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  Hot Dinners Exclusive If you were at our Elements 2016 party last week, you would have enjoyed some amazing desserts from Sarah Barber from Hotel Cafe Royal. And now there's a chance to try a whole...

South Woodford is a little further out of town than we usually cover, but news that a Pierre Koffmann protegee is about to open a restaurant there piqued our interest. The Woodford is the dream...

Its name may suggest that it's some sort of themed restaurant - but that doesn't appear to be the case with this upcoming Paddington restaurant that comes from the same people as Coin Laundry.  Instead,...

There's an interesting series of chefs hitting Sheekey's oyster bar in 2016 and they all have one thing in common, they're women. The all-female guest chef series will run at the bar throughout the...

Vietnamese barbecue restaurant in King's Cross is adding more to the menu as they open at lunch for the first time. This means that BBQ banh mis are now on the menu - in pork, chicken or vegetarian options...

Opening very soon in Fitzrovia is a new all-day cafe The Larder, from the same people behind Percy and Founders and the upcoming Lighterman in King's Cross. That means their ex-Murano Exec Chef is...

Clearly it's a 'cue kind of day. Hot on the heels of our news that Bukowski Grill were opening their third restaurant, this time in Soho - comes news that Bodean's are opening their seventh place,...

Every season, The Berkeley's Prêt-à-Portea celebrates the most fashionable labels in cake. But for Spring, they've gone in a different direction. To commemorate the Queen's 90th birthday they're...

It's been five years in the making, but in a few week's time, BBQ spot Bukowski Grill will open their biggest restaurant to date - this one in the heart of Soho. Their 70 seat D'arblay Street spot...

We're suckers for a good pop-up and the latest, interesting venture launching in London is taking over the Canvas Cafe just off Brick Lane for its opening night. The Potlatch has several interesting folk...

Are you a fan of Yorkshires, then this latest menu from Reform Social and Grill may well be the thing for you. First there's the savoury platter - that's one with salt beef, horseradish, and water...

Seafood with a huge dash of sex appeal, Galley brings va va voom to N1

Those looking for novel dining experiences in 2016 will be delighted to see Hot Dinners favourite Craft London leading the way with their recently launched Test Kitchen Tuesdays.  The concept is...

Little makes us hungrier than a story about the latest Crosstown special doughnut - but here goes... The latest in their single-origin series sees them joining up with Pump Street Chocolate...

For most folk, 14 February is either the day you're most (or least) likely to be heading out to dinner with your other half. But for the A-listers, it's not so much Valentine's Day as BAFTA day. And...

Hot Dinners Exclusive We're big fans of Chick 'n' Sours, Carl Clarke's great chicken restaurant in Dalston and if you haven't been in to try that Szechuan Aubergine, which we highly rate, then...

Plenty of beer, great food, and some excellent restaurants involved: the prosepct of London Beer Week has already piqued plenty of interest at Hot Dinners HQ, and we've picked out some of the...

You may have come across Earl’s Serious Sandwiching at various festivals or markets over the past few years. But now the sarnie street food spot is moving to more permanent quarters in the City. Situated,...

It's not just a pretty colour: matcha is so on trend it's cropping up everywhere, from verdant green lattes to pastel hued macarons. Now for the truly obsessed, a new cafe in the heart of Covent...

There's a new pizza on the menu at Pizza Pilgrims with a dose of Brooklyn in there too. They've teamed up with New York's Paulie Gee's to bring their signature and legendary Mike's Hot Honey over to...