Chelsea

• Test Driving Kahani in Chelsea - Peter Joseph goes it alone

  After running Michelin-starred Tamarind for a decade, Peter Joseph has come to Chelsea to launch his own restaurant, Kahani. We went along to try it out.  

• Adam Handling runs the Belmond Cadogan Hotel food, Adam Simmonds is in the kitchen

  From Shoreditch to Sloane Street, Adam Handling's rise has been meteoric. At their English countryside hotel Le Manoir Belmond picked Raymond Blanc, now they're putting all their resources behind Handling at their flagship Knightsbridge hotel.

• Kutir in Chelsea will be ex-Gymkhana chef Rohit Ghai's first solo restaurant

  The chef and GM who headed up London's top Indian restaurants including Gymkhana and Jamavar are opening their first solo venture in Chelsea. Expect this to be one of the biggest openings of the Autumn.

• Sticks’n’Sushi's huge new King's Road place will feature The Kings Room restaurant within a restaurant

  Taking over three storeys on the King's Road, the Danish company's new sushi and yakitori sticks spot will feature a private dining room with a difference - you get your own chef, staff, music and even lift!

• Maître Choux to open its fourth, biggest store in Chelsea

  Don’t be distracted by the highly ‘grammable flower tunnel and croquembouche tower - it’s the gorgeous French eclairs, choux and chouquettes you’ll be wanting to focus on at this new branch of Maitre Choux.

• La Mia Mamma brings a rotating series of Italian chefs to Chelsea

  La Mia Mamma is trying something different from your traditional Italian restaurant. They'll be focusing on specific regions of Italy at a time - and to help with that, they're importing Italians "Mammas" from the regions to create the menus.

• A Wild West cocktail bar is coming to King's Road with Moonshine Saloon

  

  The new pop-up from the people who brought us the controversial Alcotraz is coming to the King's Road from May as they unveil Moonshine Saloon, a Wild West cocktail bar. Although as before, it'll be a BYOB event (and it sounds like that's a requirement to get in).

  This time, the immersive setting is "an undercover moonshine empire". Apparently, you'll be measured up for cowboy gear and a

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• Tamarind's ex-Head Chef is opening Kahani in Chelsea - his first solo venture

  Chef Peter Joseph has run the kitchen at Michelin-starred Tamarind for a decade. Now he's going it alone with a restaurant where he'll be using British seasonal ingredients and serving up progressive Indian food.

• Hans' Bar and Grill opening on Chelsea's Pavilion Road is from the Chewton Glen team

  New to Chelsea's Pavilion Road, from the team behind iconic hotels Cliveden and Chewton Glen this all day restaurant and bar aims to be a stylish neighbourhood spot for SW1 folk.

• Farm Girl takes their superfood cocktails and new dinner menu to Chelsea

  After a well-matched first-floor takeover of Oxford Street’s hip Sweaty Betty gym shop, Farm Girl are on the move again to Chelsea, where they’ll be opening their third cafe and their first ever dinner menu.

• MeatUp is coming to Chelsea with a build-your-own-burgers pop-up (including a Kinder Egg topping)

  

  They've been in Wandsworth for a year, but now MeatUp are bringing their burgers to Chelsea with their Build Your Own Burger pop up. 

  So - what can you expect from these custom burgers? First, you'll be able to choose how you want the burger cooked - and they'll be allowing rare as an option - then you can choose your bun: a milk bun, a black charcoal bun or a festive red beetroot bun. As for toppings, they

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• Chelsea’s The Botanist gets a refurb alongside a new chef

  

  Sloane Square's The Botanist has just reopened after 10 weeks of refurbishment.

  The upmarket all-day bar and eatery will have more Champagne and botanical cocktails - always good news - plus a new all-day brasserie menu from the new executive chef, Ameya Bhalekar (The Savoy, Caprice Holdings’ 34 Mayfair, Soho House’s Road House).

  New dishes will include lighter ones like sea bass ceviche with citrus, pickled onion, jalapeño and sweet potato

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• Vegan restaurant Wulf and Lamb lands in Sloane Square

  With help from Franco Casolin, formerly of famous veggie Vanilla Blacks, Wulf & Lamb is bringing creative vegan cuisine to Sloane Square, where ackee fruit meets burritos and Ruby's of London provides animal-product free doughnuts.

• Get a taste of Bahrain in Chelsea with Villa Mama’s

  After a successful first opening in her home country, Bahraini chef Roaya is now opening the second branch of Villa Mama’s all the way over in London. 

• The Roasting Party brings Aussie snacks and coffee to Chelsea's Pavilion Road

  Australian coffee roasters are the latest opening on Chelsea's Pavilion Road, serving up toast with vegemite and top notch coffee