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London’s Top Restaurants Named at Inaugural OpenTable Awards, Including New ‘Icons’

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OpenTable unveils its first-ever Restaurant Awards winners, including the new ‘Icons’* list spotlighting the restaurants defining London dining todayWinners include BRUTTO for the Icons list, Singburi for Opening of the Year and The Plimsoll for Gastropub of the Year

LONDON, April 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — London’s dining powerhouses have been revealed, as OpenTable names the favourite restaurants shaping the city’s food scene at its first-ever OpenTable Restaurant Awards. The winners span across three categories; OpenTable Icons*, Restaurateurs’ Choice,** and People’s Choice.** 

Hosted by Chef and social media personality, Poppy O’Toole, the awards took place on 27th April high in the London skyline at Landing Forty Two, welcoming key figures from the food, drink, and hospitality industry.

At the centre of the Awards is OpenTable’s new ‘Icons’*, 26 culinary landmarks shaping London’s dining culture. Spanning long-standing institutions, MICHELIN-starred restaurants and modern favourites, the list was hand-selected by an OpenTable-appointed panel of critics and industry experts who live and breathe the city’s food scene.

The 2026 OpenTable London Icons:

64 Goodge Street | Andrew Edmunds | Blacklock Soho | Bouchon Racine | Brawn | BRUTTO | Chez Bruce | CORE by Clare Smyth | Da Terra | Darjeeling Express | Donia | Hawksmoor St Pancras | Humble Chicken | JUNO Omakase | MAMBOW | Moro | Portland | Restaurant Gordon Ramsay | Rita’s | Scott’s Mayfair | St. JOHN Smithfield | The Clove Club | The Ledbury | The Plimsoll | The Quality Chop House | Trinity

OpenTable Icons has a designation within the website and app, making it easier for diners to discover and book the ‘of the moment’ restaurants. 

Beyond the Icons list, the awards honoured standout performers across categories voted for by diners and hospitality professionals.

The People’s Choice (Voted by Diners):

Bucket List: The LedburyGastropub of the Year: The PlimsollOpening of the Year: SingburiNeighbourhood Gem: St. JOHN SmithfieldStandout Service: Rita’s

The Restaurateurs’ Choice (Voted by the Industry):

Everyday Hero: David Moore, Pied à TerreUp & Coming: Dara Klein, Tiella Trattoria & BarInnovation Award: Three SheetsImpact Award: BubalaRestaurant Design: Berners Tavern

Awards host Poppy O’Toole said, “It was a privilege to celebrate the chefs, front-of-house teams and restaurateurs whose passion keeps London’s dining culture so vibrant. From neighbourhood gems to destination dining rooms, the OpenTable Restaurant Awards winners show the breadth, creativity and resilience of the city’s restaurant scene today.” 

“Our first-ever OpenTable Restaurant Awards winners are the places defining London’s culture right now, setting global standards and creating experiences that stay with diners long after they leave,” said Laure Bornet, Senior Vice President of International Growth at OpenTable. “At a time of real pressure for the industry, celebrating and backing the people and places raising the bar matters more than ever, and we’re proud to champion these standout spots to diners.”

The Icons were selected by a panel of judges including: Adam Hyman, Owner of CODE Hospitality and The Good Food Guide, Ben Benton and Freddy Clode, Hosts of The Go-To Food Podcast; Ben Lippett, Cook and Food Writer; Jenny Lau, Writer and Community Chef; Jimi Famurewa, Food Writer, Restaurant Critic and Broadcaster; Lorraine Copes, Founder and CEO of Be Inclusive Hospitality and Seema Pankhania, Food Content Creator and Author. 

