New opening

• Flat Iron's next London Bridge steak restaurant is at Clink Street

   

  13/9/21 - updated with opening details

  They already have a restaurant on nearby Tooley Street but now Flat Iron are opening a new site on nearby Clink Street (taking over from the old Gourmet Burger, just by The Clink museum). 

  If you've been to a Flat Iron before, you know the drill. It's all about affordable steak, centred around the flat

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• La Cave is Hoxton Holborn's new underground wine bar and chef's residency spot

  

  Taking over the space where Chicken Shop used to be, in the basement of the Hoxton Holborn hotel, is La Cave. Described as both a wine bar, pop-up space and incubator kitchen it'll see a variety of chefs and restaurants taking over the space.

  First up is Cantina Valentina from former Pachamama chef Adam Rawson. His menu will feature a range of dishes inspired by Peru - think dishes like:

  • Lima bean humous served
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• Fresh pasta for Brixton as La Nonna lands a permanent place on Market Row

  

  Having built up a fanbase of South Londoners who love their fresh pasta at Flat Iron Square, La Nonna are sharing the love and opening a second place south of the river. This time, though, it's going to be a proper bricks and mortar affair in Brixton Village.

  Run by Roman-born chef Daniele Pino, the menu features Daniele's modern takes on his family's favourite pasta dishes including Roman Carbonara, Cacio e Pepe and

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• The Barbary Next door opens in real life, taking over from Jacob The Angel

   

  We gave their delivery kit a Test Drive late last year and now The Barbary Next Door is actually becoming a real life restaurant. 

  It's taking over what was Jacob The Angel, which is of course right next door to The Barbary. As opposed to the

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• Galvin brothers to open Galvin Bar & Grill at the Kimpton Fitzroy on Russell Square

  

  There's a changing of the guard at the Kimpton Fitzroy hotel on Russell Square as hotel restaurant experts the Galvin Brothers get ready to take over the space where Neptune was.

  Where there used to be seafood served up, the menu will now take inspiration from ethically sourced meat as Chris and Jeff are teaming up with Head Chef Adam Gray who was part of the launch team of The Ethical Butcher.

  Galvin

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• Koya Ko are bringing their udon to Broadway Market

  

  18/8/21 - updated with opening menu and opening date

  Hackney-based fans of Koya will be very happy - they're opening their latest restaurant on Broadway Market (taking over the space where Twigs used to be).

  Called Koya Ko, much like the short-lived version at Market Halls

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• Kanada-Ya is cooking up ramen for Carnaby and Ealing

  

  It's expansion time for another popular restaurant - this time Kanada-Ya who have two new London places opening before the end of the year. So if you've yet to try their tonkotsu ramen, then more opportunities are on the horizon. 

  First up is Carnaby. They're opening in the Newburgh Quarter, taking over what used to be Shinola. The Carnaby restaurant will have room for 60 inside and 28

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• Katsute100 Japanese tea room arrives on Brick Lane

  

  7/6/21 - amended with new opening date

  Islington's Japanese tea room Katsute100 is on the move - they're opening a second tea room, this time in Shoreditch.

  So, if you're on Brick Lane and suddenly get a craving for green tea and matcha crepe cake, this'll be the place to come. The new tea room and cafe will offer the same menu as their original Camden Passage space, so think fruit katsu sandos, nerikiri

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• Bread Ahead pops up at Southwark Cathedral

  

  Promising loaves, if not fishes, the new Bread Ahead Cafe popping up for a six-month residency at Southwark Cathedral is going to be shaking up their food offering. From today, guests heading to the cathedral's cafe for sustenance will have all manner of carby delights to enjoy.

  The bakery's founder, Matthew Jones, said he was "absolutely delighted to be opening up a new space at the Southwark

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• New London restaurants to look forward in autumn 2021

  

  This autumn sees a jolt of life returning to the London restaurant scene with over 50 restaurants due to open in the coming months. But which should you really focus on? We're here to help with our edit of the very best places opening as the year draws to a close. 

• Beaverbrook Town House opens on Sloane Street with a sushi restaurant and Art Deco bar

  

  Sloane Street now has a new boutique hotel worth checking out. Beaverbrook Town House is the London outpost of the luxury Surrey hotel with 15 suites overlooking Cadogan Gardens.

  The hotel's Fuji Grill and Omakase Sushi Bar is going to be serving up sushi, sashimi and nigiri alongside dishes like ‘Charcoal’ Wagyu with Juniper Miso. You can also opt to let Head Chef Alex Del (ex-Roka) decide what to cook if you

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• New London restaurants opening in September 2021

  

  With the summer behind us, September may be the busiest month for new London restaurant openings in 2021 yet. Here are some of the highlights. 

• Soho is getting a croissant-only cafe Criss Cross

  

  If layers of flaky pastry are your thing, then you'll be wanting to know about Criss Cross. Opening in Soho this month, this new cafe and shop is devoted to one thing and one thing only - the croissant.

  They'll be selling gorgeous looking savoury and sweet pastries. The team behind it are hospitality folk connected to Novikov and Mnky Hse including Criss Cross's chef Roberto Guzzi who also heads up the

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• L'Epicerie is the latest addition to Claridge's, a private restaurant in their kitchens

   

  Claridges, already home to Davies and Brook, two bars, and another restaurant in the foyer, has managed to eke out some extra space for just one more restaurant.

  This time, it's down in the belly of the hotel in the kitchens. They've created a space called L'Epicerie which sees 14 people seated on a dining table in the heart of the kitchen. It's right in

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• Nest cocktail bar is opening at Liverpool Street with a must-book party room

  

  It must be a good sign that the City is bouncing back into action, when you hear about a large new bar and dining room getting ready to open. Nest is part of a host of new openings in the 155 Bishopsgate development at Liverpool Street. This new cocktail bar is joining the likes of Neat Burger, Honi Poke and Black Sheep Coffee.

  Chef Max Holba a MasterChef The Professionals quarter finalist is the man behind the menu. We

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