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Once thought to have been dealt a killing blow by the lockdowns, the past couple of years have been a boom time for food halls. The latest to join the fray is the newest Market Place and it's easily...

Updated 13/10/25 with news of the restaurant spaces it's been a while coming but soon, following in the footsteps of Dublin and Edinburgh, London is the next capital city to get its own huge...

You may have been able to tell if you're a long-time follower of Hot Dinners that we're complete Japanese bakery addicts here. So when news reached us of a new opening in Canary Wharf, we had to...

  Updated 13/10/25 with launch details For a long time new sports bar Blackwood was being previewed with huge hoardings in Piccadilly. It was supposed to be from the ETM Group, the people behind other...

With food halls in Sheffield and Manchester, Blend Family have moved down to London for their latest opening. Tower Bridge Collective features 13 traders and two bars in a spot that isn't currently blessed...

A new Humble Grape wine bar is on the way to the City, and this one has managed to grab a pretty special location. It'll be opening in the 11th-century crypt of St Mary-le-Bow in Cheapside (taking...

Since August, Battersea's Four Thieves pub has been undergoing a big renovation and now it's coming out the other end of that as a "new" pub, The Thieves.  In its previous incarnation, the pub had an...

It's been in the planning stages for quite a while, but now ex-Kiln chef Meedu Saad has lined up his solo restaurant. Called Impala, named after the car he drove around during summers in Egypt, it's a...

9/10/25 - updated with the opening date He's already been a huge hit in the Harrods Dining Hall, now chef Masa Takayama is heading into the centre of town to open a second London restaurant, this...

It's been a troubled few years at The Langham, which has struggled to find a solid proposition for its main restaurant space since Roux at the Landau closed back in 2023. They did try to follow that...

9/10/25 - updated with the opening date If you were wondering what would replace Frenchie in Covent Garden we finally have the answer and it’s great news for fans of Vietnamese food: Cô Thành is...

About a year after opening, Wildflowers are changing things a little bit in their bar. What was once simply their upstairs wine bar (albeit in a space which we really loved), is being transformed...

While we all might like to be able to gallivant across the Channel to France for food at the drop of a beret, it's just not practical. So there's nothing better for lovers of Gallic cuisine than a...

We're tracking which London restaurants get into the guide each month. This time there's recognition for Tom Brown's high-end seafood restaurant, along with One Club Row, Calong and more...

Ever since the surprise closure of Victor Garvey at The Midland Grand, there have been rumours about who was going to take over the very impressive dining room next. One of the rumours that we heard...

Last seen at The Bluecoats in Tottenham, Ling Lings have another long-term residency lined up, this time in Islington. They're taking over the kitchen at wine-led pub Godet.  It's led by chef Jenny Phung,...

Fashionistas, we have one for your future diaries…Ralph Lauren is opening a London restaurant. Fittingly, it’ll be at the old Vogue House on 1 Hanover Square and called The Polo Bar Ralph Lauren...