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Lunch options for folks in the City just got a boost in the run up to Christmas with the arrival of cheese toastie folk MELT at the Boxhall City food hall. Melt have been trading at Old Spitalfields for the past couple of years; you'll probably have seen their signature oozy cheese toasties on your FYP at some point.

On the menu at the new City location will be a range of toasties and dips for dunking. But they're also launching an option that's exclusive to Boxhall City - The Boxer. That's a toastie with smoked pulled pork, maple mustard, MELT cheddar mozzarella blend, Kansas BBQ

It's all go in Broadgate at the moment. Fresh off the launch off the new Vagabond wine bar, and the imminent arrival of US import Velvet Taco comes news of another interesting new opening in the pipeline.

The Horsemen is being billed as an "An Irish-American steakhouse and freehouse" which, according to trade title Propel, is being opened by the same group that brought Sunday in Brooklyn to London. The pub

She was a standout star on Channel 4's Five Star Chef, and her summer pop-up at Boxhall City saw people absolutely freaking out over her plantain burger. So we've got good news for all those fans: chef Joyce Kudia is now opening a permanent kitchen at the City food hall.

Biléyi by MsJoyceK is going to be an official trader kitchen at Boxhall City, serving up Congolese-inspired dishes. On the menu there'll be

City of London diners have plenty of choice on their doorstep, so it's interesting to see how some restaurants manage to stand out from the crowd. We visit Straits Kitchen at the Pan Pacific London which does just that.

Featuring the lunar cycle as its theme, this high rise omakase restaurant turns out to be a lot of fun for the dinner guests.

11/5/25 - updated with the opening date

A week ago the Brindisa spin-off Bar Kroketa started teasing its followers on Insta with the promise of a third restaurant. Now they've revealed that they're heading to the City for their next opening. They'll be taking over the old Pizarro space on Broadgate Circle.

According to them, "This site is Bar Kroketa’s most ambitious yet, with a bigger space

Los Mochis London City is offering an immersive experience where diners get to see a whole bluefin tuna broken down for an omakase dinner. We managed to get some seats at the sushi counter to see what exactly goes on at an evening like this.

It's already one of the buzziest new openings in the City. We took the lift up to the rooftop at Los Mochis City to check out the scene for ourselves. 

They've already won a fanbase at Bang Bang Oriental Foodhall and at their first London restaurant in Covent Garden, now XI home are expanding to the City. If you haven't tried them before they are all about the dumplings. There are over 20 options on the menu along with various salads, BBQ skewers and noodle dishes.

The real USP for them (and one that's gone viral) is their supersize xiao long bao, a soup

Embracing the fields of cocktails, art, science, and design this East London bar is about to launch its first new menu since opening.

We’re here for those of you who wish to emote into a microphone while enjoying a cracking Chinese meal. You’ll know exactly what we’re talking about if you’ve experienced Galaxy Restaurant & Karaoke in Elephant & Castle, which while you can theoretically dine in the restaurant sans karaoke offers up a choice of private rooms to belt out your favourite tunes over a set menu. It has become quite the spot

Now that Dry January's firmly behind us, what better time to announce a brand new wine bar in the city. The place in question is The Bishop's Vaults which takes over the former Boisdale of Bishopsgate site.

The two-floored bar from the Young's pub group will, given its position in the heart of the city, feature a short list for a wine bar but one that focuses more on spendy options like Bollinger, Amarone

Suitable for ramen slurping lunches or sushi suppers this new Liverpool Street Japanese spot hits the mark.

9/11/22 - updated with a look at the design and opening details

As sure a sign as we know that the City is getting back on the front foot is news of a swanky new sushi spot opening in that part of town. Shiro will be the Aqua Group's fifth restaurant in London - they already have high-rise restaurants Aqua Shard, Hutong (both at The Shard), Aqua Kyoto and Aqua Nueva (on Regent Street).

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It's been a busy few weeks for Aussie-inspired cafe group Daisy Green. Hard on the heels of their opening in St John's Wood comes news that they're about to unveil their largest restaurant to date in the City.

Paradise Green will be a huge space in the 100 Bishopsgate development at Liverpool Street. They're describing it as an art gallery style restaurant where the art is as important as the