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Forza Wine are coming to the National Theatre
Be it galleries or theatres, it seems that big London institutions have realised that it's now good sense to have an in-house restaurant that's a draw all in itself. Jose Pizarro at The Royal Academy, ...
Wild Notting Hill is a Wild Tavern spin-off
23/9/23 - updated with the opening date
Four years after they opened Wild Tavern in Chelsea, the team behind that is opening Wild Notting Hill. It is, as you'll have guessed from the name, in the heart of W11, having taken over the space left by popular brunch spot 202 on Westbourne Road.
There will be a lot of similarities, Hot Dinners was told, between the OG Wild Tavern and the Notting Hill
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Red Vine brings a British menu and Welsh wines to Clapham
A new restaurant has opened up in Clapham that happens to be from the family behind a Welsh vineyard. Red Vine is a neighbourhood restaurant with a modern British via the Med menu and, as you can expect, they'll have something of a focus on wine too.
The menu features British dishes with a twist and on that, you'll find:
- Poached duck egg with truffle oil and
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Souvlaki Street to open Evi's, its first permanent London site in East Dulwich
25/7/23 - updated with the opening date
If thoughts are turning to sunny Greek getaways, then we have the ideal warm-up for you in the form of Athens-inspired food in a new London location. After almost 10 years in business, popular street-food market stall Souvlaki Street is opening its first bricks-and-mortar home on East Dulwich’s North Cross Road. The restaurant will
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Is Jeremy King's next restaurant just opposite The Wolseley?
We recently heard news of Jeremy King's much-anticipated return to the London restaurant scene with The Park. At the same time, the legendary restaurateur let it drop that it was not the only restaurant he was looking to open in the near future - with his sights next set on
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Wagamama’s Noodle Lab has returned to Soho
Good news for fans of Wagamama’s Noodle Lab. Having closed in Soho’s Dean St in 2020, citing pandemic business-viability reasons, before resurfacing in Old Street in 2021, it’s back to Soho again, this time to Wagamama’s Great Marlborough St restaurant location.
You’ll consider it worth chasing around town if you’re the kind of person who wants to be first to try the restaurant’s brand-new creations as
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TikTok chef Thomas Straker is opening Flat Bread at Arcade Battersea
TikTok darling and Notting Hill restaurateur Thomas Straker is expanding his empire. Today he announced that he'll be opening a new food concept at the upcoming Arcade Battersea.
Flat Bread uses the chef's burnt chilli mussel butter flatbread at his West London restaurant as a springboard. Inspired by the dish's popularity he's added five more flatbread options all of which will be available
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Five Star Chef winner Dom Taylor opens The Good Front Room at The Langham
If a Caribbean getaway this summer is feeling a little too…well, hot, in the current climate, we have the next best thing. The Langham, London has transformed its Palm Court into a six-month Caribbean-inspired restaurant pop-up called The Good Front Room. Running it is chef Dom Taylor, fresh from winning Five Star Kitchen: Britain’s Next Great Chef on Channel 4 (and Netflix) last week.
If
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Galaxy Restaurant and Karaoke is coming to Liverpool Street
We’re here for those of you who wish to emote into a microphone while enjoying a cracking Chinese meal. You’ll know exactly what we’re talking about if you’ve experienced Galaxy Restaurant & Karaoke in Elephant & Castle, which while you can theoretically dine in the restaurant sans karaoke offers up a choice of private rooms to belt out your favourite tunes over a set menu. It has become quite the spot
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BAO are coming to Battersea Power Station with their second noodle shop
If you haven’t been to check out all the food options at the rejuvenated Battersea Power Station yet, we’re about to give you another reason. Following on the success of their noodle shop format ...
Origin City opens, courtesy of the 56 West Smithfield Wine Bar team
When you’re already running an exceptional wine bar and shop, the next step is surely to launch a restaurant. That’s the philosophy from the team at 56 West Smithfield wine bar who have just opened Origin City in West Smithfield.
Provenance is a big calling card here, with all the meat sourced from the
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Chef Tom Sellers is opening Dovetale in Mayfair
13/07/23 - updated with more details
You couldn't really get more of a prime London spot to open a restaurant than the corner of Piccadilly and Berkeley Street, so Tom Sellers has chosen well for his next venture. The chef behind two Michelin-starred Restaurant Story, is opening Dovetale at the upcoming 1 Hotel Mayfair. It's the hotel group's first UK hotel and they say it's going to
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Restaurant and music venue Soul Mama coming to Islington from musician YolanDa Brown
Everyone likes a positive story in these challenging times, and we can bring you something truly groundbreaking: a Kickstarter campaign that has set a new global record for restaurant fundraising. Jazz musician YolanDa Brown OBE DL along with music manager and entrepreneur Adetokunbo ‘T’ Oyelola are bringing a new restaurant called Soul Mama to Islington Square, thanks to
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Brat's Tomos Parry is opening Mountain in Soho
11/7/23 - updated with the new photos
We've been hearing for a while about an upcoming new Soho restaurant from Tomos Parry (the man behind Brat in Shoreditch) and now we've finally got some actual details. He'll be opening Mountain on Beak Street.
It's being described as a wood grill and wine bar, which they say reflects "Tomos' favourite meals from journeys across Spain over
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World Famous Gordos get ready to serve their pizzas at Netil Market
8/7/23 - updated with the opening date
Back in 2020, we reported on the arrival of an interesting new pizzeria in Dalston, going by the name of Gordos. It came from an ex-GM at Yard Sale, Jesse Elias. Well, the Dalston crowd loved their pies but the craziness of Covid
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