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• Sarap Filipino Bistro takes over 10 Heddon Street in Mayfair with whole suckling pig on the menu

  

  It's been big in Brixton - now Ferdinand "Budgie” Montoya is bringing Sarap into central London. Sarap Filipino Bistro will be the latest place to take over at 10 Heddon Street, a site that has previously held both Manteca and Fallow on extended stays before they became permanent restaurants. 

  Budgie's new Mayfair restaurant is being described as an "evolution" over the

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• Amsterdam's The Avocado Show heads to London's Oxford Circus

  

  28/10/21 - updated with new images

  Is this city big enough for two restaurants devoted to the avocado? The Avocado Show has been a huge hit back in Amsterdam since opening there four years ago (and they even had a pop-up here). Now they're hoping to work their brand of magic on Londoners, opening

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• Italian sustainable pasta chain Miscusi picks Covent Garden for its first UK opening

  

  27/10/21 - Updated with the opening date

  Back in Italy, it's got a cult following with queues around the block at each restaurant opening. Now the Miscusi pasta chain is coming to London.

  Their first UK opening will be in The Yards in Covent Garden where Arome bakery and Dishoom are. As you might expect, it's all about fresh pasta - you can either pick your own pasta and sauce combos or opt for their

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• Inca London is a new late night restaurant and club on Argyll Street

  

  It's not every day that someone manages to open a new late night spot in London almost entirely under the radar. But this weekend, Inca London threw open its doors on Argyll Street for the first time.

  Billed as "London’s newest Latin American show restaurant", although we don't know of many others, they've picked the perfect time to open in the run-up to the festive period.

  From what we can deduce, it's a restaurant

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• Manteca's new home is in Shoreditch, bringing along their Italian/British menu

  

  25/10 - Updated with the opening date.

  They've been big in Soho and now David Carter and Chris Leach's Manteca is moving to Shoreditch. They're taking over an old Pizza Express site on Curtain Road (very close to Carter's own Smokestak). 

  Manteca has Chris Leach at the helm and originally started life as ...

• Marugame Udon comes to the O2, their second London restaurant in a couple of months

  

  They've only just launched in Spitalfields in July, but huge udon chain Marugame Udon were never going to stop there. Already, they're gearing up to launch their second London restaurant, this time at the O2. 

  A taste of what's on offer includes:

  • Beef Nikutama - udon with beef and caramelised onions in a dashi broth with a poached
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• Hawksmoor Wood Wharf is their Canary Wharf restaurant - floating on the river

  

  The Hawksmoor empire is expanding as they get ready to open their seventh restaurant, this time in Canary Wharf. Their latest place will actually be floating in the water. Expect steaks, cocktails, lots of outside seating and one of their biggest bars to date.

• Wing Shack Co and Eggs n Stuff team up on Holloway Road

  

  If you've ever wondered if a restaurant serving eggs all day might do better in the morning - then that's clearly what this Holloway Road duo thought. Here, it'll be an egg restaurant in the morning and serve up chicken the rest of the day. 

  In an announcement that thankfully doesn't have any "what came first" jokes, Wing Shack Co and Eggs ‘n’ Stuff are teaming up

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• Santo Remedio Cafe sees one of London's best Mexican restaurants return to Shoreditch

  

  22/10/21 - updated with opening info

  It's been a busy old year for Edson and Natalie Diaz-Fuentes, the couple behind popular Mexican restaurant Santo Remedio. Fresh from having published their first book, the couple have just announced they're opening a second restaurant, Santo Remedio Café. The opening of the café sees the pair coming full circle. Their first restaurant was in Shoreditch

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• Patrick Powell takes over the menu at Booking Office 1869 in St Pancras

  

  22/10/21 - updated with the opening date

  The Booking Office at St Pancras, always a beautiful-looking destination, is getting a big uplift on the food front. It's getting a new design, a new name and a new menu that's by Patrick Powell of Allegra at Stratford (very handy for him as it's only 10 minutes on the train between the two

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• Four Legs turn Finsbury Park's Auld Triangle into The Plimsoll

  

  After two years building up a stellar rep for their burger and other dishes at Islington's The Compton Arms, the team at Four Legs have bought their own boozer in Finsbury Park.

• Dai Chi sees the Angelina team deep frying skewers in Soho

  

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  The people behind Angelina are getting ready to launch something a bit different in Soho. It's taking over the spot they previously opened as the bar Golden Gai, which is now going to be transformed and relaunched as their second restaurant - Dai Chi.

  Dai Chi will be all about bringing Osaka's kushikatsu dining to Soho (that's kushi for

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• Corrochios is the new Mexican kitchen at Ruby's in Dalston

  

  It's all change at Ruby's in Dalston on the food and drinks front as they unveil Corrochio's. It comes from Daniel Corrochio, a man who has run Ruby's itself before and now finds himself in charge of their food and cocktails. 

  Corrichio's leans on his heritage, with a menu of Mexican dishes matched with Mexican spirits and cocktails. Planned for the menu

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• Where to eat at Camden Market Hawley Wharf

  

  Camden has seen a fair bit of development over the past few years and the new Camden Market Hawley Wharf may be the biggest change yet. It's a 580,000sq ft site (aka VERY big) and, as a result, will be adding loads more in the way of places to eat, drink and be entertained to the area. 

  Now the second part of the development is opening, bringing even more to the canalside at Camden when it opens on

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• Yatay is a new Japanese grill restaurant for Soho

  

  Taking the place of Ichibuns in Chinatown, Yatay is a new Japanese robatayaki grill restaurant, inspired by the izakayas and street vendors of Tokyo (indeed, ‘Yatay’ is a reference to those very street vendors).

  In addition to the aforementioned grilling, pickling and fermenting will be a big thing on the menu by Head Chef Marco Ardemagni, who comes from Sushisamba. That

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