Hot Dinners

A martini and chips pop-up bar is coming to Soho We like chips. We like martinis. So, obviously, a pop-up that combines the two immediately had our attention.

A pop-up that's all about martinis and chips is coming to Soho:
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What's going on in London for Halloween and Day of the Dead 2025 We've rounded up some of the best specials and events at London restaurants and bars this Halloween.

Still need to make plans for Halloween weekend? Here are what we think are the best events:
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New London restaurants added to the Michelin Guide - updated for October We're tracking which London restaurants get into the guide each month. Updated for October, Tom Kerridge's Chalk Freehouse gets the biggest shout-out, while the bumper list includes newcomers like…

Every month, Michelin adds new restaurants to its guide. Find out what made the cut this month:
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Test driving Cô Thành, the hit Vietnamese restaurant makes the trip from Hong Kong to London Inspired by a street stall run by "The Lunch Lady", who shot to fame thanks to Anthony Bourdain, the London outpost of this Vietnamese restaurant has arrived in Covent Garden. We went down to try it…

This Vietnamese restaurant is big in Hong Kong and has now arrived in Covent Garden. We went down to try out Cô Thành:
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Chelsea Grill takes over from Fantomas in Chelsea Chelsea Grill on the King's Road will be all about "fire, smoke and top-quality ingredients."

Fantomas closed a few months back in Chelsea - now we know what will be taking its place:
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Where to get the best French toast in London London brunchers love a bit of avo on sourdough. But if you really want to treat yourself then there's only one choice, French toast.

The perfect thing for a cold autumn morning, our guide to the very best French toast in town:
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SOOM Korean BBQ, where you cook at your table, has arrived in Covent Garden They already have a Korean restaurant in Canary Wharf with 3KOBROS, and now the same team are coming to St Martin's Lane with SOOM.

Just opened in Covent Garden, a new Korean DIY barbecue restaurant:
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MA/NA sees the Los Mochis team head to Mayfair with a Japanese restaurant The Theselff Group of restaurants have bought the old Ruya to launch MA/NA, a modern Japanese restaurant.

The team behind Los Mochis are getting ready to open a Japanese restaurant in Mayfair:
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The OG Dubai chocolatier FIX is popping up in London at Harrods If you love everything pistachio and knafeh-based, you'll need to head to Harrods when Fix arrive from Dubai.

They're the ones that started the whole Dubai chocolate craze and now they're popping up at Harrods:
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Top Thai spot som saa is finally reopening, six months after a fire After six long months following a kitchen fire, popular Shoreditch Thai restaurant som saa is reopening.

It's been a while, following a big fire, but Som Saa is finally reopening:
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London's version of a Guinness Storehouse, Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Covent Garden, is finally opening The huge brewery development Guinness Open Gate Brewery will include tours and a rooftop bar and restaurant.

The Guinness brewery in Covent Garden is finally opening! Find out when, who's in charge of food and what it looks like:
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Test Driving Motorino, Luke Ahearne and Stevie Parle team up for an Italian follow-up to Town For his Town follow-up, Stevie Parle lets Lita's Luke Ahearne take the lead in new "London Italian" Motorino. We went to Fitzrovia to take a first look.

Ex-Lita chef Luke Ahearne has teamed up with Stevie Parle for new "London Italian" Motorino - we went down for a first look:
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The big new London restaurants opening in November 2025 Here's our ultimate guide to the best restaurants that are opening in London in November 2025.

Another month of new London restaurants is upon us and, once again, there are some big new openings that you need to know about:
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Enjoy 50% off food at Gallio's new Charlotte Street restaurant Bringing Eastern Med flavours into Fitzrovia the new Gallio at Charlotte Street is offering Hot Dinners readers a 50% discount on their food bill.

A new Eastern-Mediterranean restaurant has arrived in Fitzrovia and you can get 50% off with our newest reader offer:
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New Mayfair opening Chargal is going to be a three storey Turkish restaurant and club on Berkeley Street From mezze to fine dining and a nightclub, new Turkish spot Chargal will have it all.

