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If you're a fan of the Great British Bake Off - and who among us isn't? - the good news is you shouldn't have too long to wait for your next fix. The hugely successful TV show has spawned a spin-off...

This new restaurant behind Fortnum and Mason has taken a fuddy duddy spot and turned it into a modern gem

Updated 7/12/15 with menu, photos and opening date Hot Dinners got a sneak preview of Bellanger this week and even with days of fitting out to go, the place looks fantastic. They've opened up the...

  Updated 7/12/15 with a preview of Aulis We were very lucky indeed to be invited to one of the first to try out the tasting menu at Aulis and it lived up to pretty much every high expectation. To start with,...

Opening today on Pall Mall is a new private members club devoted to wine. But despite its St James location, the club's aim is to focus on offering fine wine to its members without costing them an...

It's the season - if, like us, you flipping adore Brussels sprouts, then this is your time. We've rounded up some of the more inventive ways to enjoy one of our favourite vegetables around town at...

Bao buns: soft, pillowy, wrapped around everything from pork belly to ice cream - what's not to love? Now Peckham is getting a bao venue of its own, when Taiwanese restaurant Mr Bao opens this month on...

The team behind much-loved London restaurants Galvin have launched HOP in Spitalfields market. Opening in place of Galvin Cafe a vin, Galvin’s HOP will swap wine for beer bringing fresh Pilsner...

So this is a neat idea. If you want to fully embrace the joy of living in a big city with all the mod cons that entails, we give you cold pressed cocktail deliveries. Yes Imbibery are making...

Our readers voted it their favourite restaurant last year - to many raised eyebrows - and it seems the Cereal Killer Cafe is still a hit with the public. At least, according to London wireless...

Updated 2/12/15 with opening date and bar details Dirty Burger may have tried to open their newest place under the radar, but Hot Dinners spies are EVERYWHERE. Turns out their fourth London location is...

You'd be forgiven for thinking that this lovely picture above was taken at some swanky Miami hotspot rather than an award-winning restaurant in South London. But The Lido Cafe is bringing the...

 In March this year Robin Gill opened The Delicatessen right next door to The Dairy, just a stone’s throw from Clapham Common Tube station. It's a “a farm shop in the city” where all the produce is...

Pimlico is getting a new bar - and the bar snacks don't sound half bad. The Clarendon Cocktail Cellar is a new drinking hole underneath the Artist Residence hotel (the name refers to the pub that...

As you may be aware, we recently ran a story about one helluva rumour we'd heard about Ferran Adria coming to The Café Royal - albeit with his brother Albert Adria leading things. Turns out we were on...

Highly regarded ex-Kopapa chef Selin Kiazim has set up a Turkish restaurant in Shoreditch - we pop down to try it out.

We take a trip to Brixton to try out MasterChef winner Tim Anderson's long-awaited izakaya and ramen shop

Yes it's a doughnut. But more than that, it's a whisky doughnut. And if the prospect of eating that doesn't enhance your day, then we can't help you. The doughnut in question is from Crosstown...

Another street vendor is heading inside for December as STAKEhaus lands a month long residency at The Duke's Head. Best known for their steak and chips, they're taking the opportunity to add a...

We've seen quite a few pub takeovers and residencies recently - but this latest is a DOUBLE residency as Dogtown hot-dogs and Slap & Pickle burgers both head for the same menu at the King & Co. That...