New opening

• Cafe Cecilia sees chef Max Rocha opening his first place on the canal in Hackney

  

  The chef son of Irish designer John Rocha is opening his first restaurant - a canalside cafe in Hackney.

• Six by Nico brings their ever-changing tasting menu to Canary Wharf

  

  This is the second Six by Nico restaurant to arrive in London. It's all about their six-course tasting menu, which changes (never to be repeated) every six weeks. 

• Bar Crispin is a new natural wine bar for Soho

  

  The people behind Crispin in Spitalfields are coming to Soho with a new natural wine bar (backed up by a great snacks list). 

• MEATliquor take over The Dartmouth Arms in Forest Hill

  

  Updated 7/7/21 with new opening date

  It's strange how things come full circle, isn't it? Way back in 2009 MEATliquor burst on to the London food scene in a truck located in a New Cross pub car park. They didn't open their first actual restaurant until 2011.

  Now, ten years later, their latest London opening is going to see them move back into pub life, taking over a pub in Forest

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• Sachi Japanese restaurant comes to Pantechnicon

  

  It's been nearly a year since the huge Pantechnicon opened in Belgravia. While much of the building has been opened since then (when allowed), the basement restaurant, Sachi is only now getting ready to be unveiled. 

  The food carries on the Nordic and Japanese theme of the rest of the building. It's led by Head Chef Collin Hudson (previously Dinings and  Roka) who'll be working alongside

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• Jiji is a Japanese-Middle Eastern restaurant in Islington Square from the founder of Sumosan

  

  The restaurateur who brought us Sumosan has brought in the former head chef of The Palomar for this new Islington restaurant.

• Kasa & Kin is a new Filipino cafe and restaurant in Soho from Romulo Café

  

  The people behind Kensington's Romulo Café & Restaurant are coming to Soho for their next opening - Kasa and Kin.

  This will be a combination of all-day restaurant & bar, bakery and patisserie, all centred in Filipino cuisine. At this stage, we know more about what will be happening with the pattiserie. On that menu will be pandesal bread

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• Crome London is a new cafe that's all about French Toast

  

  Recently, we gave you our guide to the best French toast in London, because it's a bit of a thing in London restaurants at the moment. But now things have moved to the next level with a whole restaurant devoted to French toast, called Crome. 

  It's split into the sweet or savoury kind,

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• Ottolenghi's latest deli is in Marylebone

  

  If you can't get enough of Ottolenghi, then you're going to be pretty happy to hear about this new opening, his most central deli yet. 

  This one will be in the middle of Marylebone (taking over what used to be Festok) and will have an all-day no-reservations dining space alongside the deli. As with the other branches, there will be daily-changing salads with dishes including:

  • Roasted
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• The Artful Duke is a new pub for Bromley

  

  Bromley's about to get a new pub, courtesy of the people behind The Clapham North, The Faber Fox, and The Perky Nel. Taking over the building that was once upon a time Mascots sports bar, it's undergone a full refurbishment, completely restoring the pub (and adding a big skylight too).  

  We haven't seen the menu yet, but we're told to expect "Locally sourced, sustainable produce... with

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• Ave Mario in Covent Garden is the huge new restaurant from Big Mamma

  

  The folk responsible for huge London hits Gloria and Circolo Popolare are behind this new Florence-inspired restaurant and bar in the heart of Covent Garden.

• Bardo will be Pall Mall's luxury new Italian restaurant

  

  Bardo will be a luxury Italian restaurant in the heart of St James from club owner Luca Maggiora

• Coco restaurant launches on Butler's Wharf

  

  A new restaurant appears to have opened quietly in the last week or so on the riverside at Butler's Wharf called Coco. They bill themselves as serving food from a "landscape of flavours of Anatolian regions". Here's an idea of the menu 

  • Sumac Yogurt Aubergines - fried aubergine dip with tahini pomegranate, yoghurt & shaved almonds with homemade Turkish bread
  • Asado Lamb Shank -
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• Top Cuvee's new Shop Cuvée is in Bethnal Green (with Cave Cuvée wine bar downstairs)

  

  They've had huge success in Highbury over the past year, both in and outside of lockdown and now Top Cuvée are expanding east with a new Shop Cuvee in Bethnal Green. 

  It'll be split into two with the main ground floor being a natural wine shop like the one in Highbury, but things change when you head downstairs. There, you'll find Cave Cuvée, a

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• Bellefields restaurant to bring a taste of the Med to Brixton

  

  2/7/21 - updated with the opening date

  It's all go at The Department Store in Brixton. The beautiful old space which already has a members club and is home to Canova Hall is now unveiling a new section of the Edwardian department store space, the Department Store Studios.

  Coming from family company architects Squire & Partners whose offices are in the building, the latest part of

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