News & reviews

Meatball street van The Bowler is another roaming vendor that's settling down, this time opening a resataurant in Covent Garden with Polpo's Russell Norman.  It'll be an all day affair serving all...

Now this is interesting - Shake Shack have brought in Michelin-starred chef Sat Bains for a burger collaboration. It's the first since they teamed up with Massimo Bottura this time last year, so...

A Hot Dinners exclusive Super popular East London fried chicken shop BIRD is building on its success with two new openings planned for North London this Autumn. Their first will be in October in...

Last night Hot Dinners was invited over to Canary Wharf's swanky new Crossrail station for a party to celebrate the publication of the annual Evening Standard Progress 1000 list which details...

Woah. A day earlier than planned, the results for the Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2016 are out. Apparently a bookstore started selling copies early and then the grand reveal was all over...

The slew of new and interesting restaurants opening up in King's Cross is set to continue with news that an authentic Japanese neighbourhood restaurant Wazen is opening there next month. What's...

If you didn't know, tomorrow is when the UK Michelin stars are announced - pretty much the biggest deal as far as awards for the restaurant industry goes (despite what some people might say). While...

Their last pop-up was a hit and a permanent restaurant is planned, but if you want to check out hot newcomer Pestle asap, then there's a new opportunity on the horizon. They're settling down at...

A large amount of the food industry gathered last night for the YBFs  (also aka Young British Foodies but less so as there is actually no age limit), the food awards that celebrate innovation and...

What's this? You really want to know? Oh, it's just the Taking the Swiss - one of the specials going on the menu at Patty&Bun's takeover at Peckham Springs bar/gallery space this weekend and next...

Reopening today after a major makeover, just in time for London Fashion Week, is The May Fair Bar at the May Fair Hotel. The swanky new look bar will feature its own range of signature martinis, a...

Well it's all change at Hedone which, in a surprise announcement today, revealed that it's to shut and reopen in a radical new form. The restaurant is going to close for 10 days. During that time...

Updated 14/9/15 with evening opening details Soho House, who are also being Chicken Shop and Dirty Burger, are about to branch out further with another restaurant that seems likely to pop up all...

There's a new pasta bar on Air Street that's getting very close to opening. Just off Piccadilly Circus, Pasta Sereni will be doing fast hand-made pasta to eat there or take away - so if you fancy an...

There's a new pizza place coming to King's Cross, and this one's inside the big King's Place building, as part of the Green and Fortune Café (so it's very handy for Guardian workers). They're...

North Londoners are getting a new weekend market and the launch line-up of traders is pretty darned impressive. The Primrose Hill Market will run every Saturday in the grounds of St Paul’s School on...

There's a new addition to The Dorchester that's opening in October. Yes, they're getting into the artisan coffee market with a new cafe called Parcafé, just next to their ballroom. They're aiming...

MPs heading back to London after the summer recess have a new-look restaurant to check out. The Cinnamon Club has been closed while parliament has been on its holidays and has now repoened after a...

Slipping under the radar slightly, a new restaurant which is a fusion of Italian and Japanese cuisine has just opened its doors on Chancery Lane. On the menu at Aiko are bento and fresh curries...

There's a new street food kid in town called, D'You Crab, which is all about King Crab in various guises. They're launching at this weekend's Omnivore festival at the Truman Brewery and comes from Stan...