Mayfair

• Momo gets a big revamp for its 23rd year - and a destination cocktail bar

  

  We may be seeing a slowdown in restaurant openings in London at the moment, but there are also some classic restaurants that are still going very strong indeed. And one of them is Momo in Mayfair, which is celebrating its 23rd year serving up Moroccan cuisine with a huge makeover. They've had Mourad Mazouz in (sketch) to spruce the place up with a brand new interior (pictured above) as well as an extended terrace (with heaters when needed, of

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• Atul Kochhar is opening Kanishka in Mayfair

  Atul Kochhar's first new restaurant after Benares is this Mayfair spot focusing on lesser-known Indian dishes

• Milan's renowned Pasticceria Marchesi comes to London (and they're bringing the panettone)

  Pasticceria Marchesi is one of Italy's institutions, serving up pastries and more since 1824. Now they're coming to London with all the favourites from the Milan original intact, including their classic panettone. 

• Brasserie of Light at Selfridges Caprice come to Selfridges with an impressive room
• The Connaught's annual Galette des Rois party brings London's restaurant crowd out in force

  

  Given that they're usually the ones providing the hospitality, there's nothing London's restaurant folk like more than a good party themselves. And the annual Galette des Rois hosted by Helene Darroze at The Connaught is hands-down one of the best of the year.

  Last night, throngs of chefs, food writers and restaurateurs pitched up at the hotel in Mayfair for the now-traditional January shindig. In the crowd, we spotted Raymond Blanc (who ...

• 'It's like a drug - totally addictive' - blogger Samphire and Salsify starts work at The Guinea

  Ever wondered what it was like to work in a restaurant? Restaurant blogger and influencer Dominic Rowntree recently stepped across the divide to begin work front of house at London's historic Guinea Grill. Here's his diary of the first few weeks on the job.

• FAM Bar on Duke Street lets you choose the vinyl for a good night out

  This new Duke Street spot hopes to be so welcoming that you view it as a sort of home from home (with better cocktails and food than you'd make yourself).

• Test Driving Gridiron London - The old Met Bar gets a new life

  The replacement for the Met Bar features an array of top food and drink names at Gridiron. We head over to take a look. 

• Albert Adria, the world’s best pastry chef is opening Cakes and Bubbles in Hotel Cafe Royal

  After a successful pop-up a few years ago, Albert Adrià is coming back to London for good with an all-dessert restaurant in the swanky Hotel Cafe Royal.

• Pucci comes to Mayfair with inspiration from the classic Pucci Pizza

  Tilly Turbett (ex-Gordon Ramsay group) will lead the kitchen at Pucci, cooking small plates and pizza at this new spot on Maddox Street.

• Tamarind Mayfair prepares to reopen with Amaya and Chutney Mary head chefs on board

  

  So there was us thinking that London's Indian restaurant scene was at peak excitement with the opening this Autumn of Kahani, Kricket White City and the new Gunpowder at Tower Bridge not to mention the imminent openings of Kutir, Farzi Cafe and London Jukebox.

  But then we heard about what was going on at Tamarind Mayfair. The Mayfair spot closed its doors eight months ago for a major refit. When it reopens next month it'll not only have a swish

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• The five-storey Onima is coming to Mayfair and hoping to bring a little of Mykonos with it

  This Mykonos-inspired restaurant is a five-storey affair in Mayfair, mixing restaurant, bar and private club. And it has what sounds like a pretty great roof terrace too. 

• Burger and Lobster are serving up a caviar and lobster dinner in a gold four poster bed. For real.

  

  Sometimes we get a press release here at Hot Dinners where the only correct response is "I can't even...". That's firmly the category into which today's story from Burger & Lobster falls.

  They've installed a £3,000 four poster gold bed in their Soho restaurant. And for two weeks Londoners can book a three-course caviar and lobster dinner on the bed, which they eat while reclining in silk pyjamas.

  The meal kicks off with Veuve Cliquot and

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• Gridiron grill room is taking over the old Met Bar on Park Lane with a restaurant A-Team

  (Updated 11/10/18 with more images and interviews) There's a wealth of talent behind this modern grill room opening up on Park Lane - with Hawksmoor's Richard Turner and wine writer Fiona Beckett on the dream team.

• Francis Mallmann comes to London popping up at Mayfair's CUT

   

  CUT have had their fair share of impressive pop-ups, and now they've managed to lure over hugely influential chef Francis Mallmann to London. The Argentinean chef (probably Argentina's most famous chef) will be taking over CUT at 45 Park Lane (Wolfgang Puck's restaurant) for three nights only in October.

  On the menu will be:

  • Smashed crusty Andean potato with smoked butter and
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