London Bridge

• Bar crawl: high rise martinis, fried chicken and Champagne at Oblix at The Shard

  

  We finish off the year trying a brand new happy hour meal with one of those jaw dropping views over London that still packs a thrill.

• Gail's expands to London train stations - at St Pancras and London Bridge

  

  They're as sure a sign of an area's gentrification as the arrival of a Waitrose or M&S Food store and now the bakery behemoths that are Gail's are expanding to the city's train stations. Last week they opened their first branch in a travel hub, at St Pancras. And they're following that up by opening this week at London Bridge.

  Gail's St Pancras is already open and Gail's London Bridge opens on 20

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• Man arrested after Vinegar Yard fire

  

  As things in London start to heat up in the weeks leading up to the festive period, for one London venue it got altogether too hot. A TikTok video first alerted us to the fact that there had been a fire in Vinegar Yard over the weekend. And now the street food space has confirmed it.

  "On Sunday morning

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• Bleecker Burger arrive at London Bridge

  

  They're known by many (including us) for being one of London's best burgers (you can even smell them on the Circle line platform at Victoria) and this week there's another place to try them. Bleecker are coming to London Bridge. 

  Just in time for National Burger Day, they're opening on Tooley Street

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• Trivet

  London Bridge restaurant from Fat Duck alumni, Jonny Lake and Isa Bal.

• Bar Douro

  Portuguese food by London Bridge

• Test of time - heading back to Trivet, the approachable two Michelin star restaurant

  

  Five years and two Michelin stars later after our first visit, we make a return trip to Trivet, the London Bridge restaurant recently elevated to two Michelin-starred status. 

• The Showtime packages at Amazing Grace are date night or mates night out perfection

  

  Looking for a great night out in London with live entertainment and great food that doesn't break the bank? Amazing Grace at London Bridge is promising just that.

• Velvet Pines festive dining experience will serve up cocktails and cabaret

  

  It may currently be shorts and t-shirts weather here in London but there are plenty of businesses who are already making plans for the festive period. Cue immersive entertainment group Swamp Motel which has designs on your Christmas parties.

  They're opening a dining experience in London Bridge which will transport diners from the streets of SE1 into the mountain hotel and ski resort, Velvet

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• Flat Iron Square has moved

  

  If you've been a fan of Flat Iron Square near London Bridge, then next time you go back be warned that it's now somewhere else. Yes, because of ongoing development in the area, you'll now find them in St Felix Place. That's not too far from the original location and where they're planning to stay for the long term

  The new site brings with it some changes too. They'll now have an on-site brewery and taproom and

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• Flat Iron's next London Bridge steak restaurant is at Clink Street

   

  13/9/21 - updated with opening details

  They already have a restaurant on nearby Tooley Street but now Flat Iron are opening a new site on nearby Clink Street (taking over from the old Gourmet Burger, just by The Clink museum). 

  If you've been to a Flat Iron before, you know the drill. It's all about affordable steak, centred around the flat

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• Borough Market to start trading on Sundays

   

  It's something we've personally wanted to see happening for a while now, and the time is finally here - Borough Market is going to start opening on Sundays. 

  The market has been six days a week for as long as we can remember, and most non-local Londoners will only have been there on the very busy Saturday market. The extra day extends the market only - street food stalls won't be part of

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• Smashing Plates brings Greek street food to London Bridge

  

  We've only just written about a Greek restaurant opening in Crouch End and now there's news of a Greek street food restaurant, Smashing Plates, opening in London Bridge.

  Smashing Plates comes from Neofytos Christodoulou and is his take on Greek and Cypriot

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• St. Felix Place in Borough is London's newest outdoor eating and drinking space

  

  From the team behind Flat Iron Square and Goods Way comes their latest alfresco project - featuring beer, BBQ, pizza and music

• ASAP Pizza kicks off a guest pizza series, Aziz Ansari pizza included

  

  ASAP Pizza, Flor's born-in-lockdown pizza spin-off by Pamela Yung, has something new on the menu for the coming month. They're launching a series of guest pizzas to the menu, and it's also for charity with £3 from every pizza and £1 from every slice going to a charity chosen by the guest chef of the week.  

  They have an impressive number of names lined up.

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