News & reviews

Up until now a look at new openings in London over the past year would reveal a distinct East/West divide in terms of the type of establishment. To the West, there be gastropubs, salad spots and art...

It's not just Hollywood where the awards season has kicked off this week - here in the UK, the AA Guide has just announced its new rosettes. Just one restaurant in the UK rose to four (out of five)...

Twitter was abuzz before Christmas about the return from the ashes of a beloved neighbourhood favourite in Hammersmith, The Brackenbury. Much like the recent-ish return of another London favourite,...

There's nothing like an exuberant, budget-no-issue, new restaurant project to get us excited. So when news broke earlier this week that Leonid Shutov, the restaurateur behind the...

Alyn Williams is best known for his fine dining restaurant at The Westbury Hotel in Mayfair, but since December he's also been consulting on the menu at rotisserie joint Clockjack Oven in...

London’s taste for BBQ and grilled food appears to be unstoppable. So it can only be a good thing that The Blues Kitchen in Camden is planning a series of pop-up events as part of the Rib Festival...

As Islington locals might have noticed, the very popular local restaurant Trullo is going through a big revamp at the moment. We caught up with Trullo's Tim Siadatan to find out what we can expect...

8/1/14 - Updated with relaunch offer. Things are changing at the Lockhart near Marble Arch, where former NYC chef Brad McDonald has been brought in to take over the kitchen. McDonald had been...

2014 already looks to be just as busy on the new openings front as 2013, with our Coming Soon list getting bigger by the day. So, as the first restaurants of 2014 get ready to open their doors...

A restaurant primarily focused on all things pig? We were understandably rather keen to take Exmouth Market's Blackfoot out for a Test Drive.

As all our Hot Dinners readers know, our Coming Soon page and the accompanying New Restaurants page are all you'll ever need to keep up to date with the latest openings in town. Heading into 2014,...

The Giaconda Dining Rooms have long been a favourite of many in London and went through a big revamp towards the end of 2012. Now they're revamping again, and becoming La Giaconda Cafe, Bar and...

There's a new gourmet fast-food pop-up coming to Kensington. February will see neighbourhood fish brassiere Kensington Place transform its private dining room into a pop-up restaurant called...

Unexpected news today comes with an announcement that Tom Aikens is to close his Chelsea restaurant. The Elystan Street restaurant had already been closed for almost half a year in 2011 to be given...

Readers variously described it as "the Indian restaurant in London that most reminds me of the food I have eaten in India" and "a veritable mecca for lovers of good food irrespective of culinary...

The full list of the Queen's New Year honours was released today and there are several notable food and restaurant folk on this year's list. Perhaps the best known are Jeremy King and Chris Corbyn...

MasterChef winner Mat Follas built a business down in Dorset following his win. Now he's bringing dishes from his restaurant The Wild Garlic, which sadly closed just before Christmas, up to London...

Update - voting has now closed - find out who came top. Vote now and you could win a bottle of fizz! 2013 has been a very big year indeed for new openings. Our recent openings list shows that just...

Well this one snuck in rather under the radar - on January 17th, there's a new restaurant opening at the O2 which might actually be worth a trip in its own right. Brooklyn Bowl, as the name...

The worst reviews of London restaurants this year, by the UK's top critics.