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After donut burgers it was, we suspect, the next logical step. This is the scotch egg burger - being launched by Yeah Burger, who have a couple of residencies set up across town. It is, yes, a...

The latest burger bar to come to town is heading into the warren of Barbican as Bonfire opens there next week. So if you're heading to a concert and have a burger craving, it could be worth checking out on...

Another new addition to North Greenwich, and with easy access to Canary Wharf, this is a new casual fine dining restaurant with a pretty impressive selection of wines. We head along to check it out. 

Fresh from getting a Francesco Mazzei seal of approval, Pizza Pilgrims are about to head into the City for a week long pop-up with Vivek Singh's Cinnamon Kitchen. They'll be setting up shop (or more...

It's nearly time for National Burger day again, and that means that there will be another of their big burger parties too - this time taking place in Dalston Yard. Backed by Mr Hyde, this sees some of...

Coming to Dalston is a new restaurant billed as a casual dining Jamaican restaurant which is aiming for "traditional Jamaican cooking presented with a contemporary twist." Their focus will be on...

There's a new restaurant on the way called Pestle, which boasts of having the ex-Smoking Goat head chef in charge of the kitchen.  They're planning to focus mainly on Thai curries and Khanom Jeen...

Wanna cook? No, we're not talking about taking over the kitchen. A new pop up in Hackney Wick has brought the cult TV show Breaking Bad to life, with an innovative (and cosy) cocktail-'cooking'...

Updated 24/7 with soft launch details. We're seeing an interesting trend in smokehouse-based restaurants of late - that's seen various cuisines crossed with traditional smokehouse fare. The most...

With one of the best views in London, with Fred Sirieix in charge, and with a great value set-lunch, Galvin at Windows is definitely already one of our personal favourites in London. And now they're...

Still can't quite muster up the willpower to tackle that queue for Bao in Soho, but are missing their buns? Well from this weekend an alternative is available as the Bao stall returns to Netil...

Two powerhouses have combined to create a new limited edition burger at MEATliquor - The Begging Bowl burger. Jane Atly from Peckham's Thai restaurant The Begging Bowl has teamed up with...

West London hasn't exactly been blessed with the best opportunities for street food, but that looks like changing at the end of the month as a new summer pop-up takes hold. Called Storeys, it's...

Last weekend there was the bad news about a large part of Shoreditch's Dinerama being badly damaged in a fire. That looks like being back up and running in a few weeks and in the meantime, traders...

Popular Spanish restaurant chain Ibérica is opening its sixth restaurant (and fourth permanent London restaurant) this summer. They're opening on the ground floor of the Zig Zag Building which is...

Updated 21/5/19 - DF/Mexico is now known as DF Tacos A year after opening at the Truman Brewery, Wahaca's Thomasina Myers has another of its ofshoots, DF Tacos, on the way. DF was their version of a...

They're best known in London for the huge subterranean Covent Garden restaurant which has been there for (blimey) over 20 years. But now, nineteen years since their last London opening in Holborn,...

22/7 - Updated with more menu details There's something of an exchange going on between London and New York at the minute. We've passed over Jason Atherton and Burger & Lobster to them for two new...

Carnaby's going through a bit of a revamp at the moment - which means new restaurants are on the way. We've already heard about Dishoom and Shotgun - and now they're being joined by Dirty Bones.  Dirty...

Coming this Friday, Chop Shop are expanding from their Haymarket home with a shiny new van that'll be setting up shop in St James' Square Gardens for five weeks every weekday lunchtime.  From the...