New opening

• Hacha bring their tequila and tacos to Brixton Market

  

  Their Dalston agaveria's been a storming success, and now the folks at Hacha are heading south for their next place. They're opening up an even larger bar, this time in Brixton's Market Row.

  The two-floored space will have a bar and open kitchen, plus a handy bottle shop if you just want to grab something to enjoy at home. And, they're also giving back to the community, shutting for a day a week for their not-for-profit

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• The Top Hat is the bar and restaurant alongside London's new immersive Monopoly experience

  

  You might have heard about Monopoly Lifesized where, as you might have guessed, you get to play a huge immersive game of Monopoly. It's being launched at The Court, on Tottenham Court Road, and alongside the game is a new bar and restaurant - The Top Hat. 

  As with the main game, little immersive elements will make their way into the restaurant too. There will be a playing

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• The Water House project finds a new Hackney home near Regent's Canal

  

  Gabriel Waterhouse's Water House Project started as a supper club, then became a successful restaurant in Hackney. However, it turns out that was a temporary location and they're now moving to a more permanent space nearby. 

  The basic premise will carry on as before -

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• Yard Sale Pizza are coming to Crystal Palace

   

  Crystal Palace folk rejoice - a new Yard Sale is heading your way. It'll be taking over what was Fish Valley, starting with delivery/takeaway and with a few tables for dine-in later. 

  If you're yet to encounter Yard Sale, this is actually their eighth pizzeria in London, with only west London yet to be conquered. Pizzas include:

  • Holy Pepperoni - Cobble Lane pepperoni,
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• The Engine Rooms is a Mediterranean restaurant in a Highgate classic car showroom

  

  Late last year, we wrote about a bottle shop and deli that opened in a classic car showroom in Highgate (which will still be running). Well, now they've gone one step further and are opening a restaurant called The Engine Rooms there. And

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• The Dusty Knuckle are opening a bakery and pizza restaurant on Green Lanes

  

  They've played an immense game during lockdown with their milk float deliveries and more. Now Dalston bakery The Dusty Knuckle have their sights set on a new place on Green Lanes.

• Korean Dinner Party brings LA Koreatown vibes to Carnaby

  

  A dream team involving the folks at Senor Ceviche, the TĀTĀ Eatery crew and top mixologist Cyan Wong are behind this new Soho restaurant and bar. 

• Neighbourhood Portobello cocktail bar and kitchen lands on Ladbroke Grove

  

  This new West London bar is a colourful conversion from a pub on Ladbroke Grove, to an all singing and dancing fast-service cocktail bar.

• New Spitalfields matcha bar Jenki will serve Flat Greens by day and cocktails by night

  

  If your personal path to foodie enlightenment comes from embracing everything green, then the arrival of JENKI in Spitafields this week is for you. This new matcha bar is aiming to convert London's coffee lovers to the health (and taste) benefits of all things matcha.

  Certainly it looks like they're going to switch things up on the beverages front with everything from Rose and Collagen Latte, Black Tahini and

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• José Pizarro is opening two restaurants at the Royal Academy

  

  Famed Spanish chef José Pizarro is opening in the centre of London for the first time - with two new restaurants at the Royal Academy. He'll have a more traditional sit-down Spanish restaurant upstairs while Poster Bar will be the Royal Academy version of his tapas bar, José.

• Luciano will be Gino D'Acampo (and son)'s new restaurant at the ME London hotel in Aldwych

  

  TV chef Gino D'Acampo has joined forces with his son Luciano, to open this luxe Italian restaurant at the ME London hotel in Aldwych.

• Top Argentine chef Fernando Trocca is opening Sucre in Soho (with a world class bar Abajo downstairs)

  

  One of Latin America's top chefs is teaming up with one of the regions top mixologists for a London restaurant and cocktail bar opening that should be as huge as it sounds.

• 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).