New opening

• 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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• Skylight Peckham adds to Peckham's buzzing rooftop bar scene

  

  Peckham folk really do have one of London's best rooftop scenes. They already have their pick of ForzaWine, The Bussey Building and Frank's. And later this summer there's going to be another big rooftop place hitting the area - Skylight Peckham.

  Run by the same team who brought us Skylight Tobacco Dock, Skylight Peckham will take over the rooftop space of the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. The

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• The next Ivy in Chelsea is a new Ivy Asia

  

  One of the most successful Ivy spin-offs, the Ivy Asia, is opening a second restaurant in London after the wildly successful St Paul's outpost. And yes, this restaurant on the King's Road will indeed have the very Insta-famous onyx floor.

• New London restaurants opening in July 2021

  

  Moving into July, we still don't know if social distancing restrictions will be lifting further. But even if they don't there are still a whole batch of new openings to get excited about. Here's our pick of the most interesting.

• Florence Knight will be head chef at the Sessions Arts Club in Clerkenwell

  

  Back before Covid, we reported that the old Grade II courthouse on Clerkenwell Green was being turned into a really interesting new restaurant. It was part of the redevelopment of the building into a creative studio comprising a restaurant, wine bar and art gallery space. The people behind it are artist Jonny Gent, the famed Jon Spiteri, architect

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• Azura is bringing a taste of the Aegean to Camden

  

  It's all change in Camden where new Mediterranean restaurant Azura is getting ready to open in the old Inamo site on Mornington Crescent.

  We don't know too much about what's planned, but what we do know is that they're intending on "bringing the taste of Mykonos, Santorini, Bodrum and Alacati to London." Behind the restaurant is Andreas Kizoub who also owns Ormos in Notting Hill, and was previously head chef at Opso and

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• SOMA is the new standalone bar in Soho from Kricket

  

  The people behind Kricket are getting ready to open something new, and quite different from before. This time it's a standalone basement bar in Soho, called SOMA, taking over the building right next door to Kricket Soho (which used to be a club and karaoke bar). 

  SOMA will still carry on the Indian influences that you'll see in Kricket, and more besides with drinks

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• D&D's Stratford restaurant will be Haugen at The Pavilion

  

  It's been a while since we've had a big opening in Stratford (Patrick Powell's Allegra being the most successful) but D&D (the people behind The German Gymnasium, Bluebird, Coq D'Argent, Launceston Place and lots, lots more) are opening one of the biggest restaurants there

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• Bar La Rampa will bring Cuba to Fitzrovia (with a menu by TATA Eatery)

  

  The people who brought London Casa Do Frango are now turning their attention to Cuba. Bar La Rampa will be dedicated to all things Cuban, aiming for an authentic evocation of the country. In charge of the menu are the people behind TA TA Eatery and, yes, there will be Cuban sandwiches.