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As we reach the end of the month, here's our round-up of the best food and drink of November:
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The best things we ate and drank in November 2025
The penultimate month of the year saw us eating excellent pizza, getting dessert FOMO in Fitzrovia and diving into a bowl of amazing noodles in Covent Garden.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
As we reach the end of the month, here's our round-up of the best food and drink of November:
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Christmas party inspiration - here's how to book a festive seafood feast at Applebee's in Borough:
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Best London restaurants for Christmas parties and get-togethers in 2025
Looking for somewhere with great food and drink to book for your Christmas party? Here are some of our favourite festive spots.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Christmas party inspiration - here's how to book a festive seafood feast at Applebee's in Borough:
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We're getting to the end of the year, but there are still some big openings coming your way in December:
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The big new London restaurants opening in December 2025
Here's our ultimate guide to the best restaurants that are opening in London in November 2025.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:44 PM
We're getting to the end of the year, but there are still some big openings coming your way in December:
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We take a quick pre-Christmas trip to The Cotswolds to check out The House of George:
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Channelling The Holiday on a festive trip to the Cotswolds
Instead of watching The Holiday on repeat in the run up to the festive season, we took a quick jaunt into the Cotswolds to live that life ourselves for a night or two and try a hot new restaurant and…
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November 27, 2025 at 11:43 AM
We take a quick pre-Christmas trip to The Cotswolds to check out The House of George:
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From 2pm today - here's how to get your hands on a free pizza slice at the new Gracey's pizzeria:
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Gracey's Soho is giving away 200 free pizza slices, followed by 20% off the bill
Hugely popular New Haven-style pizza spot Gracey's Pizza is opening in Soho and they're doing a slice giveaway and discount deal for Hot Dinners readers.
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November 27, 2025 at 11:14 AM
From 2pm today - here's how to get your hands on a free pizza slice at the new Gracey's pizzeria:
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We now know all the kitchens that are opening at the big new food hall coming to Leicester Square. See what's coming here:
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Leicester Square's new food hall is the biggest in London, traders now revealed
The Leister Square version of Market Place will have 16 kitchens serving food.
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November 27, 2025 at 10:43 AM
We now know all the kitchens that are opening at the big new food hall coming to Leicester Square. See what's coming here:
www.hot-dinners.com/202510131455...
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Opening tomorrow, the new Kith store brings with it a big new restaurant:
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Kith's new flagship store in London features a standalone restaurant Ronnie's and a Kith Treats bar
Kith's new London flagship store on Upper Regent Street will have its own standalone restaurant Ronnie's New York.
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November 27, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Opening tomorrow, the new Kith store brings with it a big new restaurant:
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Trullo's chef and co-owner Conor Gadd is getting ready to open his own restaurant in Covent Garden - find out where:
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The big new London restaurants opening in December 2025
Here's our ultimate guide to the best restaurants that are opening in London in November 2025.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Trullo's chef and co-owner Conor Gadd is getting ready to open his own restaurant in Covent Garden - find out where:
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Walthamstow has a brand new wine bar, and even the water's a bit special:
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Walthamstow's cool new wine bar Olfaclub also offers customisable mineral water
The owner of Long and Short coffee is one half of the duo behind this new listening and wine bar, Olfaclub, in Walthamstow.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Walthamstow has a brand new wine bar, and even the water's a bit special:
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Looking for Christmas party inspiration? How about the festive menus and fantastic views at Trafalgar St. James:
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Best London restaurants for Christmas parties and get-togethers in 2025
Looking for somewhere with great food and drink to book for your Christmas party? Here are some of our favourite festive spots.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Looking for Christmas party inspiration? How about the festive menus and fantastic views at Trafalgar St. James:
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One of next year's biggest new openings, we have more details about just what Clare Smyth and Daniel Boulud are planning at Admiralty Arch:
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Clare Smyth and Daniel Boulud's plans for the Admiralty Arch Waldorf restaurants revealed
With views down the mall to Buckingham Palace, The Admiralty Arch Walforf Astoria has one hell of a USP.
