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19/10/22 - Updated with news of the opening and what's on the menu Have you moved somewhere in London and thought it could really do with a few more restaurants? Well, you could do what Genevieve...

Just a few short months after opening his first branch of Miznon in London, Tel Aviv chef Eyal Shani is heading across town to work on a kiosk version of Miznon for West Londoners. Described as a...

Here's a pop-up for the diary. Lee Tiernan's FKABAM (Formerly Known As Black Axe Mangal) is teaming up with Tabasco for a special pop-up pizzeria.  Taking place at the Islington restaurant, it'll...

If you’ve been looking for somewhere new to dine while waiting for a delayed train at King’s Cross, then the answer is here: RAILS. It’s the relaunch of former Plum + Spilt Milk, the restaurant...

Updated 20/10/22 with opening date Before he launched Sam's Riverside in Hammersmith, Sam Harrison ran Sam's Brasserie in Chiswick for 10 years. Well, now he's back in Chiswick - albeit in a...

Skulking around Hackney and feeling a bit peckish? Then let us nudge you in the direction of Eline, a new restaurant not far from Hoxton Overground Station. Named after the grandmother of co-founder and...

19/10/22 - updated with the opening date One reason to go underground this year is the news that the vaults of London’s historical Royal Exchange will be transformed into The Libertine, a drinking and...

Things aren't looking so great for London diners, according to the Good Food Guide. As the first guide to be published in two years was launched in a party last night (in London) it transpired that not...

19/9/22 - updated with images and menus If Mayfair wasn’t already buzzing with forthcoming new restaurant openings, here is news of another. This time it’s by way of Los Angeles as well as the...

A Hot Dinners exclusive If you’ve not travelled to Armenia lately (quite frankly, that’s probably a lot of us) then your palate will soon be able to take a trip there, thanks to Lusin restaurant,...

Agave cocktail fans will have a new reason to get excited about Notting Hill, with the news of Viajante87’s opening. It’s a cocktail bar from the founders of Los Mochis, who have not been shy with...

  So the final piece of the redevelopment at Battersea is now in place - Battersea Power Station itself has now reopened. And that means there are LOTS of new places to eat in the area.  Here's what's...

You may have spotted their stall at the occasional market in Coal Drops Yard. Now doughnut folk Longboys are getting ready to open their biggest store and cafe there. Former Hakkasan pastry chef...

After three barren years, the great and good of the food world returned to the Freemasons Hall in central London for the return of the Observer Food Monthly Awards for the first time since the...

They moved from pop-up to permanent restaurant in Dalston and now Supa Ya Ramen are getting ready to open their second place, this time in Peckham.  Luke Findlay’s ramen bar specialises in what he...

What’s just as good as a restaurant on a barge? A cocktail bar on a barge next to it. That’s right, the people who brought you this summer’s floating restaurant hit Caravel are putting the bar into...

Mid-August, there was something of an uproar when we heard that one of Islington's best pubs, The Compton Arms was under threat due to a licensing review. Well, the review took place last night and...

It's been a busy few weeks for Aussie-inspired cafe group Daisy Green. Hard on the heels of their opening in St John's Wood comes news that they're about to unveil their largest restaurant to date...

For the first time since closing down his Jamie's Italian business in 2019, Jamie Oliver is back with a new restaurant - although this one is for collection and delivery only. He's just launched...

A Hot Dinners exclusive The Crossrail/Elizabeth line work in London has led to some big changes in London - and some of the biggest can be seen in Soho, close to Tottenham Court Road station. We've...