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• The Cloth team are turning the historic Simpson's Tavern in the City into Cloth Cornhill

  

  It's been three long years since we first reported on the fight for survival of one of London's oldest restaurants. Now there's good (and bad) news. On the upside, the historic tavern is getting ready to open its doors again for the first time since 2022. The other good thing is that the team who are

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• YolanDa Brown's Soul Mama is opening in Westfield Stratford

  

  YolanDa Brown's Soul Mama in Stratford has proved to be a big hit - so much so that she's opening a second Soul Mama in the area. This one will open on Westfield's The Street and will once again be part restaurant, part music venue.

  The new location will also have a slightly larger menu alongside dishes from the original. So expect slow-cooked Caribbean curries, one-pots with

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• Hawksmoor St Pancras sees the steakhouse taking over The Midland Grand space, and adding the Martini Bar.

  

  12/11/25 - updated with the opening date and menu details

  After the surprise closure of Victor Garvey at The Midland Grand, there were rumours about who was going to take over the very impressive dining room next, with Hawksmoor top of the list. Very soon after, the news was confirmed - Hawksmoor St Pancras will be the group's

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

  

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

• Upcoming London restaurants - hot new openings coming soon

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

• The Bush Tavern is opening as the new home of No Drama Burgers

  

  We've been wondering when we'd hear where popular West London burger slingers No Drama were moving to, since they lost their own premises in Acton earlier this year. Now we have the answer. They'll be in charge of the food side of things at new pub, The Bush Tavern, that's just about to open in Shepherd's Bush. And this isn't just a residency, it's a permanent home.

  The tavern is taking over the pub on

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• Dalston's getting a modern Italian called HOAX with a secret late night cocktail bar

  

  After what seems like quite a while since we got too excited about the food and drink scene in Dalston, it all seems to be happening on the Kingsland Road at the moment. Just weeks after new East London pub The Black Eel opened its doors, a very interesting new Italian is about to be unveiled.

  HOAX is being billed as a modern Italian restaurant with a 'secret'

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• New Shoreditch spot 45 Curtain Road connects the trends as a Japanese and Mediterranean chophouse

  

  It's all change once more in Shoreditch, as the hotel that was formerly The Curtain and then The Mondrian has now transformed into 45 London. With the change in ownership comes a new restaurant (in the space that was Red Rooster followed by Bibo).

  45 Curtain Road has taken two of the biggest London restaurant trends this year and brought them together under one roof. It'll be a Japanese chophouse with a menu influenced by the

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• Test Driving The Black Eel - a tardis-like pub in Dalston with truly great comfort food by Riley's

   

  The Black Eel is a new pub in Dalston that's taken over an absolute warren of rooms with a very talented chef in the kitchen. We went down to try it out.  

• The best London restaurants for Thanksgiving 2025

  

  Whether you're an ex-pat looking for a slice of home (and pumpkin pie) or just fancy getting in on the pre-festive season celebrations, here's our pick of the Thanksgiving events happening in London.

• Crisp Pizza open The Marlborough pub in Mayfair with a little help from The Devonshire - here's a first look

  

  9/11/25 - Updated with photos and menu details

  One of London's big openings for the autumn is the arrival of Crisp Pizza in Mayfair, where they've taken over The Marlborough Head pub on North Audley Street, renaming it The Marlborough. 

  For the Mayfair opening, Crisp's and now The Marlborough's owner Carl McCluskey is getting support from the whole team behind The Devonshire:

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• The new restaurants and bars opening in London this week

  

  Here are all the new restaurants to look forward to in the coming week. This week, Crisp Pizza and The Devonshire team up for a Mayfair pub, Khao Bird Thai restaurant goes permanent in Soho, the team behind Petersham Nursery opts for Florentine in Notting Hill and more...

• Mazarine in Mayfair sees an ex-LPM chef taking coastal French cooking to Hanover Square

  

  French restaurants have been a booming business on London's dining scene in 2025, and the latest to join that trend is Mazarine. 

  This comes from the team behind Sparrow Italia and is run by ex-LPM chef Thierry Laborde (who was previously head chef of Le Gavroche). It's taking a southern/coastal approach to French cooking, so expect things here to have

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• Nora sees the team behind Beam opening a modern Turkish restaurant in Canary Wharf

  

  They have four Cafe Beams across London, but now the brothers behind Beam, Ozgur and Sidar Akyuz, are getting ready to open something new. Nora will be a modern Turkish restaurant in Canary Wharf. 

  In charge of the kitchen here is Daniel Alt. He used to be Executive Head Chef at The Barbary, so that should be a good sign of what to expect here. Daniel and his team

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• De Nadas' Argentinian empanadas are coming to Kew

  

  They have four empanada shops across London, and now De Nadas are heading out to Kew for their fifth opening. They'll be taking over what was the Pether butcher shop.

  If you're unfamiliar with them, De Nadas have 15 different types of Argentinian-style empanadas on the menu. Those flavours include classic beef, ham & cheese, spicy lamb, blue cheese & pear, Malbec onions &

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