You can find the full list of Icons here and award winners linked here. A selection of high-res imagery is available here

NOTES TO EDITORS

*OpenTable Icon Methodology: The ‘Icon’ designation and associated restaurant nominations are determined by an OpenTable-appointed industry panel via a qualitative assessment of a pre-determined shortlist. This shortlist is generated through a combination of data-informed insights (diner reviews, ratings, and platform signals) and expert input from local specialists. This process represents a subjective assessment rather than an objective ranking or exhaustive list. Eligibility is merit-based and requires no purchase or commercial participation, and payment to OpenTable does not influence the likelihood of nomination or selection. All selections are discretionary, final, and binding. 

**OpenTable Restaurant Awards Terms & Conditions: https://www.opentable.co.uk/c/awards-london/terms/ 

About OpenTable:

OpenTable, a global leader in restaurant tech and part of Booking Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BKNG), helps more than 65,000 restaurants worldwide fill 1.9 billion seats a year. OpenTable’s world-class technology empowers restaurants to focus on what matters most – their team, their guests, and their bottom line – while enabling diners to discover and book the perfect restaurant for every occasion. 

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Parksy.com Free Driver Tools In One App: Fine Appeals, Sign Scanning, Car Finding and Crash Reports

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A fine under the wiper, a sign you cannot decode, a car you cannot find, a crash to document — Parksy built a free tool for each and skipped the invoice.

SYDNEY, Aug. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Parksy (parksy.com) has gathered its free driver tools into a single hub, and the collection reads like a list of the four worst moments of car ownership. A fine under the wiper. A sign you cannot decode. A car you cannot find. A crunch in a car park. The parking marketplace now offers a free tool for each, most of them usable without so much as an email address.

The AI-powered appeal calculator handles the fine. A driver describes what happened, and the tool identifies which grounds of appeal are worth arguing and helps draft the letter — while being candid when a ticket was fairly issued and not worth fighting. The sign scanner handles the pole of stacked restrictions: photograph it, and the tool answers whether you can park there and until when. The find-my-parked-car tool remembers what the multi-storey made you forget. And the car accident report walks a shaken driver through documenting a collision at the scene — photos, details, witnesses, a GPS-stamped location — then produces a PDF an insurer can use, working even without phone signal.

Founder Daniel Battaglia says the bundle is the strategy, not a loss leader that wandered off. “Every one of these tools exists because drivers kept hitting the same four walls. Other companies looked at those walls and saw four subscription products. We think the fastest way to be the platform drivers trust with parking is to be useful on the worst day they have with a car, and to not send an invoice afterwards.”

The tools sit alongside Parksy’s marketplace, where finding parking and listing a space are also free, with no commission taken from anyone. The company’s position is consistent to the point of stubbornness: across 57 countries, the platform does not charge for introductions, information or emergencies.

All four tools are available now at https://www.parksy.com/blog/free-driver-tools, with the wider platform website and apps (both IOS and Android).

“People assume there is a catch, and the catch is that there is no catch,” Battaglia said. “The tools are free because they should not cost anything. It is parking, not wizardry.”

About Parksy

Parksy (parksy.com) is a free, commission-free parking marketplace operating across 57 countries. Drivers use Parksy to find and book parking, appeal unfair fines with a free AI-powered calculator, scan confusing signage, locate a parked car, and report accidents — all at no cost and with no signup required for most tools. Space owners list and rent out driveways, garages and unused spots for free, with no commission and no lease paperwork. Parksy was founded in 2011 by Daniel Battaglia and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

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Daniel Battaglia
Founder & CEO, Parksy
parksy.com | daniel@parksy.com
linkedin.com/in/danielmbattaglia/
Previously: Lehman Brothers, RBC Capital Markets, Macquarie Bank
Author: Parking Made Easy — Making Life Easier

Press Contact: Daniel Battaglia, +61413118049, https://www.parksy.com/

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Runjian Co., Ltd. Showcases Token-as-a-Service and AI Innovations at AIMX Singapore 2026

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SINGAPORE, Aug. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — AIMX Singapore 2026 has successfully concluded at Sands Expo & Convention Centre. Mr Tan Kiat How, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Digital Development and Information, visited Runjian Co., Ltd.’s booth. As an official Platinum Partner of the event, Runjian focused firmly on Token overseas expansion, showcasing its Token-as-a-Service ecosystem layout across the ASEAN region under the theme “Token as a Service: Powering a Smarter ASEAN”.

