair to say it's been a while since we reported on a new opening at Canary Wharf, so it's a positive sign that today the folks behind Pergola Paddington, The Prince and Lost in Brixton have declared the wharf to be their next destination.
This summer they'll be opening Pergola on the Wharf at Crossrail Place. The huge new entertainment space is taking over the East side of the Crossrail Plac…
Read more: Pergola on the Wharf is taking over the rooftop space at Canary Wharf's Crossrail Place