Hampstead

One half of the duo behind the hugely popular Chongqing noodle bar Liu Xiaomian, Linda Liu, reveals her top places to eat and drink in Hampstead.

It's been a busy couple of months for North London micro bakery Sourdough Sophia. Having opened in Highgate in May, owner Sophia Handschuh is moving across the heath for her next opening, this time targeting Hampstead. The bakery is about to open in the old Redemption Roasters site on Perrin's Court, in between the High Street and Heath Street.

"It's the biggest space for us so far in terms of seating,"

5/6/25 - updated with the opening date

With the weather looking, at least temporarily, fine and sunny, barbecue season is again a possibility. So the upcoming opening of extremely promising new butcher Harley's in Hampstead is one to watch. And that's partly because it's from a team who are also behind the excellent Smithfields restaurant Ibai, known for its great

Karan Gokani of Hoppers shares his favourite food and drink places in West Hampstead

14/12/23 - Updated with the opening date

Can London have too many omakase restaurants? It appears not, as the people behind Taku in Mayfair are getting ready to open a restaurant with its own omakase counter in Hampstead (taking over what used to be Goldfish).

Iné will have an eight-seater omakase counter alongside booth seating if you want to pop in for

They opened in Chelsea back in January 2022, so it's been a while since their last opening, but now a new Ottolenghi is on the way, this time coming to Hampstead. 

Taking over the space that was once Kojo, the new location should be fairly similar in approach to the other Ottolenghis. So

14/6/23 - updated with the opening date

For their next opening, pizza group Zia Lucia are doing something a little different. 

One of their USPs is that there are four different doughs to choose from when ordering a Zia Lucia pizza - white flour, wholemeal, vegetable charcoal, and gluten-free. But in their new West Hampstead

Hot Dinners exclusive - updated 15/3/23 with opening date

They already have two barges, one roaming and one moored, but now London Shell Co are moving onto terra firma. They're getting ready to open their first land-based site, a fishmonger and seafood bar near Parliament Hill.

The move is rooted in something they did to survive the lockdowns, a period

It's always a real shame to see a lovely old pub all boarded up. But having been shut for a few years now, the old Rossyln Arms in Hampstead is getting a new lease of life.

The place is being turned into Oak & Poppy from the restaurant group that are behind The Grafton Arms and The Summerhouse. An all day bar and kitchen, it'll be just as handy to pop in for a buttermilk hotcake fresh from your yomp

An old Hampstead pub is getting a new lease of life, being reborn as a modern wine bar courtesy of the folk behind the longstanding Leicester Square wine bar the Cork & Bottle.

This new independent all day restaurant and bar hopes to bring a little of the buzz of Tel Aviv style cafes to this part of Hampstead