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- WC find a new Water Closet to convert into a wine bar in Bloomsbury
After success with their first loo-turned-wine-bar in Clapham, WC are at it again. This time they're renovating a Victorian loo in Bloomsbury to become their second wine bar.
- Behind is a new chef's table restaurant for London Fields
Andy Beynon, former development chef for Jason Atherton, is opening his own restaurant in London Fields which is all centred around the workings of the kitchen.
- The Italians wine bar and bistro heads to Marylebone's Devonshire Street
The team behind Chiswick deli and pizzeria, The Italians, are preparing for a Marylebone opening this winter. The Italians' new home on Devonshire Street will be a wine bar and bistro.
As with their Chiswick site, the key thing will be the sourcing of top drawer Italian food and drink. The all Italian wine list will change seasonally and there'll be loads available by the glass. They'll be baking focaccia fresh in-house
... - Ollie Dabbous' Hideaway finds a permanent place on Mount Street in Mayfair
Over the past two years, Hide's 'diffusion range' - a cafe called Hideaway - has been popping up in various locations - first in the Burlington Arcade and then, for a longer period, down at Chelsea Barracks. Now Ollie Dabbous and his team are getting ready to open it in a permanent spot on Mount Street.
The cafe will take over the spot previously occupied by the Mount Street Deli. Open all day and
... - Mo Diner is Momo's 1930s Los Angeles diner with food by Eric Chavot
Next door to Momo in Mayfair Mo Diner takes the American diner concept on a spin through the Med with Eric Chavot doing the food.
- The White Horse is Wembley's newest pub
It's not every day a brand new pub opens in London - but if you're after a pint and live in the Wembley Park area, then you now have The White Horse to check out.
This new Fullers pub opened at the weekend and is named after the first FA Cup Final to be played at Wembley Stadium - the White Horse Final. The huge new pub on Arena Square takes up two floors and has loads of outside space with a garden on the ground floor and a large terrace
... - Havana-inspired Bar Bolivar in Canary Wharf is from the Casa do Frango team
Expect strong drinks and a bar food menu to match at this Havana style cocktail bar in Canary Wharf from the Caso do Frango team. - Cinquecento pizzeria expands from Chelsea to Notting Hill
Cinquento pizzeria first opened its doors in Chelsea last Christmas and, during lockdown, expanded with a kitchen in Battersea. Now they're getting ready to open its second eat-in pizzeria, on Portobello Road.
The key difference with the new place though will be that it's split into a dining room at the back and a grab and go place at the front. So you can just drop by for a slice of pizza or some aracinini to take away, or settle
... - Tramshed returns as The Tramshed Project, mixing food, co-working, events & more
During the pandemic, the Hix business went into administration taking Tramshed with it. But now there's a reprieve for the undeniably impressive building in Shoreditch as it becomes a space that mixes food, culture and co-working.
It's been set up
... - The Tapas Room brings tapas and wine to Brixton and Battersea
29/9/20 - updated with Battersea opening date
The lockdown obviously paused many plans to open new restaurants in London but we're pleased to see that many are moving full steam ahead with plans to open in our post-lockdown world.
And one of those brand new developments and one of those is The Tapas Room. They already had two restaurants - in Deptford and
... - New London restaurants coming in October 2020
As autumn continues and the temperatures cool, there are still many new openings to look forward to in October.
- Test Driving Maison Francois - an instant hit in St James
This modernist French brasserie serves up all the classics and has a very useful downstairs bar too.
- 163 Upper Street will be a new wine bar and kitchen from Highgate's Wine Cellar team
The team behind The Wine Cellar on Highgate's Swain's Lane are opening this new wine bar and kitchen, serving up a wide selection of wines and food designed to go with them. - Japan Centre is launching ramen restaurant Heddon Yokocho
Next up from Japan centre is a new ramen restaurant, inspired by the Yokocho alleys of Japan and based in Heddon Street. They'll have a range of ramen from across Japan, in a restaurant with a 70s feel.
- Casey's cafe & deli has reopened in its new Clapton digs
Casey's in Clapton used to describe itself as "a microcafe & deli". But now that they've moved into grander premises, maybe that 'micro' tag isn't needed anymore.
As owner Caitlin Dempsey said of their new shop which opened last week on Lower Clapton Road, named after her family shop back in Ireland, "it's an actual bakery/shop/cafe you can walk around and buy things, if you want."
The popular deli
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