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• Brother Marcus next Eastern Med restaurant is in Victoria

  

  They've only just opened in Soho, but Brother Marcus are clearly on the expansion trail as they have another restaurant almost ready to go. This time, they're opening in Victoria, 

  2026 will be Brother Marcus' tenth year, and this their eighth restaurant (don't be surprised if there's another before 2026 is done), taking over the space that was The Stoke House. 

  The full menu has yet to be revealed for

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• The City looks like the next stop for pasta restaurant Bancone

  

  Pasta restaurant Bancone already has four restaurants across town (Soho, Covent Garden, Kensington and Borough), and now it looks like they're getting ready to open a fifth. They've just applied for licensing to open in a new development on Princes Street (down the road from Bank station and around the corner from The Ned).

  If you're yet unfamiliar with them, Bancone started early in

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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.

• Jul's is hitting St James's with a huge wine wall (and downstairs cocktail lab)

  

  Mediterranean restaurant Jul's started life in Ibiza in 2018 and the same team also opened Humain restaurant in Athens. Now the team are getting ready to bring Jul's restaurant to London, opening in St James. 

  It's opening as part of one of the new developments in the area which, like other recent opening Aki, is inside an ex-bank. The restaurant comes from Chef Christos Fotos,

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• Maíz in Peckham is London's first dedicated pozoleria

  

  As proof that London's Mexican food scene is getting better by the day, comes a new opening in Peckham that genuinely sounds worth crossing town for. Maíz's USP is that it's the city's first Mexican restaurant to specialise in pozole. We're not going to pretend we're experts in this particular Mexican dish, but according to them, it's a "slow-cooked hominy corn broth infused with over five spices and simmered for many hours".

  The duo

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• GOAT burger makes the trip from Dubai to Knightsbridge

  

  Ready for even more burgers? The latest addition is a burger restaurant from Dubai that's found a home in Knightsbridge. 

  GOAT's London outpost is its first outside the UAE, and it's taking over the space that used to be Feya. It's a burger brand that appears to be big in its original location, although the release that we've been given talks about launching the "UAE’s first emoji-based

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• Here's what's opening in the big revamp of Olympia

  

  Updated 17/11/25 with restaurant details

  Big changes are afoot at Olympia. Long known as a place for huge events in Central London (it's been around for 140 years), it's now in the process of getting a £1.3bn overhaul. As with lots of these big projects, that means there will be many new bars and restaurants to come.

  The space is due to open in 2026, and in the run-up, we'll be

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• Pizza Pilgrims is opening around the corner from King's Cross station

  

  A new pizza restaurant is coming to King's Cross with the arrival of the latest Pizza Pilgrims. They're taking over a former hair salon that's on the corner of Caledonian Road and Pentonville Road (and just a few doors down from another popular King's Cross pizzeria, Pizza Union). It's just a two-minute walk from the main station. 

  If you've been to Pizza Pilgrims

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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, Hawksmoor takes over one of London's most impressive dining rooms, Francesco Mazzei returns, Noodle Inn brings its queues to Spitalfields, No Drama finds a permanent home and more...

• Noodle Inn is coming to Spitalfields. It's going to be much bigger, but there will still be queues

  

  Around this time last year, Noodle Inn opened in Soho and was an instant sensation. It immediately became the restaurant with some of the longest queues in Soho and has remained hugely popular to this day. Well, now they're about to open a second restaurant.

  The new Noodle Inn will be in Spitalfields, opening in one of the many brand new developments

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• Plaza Khao Gaeng is opening in Borough Yards, bringing some of London's spiciest dishes

  

  13/11/25 - updated with more details about the menu

  Craving some spicy Thai food as the nights draw in? Allow us to draw your attention to London’s forthcoming second outlet of Plaza Khao Gaeng, which is joining the ever-expanding dining options at Borough Yards. It will be taking over the old Vinoteca spot. 

  If you’re a fan of southern Thai cooking, you’re probably already au fait with Plaza

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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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