Get a City lunch deal at Forge for just £12.50
New opening
- Happy Face pizza expands to Victoria and Brent Cross
8/4/22 - updated with Brent Cross opening details
They've proven to be a hit in King's Cross (of which Grace Dent was a fan) and now Happy Face pizza is expanding with two new restaurants - one that has already quietly
... - Pelicana's Korean fried chicken is coming to Islington
7/4/22 - updated with opening date
Last year, Korean fried chicken giant Pelicana opened its first London store, in Hammersmith. Now they're heading across town, picking Islington for their second branch.
They're taking over a site that was last Jones & Sons spot in the Angel Central shopping centre. There will be a takeaway outlet on the ground floor (as you enter the centre from Upper
... - Miscusi is opening its next pasta restaurant in Islington
Islington's waited a while for a pasta restaurant and soon there will be two within a few feet of each other. Hot on the heels of Noci opening on Islington Green, Italian chain Miscusi is opening nearby on Upper Street (where Masala Zone used to be).
Miscusi opened its first London restaurant earlier this year where it suffered a pretty duff review
- Buns From Home open in Covent Garden and the Royal Exchange
It's been a busy old year so far for the folks at Buns From Home. Barely three months after opening their last place, the business which grew out of lockdown has flourished by opening a further two brand new bakeries, in the heart of the West End and the City of London.
The first to throw open its doors was the Buns From Home in Covent Garden where you'll find their signature cinnamon and cardamon
... - The Lanesborough Grill sees chef Shay Cooper bring trolley theatre to Hyde Park Corner
A Hot Dinners exclusive
Chef Shay Cooper is no stranger to turning old-school hotel dining rooms into places where you feel truly cosseted. Having already done so with a similar role at The Goring, where he won it a Michelin star, he's now turned his attention to the restaurant at The Lanesborough in Belgravia.
As the luxury hotel's new executive chef, Shay is now getting ready to open the
... - Pophams Bakery opens a new site in Victoria Park Village
Updated 5/4/22 with opening date
After expanding to a Hackney restaurant in 2019 that served handmade pasta in the evenings, the exciting news is that a third Pophams site is on the way, this time in Victoria Park Village, announced on Instagram (and initially spotted by Eater).
London’s Pophams Bakery has had a cult-like following ever since the 2017
... - Notting Hill’s Walmer Castle to reopen as a Scottish restaurant and whisky bar
While there was a lot of buzz about David Beckham and Guy Ritchie buying Notting Hill’s Walmer Castle pub in 2018, it was quietly taken over by entrepreneur and hotelier Piers Adam in February 2022. Adams already co-owns The Punch Bowl with Ritchie and is probably best known for his clubs like Mahiki.
The pub will reopen in collaboration with Scotland’s oldest whisky hotel, The Craigellachie, to feature
... - New London restaurants opening in April 2022
Heading into April we have a new opening from Chantelle Nicholson, fire-based cooking in Dalston, two big new food halls and lots more besides...
- Flat Earth Pizza are opening a permanent meat-free restaurant in Bethnal Green
You may have caught them in pop-ups and residencies over the past couple of years. but now Flat Earth pizza are getting ready to unveil their first restaurant (which just happens to be where they held their first-ever pop-up).
Set up by Sarah Brading and Rich Baker, Flat Earth are all about meat-free pizzas with an added focus on sustainability. Together they
... - Ronaldo is opening another London restaurant, this time with CZN Burak
His first London restaurant, Zela, lasted barely two years, closing its doors for good during the pandemic. But Ronaldo's not going to let that experience dim his enthusiasm for the London scene. So the footballer is already making plans to get back into the restaurant game.
He's joining forces with Turkish restaurateur Burak Ozdemir with plans to open a London restaurant towards the end of the year.
Also known as
... - The next big Market Hall is coming to Canary Wharf
Updated 29/3/22 with full traders list and opening date
Originally announced in May 2019 (before Market Hall West End even opened), Market Hall Canary Wharf is finally going to happen.
It's been a particularly tough couple of years for the Market Halls, who've been badly hit by some of the pandemic restrictions, but they're bouncing back. While the Fulham
... - Brix sees Brixton restaurateurs join up with DJ Troyboi to bring Brooklyn vibes to Bankside
The team who launched the much-loved (and missed) Brixton Village Grill and also Chip Shop are headed towards the river for their next opening. Restaurateurs Michael Lythgoe and Cidalia Rodrigues are hoping to bring Brixton vibes to Bankside with their restaurant and late-night bar BRIX. And they're teaming up with DJ and producer Troyboi to make sure it has the right warehouse vibes.
They're taking over the old
... - H Division is a bar in a Victorian police station where you'll be hunting the Ripper
They've already created immersive bars like ABQ (the bar with a Breaking Bad theme) and Bletchley (1940s based, a bit of codebreaking involved) and now the same people behind those are heading to Shoreditch with another immersive bar.
This time it's called H Division. It's themed as a Victorian police station in east London that's covering unsolved cases. And yes,
... - Patty & Bun head to Northcote Road and Canary Wharf
18/8/22 - the Canary Wharf branch has now opened.
South of the river fans of the Smokey Robinson or Ari Gold have a spring bonus as Patty & Bun are taking on a site on Northcote Road.
This new 'stripped back' burger joint is going to be like Patty & Bun's original spot by Selfridges so there'll be room for 35 inside and a few seats outdoors too.
It's the ninth opening
... - Soho House is opening a Little House club in Balham
Soho House isn't slowing down. Now that 180 House on the Strand is done, they're looking at their next opening. This time it's in Balham (taking over what used to be the Foxlow site) and it's the first time they've gone to South London.
At this stage, there's only a very small amount of news. We have a preview of what it should look like inside (see the pic above) and we do know that it'll also
...
