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Michelin-starred SOLA is moving to Notting Hill and becoming a chef's counter restaurant

Information: 20 May 2026

It's all change for chef Victor Garvey, who's about to make his move to West London complete. Having opened MATER1A there at the beginning of the year, he's now moving his other restaurant, the...

Farang is upping its picnic game this week with fried chicken and beer to go

Information: 20 May 2026

In a move that vaguely reminds us of the time back in lockdown when we all had to get our pints to go, Highbury restaurant Farang is cleverly pivoting for the gorgeous weather we're about to have...

The Tallyman will be Canary Wharf's new East End pub with pies, pints and fish and chips

Information: 20 May 2026

They run Faber seafood restaurant in Hammersmith and The Somers Town Coffee House in King's Cross and now the same team are celebrating their 20th anniversary with a new opening. This time, it's a...

Bloomsbury gets a shiny new rooftop bar as Arcus takes over the top of The Imperial hotel on Russell Square

Information: 20 May 2026

The Imperial Hotel in Bloomsbury is getting a (much-needed) overhaul at the moment, and a great part of that is focused on the roof. Up there, they're opening a brand new rooftop bar called Arcus. It's...

Test Driving MA/NA in Mayfair, where the Los Mochis team offer up sizzling wagyu and high-end Japanese dishes

Information: 19 May 2026

The team behind Los Mochis have opened a high-end Japanese restaurant in Mayfair, with a big focus on wagyu and Kobe beef. We went down for a first look.

Sartoria Launceston Place closes after only six months

Information: 18 May 2026

Less than a year after launching, the first new Sartoria has already closed. Late last year, after years as a standalone Mayfair restaurant (having originally opened with chef Francesco Mazzei),...

Lockdown Bakehouse's pastries and Australian brunches are coming to Putney

Information: 18 May 2026

Lockdown Bakehouse only started in 2020, but they're already getting ready to open their sixth bakery, this time in Putney. As the name suggests, they originally started life during the lockdown,...

There's a refugee street food fair happening at New Covent Garden Market on the bank holiday weekend

Information: 18 May 2026

As a much more positive counterpart to this weekend's march in London, on the coming long weekend, Londoners are being given a chance to put their money where their mouth is and show support for...

New restaurants and bars opening in London this week

Information: 18 May 2026

Here are all the new restaurants to look forward to in the coming week. This week, Great British Menu winner Nikita Pathakji opens her own restaurant while Magnolia Bakery lands in London for a...

Checking into Crafted at Powdermills, an oasis that's filled with things to do and great food in East Sussex

Information: 16 May 2026

One of the founders of Birch has opened a new hotel and members' club in the south of England with a big focus on community and the surrounding natural area. We headed down to Battle to check out...

Keeping track of the restaurants and bars that have closed in London

Information: 16 May 2026

Here at Hot Dinners we mainly focus on the hottest restaurants in town, as well as new openings. But the London restaurant scene is ever-changing and that means some restaurants fall to the wayside. With...

Scottish toasties on the menu at Deeney’s new cafe at the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration in Clerkenwell

Information: 15 May 2026

They're best known for their Macbeth grilled cheese sandwich with haggis, and Scottish-inspired street food folk Deeney's are hoping to introduce those toasties and more to art fans this summer...

The olive oil bar pop-up is back, this time in Covent Garden

Information: 15 May 2026

Last year, an olive oil pop-up arrived in Notting Hill and proved to be a big hit. So much so that it's back for another year, but this time heading to central London, popping up at Covent Garden. Coming...

Flat Iron's next affordable steakhouse is on Clapham Common

Information: 15 May 2026

Flat Iron are on the expansion trail again, this time getting ready to open in Clapham, taking on a newly redeveloped site just beside the common. If you've been to a Flat Iron before, you should...

Bar Blondie wine bar is taking over from Milk Beach in Queen's Park, taking Southern Europe as its new inspiration

Information: 14 May 2026

Milk Beach has a big restaurant in Soho, but they originally began life in Queen's Park. However, that first Milk Beach is about to be reborn in a new guise, Bar Blondie. The new Bar Blondie will be...

Test Driving Kawan by Uncle Roger, a textbook case of how celebrities should open restaurants in London

Information: 14 May 2026

Celebrity restaurant openings aren't new in London, but given how he roasts others for their cooking there was a lot riding on Kawan by Uncle Roger. Thankfully, it delivers.

Gordon Ramsay is taking over the restaurant at Sea Containers

Information: 13 May 2026

While the bar at Sea Containers, Lyaness by Ryan Chetiyawardana, is one of the very best in London, the restaurant at the hotel has never managed to have the same cut through. But now they're trying...

Canopy is taking over Olympia's rooftop, fitting in Mexican, Japanese and British restaurants and a food hall too

Information: 13 May 2026

We've already had the launch of Pillar Hall at the revamped Olympia, but that was only the start of all that's happening there. With two hotels and a big entertainment venue to come, there will also...

Cornbread madeleines and poussin with grits; Appalachia will serve up Southern food with a London polish

Information: 13 May 2026

It's all change over at the restaurant formerly known as Counter 71 in Shoreditch. The chef's table restaurant previously focused on an all-British menu. Now it's being turned into Appalachia, a...

Test Driving Ornella, the assured Hackney follow-up to Theo James & Co's hit Lupa

Information: 12 May 2026

The dream team of actor Theo James, restaurateur Ed Templeton and chef Naz Hassan has joined forces once more to open a second restaurant, Ornella, this time in Hackney. We went to see if the sequel was...

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