New opening

• Wright Brothers brings seafood to Battersea Power Station

  

  What: Wright Brothers Battersea

  In a nutshell: Seafood, oysters and more at the Power station.

  Summing it all up: Wright Brothers have some very highly rated seafood restaurants dotted across town and this sees them opening in the area around the iconic Battersea Power Station. 

• Rail House Cafe comes to Nova Victoria from the people behind Riding House Cafe

  

  9/2/16 - updated with soft launch details

  As the new openings at Victoria's Nova come towards us in a wave, we've more news about another. This time, it's from the same people behind Riding House Cafe, who are opening the similarly monikered Rail House Cafe.

  This new place is considerably larger that Riding House or Village East (which is also run by the same company).

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• Traditional Japanese dining in Shoreditch with Sanjugo London

  

  What: Sanjugo London

  In a nutshell: Traditional Japanese food in in Shoreditch

  Summing it all up: Shoreditch's newest Japanese restaurant has plenty of familiar favourites, from sushi to tempura, and includes some more exotic items, like baby octopus and sparkling sake.

• Lassco Bar and Dining opens on Maltby Street

  

  What: LASSCO Bar and Dining

  In a nutshell: Seasonal cuisine and cocktails on Maltby Street from the duo behind the Coal Vaults.

  Summing it all up: Prix fixe ingredient-led dining among the salvaged architecture of Ropewalk warehouse, and a bar with cocktails that’ll complement the food and school you in local history at the same time.

• What restaurants are going in the new Battersea Power Station?

  

  Updated 7/2/17 with more new openings

  So this is actually happening. If you've lived in London as long as we have, there have been SO many ambitious plans put forward for Battersea Power Station that haven't made it off the drawing board.

  But now the regeneration of one of the city's most iconic landmarks is properly underway and we've just got word on what's being planned, food and drink wise, in the first stage of the development. Circus West Village

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• Monica Galetti is opening Mere restaurant on Charlotte Street

  

  06/02/17 - Updated with opening date and menu details

  She's currently best known as a MasterChef Professionals judge and before that, Monica Galetti was the senior sous chef at Le Gavroche, where she'd been for 2 years. Next up is her own restaurant called Mere in Fitzrovia.

  Here's what we know:

  • It's a joint production between Monica Galetti and her sommelier husband David Galetti - so
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• Shake Shack comes to Victoria with burgers and a Cocoa Beer Float

  

  The huge Nova complex in Victoria is entering its final stages now, and it's clearly bringing a HUGE change to the area (and we say this from experience, having worked there in the past). And the latest to open the doors will be the next burger outlet from Shake Shack. 

  You can expect the usual burgers, shakes, dogs and concretes from the latest Shack, and they're alos teaming up with Mast Brothers

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• Welsh chef Tom Simmons is opening at Tower Bridge

  

  What: Tom Simmons, Tower Bridge

  In a nutshell: Welsh heritage cuisine with French and English influences

  Summing it all up: One Tower Bridge will be the home of this new restaurant from Tom Simmons, who reached the quarter-finals in MasterChef The Professional, and who'll be dishing up Welsh-influenced cuisine from breakfast to dinner.

• Francesco Mazzei to open Radici trattoria in Islington

  

  A Hot Dinners Exclusive - updated 22/3/17 with booking details

  What: Radici

  In a nutshell: Southern Italian cooking in Islington

  Summing it all up: A new Italian trattoria with a terrace and wine room is arriving on Almedia Street, bringing with it lots of traditional south Italian dishes, as well as more laid back meals like pizzas, charcuterie and cheeses.

• Bubblewrap’s Hong Kong-style egg waffles are coming to Soho

  

  6/3/17 - Updated with opening date.

  What: Bubblewrap

  In a nutshell: Hong Kong egg waffle stall puts down roots in London

  Summing it all up: After cutting their teeth as a festival food truck, this mix-and-match street food from east Asia is making its way to Soho for good.

• Lokhandwala Indian small plates restaurant and cocktail bar opens on Charlotte Street

  

  What: Lokhandwala

  In a nutshell: Indian tapas in Fitzrovia

  Summing it all up:The folk behind India's biggest food festival have launched this Indian small plates restaurant and cocktail bar

• Putney gets a new all day brasserie Jules from the Highclere heir

  

  What: Jules

  In a nutshell: Putney neighbourhood spot

  Summing it all up: From brunch to dinner and cocktails this new all day spot off Putney High Street should be a popular pit stop

• A new Bone Daddies will be just steps from Oxford Street

  

  What: Bone Daddies

  In a nutshell: A new ramen stop just off Oxford Street

  Summing it all up: Get stuck into Japanese food aplenty and Bone Daddies signature dishes, huge hearty bowls of ramen in their new branch on James Street.

• Yard Sale Pizza is coming to Walthamstow, with weekend brunch too

  

  28/2/17 - updated with soft launch details. 

  After a successful launch in Finsbury Park, Yard Sale Pizza are continuing north and are getting ready to open their next place in Walthamstow. 

  If you've yet to try them, they serve up pizzas from double fermented dough that include:

  • The Holy Pepperoni with Cobble Lane pepperoni, Napoli piccante & crumbled Nduja
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• Westerns Laundry comes to Highbury from Primeur

  

  What: Westerns Laundry

  In a nutshell: Seafood and more comes to Highbury from team behind Primeur

  Summing it all up: The people behind the very successful Primeur are opening a second restaurant. British flavours and Devonshire seafood will be at the heart of this retreat just around the corner from Holloway Road.