Taking over from Jeru, a new Turkish restaurant is coming to Mayfair:
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New Shoreditch spot 45 Curtain Road connects the trends as a Japanese and Mediterranean chophouse Expect a mix of Japanese and Med influences at the newly opened 45 Curtain Road in Shoreditch.

There's a big (sort of) new hotel in Shoreditch and their restaurant is certainly on-trend:
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Enjoy a glass of complimentary Champagne at striking new sushi spot Aki London Newly opened Aki London is a super stylish sushi restaurant in Marylebone offering Hot Dinners readers a welcome glass of Champagne or mocktail when they book dinner.

Opening inside what was a bank off Cavendish Square, you can try out this fancy new sushi restaurant with a free glass of Champagne:
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19th century pub St John's Tavern in Archway is reopening after a £1 million makeover Urban Pubs and Bars, the team that owns pubs like The Gun in Spitalfields as well as the Salt Yard group, are gearing up to launch their next big pub, The St John's Tavern

This Archway pub is reopening this week after a major facelift:
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Are Dishoom opening right beside Borough Market? Dishoom are applying to open a restaurant at the Hop Exchange on Southwark Street.

It looks like Dishoom might be opening near Borough Market:
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The new restaurants and bars opening in London this week Our new weekly guide to what to expect from the week ahead in London, with the restaurants, bars and more opening their doors across town.

From Detroit pizzas and wine in Soho to Ben Murphy's new restaurant, here's what's opening this week:
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Dalston's pie and eel shop gets a new life as The Black Eel pub The Black Eel sees Exhale Brewing opening in the old F Cooke pie and eel shop on Dalston's Kingsland High Street.

Open today, Dalston gets a new pub with The Black Eel (with food by an ex-Lagom chef):
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Be the first to dine at Michael Caines at The Stafford London and enjoy 25% off your food bill All eyes are on St James where Michelin-starred chef Michael Caines has just arrived to open his first London restaurant. Better still, we've got a special discount on dining there for our readers.

There are just a few days left to get 25% off food at Michael Caines' new London restaurant:
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Award-winning Bristol pizzeria Pizzarova comes to Pop Brixton Pizzarova's London pizzeria is opening inside Pop Brixton, and they'll be serving sourdough pizzas that are apparently made from a 70-year-old sourdough starter.

They've been big in Bristol as well as winning awards, and now Pizzarova are coming to London:
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BOX are now the people opening that huge sports bar on Piccadilly Circus BOX already have sports bars in Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Nottingham and Sheffield with this being their first bar down south.

Opening today, a huge new sports bar comes to Piccadilly:
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The City joins the smash burger craze with Off The Street in Monument Having started last week, newcomer Off The Street are serving up their burgers inside the Britannia on Monument Street.

If you're after a post-work smash burger in the City, Off The Street looks like it's worth a try:
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Test Driving Carbone, the American import that quickly became London's hottest restaurant Carbone has landed in London with a bang, immediately becoming the hottest restaurant in town. But what's it actually like to dine there? We went in to find out.

Everyone's talking about Carbone right now - but what's it really like to eat there? Our latest Test Drive has everything you need to know:
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London's most beautiful and glamorous restaurants - top places to go for a big night out When you want to get dressed up and go somewhere glitzy and your neighbourhood hangout just doesn't cut it, here are London's most over the top restaurants to enjoy a big night out in.

It's the time of year to go Out Out - so here's our pick of the most glamorous restaurants in London right now:
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Enjoy a glass of complimentary Champagne at striking new sushi spot Aki London Newly opened Aki London is a super stylish sushi restaurant in Marylebone offering Hot Dinners readers a welcome glass of Champagne or mocktail when they book dinner.

New reader offer - the gorgeous-looking sushi spot Aki has opened and here's how you can get a free glass of Champagne with your dinner:
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Field Notes is Native’s Ivan Tisdall-Downes new London Fields wine bar and restaurant Ivan Tisdall-Downes, former executive chef and cofounder of Native Restaurant, is opening a new venture in London Fields

Now open, the chef behind Native is back in London:
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Supernova are bringing their burgers to Mayfair The next Supernova comes to Mayfair. Will there be queues?

The next Supernova has opened. And you can actually sit down in this one:
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