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- San Carlo have opened Isola in St Christopher's Place, and it's a looker
St Christopher's Place has upgraded its Italian restaurant offering. Taking over the space long held by Carluccios is Isola. It's the latest opening from the San Carlo Group (who run Alto on the rooftop at Selfridges and Signor Sassi Knightsbridge and Cicchetti Piccadilly among others).
Billed as a Sicilian Grand Café they've gone all out with the interiors bringing in design company Fettle who were
... - Strike brings luxury bowling to Wandsworth's Ram Quarter
SW18 residents looking for a fun night out this festive season will soon have something close to home that's just the ticket for friends and family gatherings.
Not only is Strike going to be South West London’s first bowling alley, but it'll also be a rather lovely one too. The alley will offer ten pin bowling and its spin-off, duckpin bowling where the pins are squatter and the gutters narrower (yes, we had to look that
... - Dipna Anand brings Punjabi cuisine to Somerset House
Dipna Anand is best known for her highly-rated Brilliant Restaurant in Southall as well as her own cookery school. Now she's opening a restaurant at Somerset House (taking over the space last held by Bryn Williams).
Her eponymous restaurant will be focusing on Punjabi and South Indian cuisine, bringing in some of her signature dishes as well as adding a few new dishes
... - Another Wing is DJ Khaled's fried chicken business and it's now in London
Londoners love their chicken wings and when the next big opening has a huge name behind it, it's a good bet that Another Wing ought to do well.
The music man in question is DJ Khaled who yesterday announced a huge restaurant launch that - like the best movies - is happening simultaneously across three continents, in five countries.
He's teamed up with US food delivery folk REEF and the first two areas to get
... - Flowerhouse opens in Marylebone from the people behind The Light Bar
The people who opened The Light Bar in Shoreditch earlier this year have quietly opened their second place - a new pub across town in Marylebone.
Flowerhouse looks quite different from your standard British pub though - the name lends its hand to the striking design with a bright look and flowery wallpaper throughout. The pub also has a female-led team, with an aim to "support
... - Where's Fred's is a City café/wine bar from the District team
A new cafe by day/wine bar by night is heading to The City. Where's Fred comes from Chelsea Finch, who's also behind the Districtcafés in Parsons Green, Mayfair and Nine Elms.
The food menu is going to change throughout the day. So they'll start with a brunch-style menu on which
... - Borough Yards will have a new Barrafina, Butchies, Vinoteca and much more
Updated 10/11/21 with more info on the Vinoteca opening
We've only just had the opening of the big Hawley Wharf development in Camden and now another new retail and restaurant scheme is getting ready to open on the other side of town in Borough. Borough Yards is the latest hoping to tempt in the workers giving up their WFH status.
It's part
... - Ngopi Indonesian cafe opens in Dalston with noodle toasties and banana lattes
A Hot Dinners exclusive
Dalston has a new coffee shop that genuinely sounds like it's adding something new to the area. Its owners are Jakarta-born folk who back in 2018 opened Birmingham's "first and only independent coffee shop with Indonesian vibes".
Here in London they'll be serving coffee, light meals and beans to go. The menu, includes:
- Fried Indomie Toastie - instant noodle
- Wood & Water takes over from Three Little Birds in Brixton
It's long been a popular spot in Brixton for Jamaican tapas and boozy brunches, but now Three Little Birds is heading in a new direction. Owner April Jackson is turning her Coldharbour Lane bar into a restaurant serving what she calls "modern British food with Jamaican soul".
If you're wondering what that means for the menu, we're told to expect dishes like:
- Pan Seared Duck Breast, Jerk
- Popeye's chicken comes to London, at Westfield Stratford (and they're adding a vegan burger)
3/11 - Updated with the opening date and details about the menu
Given Five Guys' fairly massive rollout across the UK. it was only a matter of time before more US chains started heading this way. We already have had the return of Wendy's, and joining them soon will be American
... - Carmel comes to Queen's Park from the Berber & Q team
3/11/21 - updated with the opening date
The team behind Berber & Q, Brothers Josh and Paul Katz and Mattia Bianchi, are getting ready to open a new restaurant in Queen's Park. Carmel will be both a bit of a departure from what came before, but still with a touch of inspiration from North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean. It's arriving on Lonsdale Road, just done the road
... - Noci is a new pasta Islington restaurant from ex-Bancone chef Louis Korovilas
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He had a big hit with his dishes at Bancone, before moving onto Tavolino, and now Louis Korovilas is opening an Italian pasta restaurant in Islington (taking over from the Cote on Islington Green).
At this new restaurant, you can expect a combination of Italian street food and pasta dishes. Of the former, the fritti are the main
... - Zahter sees top Turkish chef Esra Muslu opening her first solo restaurant in Soho
She's worked with Soho House's Nick Jones and Yotam Ottolenghi, now Turkish chef Esra Muslu is getting ready to open her first solo London venture.
Zahter is being described as a 'love letter' to Esra's Turkey. The whole thing sounds like they've imported everything from tiles to table linen from the chef's homeland. The three-floor restaurant in Carnaby takes over that large corner site as you turn from Newburgh Street
... - The Pig's Head is a new Clapham "pro-planet" pub
Taking over what used to be The Rectory, the people behind Smokehouse, The Pig & Butcher and The Princess of Shoreditch are opening their fourth pub - The Pig's Head.
This will be taking a different sustainability-led approach for them, hence the "pro-planet" label they're adopting. For example, all animals will be butchered on-site, and they'll work with farmers practising
... - New London restaurants opening in November 2021
November is traditionally one of the busiest months for new openings and that's no different in the pandemic age. Here's our pick of restaurants that are opening their doors for the first time this month.
