With summer in full spin, London bars and restaurants lined up summer terraces all ready for al fresco dining.
Summer Sounds Better on the Lawn
What’s more reliably English than a warm summer evening spent outdoors with a drink in hand, good food on the table and live music drifting across the lawn?
Sunday Lunch in the Wildness
This summer, Down Hall Hotel, Spa & Estate invites guests to step outside for something far removed from the traditional Sunday lunch, as its Garden Gatherings return to The Woodland Table — an immersive open-air dining experience shaped by seasonality, smoke and open flame.
Roketsu launches Summer Kappo Tasting Menus
Roketsu, tucked away on a handsome Marylebone street, has decided that summer deserves a bit more ceremony than a hastily assembled salad and a warm glass of rosé.
Lifetime Achievement Award For The Caldesis
Restaurateurs and food writers Giancarlo and Katie Caldesi have good reason to raise a glass. They have just scooped the Lifetime Achievement Award in this year’s Italian Awards.
It’s Almost Time To Dine. Taste Of London Full 2026 Schedule
Taste of London returns to The Regent’s Park from 17–21 June, bringing five days of incredible food, top chefs, interactive experiences and summer festival vibes.
Taste The Orient Festival
Summer brings us so many great festivals and food events, one of which is a brand new week-long Taste of Orient designed to showcase rare ingredients in cocktails from Asia.
Xi Home Dumpling Bay Review
Xi Home Dumpling Bay’s summer menu has arrived in central London, bringing authentic Northern Chinese cooking that somehow manages to be crunchy, zingy, fresh, salty, rich and deeply comforting all at once. And that’s just the dumplings.
A Taste Of Cé La Vie’s New Menu
High above Paddington station Cé La Vie has a new chef and a new summer menu. We were invited to sample the dishes and see if they’re right up there. They are.
Bar Rioja Festival to Return to King’s Cross with Expanded Rioja Wine Celebration
Bar Rioja Festival will return to King’s Cross this summer following a successful inaugural event in 2025, bringing an expanded showcase of Rioja wines, Spanish cuisine and live entertainment to central London.
Three Chefs, Three Visions of Modern British Dining
Each chef will host a one-night-only Taste of England dinner at The Swan at Chapel Down, the winery’s two AA Rosette restaurant. Guests will have the opportunity to experience the chefs’ full winning menus, paired with Chapel Down sparkling wines and served in the heart of the Garden of England.