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This is going to be the hottest of hot tickets. Asma Khan's Darjeeling Express is moving to a new location having closed in Covent Garden last month. But, while we wait for that, she's just...

Often viewed as a space where chefs get ready for their next big thing in an environment where they can only use two induction hobs, P Franco in Clapton has a new resident chef lined up. Recently...

A Hot Dinners exclusive Having recently opened Maddox Tavern in Mayfair, the same team is opening Block Soho (it's in the space where Zelman Meats used to be).  The big focus of the restaurant will be meat...

There's a new restaurant coming to Soho that, looking at the folk involved, certainly sounds worth a visit. Bantof describes itself as a restaurant, cocktail bar and art space. But it's the team...

Crate to Plate are at the forefront of urban farming in London - and they're supplying some of the city's best restaurants. We went down to find out what they're about.

We've already had a Veuve Clicquot breakfast cafe in Soho and now the same space is about to be taken over by another brand - this time it's going to be a Nutella breakfast cafe.  Called Happy...

West Londoners who love Japanese food have something to cheer about this autumn. Two Japanese restaurant groups, Shoryu Ramen and Sticks'n'Sushi, are opening new branches in Kensington and Westfield London...

When we are hearing about more restaurants closing than ever before, it's a nice change to hear of one that's moving and growing - and that's what's happening to Cottons.  The Caribbean restaurant is...

17/8/22 - updated with the opening date They've become big in Queen's Park and now Australian restaurant Milk Beach is heading into town for a second restaurant in Soho.  They'll be opening in the...

While they wait to open their next restaurant at Battersea Power Station, Le Bab are joining the traders at Old Spitalfields market in the meantime. The latest opening from the kebab slinger sees...

Salt Yard are growing again. They only recently expanded to Westfield and now the latest Salt Yard has opened in Borough.  As with their previous openings, it's a combo of Spanish and Italian tapas in a...

15/8/22 - updated with more details on the opening After the shock closure of the Greenhouse, along with its stablemates The Square, back in 2020, all eyes were on the restaurant's chef Alex Dilling to...

He has his fans and his detractors, but Salt Bae is laughing all the way to the bank it seems. According to accounts posted this week and reported by industry news folk Propel, the condiment...

They're big in Covent Garden, but now Arome bakery have unveiled a brand new space, just off Oxford Street.  Mere steps from Selfridges is where you'll find the new Arome and, as before their breads,...

  We've been big fans of Happy Endings' ice cream sandwiches for a while now. They've cornered the market in delivering London's very best ice cream sandwiches and there's a good chance you'll have come...

Recently opened in Camden, there's a brand new Shawarma shop called Hala Wala that sounds like a promising place to pop in and try.  Their shawarma is marinated for 24 hours in their own blend of...

Never heard of Karen's Diner? That's about to change. Put simply, it's a restaurant where all the staff are deliberately rude to you and it's coming to London.  It started in Australia only last year...

He's worked at Noma and Momofuko Seiobo and ran a London supperclub that once saw the legend Harrison Ford turn up. Now chef John Javier is opening the doors of his London restaurant to members of...

Hackney institution The Laughing Heart has closed its doors for the final time.

A Dubai ramen restaurant feted by both Michelin and the World's 50 Best Restaurants list is coming to London. Kinoya Ramen was this year marked as the One To Watch on the Middle Eastern and North...