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- Ben Murphy's 74 Charlotte Street sees the chef opening in Monica Galetti's former restaurant space
Ever since he finished at Launceston Place, we've been wondering where talented chef Ben Murphy was going to turn up next. Now he's revealed his game plan, opening the new 74 Charlotte Street restaurant, which takes over the space from Monica Galetti's Mere.
We don't know too much about the menu yet, but Murphy has been known for adapting old
... - Striking Canary Wharf building features a new Amazing Grace music bar and hotel with rooftop restaurant
A striking new building, looking like it's clad in shiny, reflective aluminium, is getting ready to open in Canary Wharf. And coming as part of that are a new Amazing Grace and a House of the Gods hotel with a rooftop bar and restaurant.
Taking Amazing Grace first, they're following up on their London Bridge live music venue (where they're inside a
... - Layla Bakery is bringing its sourdough and pastries to a second bakery, in Acton
Updated 4/9/25 with imagery
If there's one thing London loves at the moment, it's a new local bakery. One of the more popular is Notting Hill's Layla Bakery, launched by Tessa Faulkner. And now we hear that they're looking to go further west for their second opening, this time in Acton.
The new place is just a few minutes from Acton Central
... - The Crisp Pizza team are opening a pub in Mayfair with a little help from The Devonshire
8/8/25 - Updated with more details
A few weeks ago, we reported that plans for the Crisp Pizza team to expand into central London had got a step closer to reality, after months of work to take over The Marlborough Head pub on North Audley Street. Now, we have lots more information about the opening (simply called "The Marlborough"), including how a nearby pub superteam is helping
... - New York's Carbone is coming to London
Carbone is definitely coming to London. Recently submitted planning information shows that the famous New York restaurant is the second restaurant to open in the Chancery Rosewood next year.
- The big new London restaurants opening in September 2025 - all you need to know
If August was a quiet month for openings, September is the polar opposite. Traditionally one of the busiest months for openings, this September is notable for some high-profile restaurants. Here's your bluffer's guide to the big new openings of the month:
- Corenucopia sees three-Michelin-starred chef Clare Smyth opening a "luxury bistro" in Chelsea
We were already aware of Clare Smyth's plans to open a restaurant inside the new Admiralty Arch development next year, but it turns out she has something else planned too.
The chef, who has three Michelin stars at her Notting Hill restaurant Core, has revealed plans to open a new restaurant in Chelsea, called Corenucopia. She's billing the
... - Lilibet's is an extra looking new seafood spot taking over the late Queen Elizabeth's birthplace
If you're bored of seeing London restaurants all following the same design playbook, then the arrival of a new seafood restaurant in Mayfair is going to make you sit up and pay attention. Lilibet's is taking over a building in Mayfair that has historical significance. It was the birthplace of the late Queen Elizabeth. And it's to her that this new restaurant turns as a muse.
Behind it is restaurateur Ross Shonhan, who founded the
... - Wild Honey's Anthony Demetre leads the menu at The Elizabeth in Belgravia, taking over from Ganymede
What was Ganymede in Belgravia is being reborn, transforming it into The Elizabeth, with a little hand from Anthony Demetre.
The chef, whose restaurant Wild Honey currently holds a Michelin star, is creating a new menu for the relaunch, with a look towards his signature "bistronomy" roots. On the menu, that translates into dishes
... - Lisa Goodwin-Allen joins The Beaumont, launching new restaurant Rosi
28/8/25 - updated with the opening date
Just after Lisa Goodwin-Allen rejoined Northcote, after making a surprise departure announcement just two months prior (being sold to new owners helped with that), she also announced she was to open a new restaurant at The Beaumont, called Rosi. Now we have more details about what's planned.
It's not her first London
... - Georgian restaurant DakaDaka is taking over the 10 Heddon Street space in Mayfair
It's been a while since we've seen a new restaurant launch at 10 Heddon Street, the space that once held Manteca, Fallow and Sarap as residencies. The residency days are behind it now and instead, it's relaunching as a permanent Georgian restaurant, DakaDaka.
It's the first restaurant from new hospitality group Berkeley Square Hospitality. That comes
... - Brother Marcus' latest Eastern Med opening sees them taking over Jason Atherton's former Soho home
A few weeks ago, we reported on the team behind Brother Marcus taking over The Blind Pig in Soho for their new bar, Kamara. At the time, as that involved the upstairs area only, we said it seemed likely that downstairs, where Social Eating House
... - Thai restaurant Khao Bird goes permanent in Soho, opening in an ex adult cinema
For the past year, Northern Thai restaurant Khao Bird (which originally started life as pop-ups in Brighton) has had a very successful residency above The Globe Tavern in London Bridge. However, now it's time for them to put down permanent roots, and they've chosen Soho for that, in a space that was apparently once Soho's last adult cinema.
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... - Nuno Mendes leaves Lisboeta which is transforming into Luso, but stays Portuguese
One of Fitzrovia's best restaurants is going through a big change, and that's because of the departure of its superstar chef. Nuno Mendes (genuinely one of the nicest people in the London food world) is moving on to new things, and the restaurant is being relaunched as Luso.
Luso will stay Portuguese, and although they say it won't be a "chef-led" restaurant,
... - Crate Brewery is opening a second waterside beer and pizza spot in Canary Wharf
Crate Brewery in Hackney is known for being just beside the water, and one of London's best waterside eating and drinking spots. Now they're trying to replicate that, but this time over in Canary Wharf.
The second Crate will be in Wood Wharf (where you'll also find Hawksmoor, Dishoom and Marceline), taking over the rather short-lived Fish Game space. As with the
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