King's Cross

• The new Standard Rooftop bar will have amazing views over St Pancras

  

  With alfresco spaces in London being a premium right now, you can count on us to bring you news of any new places opening. And the new roof venue at The Standard hotel in King's Cross sounds (and looks) worth checking out.

  The Standard Rooftop is the hotel's latest space to launch and they say the aim of the 11th-floor bar - just upstairs from their Decimo restaurant - is to bring "the vibe of New York’s

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• The Cellar on Pentonville Road will be a minimal intervention wine bar and cafe

  

  From the Cotswolds to King's Cross, a coffee and wine duo will be serving up minimal intervention wine at this new wine bar and cafe.

• The best food delivery and takeaway restaurants in King's Cross, Camden and Clerkenwell

  Wanting to keep abreast of who's offering food delivery in and around King's Cross, Camden and Clerkenwell? We're here to help you choose some of the best.  

• Hiden Curry lab is the latest addition to King's Cross' Coal Drops Yard

  

  New to Coal Drops Yard in King's Cross (and takeaway only) is Hiden Curry Lab, a very dayglo yellow shop selling Japanese curry. It's taken over the space that used to be Bodega Rita's and is apparently an homage to Japan's many 'hole-in-the-wall' speciality restaurants.

  The menu is the simplest possible. There are two forms of Japanese curry and rice (and pickles), either beef or vegan, created by

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• Cafe Bao is Bao's King's Cross all-day bakery and it's all about Yōshoku cuisine

  For their fourth opening, in King's Cross, the folk at BAO have decided to switch things up with an all day cafe serving breakfast for the first time and with its own bakery.

• Longboys are bringing their doughnuts to King's Cross

  

  They kicked things off at Boxpark Wembley, now long finger-doughnut sellers Longboys are opening in King's Cross. They're the latest place to open in Coal Drops Yard. 

  Longboys has two impressive pastry chefs at the helm. Graham Hornigold was Group Pastry Chef for the Hakkasan group and Heather Kaniuk was former Executive Pastry Chef at the Mandarin Oriental and the Shangri-La at The Shard. So you

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• The Black Cow Vodka bar pops up at the Coal Office in King's Cross

  

  If the words "alfresco espresso martini bar" don't immediately pique your interest, then move along to the next news story. Personally, the idea of being able to sip a really good cocktail in the summer sunshine will always be something we're into.

  So we'll have to check out the new Black Cow Espresso Martini Bar that's just opened at Tom Dixon’s Coal Office restaurant in King's Cross. The summer pop-up has been built out of the wooden sidecar to

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• Honest Burgers launches Honest Chicken, delivering from King's Cross

  

  Last week, we heard the news that Honest Burgers have been reopening branches, and delivering burgers all over town. But that's not the only thing they've been getting ready for in lockdown - they've taken the opportunity to open a whole new operation - Honest Chicken. 

  As you might have guessed - it's the chicken alternative to Honest, using Somerset chickens, sustainably raised and free-range.

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• Rice Error, the new rice box delivery service from Bao, is here

  

  Updated 12/5/20 with new location opening dates

  If there's one new delivery venture in London that everyone has their eye on, it's Rice Error from the people behind Bao. First off, here's what they say about the overall service:

  A delivery service brought to you by BAO. Specialising in rice boxes using award-winning Chi Shang rice from Taiwan. The design of the boxes are

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• Twisted London open their King's Cross restaurant ahead of schedule

  

  Often, a story we write is all about a new restaurant opening. And eventually Twisted London's new King's Cross venue will actually open as a counter service restaurant. Just not today. Instead, they'll launch as a delivery-only spot, like they do from their original Shoreditch location. So all the interesting dishes they come up with that are usually only available in East London should be now on offer to North Londoners too.

  The

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• Test Driving Sushi On Jones London - speedy omakase in King's Cross

  

  Hot new NYC import Sushi on Jones has just opened its first place outside New York, in King's Cross. We went along for the 45-minute omakase experience.

• King’s Cross Spanish quarter to expand with pop-up Bar El Rincón

  The Camino restaurant group, which already has several Spanish tapas bars and restaurants across London, is opening a pop-up called Bar El Rincón in Vanishers Yard in Kings Cross.

• Goods Way is a new live music venue, bar and street food space at King's Cross - updated

  The team behind Flat Iron Yard are heading to King's Cross for their next multi-purpose venue which will serve up live music, American drinks and street food.

• Hoppers is bringing their Sri Lankan food to Kings Cross

  Hoppers, the Sri Lankan and South Indian street food-influenced restaurant, is opening a third restaurant in London, following the success of its Soho and St Christopher’s Place outlets. Its Pancras Square venue in Kings Cross will be home to a menu exclusive to that site and the biggest bar of its venues.

• Pidgin comes to Sons + Daughters King's Cross with their latest special

  

  Back at work and in real need of a proper sandwich for lunch? Well, Sons + Daughters are bringing a little taste of their sibling restaurant Pidgin to King's Cross this month.

  For January, Pidgin chefs Michael Robins and Hamish Pearce present their take on a Tuna Melt. It's sustainably sourced pole-caught tuna, horseradish aioli, smoked applewood cheddar, spiced onion relish, mango chutney, iceberg lettuce and herb

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