At the exhibition, Runjian displayed a full lineup of innovative technological solutions covering multiple industry scenarios, including Wuxiang Cloud Valley Token Factory, Apollo 11 CEL enterprise platform, Lawer — ASEAN Legal AI Agent, Hanmate — Online Chinese Learning Platform, and iRun Renewable Energy Platform. The diversified product matrix fully demonstrates Runjian’s robust technical strength and practical application capabilities in core fields such as computing power service, green energy management, intelligent education, enterprise intelligent transformation and government digital governance. The innovative Token-driven technology system attracted extensive attention from global industry clients, developers and ecological partners, who conducted in-depth exchanges on ASEAN localized digital cooperation.

During the summit, Runjian delivered two influential keynote speeches at the main forum to share its overseas development layout. Athena Zhao, Vice President of Runjian Co. Ltd, elaborated on the innovative value of the Token-as-a-Service (TaaS) model in realizing inclusive and on-demand computing power services, helping Southeast Asian enterprises achieve efficient and cost-effective large-scale AI deployment. Meanwhile, Jake Yin, Vice President of the AI Business Group at Runjian Co. Ltd, shared the ontology-native advantages of the Apollo 11 platform, explaining how to help enterprises eliminate fragmented AI application pain points and build independent, controllable and continuously evolving proprietary intelligent systems.

Leveraging the high-end international platform of AIMX Singapore, Runjian actively connects global industrial resources to accelerate cross-border computing power circulation and Token overseas layout. Adhering to its unique regional development strategy, the company has set up overseas branches in Jakarta (Indonesia), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and Thailand, with business coverage spanning all major ASEAN countries. Empowered by its solid local operational foundation, Runjian continues to deepen localized technological innovation and ecological cooperation across the ASEAN market. Moving forward, Runjian will join hands with global partners to build an open and win-win regional AI ecosystem, continuously empowering the high-quality development of the China-ASEAN digital economy.

CONTACT:
Annie Wang
marketing@runjian.com
18535579700

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Jukebox Expands Free Background Remover With 25MB Uploads, Free Image Upscaling and New Creative Effects

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Latest update adds larger uploads, built-in image upscaling, new filters, layered outlines and paper cutout effects.

VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 29, 2026 /CNW/ — Jukebox Print has released a major update to its free online remove background tool, increasing the maximum upload size from 20MB to 25MB per image and adding built-in image upscaling along with a new collection of creative effects. The tool supports JPG, PNG and WebP files, allows up to 50 images to be uploaded at once, and remains free to use with no registration required.

The biggest addition is image upscaling directly inside the download workflow. Once a background has been removed and the image is finished, users can upscale the final image before downloading it, without moving the file into another application. Jukebox has also expanded its creative tools with new filters, layered outlines, custom strokes, gradient outlines, wavy and jagged edges, fades and paper cutout effects. Multiple outline layers can be stacked, reordered and adjusted individually for colour, thickness and style, giving users much more control over the finished cutout.

The update continues Jukebox’s move beyond basic background removal into a more complete creative image tool. Users can add text, mask images into shapes, apply shadows, use stock photography, upload their own backgrounds or create new backgrounds with AI. Finished cutouts can also be sent directly into the Jukebox Sticker Maker to continue designing and prepare artwork for custom sticker printing. With larger 25MB uploads, image upscaling and the expanded Effects 3.0 controls, this is the most powerful version of Jukebox’s background remover released to date.

About Jukebox Print

Jukebox Print is an online printing company serving customers around the world with premium printed products and free creative tools for businesses, designers and creators.

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