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  • Junk is bringing French smash burgers to Soho

    Junk is bringing French smash burgers to Soho

    On a time when all eyes are on Paris for the Olympics, one French burger company is making its way over to the UK. Junk is getting ready to open a burger bar in Soho (where Wonderland was briefly). 

    It's not the first French burger brand to try and make a go of it in London, of course. Big Fernand had a few sites around London and are still serving up their French burgers in South Kensington.

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  • Milk opens new bakery Milk Run in Tooting Bec

    Milk opens new bakery Milk Run in Tooting Bec

    They're already big with their cafe in Balham and now Milk have opened a brand new bakery just down the road towards Tooting Bec called Milk Run. 

    If you fancy a Milk pastry to-go, this will be the place for you with croissants, pain au chocolat and more sweet or savoury pastries on offer, as well as sourdough loaves. They also have a small pantry offering drinks, cupboard staples and bags of coffee

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  • Mauby is bringing Soho vibes to Brockley

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    The arrival of Mauby in Brockley is the latest venture for a couple who first made a name for themselves with their amazing jerk chicken and barbecue. The new bar is the latest opening from Daniel and Heleena who used to run the very popular Jerk Off BBQ in Creekside in Deptford.

    That venture closed when the area was redeveloped so, following successful crowdfunding, they're now in a proper permanent spot here in Brockley.

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  • All the new London restaurants - recently opened restaurants in London

    New and recently opened London Restaurants

    Here's a complete guide to all the new London restaurants that have opened...

  • Upcoming London restaurants - hot new openings coming soon

    comingsoonAll the latest news on every upcoming London restaurant that's going to be opening in the capital. The only Coming Soon list you need.

  • Alaz brings a taste of Egypt to Chiswick

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    London has an amazing selection of Middle Eastern restaurants, but the offering doesn't often drill down to Egyptian food specifically. So the arrival of Alaz on Chiswick High Road is hoping to introduce Londoners to the delights of that country's cuisine. The restaurant is a partnership between Egyptian TV network owner Alaa El Kahky and caterer Sabrina Tolba. Tolba comes from a family of restaurateurs - her dad ran the

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  • Albers opens in De Beauvoir with small plates and negronis for a fiver

    Albers opens in De Beauvoir with small plates and negronis for a fiver

    News reaches us of another promising new opening that's flown under our radar until now. Albers has opened in De Beauvoir, an area that's getting very interesting at the moment (including the imminent arrival of Goodbye Horses). 

    Set up by chefs who have a

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  • Kleinsky's brings NY-style bagels to Mayfair (via Cape Town)

    Kleinsky's brings NY-style bagels to Mayfair (via Cape Town)

    Bagels are very much a thing at the moment, as evidenced by the huge popularity of (and queues at) It's Bagels (who are about to open their second location, in Notting Hill). 

    It turns out that another big bagel shop has opened in Mayfair to relatively little fanfare, but is

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  • Shanghai Me is the new rooftop restaurant at The London Hilton on Park Lane

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    22/7/24 - Updated with an official announcement

    Ever since the Galvin Brothers announced back in April that they were closing their rooftop restaurant at the London Hilton on Park Lane after 18 successful years, there was speculation on what was going to take its place. Hot Dinners was the

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  • The new restaurants and bars opening in London this week

    The new restaurants opening in London this week

    Our regular weekly guide to what to expect from the week ahead in London, with the restaurants, bars and more opening their doors across town. This week, the people behind Medlar open their second restaurant in 15 years and Bangladeshi food comes to Camden.

  • Marceline French grand brasserie is the next floating Canary Wharf restaurant

    Marceline French grand brasserie is the newest floating Canary Wharf restaurant

    21/7/24 - updated with the opening date. 

    If you've been to Wood Wharf any time over the past couple of years, you'll be familiar with the huge floating restaurant that is Hawksmoor. However, you'll also have noted that there's another similar floating

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  • Kolamba East sees the Sri Lankan restaurant head to the City

    Kolamba East sees the Sri Lankan restaurant head to the City

    21/7/24 - Updated with the opening date

    After finding success with their first Sri Lankan restaurant in Soho, Kolamba founders Eroshan and Aushi Meewella are going east for their second opening. 

    It's opening as part of the Norton Folgate development just off Bishopsgate, which is pretty much right on the edge of Spitalfields, Shoreditch and The City. As for

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  • Jason Atherton moves into Harrods Dining Hall with his hot dog offering

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    Updated with opening date and full menu details

    It's all change at Harrods for chef and restaurateur Jason Atherton. He's moving out of his current digs on the store's lower ground floor and heading to the Dining Hall. The plan is to open a 25-seat gourmet hot dog restaurant, Hot Dogs by Three Darlings. The Three Darlings bit alludes to his ...

  • Medlar team to open rooftop restaurant Cornus in Pimlico

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    18/7/24 - updated with opening date and menu details

    Fifteen years might be a long time between new restaurant concepts, but the team behind Medlar in Chelsea are finally ready to impress London with their next endeavour. It’s called Cornus and is opening atop the Ice Factory in Belgravia, an area surprisingly bereft of rooftop spaces.

    They brought in Gary Foulkes as

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  • Bonoo are bringing their Indian tapas to Muswell Hill

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    They're an award-winning Indian restaurant with legions of fans in Hampstead. Now Bonoo are expanding their North London empire with a move to Muswell Hill where they're about to open on Fortis Green. If you haven't been before, their concept is Indian tapas - so a series of small plates covering food from all over India.

    Two years ago the restaurant picked up the best chef in North London Award from the London Curry

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