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31/10/16 - updated with opening info.  We've been noting with interest that the Clove Club have been tweeting about recruiting staff for a new restaurant and now we have all the details - and it's...

Having only just opened in Shoreditch, Beijing street food restaurant Mamalan's Ning Ma is about to launch their special series of Dumpling takeovers, starting with Duck & Waffle's Dan Doherty.  He's...

You may well have seen The Flour Station  in markets across town.  They apparently originally started in the Kitchen of Jamie Oliver's Fifteen - something we didn't know - before expanding across...

Sumosan Twiga will open in Sloane Street in November, after the Japanese half of the venture makes the short jump from its previous home in Mayfair. The new restaurant will serve award-winning...

Inspired by the knees-up watering holes of Chicago and New Orleans, FOX BAR is a new underground drinking den hitting Brixton. It follows the original Fox Bar, also by Soho House, which launched in...

We've had plenty of one-dish restaurants in town of late, but there's always room for more and we do like the sound of one coming our way - that's all about biryani.   Called Dum Bryani House, it's...

27/10/16 - updated with soft launch details.  A new tapas joint is heading to Soho - the second Lobos Meat and Tapas from the same team who opened the original in Borough. Of that original, Marina O'...

We're very much liking the sound of an imminent pop-up coming to the Newman Arms in Fitzrovia. The whole thing has come about as a partnership between Matt Chatfield (Cornwall Project) will supply...

The Dorsett Hotel’s newest branch will be the home to two East End arrivals in early 2017. First up, there’ll be Shikumen, an Asian restaurant providing dim sum and Chinese tea, which first cut its...

If you’ve been down to Pop Brixton and left stuffed to the brim with Basque delights, it’s likely you’re familiar with the Donostia Social Club. They’ll be returning to their south London roots to...

The Savile Row Martini. Updated 27/10/16 with Test Drive Like the sound of strong cocktails and brilliant Italian bites to accompany them? Who wouldn't? Italian mixologist Simone Caporale (who used to...

26/10/16 - Updated with evening guest chef info If you didn't already know, big things are happening with the Design Museum this year. It's moving from its current Thames-side location to a MUCH...

Much-loved restaurant Racine may not have found a new permanent spot yet, but if you're still suffering from withdrawal symptoms caused by its closure, then there's an upcoming chance to get a new...

Not to be outdone by London's, how shall we put it, more casual burger establishments, The Hyde Bar at The Park Tower Knightsbridge has joined the fray with a new range of luxe burgers. So if you're...

Vegetarians can sometimes get the raw end of the carrot stick when it comes to brunch, which can be pretty focused on stuff like sausages and bacon. Cause to celebrate then, that London veggie...

It seems the US election is insp[iring all sorts of responses, including this from the Blues Kitchen - their Trump Tower. As overblown as the men itself, this behemoth includes a triple stack of...

If you love pizza as much as us, the chance to try the creations of some of London's top chefs and raise money for a great cause sounds like a no-brainer. For a month, pizzas created by a group of...

25/10/16 - Updated with a full run-down of the dishes on offer... There's a new fundraising initiative coming our way in November that's well worth supporting. Instagrammer supreme Clerkenwell Boy is...

The people behind inimitable East London pizza joint Voodoo Ray's and Dalston Superstar are launching Ray’s Bar, a new basement cocktail bar on Kingsland Road. Punters who choose to follow the...

Next month, Grind will return to its spiritual home in East London bringing with it a fresh menu, pink velvet booths and those espresso martinis.   Following the cafe chain’s unstoppable run of...