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Chicken Shop was a big hit when it opened up in Kentish Town - so we went south to check out the second incarnation in Tooting.

Updated 17/12/13 with opening date and menu details. Taking over the old railway station at Hackney Central this November is Oslo - a food, drink and music hub. Food will be served all day and then...

In advance of opening up their place in Brixton next year Brindisa are running a brief pre-Xmas pop up. For three days only, they are setting up shop in their half-completed railway arch at 41-43...

We Test Drive the high concept schnitzel and spritzer restaurant in Fitzrovia.

Rita's Bar and Dining returns to London in its new and permanent Hackney home. We pop down to check it out.

The latest from Salt Yard has a particularly smoky theme - from the cocktails to the food. We went to Soho to check out Ember Yard.

The return to form of the Quality Chop House has been one of the most welcome additions to Farringdon. Now it's about to get a little bit bigger with the addition of The Quality Chop House Butchers...

If you're still struggling to achieve the correct level of festive spirit in the run up to Christmas, can we suggest that you head post-haste to Shoreditch? Advertising agency Wieden+Kennedy London has set...

Bidding for the Mince Pie Project starts at midday today. Now in its third year, the annual charity event brings together 100 of the UK's best chefs for a Christmas auction. Each of the...

We normally associate Christmas windows with shopping and the unveiling of Selfridges and Harrod's yearly vistas, but this year there's a new culinary offering from Caprice restaurants too. They've...

DJ Seth Troxler threw one hell of a party this summer with his BBQ popup in Hackney. But now he's put down roots with a permanent restaurant opening officially tonight in Haggerston. Smokey Tails is...

We're not saying that it'll be everyone's cup of tea (or burger and chips) but there's bound to be a lot of interest from footie fans in the new restaurant opening at Westfield Stratford next week...

We've had a lot of love for Obika since trying out their enormous mozzarella at Taste of London earlier this year. They've been gradually opening across London, with their latest restaurant coming...

Update - here's a look at the new restaurant. We've had it on our Coming Soon page for a while, but today we got the first confirmation that the second Barrafina restaurant would be opening at...

(2/12/13 - updated with soft launch details) London's love affair with Korean food shows no sign of abating and one London restaurateur is looking to get in on the act. Linda Lee who founded...

Russell Norman's new Theatreland pub meets his brief of offering 'real British hospitality'. We predict a smash hit.

After proving a huge hit in Soho and winning an Observer Food Monthly award, Tonkotsu heads east to Hackney for its next venture. We went along to check it out.

Popping up in Covent Garden just in time for Christmas is the six day Krug Kreperie experience. Two French chalet inspired dining pods each seating six people, plus a bar, can be found in the East...

Hard on the heels of winning this year's MasterChef, popular winner Natalie Coleman is out and about at the moment promoting the show's new book. Hot Dinners bumped into her on her rounds to talk...

If you've been down Greek Street recently and wondered what the Churchill port house is that's popped up at no 26, then let us enlighten you. It's a three floor temporary educational experience and...