Fitzrovia

• Le Bun bring their burgers to Fitzrovia - and a cheeseburger scotch egg too

  

  You wait for ages for a Le Bun burger pop-up and then two come along at once! Mere days after announcing their pop-up in the City (with special mash-ups), Le Bun are also going to be popping up in The Smuggler's Tavern in Fitzrovia. 

  They'll have their usual

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• Test Driving Norma - Sicilian excellence by Ben Tish

  

  Ben Tish has come to Fitzrovia with Norma, a Sicilian/Moorish restaurant that's been garnering a lot of praise. We head down to check it out for ourselves.  

• Zoe's Ghana Kitchen is the latest pop-up at Fitzrovia's Mortimer House

  

  Mortimer House already had a series of impressive takeovers on their fifth floor - and the latest has been announced. This time it's the turn of Zoe Adjonyoh, who will be bringing Zoe's Ghana Kitchen to the fifth floor in Fitzrovia. If you've been to any of her previous residencies or pop-ups, you can expect the same inspired African food at Mortimer House - and here's a taste of what's on

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• Crudo is a grab and go cevicheria opening on Riding House Street

  If raw food bowls are your thing, but you're after something a bit punchier - then this new South American and Latin American inspired grab and go joint will be right up your street.

• Picture Marylebone and Picture Fitzrovia announce shock closure

  

  Sad news over the weekend as the team behind Picture announced that they'll be closing both their restaurants, on Portland Street and in Marylebone, from next month.

  After six years, they've made the difficult decision to close up both businesses on 5 October. For "many boring reasons" they've found it hard to keep going and "we are making this decision....whilst we are in a solid position to close the restaurants properly without leaving

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• Crab Anatomy is back, this time in Fitzrovia, with a crab-packed menu

  

  If you missed the last time MasterChef finalist Dr Nawamin Pinpathomrat popped up in London with Crab Anatomy - then another chance is on the way. The crab-centric pop-up is back for another month, this time coming to Fitzrovia. 

  They're taking over the space that used to be Suda and yes, there will be an awful lot of Cornish crab on the menu. Here's what you can expect:

  • Crab
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• Sweet Chick, chicken and waffle restaurant by Nas to open in London

  The Brooklyn chicken and waffles group backed by rapper Nas is heading for London with their new American comfort food.

• Ippudo pick Goodge Street for their fourth London opening

  If you're after somewhere in Fitzrovia to sit and slurp ramen, then this international ramen chain are hoping you'll pick their new restaurant on Goodge Street to do just that.

• Luke Selby and his brothers take on the next guest chef residency at Mortimer House

  

  Mortimer House, a member’s club and workspace in Fitzrovia, has already hosted guest chef residencies from Elizabeth Haig and Oli Brown of duck duck goose, and next up is Luke Selby, who you may recognise from Great British Menu. As well as starring on the BBC series, Luke was previously head chef at Ollie Dabbous’ Hide, which he left earlier this year to pursue his own projects.

  Luke will be joined by his two brothers Nathaniel and Theo

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• BAO Fitz are celebrating a season of Autumn bar takeovers with limited edition baos

  

  BAO Fitz is kicking off the Autumn with a series of late-night bar takeovers, every one of which sounds worth attending. They've invited three really interesting bars from across the globe to London. Each will be in town for one night when they'll serve up a special drink and BAO will be pairing that with dishes including - wait for it - a one-off katsu sando creation. Each drink will then be on offer for the following week.

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• Arros QD

  Quique Dacosta does paella in Fitzrovia

• Test Driving Arros QD - Quique Dacosta does paella and more

  Top Spanish chef Quique Dacosta (with many Michelin stars to his name) has come to Fitzrovia with his first UK restaurant. The paella is a big deal, and we head along to see what else the restaurant has to offer. 

• Mortimer House Kitchen

  Fitzrovia club's restaurant that's open to all

• Flesh and Buns are launching the lunchtime Poke-Don mash-up

  

  Flesh and Buns are getting into the poke business - but they're doing it with a twist. Called Poke-Don, they'll be creating a hybrid between a poke dish and a donburi. Poke was made by Japanese communities in Hawaii using cut raw fish and a selection of fruit and vegetable toppings - adapted from donburi, where cooked rice was topped with ingredients from other parts of their menu and served quickly to

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• The strange story of London restaurant Passyunk Avenue's mascot theft

  

  So the rest of London might be obsessing over the Tory leadership campaign and the many, MANY Boris and Carrie sitting in a park memes, but here at Hot Dinners we've been completely caught up by the disappearance of the Passyunk Avenue much-loved Philadelphia Eagles mascot head.

  The story kicked off two days ago, when the Fizrovia restaurant, which specialises in Philly cheesesteaks, and is stuffed with all manner of NFL memorabilia, posted

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