Latest news

We've already talked about the Japanese pub being opened by Scott Hallsworth (ex Nobu and Wabi) by Marble Arch. Well while work on that continues, Scott has created a pop-up version down on the...

26 years after it first opened, the oyster bar at Bibendum is undergoing a radical redesign. The bar  has been given a comprehensive update by Sir Terence Conran and Richard Doone. The new-look bar will...

The Running Horse in Mayfair, which has been around since 1738 has had a rather major wash and brush up and re-opens soon under new owners James Chase of Chase Distillery and Dominic Jacobs, ex bar...

An interesting team with experience at some of the country's top restaurants has behind the opening of Tirage on Bishopsgate next month. Their concept is to offer one of the largest selections of...

[Updated 8 October 2013 with opening times and menu details] Tonkotsu, who were at the forefront of London's ramen revolution are soon opening in Tonkotsu East in the Hackney Arches - and now...

Chef Tom Kerridge whose Marlow pub the Hand and Flowers is the only one in the country with two Michelin stars, celebrated last night being named the UK's top restaurant at the National Restaurant...

Tim Anderson may have won the 2011 series of MasterChef, but fellow finalist Tom Whitaker hasn't been slacking off since he reached the top three. The former advertising exec is about to open in his...

There are going to be a lot of happy people (Hot Dinners included) when Florence Knight finally gets into her new Polpetto premises. But for now we'll have to make do with a Florence pop-up this...

(Updated 4/10 with opening date and menu details) Bobby Chinn has two successful restaurants in Vietnam - Restaurant Bobby Chinn in Saigon and Hanoi - as well as a pretty successful broadcasting...

More film & Ross Hot on the heels of his Eat Film event at the London restaurant festival, Jonathan Ross will be at it again for a special Halloween event. He's working with Soho House and Bombay...

He's already got restaurants at the National Gallery, Kew Gardens and Wallace Collection (among others) and has just opened his latest venture at the Royal Academy. Keeper's House at the Royal...

The prison made famous by Gordon Ramsay's 'Gordon Behind Bars' TV programme is set to launch a three-story training restaurant and meetings venue at Her Majesty's Prison in Brixton in early 2014. The...

Updated 20/10/13 with new dates and menu items If you're in Fitzrovia today, there's a new lunchtime offering in the shape of F.A.T by Freddie, described as "a two month lunch residency of...

North London restaurant (and a Hot Dinners favourite) Piebury Corner on Holloway Road is today picking up the pieces after an attack last night by Napoli football fans. The trouble started in the...

The former Head Chef at Peter Gordon's Kopapa, Selin Kiazim is launching a year long East London residency in Haggerston with 50% off food bills for the first weekend. Taking over some arches by...

(Update 1/10 - with the confirmed name) It's been on our Coming Soon openings and rumours section for a while, but today we got official confirmation that the Salt Yard Group will be opening their...

Burger buzz in London is still building and the very newest patty to hit town is The White Label burger at Chop Shop. This square-shaped burger has previously only been available at Chop Shop...

The US branches of burger mecca Shake Shack have been celebrating Oktoberfest in America for seven years with the yearly Shacktoberfest. Now with the recently-opened Covent garden Branch,...

[Updated 30/9 with launch offer details.] The burger revolution continues as one of the first people onto the scene, Honest Burgers, continue their slow expansion across London. Having set up...

We're rarely happier when starting off a fine meal with a good and strong cocktail (or two) as you may well be able to tell from our Test Drives. So we've been rather pleased to have our inbox...