Taking over the pavilion by Canada Square park, Caprice Holdings have brought a particularly green and verdant iteration of the Ivy to the financial district.

Good news for the pasta loving workers and residents of Canary Wharf - Stevie Parle's Pastaio is coming your way. The perenially popular pasta spot, which opened in Soho this time last year and has been packing them in ever since, has signed up for a long-term residency at Giant Robot.

They'll be taking over the spot previously held by Pocho in the street food trading space at Crossrail Place.

As you'd expect the menu will feature

Caprice Holdings' nonstop expansion gathers pace as it announces its next City branch of The Ivy will be overlooking the green on Canada Square.

Now THAT's a snack that we'd happily pop over to Canary Wharf just to get our hands on it. This is the Brunch Bun from Yum Bun, which they're touting as "the capital’s FIRST EVER brunch-inspired bao". 

As for what it is - that's "lightly toasted bao with a slice of gouda, stuffed with either shredded ham hock or Portobello mushrooms, topped with a crispy breadcrumbed soft boiled egg and a squeeze of mustard mayo". Frankly,

The latest M restaurant and their menu of steak and grills is coming to the new Newfoundland tower in Canary Wharf.

If you've never been to Chicago to try their deep pan pizza, then get ready - it's coming to you. London pizzeria Pizza Pilgrims have teamed up with the Windy City's famous deep pan pizza guys Gino’s East allowing them to take over their West India Quay restaurant for just one weekend.

Renowned for their deep pan pizzas since first setting up in 1966, Gino’s East usually has queues down the block at any of its Chicago restaurants. They're bringing chefs over from the

High-rise restaurant in Canary Wharf

Football team The New Orleans Saints are marching into London this autumn to compete in the NFL, inspiring chefs from their home turf to follow suit. First up, we had news that Galatoire's was popping up at The Colony Grill Room. But just ahead of them will be Dickie Brennan, who'll be making the trip to Canary Wharf to temporarily turn Scottish

Get ready for a pretty good deal in Canary Wharf this weekend. In their answer to bottomless brunches, Giant Robot are pulling out the stops from this Sunday and supersizing their regular food. 

For the same price as their weekday menu, everything will be just that little bit bigger. So that's:

• Thunderbirds with a 6-piece chicken bucket (instead of four)
• BOB’s Lobster has a double helping of

Tuna carpaccio, fresh pappardelle and more at this all-day restaurant in Harbour Exchange Square, where you can grab a cocktail and enjoy the view, all while listening to live jazz from acts like the Canary Three.

Street Feast are behind this brand new ‘rooftopia’ opening in Crossrail Place, and they’re bringing in in Jose Pizarro, Yum Bun and Thunderbird, among others. There’ll also be a 360° view bar, and loads of beer on tap.

What: Little Jose

In a nutshell: Jose Pizarro comes to Canary Wharf with a tiny tapas bar. 

Summing it all up: With Jose, Pizarro and Jose already open, the Spanish chef is opening another place named after himself, serving up tapas at the Canary Wharf Street Feast.

Updated 19/2/17 with soft launch details. 

When it comes to pairings, there’s little that can beat cocktails combined with a glam London skyline view. Now, those who’re after a spot of wining and dining with a slightly more luxurious edge will now be able to indulge from a whopping 39 stories up thanks to Bōkan.

Bōkan, which is old Saxon for ‘lighthouse’, will be providing those after a taste of the high life with dinner, drinks and dancing

We do like a Shake Shack burger here at Hot Dinners, and if you're like us you'll be pleased to learn that a shiny new Shake Shack is on the way to Canary Wharf this week. And to celebrate the occasion, they're launching a special new burger too - teaming up with Berber & Q to add a little Middle Eastern flavour. 

The ShackBerber burger (£5) is a very limited edition,

Canary Wharf workers looking to up their burger intake should be pleased to learn that Shake Shack are moving into the area. Thanks to an eagle-eyed Hot Dinners reader who spotted the signage above, it's clear the US burger chain has taken over the spot once occupied by Canteen.

We've no news on exactly when they're planning to open, but we'll keep you posted and update this when we learn more.

Shake Shack is opening at Park