Updated 8/9/21 with new images
We're getting quite used to American steakhouses making their way to the UK but we've always known that we've had a very select few London places which are as good, and even better, than their American cousins. And now the tables are turning as the people who changed the London steak scene, Hawksmoor, have arrived in the States.
They've been planning this jour…
We may be some way off from knowing when the Night Tube is ever coming back, but there's at least one good sign that late-night eating and drinking in London is back on the cards.
For the first time since the very first lockdown, Duck & Waffle is back to its original 24 hour opening hours. So if you're back at work in the City and really fancy some of their BBQ spiced crispy pig e…
We gave their delivery kit a Test Drive late last year and now The Barbary Next Door is actually becoming a real life restaurant.
It's taking over what was Jacob The Angel, which is of course right next door to The Barbary. As opposed to the previous cafe, it's now being billed as an all-day neighbourhood-style restaurant and wine bar.
It'll be open all day with their North…
Read more: The Barbary Next door opens in real life, taking over from Jacob The Angel
There's a changing of the guard at the Kimpton Fitzroy hotel on Russell Square as hotel restaurant experts the Galvin Brothers get ready to take over the space where Neptune was.
Where there used to be seafood served up, the menu will now take inspiration from ethically sourced meat as Chris and Jeff are teaming up with Head Chef Adam Gray who was part of the launch team of The Ethical Butcher.
G…
Read more: Galvin brothers to open Galvin Bar & Grill at the Kimpton Fitzroy on Russell Square
The restaurant delivery scene in London is changing all the time. Here, we're tracking the restaurants that are adding new delivery services as well as big changes to their existing offering.…
Read more: London restaurants' new deliveries, meal kits & more
18/8/21 - updated with opening menu and opening date
Hackney-based fans of Koya will be very happy - they're opening their latest restaurant on Broadway Market (taking over the space where Twigs used to be).
Called Koya Ko, much like the short-lived version at Market Halls Victoria, this will act as a more neighbourhood version of Koya. We're told to expect a new take on Koya's udon and donb…
Read more: Koya Ko are bringing their udon to Broadway Market
José Pizarro brings tapas to the RA - we head along to see if that's as great a match as we think it is. …
Read more: Test Driving José Pizarro at the Royal Academy - tapas and art are a winning combination
It's expansion time for another popular restaurant - this time Kanada-Ya who have two new London places opening before the end of the year. So if you've yet to try their tonkotsu ramen, then more opportunities are on the horizon.
First up is Carnaby. They're opening in the Newburgh Quarter, taking over what used to be Shinola. The Carnaby restaurant will have room for 60 inside and 28…
Read more: Kanada-Ya is cooking up ramen for Carnaby and Ealing
It's been closed since the first lockdown but now the longstanding Covent Garden restaurant Joe Allen is making a comeback - this time with a little help from Russell Norman (also busy opening his own restaurant) and ex-Ivy Executive Head Chef Gary Lee.
The new Joe’s Bar at the front of the restaurant will be mainly Russell Norman's domain where his cocktail menu has a focus on the traditio…
Well, this is pretty big news for the legions of Great British Menu fans. In an announcement this morning, the BBC revealed that the series is returning in 2022... with an all-new judging panel.
Probably the best-known name on the new judge's team is chef Tom Kerridge. He's joined by restaurateur and TV presenter Nisha Katona (whose Mowgli restaurant opens in London this year). And the final memb…
The food at London's galleries is starting to get very interesting indeed. We've already had Jose Pizarro taking over at the RA and next up are South Kensington's Muriel's Kitchen who are going to be responsible for the food at the National Gallery.
Run by Charlotte and Sam Miller, they'll be following a similar approach to Jose, taking over all the food in the gallery, So they'll launch a…
Read more: Muriel's Kitchen takes over the food at the National Gallery
7/6/21 - amended with new opening date
Islington's Japanese tea room Katsute100 is on the move - they're opening a second tea room, this time in Shoreditch.
So, if you're on Brick Lane and suddenly get a craving for green tea and matcha crepe cake, this'll be the place to come. The new tea room and cafe will offer the same menu as their original Camden Passage space, so think fruit katsu sandos,…
Read more: Katsute100 Japanese tea room arrives on Brick Lane
Promising loaves, if not fishes, the new Bread Ahead Cafe popping up for a six-month residency at Southwark Cathedral is going to be shaking up their food offering. From today, guests heading to the cathedral's cafe for sustenance will have all manner of carby delights to enjoy.
The bakery's founder, Matthew Jones, said he was "absolutely delighted to be opening up a new space at the Southwa…
We've already had Six by Nico and the upcoming Mowgli, now another out-of-town restaurant is looking to make a stamp on London.
This time it's Tattu, who are going to be launching at the new development on Denmark Street/Centre Point, called The Now Building. The restaurant design should be striking, that's for sure, as can be seen from their Edinburgh restaurant (pictured a…
Read more: Tattu Chinese restaurant comes to London in a revamped Denmark Street
You can tell that things are trying to get back to normal with the amount of crazy pop-ups we're seeing. We've already had the Eggslut cloud and the Only Fools & Horses pub - now there's a "walk-in fridge" from Peperami.
Popping up in Fitzrovia, the idea is that you're stepping into a walk-in fridge, full of snacks, glowing ice sculptures, and even a luge that pours drinks (not the…
Read more: Peperami are building a walk-in fridge in London (with an ice bar inside)
