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  • Two new Sticky Mango restaurants arrive, in Tower Bridge and Islington

    Two new Sticky Mango restaurants arrive, in Tower Bridge and Islington

    Fans of the Sticky Mango restaurant (the one with the impressive Anthony Bourdain mural), just a short walk from Waterloo station towards Bankside, are in for a treat, as not one but two new Sticky Mango outlets are coming to London.

    Open now is Sticky Mango Tower Bridge, the second restaurant for chef Peter Lloyd and his South-East-Asian-inspired cooking. And there’ll be a

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  • A new all-day dining restaurant, 42 Holborn, is coming to…Holborn

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    We do like a theme. And with the news that 42 Holborn, a new restaurant coming to that very address, is also a little bit fond of the number 42 (there are 42 items on the menu) gives us quiet satisfaction.

    In a Grade-II-listed building designed by architect Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens no less, 42 Holborn is bringing a Mediterranean-inspired menu to what will be an all-day dining concept and event space that’s

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  • Paris Society eye up the old Roland Mouret shop in Mayfair

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    Two years after designer Roland Mouret cleared out his boutique and went into administration it looks like his former HQ in Mayfair is getting a new lease of life.

    Paris Society who are behind Louie in London and glitzy spots like Girafe and CoCo in Paris look to be opening a restaurant there that will take over the whole building.

    Plans for the four-floor space that we've seen include a

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  • Pophams Home & Pantry opens up in Islington

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    Anyone going to Islington bakery Pophams, particularly at the weekends, will know there's always a perma queue for their latest pastry innovations. Now they've decided to make the most of their popularity and are opening a lifestyle shop and deli right next door.

    The homeware is an extension of the brand that they started in lockdown (we've got one of their coffee cups and it's gorgeous). So if you're

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  • L'Atelier Robuchon is replacing Le Comptoir in Mayfair

    L'Atelier Robuchon is replacing Le Comptoir in Mayfair

    They've had lots of success with the very viral cube croissants from Le Deli Robuchon, but nearby Comptoir Robuchon in Mayfair hasn't been quite as much of a hit for the same group. So they're changing things up and making it L'Atelier Robuchon instead. 

    The last L'Atelier Robuchon in London closed in 2019, soon after the chef's death the previous year and this one will be harking back to

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  • Hiden are bringing their Japanese curry to Finsbury Park

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    A Hot Dinners exclusive

    A walk along Stroud Green Road today revealed that the finishing touches are currently being put on Hiden's new restaurant. If you haven't tried their food before, the Japanese curry specialists can also be found at Coal Drops Yard. Up in Finsbury Park they've taken over where Seasons used to be. 

    They serve up three iterations of the curry - original beef, a mild chicken

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  • NYC's Peruvian Llama Inn comes to Shoreditch

    NYC's Peruvian Llama inn comes to Shoreditch

    Updated 14/8/23 with soft launch info

    A new Peruvian restaurant is coming to London via a somewhat unexpected route - New York. 

    Llama Inn opened in New York back in 2015 and has been a hit ever since. Just this year it made it onto the New York Times' Top 100 Restaurants list and its chef Erik Ramirez was a finalist on the James Beard "Outstanding Chef" list this year too. So

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  • Chef T is crowdfunding to reopen Paradise Cove in Battersea

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    The past few years have been quite the rollercoaster for restaurateur and chef Tarell Mcintosh (Chef T). Having survived the pandemic his restaurant Paradise Cove (formerly known as Sugercane) was robbed and then he was eventually forced to call it quits, closing it for good in January.

    It was a sorry end for the Caribbean restaurant that received ...

  • Aqua's next is Italian restaurant and cafe Luci in Covent Garden

    Aqua's next is Italian restaurant and cafe Luci in Covent Garden

    9/8/23 - Updated with the opening date

    They opened Shiro in Broadgate only late last year, but the Aqua Restaurant Group already have another restaurant lined up called Luci. They've taken over a space in The Yards section of  Covent Garden (once held by a Jack Wills store

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  • The Table brings its second restaurant to Battersea

    The Table brings its second restaurant to Battersea

    9/8/23 - updated with the opening date

    The Table has been open in Southwark for 17 years and now they've finally decided it's time to open a second restaurant, The Table Battersea. 

    Best known for their brunch, which has been the only menu they've had so far, they're coming to Battersea Rise. The expansion comes as a part of the work needed to bring the original Table

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  • Jason Atherton is opening a second Mayfair restaurant, on Bruton Place

    Jason Atherton's next Mayfair restaurant is on Bruton Place

    Jason Atherton is a very busy man at the moment, and is really establishing himself in Mayfair right now. 

    Not only is he getting ready to open a restaurant on Savile Row very soon, but he's also getting ready to open one on Bruton Place which

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  • England's Grace brings a mix of Australian and European food to St John's Wood

    England's Grace brings a mix of Australian and European food to St John's Wood

    The people behind Terra Moderna in Belsize Park are coming to St John's Wood with a new Antipodean-inspired modern European restaurant.

    England's Grace is going to be focusing on Australian-style brunch dishes during the day, while adding more Modern European fare in the evening, all led by Head Chef Rafal Jakubczyk. So for breakfast and brunch, you'll find

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  • Taca Tacos finds a new home on Peckham's Rye Lane

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    More tacos are coming to Peckham as Taca Tacos gets ready to open its second site in the area. You may have seen them in Peckham's Brick Brewery (as well as Deptford's Market Yard) but this has them getting a place all to themselves (taking over the space from Two Hundred Rye Lane).

    The usual favourites will be on offer, including their beef birria (6-hour braised brisket, with Mexican guajillo, ancho and pasilla chilies), served in a

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  • Chuo's sushi monorail has arrived in Shoreditch

    Chuo's sushi monorail has arrived in Shoreditch

    What to do when mere conveyor belts are no longer a sufficiently exciting food delivery system? As once declared on The Simpsons "Well sir, there's nothing on earth like a genuine, bona fide electrified monorail" and now there's one in Shoreditch serving up sushi. 

    How does

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  • Eight Hundred Flavours will serve up dumplings and BBQ skewers in Chinatown

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    It's all change for the Barshu group who have been tinkering around with what restaurant to put in their Little Newport Street spot for a while. Having started life as Baiwei and then Dot Line Noodles, they've now gone into partnership with Chef Ming who used to run the Rocking Horse restaurant in Birmingham to open Eight Hundred Flavours.

    The menu is inspired by the chef's childhood growing up on a farm in the

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