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November 26, 2025 at 10:41 AM
One of next year's biggest new openings, we have more details about just what Clare Smyth and Daniel Boulud are planning at Admiralty Arch:
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A very promising new pizzeria has landed in Walthamstow:
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Proud Mary teams up with The Good Egg for a new Walthamstow pizzeria
The Good Egg at Eat 17 in Walthamstow has teamed up with the people behind East London's Proud Mary olive oil to launch Proud Mary Pizzeria.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:40 AM
A very promising new pizzeria has landed in Walthamstow:
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Love an afternoon tea but want it to be a little more festive right now? This is the guide for you:
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Where to book a Christmas afternoon tea in London
Perfect for visiting relatives and great for all ages, London's Christmas afternoon teas are a great way to get together over the festive season. Here's our pick of whose seasonal selections are the…
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November 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Love an afternoon tea but want it to be a little more festive right now? This is the guide for you:
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Starting today, the Cambodian-influenced Barang kicks off a six-month residency at The Globe Tavern:
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Contemporary Cambodian Barang is taking over The Globe Tavern for its latest residency
Tom Geoffrey's Barang has been serving up its Cambodian-inspired menu across town in pop-ups, and now it's about to get a much longer residency.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Starting today, the Cambodian-influenced Barang kicks off a six-month residency at The Globe Tavern:
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It's very hard (but not impossible) to get a table right now, but here's just what to expect at the new Crisp Pizza and The Marlborough:
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Test Driving Crisp Pizza at The Marlborough, next level hype manages to live up to expectations
Crisp Pizza's arrival in Mayfair at The Marlborough is peak London food scene hype. We went down to see if those pizzas live up to the sky-high expectations.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:36 PM
It's very hard (but not impossible) to get a table right now, but here's just what to expect at the new Crisp Pizza and The Marlborough:
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Thinking of Christmas presents (or just a gift for yourself)? Here are some of the best new food and drink books that are all about London restaurants:
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The best London restaurant food and drink books of 2025
Here's our guide to the very best restaurant cookbooks published in 2024
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November 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Thinking of Christmas presents (or just a gift for yourself)? Here are some of the best new food and drink books that are all about London restaurants:
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It's been a massive hit in Paris and now this gluten-free bakery is opening in Covent Garden today:
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Hyped Parisian gluten-free bakery Copains is opening in London
They're huge in Paris and now gluten-free bakery chain Copains is about to open in London.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:44 AM
It's been a massive hit in Paris and now this gluten-free bakery is opening in Covent Garden today:
www.hot-dinners.com/2025110614629/Gastroblog/Latest-news/copains-gluten-free-bakery-opening-in-london
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This Thursday, new pizzeria Gracey's is giving away free slices at Arcade. And if you're shopping in town over the Black Friday weekend, they have 50% off food too:
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Gracey's Soho is giving away 200 free pizza slices, followed by 20% off the bill
Hugely popular New Haven-style pizza spot Gracey's Pizza is opening in Soho and they're doing a slice giveaway and discount deal for Hot Dinners readers.
www.hot-dinners.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:43 AM
This Thursday, new pizzeria Gracey's is giving away free slices at Arcade. And if you're shopping in town over the Black Friday weekend, they have 50% off food too:
www.hot-dinners.com/Offers/Hot-D...
www.hot-dinners.com/Offers/Hot-D...
One of London's worst-kept secrets, the follow-up to The Dover has arrived in Chelsea (and it's very good):
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Martino's in Chelsea is The Dover follow-up from restaurateur Martin Kuczmarski
Italian restaurant Martino's, on Sloane Square, is the sequel to The Dover.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:40 AM
One of London's worst-kept secrets, the follow-up to The Dover has arrived in Chelsea (and it's very good):
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Chinatown noodle restaurants can be VERY popular, and this new opening looks very promising:
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San Hao is going to be Chinatown's hot new noodle spot with top British produce
With an ex-Duddell's chef in the kitchen and an array of top quality British ingredients, new noodle and dumping spot San Hao is trying to do things differently.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Chinatown noodle restaurants can be VERY popular, and this new opening looks very promising:
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It's your last week to get 50% off the menu at this Mediterranean restaurant in Chelsea:
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Enjoy 50% off the a la carte menu at KORA in Chelsea
Chelsea restaurant KORA is celebrating the arrival of new chef Eleftheria by offering 50% off the food menu there.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:15 PM
It's your last week to get 50% off the menu at this Mediterranean restaurant in Chelsea:
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Making plans for the big day but don't want to cook? Here's our big guide to the restaurants, with links to all the menus, that are opening on Christmas Day:
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The best restaurants open on Christmas Day in London 2025
Here are the best restaurants and pubs that are opening in London on Christmas Day, 25 December 2025
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November 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Making plans for the big day but don't want to cook? Here's our big guide to the restaurants, with links to all the menus, that are opening on Christmas Day:
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Christmas party inspiration - here's how to party Italian-style this Christmas at 40 Dean Street and 64 Old Compton Street: www.hot-dinners.com/Features/Hot...
Best London restaurants for Christmas parties and get-togethers in 2025
Looking for somewhere with great food and drink to book for your Christmas party? Here are some of our favourite festive spots.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Christmas party inspiration - here's how to party Italian-style this Christmas at 40 Dean Street and 64 Old Compton Street: www.hot-dinners.com/Features/Hot...
A new Brother Marcus is already lined up, this time opening in Victoria's Nova Building:
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Brother Marcus next Eastern Med restaurant is in Victoria
This will be opening in Brother Marcus' tenth year, and their eighth restaurant.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:14 PM
A new Brother Marcus is already lined up, this time opening in Victoria's Nova Building:
www.hot-dinners.com/202511211466...
www.hot-dinners.com/202511211466...
Updated with lots more sarnies - our guide to this year's Christmas sandwiches:
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London's best Christmas sandwiches for 2025
Presenting our annual festive guide to the best Christmas sandwiches on offer in London for 2025
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November 24, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Updated with lots more sarnies - our guide to this year's Christmas sandwiches:
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