New opening

• Bar Liber wine bar arrives in Islington, along with a £100 cocktail

  

  Last week, we had spotted signs going up for Bar Liber on St Paul's Road in Islington in the cafe/wine bar that we knew as St Paul and were intrigued. Now that it's actually opened its doors, we have a lot more info about this latest addition to Islington. 

  It turns out that it's from Stuart Hudson, who's previously worked at Milk & Honey as Head Bartender, Sake No

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• The White Horse in Mayfair's Shepherd Market is Hedonism Wine's first wine-led pub

  

  As of last week, Mayfair had a new pub. But this isn't any old pub, it's a Hedonism Wines pub. The White Horse has taken over the old Hatchett's site on White Horse Street and is the high end wine merchants first public house.

  What will you find in a wine-led pub? Well, for starters things like a 1974 Blandy’s Verdelho Madeira, and a Lagavulin distiller’s edition 2005 on the optics.

  There are

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• Kudu Grill in Peckham will be a new braai restaurant from the Kudu team

  

  4/6/21 - updated with full details.

  Fans of the Kudu group of restaurants and bars will no doubt be thrilled to learn that the team are opening a new restaurant in South East London. The new restaurant in Peckham/Nunhead will be called Kudu Grill and has taken over the old Babette site on Nunhead Lane which was, before that, the Edinburgh Castle pub.

  "As South Africans, we can’t resist a good braai," they

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• The Night Owl and Someday are two new music led bars coming to Finsbury Park

  

  Updated 4/6/21 with The Night Owl opening date

  It's all happening at Finsbury Park. As part of the station's massive redevelopment, there's plenty to look out for with a large new M&S food store, Picturehouse Cinema and Honest Burgers all coming to the station environs.

  But that's not all. It looks as though this part of N4 is going to get two new bars, both of which

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• Fitzrovia is the new answer to Where The Pancakes Are

  

  After success at London Bridge and with their lockdown deliveries, Where The Pancakes Are is opening a new restaurant in Fitzrovia, filled with all the sweet and savoury pancakes (and Dutch Babies) you could ever want. 

• BAO's next restaurant is a noodle bar in Shoreditch

  

  The latest BAO is coming to Shoreditch and it's something od a departure for the team. This time the main focus will be on noodle bowls, inspired by Taiwanese beef noodle shops (but there will be bao buns too).

• Aspen & Meursault is the new Battersea wine bar from Diogenes the Dog

  

  The people behind the much-loved Diogenes The Dog are opening a new wine bar, with low intervention and natural wine as the focus. 

• The Ned reveals The Parlour, a new basement jazz and cabaret bar

  

  Just when you thought they couldn't fit any more into The Ned, Soho House has managed to sneak in a new jazz and cabaret bar, The Parlour. 

  It'll be in one of their basement spaces, running from Wednesday to Friday evening and residencies kicking it all off will include saxophonist and clarinettist Giacomo Smith and his five-piece band and British singer, songwriter

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• Pino is opening in Kensington, from the people behind the classic Il Portico

  

  The people behind family-run restaurant Il Portico in Kensington are getting ready to relaunch their sister restaurant, just a few doors down the street. Previously Pizzicotto, it's going to be reborn as Pino. 

• Sally Abé, famed ex Harwood Arms chef, is opening The Pem in St James

  

  After gaining plaudits for her time at The Harwood Arms, Sally Abé arrived in the Conrad St James with her main restaurant - The Pem. It's aiming for an elevated, but fun British dining experience. 

• Tom Kerridge is opening a Fish & Chips restaurant at Harrods, with lobster thermidor-topped chips

  

  Harrods really is getting in the big names right now. It's only a few weeks since they unveiled Jason Atherton's Harrods Social and now they've announced the arrival of Tom Kerridge in their Grade II listed Dining

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• New London restaurants opening in June 2021

  

  Now that restaurants have fully opened (social distancing aside) we're seeing a growing number of new restaurants being announced. And there's a LOT to look forward to in June. 

• Holm in Somerset is a new country restaurant for Brixton's Salon team

  

  There's a distinct trend in chefs leaving London for the country life, to set up shop in the South West. We've had East London's Pavilion Cafe opening in Newquay, the Jolene team heading to Fowey along with ex Portland chef Merlin Labron-Johnson opening in Bruton in Somerset and Pitt Cue's Tom Adams behind the much-loved Coombeshead in Cornwall.

  Some - like the Prawn on the Lawn team - are returning

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• Four Quarters arcade bar are opening a huge new place in Elephant & Castle

  

  The original Four Quarters in Peckham Rye was a game-changer - a bar meets gaming arcade. Five years ago they opened their second bar, this time in Stratford, and now they're expanding again.

  Their latest bar will be in the huge new Elephant Park development in Elephant & Castle. It's going to be the group's biggest opening to date with over 30 retro arcade machines, eight vintage console booths and two

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• Tofu Vegan plant-based Chinese restaurant opens in Islington

  

  Plant-based restaurants and vegan are starting to hit the next level of late. No longer simply "vegan restaurants", they're becoming focused on the style of food first, which is seeing a broader range of vegan options available. Islington has recently seen the arrival of Rudy's Vegan Diner on Upper Street (as well as the long queues for their Vegan Butcher) and now, just up the road, Tofu Vegan

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