Gastroblog
British curry house favourites are re-imagined in plant-based form by street food favourite SpiceBox.
James Erasmus - who comes via the Harwood Arms and the Ledbury - is offering a monthly-changing set menu drawing on his South African heritage and seasonal British produce.…
Read more: Harlequin comes to Wandsworth with an ex Ledbury and Harwood Arms chef
Super hip Japanese coffee brand Omotesando Koffee is opening in London's Rathbone Square development
London's Rathbone Square will be the first European opening for this cool coffee chain which originated as a one man spot in Tokyo. …
You'd have thought the New York Times would have known by now how Londoners react to negative press about them. Earlier on this year, a travel writer for the newspaper provoked widespread trolling with his thoughts about our dining scene. And now, the paper is at it again. Today, they foolishly asked their Twitter followers to share any 'petty' crimes they might have experienced in London.…
Read more: London's foodies respond to the New York Times's "petty crimes" tweet
Time Out have been planning a food market in London for some time. Now they've finally settled on Waterloo with a huge area of food and drink planned. …
From humble beginnings in 2011 to a Soho institution, Spuntino charmed Londoners with their American-inspired small plates and counter dining. Now, they’re taking things in a slightly different direction, with a second restaurant with a new brunch and takeaway menu - in Heathrow Terminal 3.…
Read more: Spuntino is opening a second restaurant - in Heathrow's Terminal 3
Two Brixton locals, with one foot in Italy and the other in south London, are opening a neighbourhood spot on Brixton Water Lane serving up a range of Tuscan treats.…
Read more: Maremma will serve up Tuscan cooking in the heart of Brixton
Blacklock's third restaurant, in Shoreditch, turns out to be a light-filled dining room with a cracking cocktail list as well as all manner of meat treats. …
Read more: Test Driving Blacklock Shoreditch - the one with its own bar
As any London-based Irish person knows, any trip home is always used to fill your roll-on Ryanair suitcase with as much Tayto, Clonakilty and Barry's Tea as you can squeeze in to take back to London. But now, you'll be able to replenish stocks of your favourite Irish food without going any further than Camden.
The London Irish Centre has just opened its Irish Shop 'An Siopa' and it's filled with…
Read more: London Irish Centre opens shop selling crisps, curry sauce and Barry's Tea
When the bartender who ran the World's Best Bar for years prepares to open an all-day bar and restaurant in London with fellow top class mixologist Monica Berg, you better believe people are going to sit up and take notice. And when TÁ TÁ Eatery is in charge of the food? Lucky Old Street.…
Read more: Alex Kratena and TÁ TÁ Eatery to open Tayer and Elementary on Old St
Dandy Cafe is coming back! Now Dandy Cafe and restaurant, they've kicked off a crowdfunding campaign to launch a new permanent restaurant on Maltby Street. And they'll have their own brewery too...…
Read more: Dandy is coming back to London with a crowdfunded Maltby Street restaurant
They've been popping up everywhere from Camden to Brixton, but now the team behind fried chicken stall Other Side Fried are getting ready to open in the heart of London.
Just before Christmas, they'll be throwing open the doors to their new takeaway space just outside the Leicester Square tube station. If they were looking for a place with great passing trade, they couldn't have chosen better.
Th…
Read more: Other Side Fried are opening a takeaway chicken kiosk at Leicester Square
An ex-Dairy head chef leads Lino, an all-day bar and restaurant beside St Bart's. We head down for a look. …
Read more: Test Driving Lino London - industrial chic in EC1
Expect Irish food, drink and hospitality at this Islington bar which is serving up everything from cocktails featuring Barry's Tea to curry chips and Tayto crisps.…
Read more: Homeboy Bar brings Irish food, drink and cheer to Islington's Essex Road
One of Islington's most popular cafés is Maison d'Etre, just on the opposite side of Highbury Corner from the station (right next to another Islington fave, Black Axe Mangal). They've been doing storming business there for the past few years in a tiny space and now they've expanded with a second cafe, Maison Bleue.
The second spot is a mere 5 minutes walk away, so if you've ever wandere…
Read more: Maison Bleue Canteen is the nearby sister cafe to Islington's Maison d'Etre
