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Back in 2022, chef Max de Nahlikl regenerated West Kensington pub The Holland. Now, just half an hour's walk away, he's done the same with Brook Green pub The Bird in Hand. 

While The Holland is "British ingredient-led", Max has taken a different approach with his latest opening, instead going for an Italian/Mediterranean mix of dishes and pizzas. On the smaller plate side, you'll find smoked cod's roe with toasted focaccia and beef carpaccio with crispy kale, walnuts & lemon vinaigrette. On the larger side, there's a whole fish of the day and a pork chop

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Anna Higham's Islington bakery Quince is, quite rightly, lauded as one of this city's best bakeries. So the news today that she's getting ready to open her own cafe should make North London residents sit up and pay attention. Clementine will be an all-day cafe, opening up across the road from the bakery serving up brunch and lunch. She's taking over a space that has previously been a pub in various incarnations, but frankly, we can see it working much better in the area as a

As we enter summer properly, there are even more new restaurants to look out for. There's another team-up between Spencer Metzger and Jason Atherton, a huge rooftop opening at Olympia, Claridge's embraces New York for its new restaurant, Adam Byatt goes Italian and lots more...

28/5/26 - updated with soft launch offer

For seven years, Lady of the Grapes has been one of the best wine bars in Covent Garden. Now they're heading to Borough as part of one of the area's best-looking buildings, the Menier Chocolate Factory. The new Lady of the Grapes SE1 will have the same focus on female winemakers as the original, but in a much larger space. Each of the two levels of the bar will have a different approach.

On the ground floor, there will be the main restaurant, seating around 60, with 20 more on the terrace. Like the original in

It's been just over a year since they opened in King's Cross and now Bubala is getting ready to open their fourth restaurant, this time in Covent Garden. They're taking over the space that used to be Lima Cantina for their biggest restaurant yet. 

If you haven't managed to make it along to any of the other Bubalas, here's what you need to know.

They first opened in Spitalfields in 2019, and serve up Middle Eastern-inspired food that's also all vegetarian. They have a few signatures, like the confit potato latkes with toum (a must-have), as well as

The man behind the very successful Lita in Marylebone, Daniel Koukarskikh, is quietly getting ready for his next London opening, but this one is going to be a little different. Mardy's will be a sandwich shop opening in Mayfair. 

Unfortunately, that's pretty much all we've been able to find out about it at this stage. According to job advertisements, they refer to themselves as "a proudly British brand, straightforward, unpretentious, and grumpy about quality." That's backed up with a cartoon campaign featuring their grumpy lead character. 

It's opening in

At the end of last year, Douglas McMaster's Silo shut the doors in Hackney Wick (over Crate Brewery), but now Uncle Hon's BBQ is hoping to take the space over - and he's nearly got his Kickstarter completed. 

Founder Man Hon Luk (who lives in the area) has learned his BBQ know-how the proper way, learning his skills in the home of BBQ, Austin Texas. Since then, he's been popping up all over London and eventually settled down for a long-term residency at All My

The team behind fire-cooking restaurant Cinder in St John's Wood (and Belsize Park) are about to double up in the area, opening a new bakery, all-day bistro and wine bar just down the road. 

No. Forty Nine is going to be very different from their previous restaurants, not least because it will kick things off in the morning as a new bakery. They'll be baking breads and pastries on-site, with both classic croissants and more elaborate creations like pastrami pain suisse and burnt leek, cheddar & marmite swirls available. The cakes and sweet treats also sound very

Here are all the new restaurants to look forward to in the coming week. This week, Jackson Boxer unveils his new Exmouth Market restaurant, there's an arrival from Mykonos, and a seafood bar crosses the street.

26/5/26 - updated with the opening date

Vagabond have been on a bit of a growth spurt recently, having recently unveiled their own urban winery in Canada Water. Now they're opening what's being described as their largest bar yet, in the middle of Soho. 

If you're still unfamiliar with the way Vagabond works, it's centred around their enomatic-style wine system, which lets them offer around 120 wines available by the glass at any time. Just

Islington has its fair share of bakeries, from Pophams to Sourdough Sophia, but there seems to be no end of demand for them. And, speaking as an Islington resident, classic French bakeries aren't particularly well represented. So we're welcoming the news that Authentique are opening in Camden Passage. 

Taking over the space that used to be The Passage Pantry, the latest Authentique (you'll also find them in Tufnell Park and Finsbury Park) will be open as a cafe and bakery. So if you've been looking for a truly great French baguette in Islington, this should be your new go-to

22/5/26 - updated with confirmed details

Love them or loathe them, Wetherspoons pubs are among the most successful in the country. That said, there are surprisingly few in the centre of town, but that's about to change as they're getting ready to open an enormous 300+ seat pub on Shaftesbury Avenue called Piccadilly Hall 

We write about this a few months ago, but now we have confiramtion - Wetherspoons is taking over the Coyote Ugly site, which itself only lasted a year and a half (although apparently a West End musical is being

They only just announced that the original Milk Beach is transforming into a wine bar, and now the same team is opening a new place in Soho. This time, they're joining the handroll craze that seems to be everywhere right now. 

The new place is Saltwater, a new sushi restaurant on Berqick Street and yes, the key element is all about Japanese handrolls being served over the counter. The handrolls on offer are going to include bluefin tuna