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If you've already been to Jason Atherton's most recent opening, Sosharu, in Clerkenwell you may have wondered what was behind the curtain in one corner of the room. If you're as nosy as us you'll...

London's love of sourdough pizza shows no signs of slowing down. After the success of their first restaurant in Crystal Palace, the team behind Four Hundred Rabbits are bringing their sourdough...

Another day, another London restaurant with a crazy, headline-seeking story. Hot on the heels of World Emoji Day - Notting Hill restaurant The Little Yellow Door has launched what they say is the...

On the eternal quest for London’s best gin and tonic? Try Bankside this summer. Boutique distillers Little Bird Gin are joining forces with The Distillery bar at the Hilton Bankside hotel to create The...

The people behind Soho's Mele e Pere have gone east to set up a waterfront trattoria in the old Olympic village, now called Here East. We head down there for a look. 

Just in time for summer – we hear that The Good Egg in Stoke Newington has thrown open the doors to its garden, seating up to 20 people. And there's a new summer menu to go with it, designed for...

If the thought of finding time to go a winery for tasting session this summer seems like a distant dream - there's another option much closer to town. Tesco are opening a wine bar pop-up that will...

We've long had wine pairing and then there was beer pairing - now London is seeing a new-ish trend for restaurants to pair food with cocktails. We recently tried the cocktail pairing menu at the...

Backed by Stevie Parle this new neighbourhood spot mixes Med charm with smoke and fire

Updated 14/7/16 with opening date Portland restaurant has proved to be VERY popular since it opened, even receiving the fabled top score from AA Gill - so any new opening of theirs is bound to be...

Hot Dinners exclusive We bring very good news for Shepherd's Bush folk - ex-streetfood trader Killer Tomato is opening a permanent taco and burrito joint on Goldhawk Road. They've been described by...

So, what does an outgoing Prime Minister do for his last night at Downing Street? Orders in a curry of course. That's the story regarding David Cameron's dinner as revealed by the London restaurant who...

Work in or around Oxford Street? There's a breakfast bar from a British start-up popping up in Selfridges food department for three weeks this summer. The Cuckoo muesli bar will be in store from 18...

We do love the idea of 3D printing and harbour a not-so-secret desire to one of the gadgets for our home. But if you ever wondered how it could be used in a restaurant, that's about to be answered...

There's a new breakfast heading for Hoxton and it sounds pretty great (and looks it from the pic above). Seth Troxler's Smokey Tails at Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen is introducing the new breakfast menu...

There's a new cafe coming to the Royal Botanic Gardens - the fifth from Peyton and Byrne. They already have four places already in the gardens - but clearly there's demand for more.  The new all-day...

The Galvin Brothers' latest sees them opening a restaurant in the refurbished five-star Athenaeum. We take a look. 

Ravinder Bhogal is probably best known for her articles, books and TV appearances - as well as a series of successful residencies. And now she's getting ready to open up her own restaurant in...

There's a new healthy food spot coming to London - it's called Squirrel. They're opening first in Kensington but you could see more of these around town before too long. And in this place you'll be...

They've already done a pretty good job on delivering some of the best Spanish food in London with Barrafina, but now the Hart Brothers have their sights set on Mexican food. They're launching a new taqueria...