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Isso are hoping their obsession with prawns is to Canary Wharf's taste

Information: 10 July 2026

London has its fair share of Sri Lankan restaurants. But the arrival of Isso in Canary Wharf this summer marks one of the first times a Sri Lankan-based restaurant group has opened in the city. Owner...

Nikkei restaurant Bamboo Mat doubles up with a new Canary Wharf opening

Information: 10 July 2026

Nikkei restaurant Bamboo Mat has been proving a big hit in Stratford - so much that it's gearing up for a second opening in Canary Wharf. Before moving to Stratford, the original Bamboo Mat opened...

It's Bagels head up the hill to Hampstead

Information: 10 July 2026

Three years after they opened their first bagel shop in Primrose Hill in 2023, the NYC-inspired bakery is expanding its North London footprint by opening in Hampstead. They'll hit up the high street...

Test Driving Rosina, Adam Byatt's neighbourhood Italian brings Trullo vibes to Wandsworth

Information: 09 July 2026

Adam Byatt is trying something new in Wandsworth, opening an Italian restaurant for the first time. We went into Rosina to see just how that's going. Spoiler - it's going very well...

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

Information: 09 July 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...

City restaurant Coq d'Argent is moving to a spectacular new riverside rooftop

Information: 08 July 2026

We've been hearing rumours for quite some time that one of the City's best-known restaurants, Coq d'Argent, wasn't going to be at its current rooftop perch for much longer. Now we have confirmation...

Top Islington seafood restaurant Prawn on the Lawn is closing after 13 years

Information: 08 July 2026

Sad news comes today of another restaurant that's local to us closing its doors. Recently we've said goodbye to Sambal Shiok and Black Axe Mangal, and now it turns out that Prawn on the Lawn in...

Former Harrods pastry chef Phil Khoury is back at the store with his chocolate pop-up

Information: 08 July 2026

Eighteen months after he stepped down as Head Pastry Chef at Harrods, Phil Khoury is back in the store with his own chocolates. Khoury, who headed up the Knightsbridge store's pastry endeavours for...

Turntable Bakery brings viennoiserie and hi-fi vinyl culture to Muswell Hill

Information: 08 July 2026

Listening bars are all the rage right now, but what about listening bakeries? Well, Muswell Hill now has a genre-defining new bakery bringing together top-notch viennoiserie and hi-fi vinyl culture...

The two-Michelin-starred A Wong is heading to Mayfair for six weeks only

Information: 07 July 2026

A Wong is getting a big brush-up for a few weeks over summer, and that means the team are going to have to close the restaurant in Pimlico. But it doesn't mean Andrew Wong's two-Michelin-starred...

Test Driving RH London, the Mayfair mansion that serves you dinner with a slice of lifestyle envy

Information: 07 July 2026

We went back to Mayfair's hottest opening, this time to put the restaurant through its paces.

Look out Deptford! Toad Bakery is coming your way.

Information: 06 July 2026

6/7/26 - updated with the opening date They're one of the most popular bakeries in London, beloved as much for their idiosyncratic take on croissants as for their innovative collab bakes. They even...

NAKIMUSHI sees the Dorian team bringing the Urchin and Robin's Ramen chefs under one roof

Information: 06 July 2026

They may have recently said goodbye to their head chef at Dorian, but the same team aren't slowing down. They're getting ready to open NAKIMUSHI, which is bringing together the chefs of two popular...

South London seafood folk Sea Garden are taking over the old Prince Regent boat in Paddington

Information: 06 July 2026

The husband and wife team behind popular south London seafood spots Sea Garden in Tooting's Broadway Market and Norbury are branching out. Natalie and Nuno Fecha's next venture will actually be on...

Cremer sees the team behind Space Talk reviving a corner of Hoxton as a cafe and canteen

Information: 06 July 2026

You may be familiar with the building on the corner of Geffrye and Cremer Street, just as you come out of Hoxton station. It's opened under a few guises in the past years, most recently Molly's...

New restaurants and bars opening in London this week

Information: 06 July 2026

This week, there's a new lobster/burger spot in Covent Garden, a residency kitchen arrives in Hackney and there's a new party flat in Shoreditch.

Mardy's sees the man behind Lita opening a sandwich shop in Mayfair

Information: 06 July 2026

6/7/26 - updated with menu details The man behind the very successful Lita in Marylebone, Daniel Koukarskikh, has quietly unveiled his next London opening, but this one is a little different...

Trying out the Sunday roast (and more) inside Silicon Roundabout's new gastropub, Old Street Tavern

Information: 04 July 2026

It's one of Old Street's newest pubs, which is turning out great roasts and pizzas in an absolutely massive space. We went down to try Old Street Tavern.

London's next Asian hype bakery is Rise & Fold in Bloomsbury with its Japanese salt bread

Information: 03 July 2026

As Londoners in the know understand, if you want to try some of the really interesting new Asian food in town, you need to head over to London's emerging Chinatown in Bloomsbury. Which makes it the...