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9/6/21 - updated with a look at the inside Over in Marylebone, it's all change for what used to be Bernardi's. Relaunching on the same site (but from the same team) is Italian Greyhound.  Responsible for the new...

Last week, we had spotted signs going up for Bar Liber on St Paul's Road in Islington in the cafe/wine bar that we knew as St Paul and were intrigued. Now that it's actually opened its doors, we...

  Updated 7/6/21 with details of the menu It was cancelled last year, for fairly obvious reasons, but Taste of London is back on for 2021.  The event which gathers a host of London restaurants together in...

As of last week, Mayfair had a new pub. But this isn't any old pub, it's a Hedonism Wines pub. The White Horse has taken over the old Hatchett's site on White Horse Street and is the high end wine...

If the alto rooftop restaurant at Selfridges wasn't already enough of a draw in this summer months, its latest design iteration should make it practically impossible to get a table there anytime...

4/6/21 - updated with full details. Fans of the Kudu group of restaurants and bars will no doubt be thrilled to learn that the team are opening a new restaurant in South East London. The new...

We bring you sad news today as the hugely popular return of Stevie Parle to Portobello Dock has played out, it seems. Posting on Instagram last night Parle revealed that his popup restaurant Joy...

Updated 4/6/21 with The Night Owl opening date It's all happening at Finsbury Park. As part of the station's massive redevelopment, there's plenty to look out for with a large new M&S food store,...

After success at London Bridge and with their lockdown deliveries, Where The Pancakes Are is opening a new restaurant in Fitzrovia, filled with all the sweet and savoury pancakes (and Dutch Babies) you...

The latest BAO is coming to Shoreditch and it's something od a departure for the team. This time the main focus will be on noodle bowls, inspired by Taiwanese beef noodle shops (but there will be bao...

The people behind the much-loved Diogenes The Dog are opening a new wine bar, with low intervention and natural wine as the focus. 

Is this a sign of things to come? We've been hearing on the grapevine about London restaurants operating reduced hours due to staff shortages. In Mayfair, for example, La Petite Maison last week...

Just when you thought they couldn't fit any more into The Ned, Soho House has managed to sneak in a new jazz and cabaret bar, The Parlour.  It'll be in one of their basement spaces, running from...

The people behind family-run restaurant Il Portico in Kensington are getting ready to relaunch their sister restaurant, just a few doors down the street. Previously Pizzicotto, it's going to be...

After gaining plaudits for her time at The Harwood Arms, Sally Abé arrived in the Conrad St James with her main restaurant - The Pem. It's aiming for an elevated, but fun British dining experience. 

Now that the weather's not quite so hellish, it feels safe again to talk about new alfresco options in town. Over in Stratford the restaurant group D&D (think German Gymnasium, Bluebird, 14 Hills)...

Harrods really is getting in the big names right now. It's only a few weeks since they unveiled Jason Atherton's Harrods Social and now they've announced the arrival of Tom Kerridge in their Grade...

There's a distinct trend in chefs leaving London for the country life, to set up shop in the South West. We've had East London's Pavilion Cafe opening in Newquay, the Jolene team heading to Fowey...

The original Four Quarters in Peckham Rye was a game-changer - a bar meets gaming arcade. Five years ago they opened their second bar, this time in Stratford, and now they're expanding again. Their latest bar...

Plant-based restaurants and vegan are starting to hit the next level of late. No longer simply "vegan restaurants", they're becoming focused on the style of food first, which is seeing a broader...