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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 Friends (also in Hackney Wick). The food he's been cooking there takes his BBQ skills and adds an East Asian twist,

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

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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

They run Faber seafood restaurant in Hammersmith and The Somers Town Coffee House in King's Cross and now the same team are celebrating their 20th anniversary with a new opening. This time, it's a new pub in Canary Wharf. 

It's early days on what to expect from the opening, but it will be much more like a proper pub than their seafood offering. The menu here promises to feature classic pub dishes as well as "celebrating British ingredients with a wholesome, sustainable focus." That should translate into traditional dishes like pies, shellfish and fish and chips. They're also

The Imperial Hotel in Bloomsbury is getting a (much-needed) overhaul at the moment, and a great part of that is focused on the roof. Up there, they're opening a brand new rooftop bar called Arcus. 

It's going to be pretty huge, as they'll be able to fit over 300 people and, given that Bloomsbury isn't quite as high-rise as other parts of town, you should be able to get some fantastic views. They're promising views of St Paul's, the London Eye and, much closer to them, a bird's eye view of the British Museum. There are a lot of tables open  to the elements, but if the

Lockdown Bakehouse only started in 2020, but they're already getting ready to open their sixth bakery, this time in Putney. 

As the name suggests, they originally started life during the lockdown, coming from the same team behind MyPie, who pivoted and started using their kitchen for different baked goods. Since then, they've opened cafes in Wandsworth, Barnes, Clapham, Earlsfield and Raynes Park, with this latest continuing their march across South-West London. 

At the latest cafe, you can expect the same range of breads and pastries that they serve in the others. So that

They're best known for their Macbeth grilled cheese sandwich with haggis, and Scottish-inspired street food folk Deeney's are hoping to introduce those toasties and more to art fans this summer. They've taken on the cafe space at the soon-to-open gallery dedicated to illustrative art in Clerkenwell.

Their cafe at The Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration will serve up those toasties plus salads and soups to gallery visitors and locals. It sounds like a lovely space, set inside the old Boiler House, with space for 40 inside plus a large south-facing terrace, perfect for the

Flat Iron are on the expansion trail again, this time getting ready to open in Clapham, taking on a newly redeveloped site just beside the common. 

If you've been to a Flat Iron before, you should know what to expect from the new opening. It'll stick to the usual format of a menu that's centred around their main flat iron cut of steak, which is currently £15 on the menu (still a great deal as far as steakhousess go), That's backed up by a few other cuts, some blackboard specials and their green chilli cheeseburger. 

This particular location will have a terrace too, but