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Dumbo's French smash burgers have found a home in Soho

Information: 27 July 2026

A year ago, French burger joint Dumbo arrived in London (from France), opening in a small space in Shoreditch. It quickly became one of the new must-have burgers to try, sitting alongside other...

James Blunt is opening another London pub, this time in Hammersmith

Information: 27 July 2026

Almost a decade after getting into the pub business, singer James Blunt is doubling down by buying a second London pub. Following on from his purchase of The Fox and Pheasant in Chelsea back in...

The original Berber & Q is closing

Information: 27 July 2026

Another week and another big closure has been announced. This time it's the turn of the original Berber & Q, which is shutting after 11 years in Haggerston. Later called Berber & Q Grill House (to...

Five Feet Pizza sees the Legare and Watchhouse team unite for teaming up for "fluffy dough" pizzas

Information: 27 July 2026

We're still waiting for London to hit its peak pizza moment, but in the meantime, we have a new independent pizzeria on the way to Bermondsey. This one sees the man behind Luna and Legare (Jay...

New restaurants and bars opening in London this week

Information: 27 July 2026

This week sees the opening of an Istanbul cafe, the central London debut of a popular bakery, a restaurant that's all about wagyu and more...

Soho is getting a tiramisu cafe, Marrone, just down the road from The Dev

Information: 24 July 2026

We know that Londoners have a sweet tooth. All you have to do is look at the popularity of La Maritxu and their Basque cheesecakes or the queues outside Arome for their honey butter toast. Well, now...

Sourdough Sophia's next bakery is in Covent Garden. There will be cereal milk cookies

Information: 24 July 2026

Since opening in a small site in Crouch End (she's recently moved to a much bigger space there), Sourdough Sophia has been launching very successful bakeries across town, but now she's turned her...

Endo Kazutoshi comes to Chelsea with his ENDO omakase restaurant and Moga listening bar upstairs

Information: 23 July 2026

Endo Kazutoshi has had a very busy time of late. Following a fire, he relocated Endo at the Rotunda to Annabel's for five months, and he's also getting ready to launch a new Sumi restaurant in...

Waterhouse sees The Water House Project reborn in a new guise

Information: 22 July 2026

London has seen a lot of restaurant closures over the past year, and one of the higher-profile examples was The Water House project, which finished in May. That was because the lease of the...

Japanese bakery Uchi Bake is opening on Islington's Camden Passage

Information: 22 July 2026

If you're a Clapton local, you'll probably already be acquainted with Uchi's game. By day, they're a bakery serving up beef curry buns, sandos and black sesame lattes. In the evening, that changes...

Nostra is a new cafe and bar that's taken on the Hatch site in Homerton

Information: 22 July 2026

The space that was once cafe and events space Hatch has, in the past few weeks, quietly been revived. It's returned as Nostra and is once again working as a cafe and events space - albeit with a few...

Popular Korean matcha house Tokkia arrives in Soho

Information: 22 July 2026

Updated 23/7/26 We were the first to tell you about the arrival of the Korean matcha house Tokkia in Covent Garden. And we were there on day one to check out their drinks and salt breads and stick...

New London restaurants added to the Michelin Guide - now with July's additions

Information: 21 July 2026

Updated for July, Michelin has opted for some restaurants that readers might be a little less familiar with, from a hotel restaurant in Belgravia to an Indian restaurant in Surbiton. There are some...

The Talli Queen sees Shepherd's Bush's Queen Adeleide reborn as an Indian pub by chef Avi Shashidhara

Information: 21 July 2026

21/7/26 - updated with more details about the opening, including an opening date The Queen Adelaide pub in Shepherd's Bush closed last summer, but the pub is now returning under a new guise, called...

Robin Gill and Mr Lyan on the ticket for the London Museum's new home in Smithfield

Information: 21 July 2026

Smithfield Market is about to see a major new influx of foodies this winter with the opening of the Museum of London in its new home. The reason? Well, there's going to be a restaurant, bar, cafe...

Big Kid Ice Cream goes all-soft-serve with Whippies in Covent Garden

Information: 21 July 2026

Big Kid Ice Cream, which launched in 2022, has quickly become one of the best places for ice cream in London. Now, perfectly timed for the summer season, they're taking things one step further with...

Wagyu Yakiniku USHIO is bringing late-night wagyu omakase to Charlotte Street

Information: 20 July 2026

A new wagyu-led restaurant that originates in Fukuoka, Japan, is getting ready to bring late-night wagyu steaks to Fitzrovia. Wagyu Yakiniku USHIO is taking over the site that used to be Palms of...

London's getting a huge new riverside pub with The Hero's Return opening at Battersea Power Station

Information: 20 July 2026

The roll-out of new restaurants and bars at the huge Battersea Power Station development continues with the reveal last week that one of the next openings will be a pub. The Hero's Return sees the...

Tasca's Portuguese/Spanish residency is back - this time in Shoreditch

Information: 17 July 2026

Chef Josh Dallaway and sommelier Sinead Murdoch's Tasca has been extremely well received in both its original appearance at (now closed) Cav and the follow-up residency at Giacco's. Now they're...

Tamila are popping up in London Fields for a weekend of roti wraps

Information: 17 July 2026

Tamila, the curry house spin-off from The Tamil Prince, has been doing great business at its three restaurants so far. But now they're trying something a little different and coming to London Fields...

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