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- The big new London restaurants opening in May 2025
Even by London standards, this May is a hugely busy month for new restaurant openings, with lots to look forward to over the coming weeks. From the return of chefs Giorgio Locatelli and Stevie Parle to a Dishoom offshoot in Notting Hill and so much more besides - here's what's coming your way in May.
- ADOH! sees the Kolamba team bringing Sri Lankan street food to Covent Garden
Having already launched two London restaurants devoted to great Sri Lankan food, the couple behind Kolamba are getting ready to open a much more casual affair. ADOH! (a Sri Lankan word which is used both in greeting or to express surprise) is taking over a former Franca Manca space next door to Rules on Maiden Lane. And it's much more of a quick dine and dash affair than either of the Kolamba
... - 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 new restaurants and bars 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. Just before the next bank holiday, it's a very busy week with openings including everything from singing pubs and Ikea meatballs to vegetarian fare in King's Cross and a Michelin-starred chef's pizzeria.
- Dom Taylor takes on the Caribbean takeaway with Marvee's Food Shop in Ladbroke Grove
Dom Taylor's residency at The Langham was our most-read story of 2023 so news of his new Ladbroke Grove restaurant should go down well with many of you.
Marvee’s Food Shop, his new restaurant, is due to be a more laid-back affair than The Good Front Room, as
... - Kokin brings whole tuna nights and sushi to Stratford (taking over from Allegra)
You may recall a few weeks ago we reported on the changes afoot at South Bank restaurant Hannah which was morphing into a claypot offering Donabe at the same time as moving their sushi operation to Stratford in the form of Kokin.
Now we can reveal exactly what they have planned for their foray into East London.
... - Dishoom are opening a Permit Room in Notting Hill
26/4/25 - updated with the opening date
Dishoom already has seven restaurants in London, but for the eighth, they're going in a (slightly) different direction. Outside of town, they've opened three Permit Rooms, which are essentially offshoots of the main Dishoom, billed instead as all-day bars and cafes, and now they're bringing one of those to Notting Hill.
The Notting
... - All the new London restaurants - recently opened restaurants in London
Here's a complete guide to all the new London restaurants that have opened...
- Amsterdam live fire restaurant Nela is coming to The Whiteley in Bayswater
25/4/25 - updated with more details about the opening
Plans are well underway to bring Whiteleys, now renamed The Whiteley, back to its former glory, albeit this time as a hotel, apartments and restaurants. The people behind Bottarga and Nina
- Bancone's next fresh pasta restaurant will be in Kensington
Slowly but surely, some notably interesting restaurants have been opening around High Street Kensington station. We had the excellent Krokodilos fairly recently and now Bancone have picked the area for their fourth location.
If you're unfamiliar with Bancone, they're predominantly
... - Belgravia gets in on the London noodle trend with a new noodle bar at The Peninsula London
Not wanting to be left out of the general London obsession with noodles, super luxe hotel The Peninsula London is getting in on the trend. They've just opened up a noodle bar that serves up a tight menu of noodle dishes alongside Gweilo beers from Hong Kong and the bar's own cocktail list.
The chefs behind the menu are the multi-award-winning Hou Yurui who has worked on the concept with Jonnie Liang,
... - The Dorian team are opening no-bookings Eel Sushi Bar in Notting Hill
Not content with having one of the hardest-to-book restaurants in West London in Dorian, or the viral sushi experience Tuna Fight Club, the team responsible for both of those is now gearing up to open a sushi bar in Notting Hill.
Eel has taken over an old antiques shop on Talbot Road. We don't know too much about it other than that it'll be a 10 seater restaurant that they're describing as a traditional sushi offering with
... - Blinds is a 'groovy new wine bar' opening on Hackney Road
If you feel that your part of London could do with a few more decent wine bars, then you might feel that one particular part of East London has more than its fair share. Hackney Road is already home to the likes of Sager + Wilde (the OG natural wine bar) and Provisions but it's gearing up for another new opening this summer.
Blinds is a new bar that's opening up in a former blinds shop, hence the name, almost
... - Brillo sees Forno transforming into an evening listening bar with pizza and natural wine
In Hackney, Forno (from Mitshel Ibrahim, the man behind Ombra) has already been doing some impressive things with pastry. Now it's trying something different in the evenings, launching Brillo.
Brillo will be taking over the Forno space every Friday, transforming it into "a listening bar of sorts". Each Friday, they'll be cooking pizzas in the ovens,
... - Duchy sees an ex-Leroy team give their former restaurant a reboot in Shoreditch
Updated 23/4/25 with opening date
Last year, Leroy restaurant in Shoreditch closed after seven years, with the restaurant having won and lost a Michelin star along the way. Now two Leroy alumni are taking over the space and relaunching it as a brand new restaurant, Duchy.
In charge of Duchy are Alex Grant and chef Simon Shand, who both first
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