The Editors’ review of L’Anima Café Some of the food is of very high quality but there’s scope for greater consistency here.   Opso? More like Oops Fay Maschler doesn’t enjoy her trip to Marylebone’s new Greek restaurant.   Canvas to take over Le Cercle Restaurant ups sticks from Marylebone to Sloane Square.   Kurobuta […]

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Hackney was once the domain of artists, students and Londoners looking for cheap digs. All of which seems like a distant memory now that it has become not only Hipster Central, but also a booming borough with new businesses, restaurants and bars opening at a furious pace. It used to be Broadway Market, London Fields […]

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The people behind Zoilo and Casa Malevo have launched what they call ‘London’s first Argentine butcher and wine merchant’. Abasto, nestled in the cosy area estate agents call Connaught Village, also includes a dining room for 16 people and an events space for masterclasses. Abasto follows several other recent restaurant openings which have a decidedly multi-purpose feel. There’s […]

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It all seems to be happening in Clapton at the moment. Last week, Yard Sale Pizza launched in Lower Clapton Street, just after Eat 17 had announced plans for a burger bar and convenience store in Chatsworth Road. Now Verden has opened on the site of the old Cricketers Pub in E5’s Clarence Road. Specialising in meat, cheese […]

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Yard Sale Pizza has just opened in Clapton. And from now until Sunday (8 June) they’ve pledged to giveaway 300 free pizzas from their eat-in and take-away restaurant on Lower Clapton Road. On the menu are sourdough-base pizzas topped with fresh raw tuna, anchovy and caper paste and rocket; or ‘The Holy Pepperoni’ – Cobble Lane pepperoni, Napoli […]

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