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• Base Face Pizza goes from lockdown delivery to Hammersmith restaurant

  

  Inspired by London's artisan producers, this new Hammersmith pizzeria is serving up pizzas, desserts and even drinks from the local area. 

• The next Garden Bar is a huge outside space in Bromley

   

  The Garden Bar has been a big hit in its Elephant & Castle location - so much so that they're getting ready to open a second Garden Bar in Bromley. 

  As with the original, it's all about alfresco dining - but on the very large side. This new Garden Bar will seat 400 on a multi-level terrace - and there will be a rooftop bar too. It'll all open in stages over the coming

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• Chestnut Bakery in Belgravia opens with a dream team of bakers

  

  Over in Belgravia a new bakery opened its doors for the first time this weekend. But it seems that Chestnut Bakery - which has taken on the old Dominique Ansel site - is trying to do things a little differently. They set out their stall as "celebrating international baking traditions in the golden age of breadmaking."

  They've certainly assembled an impressive team to help them do that. Senior Baker, Mauro Gizick from

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• Haute Dolci dessert restaurant comes to London, landing at Wembley Park

  

  24/5/21 - updated with new opening date

  A new dessert bar is coming to Wembley Park after making its name around the country first. Haute Dolci has opened in Birmingham, Leeds and Leicester among others - and this is their first London launch, part of the development around the arena at Wembley Park. They say dessert bar, but going by the look, it's more like a

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• Good Neighbour arrives in Peckham, bringing wine, brunch and more

  

  Updated 24/5/21 with soft launch offer

  Following the Camberwell original and the Tooting follow up, Good Neighbour are getting ready to open a third wine bar/restaurant - this time in Peckham. 

  They're taking over the space from Pedler (who are heading east to a new location). Once again it's from the team of Paul Williamson (ex Soho House) and Josue

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• Bunsik is serving Korean corndogs and ddukbokki on Charing Cross Road

  

  Anyone searching for a new Korean food hit, should hotfoot it down to Charing Cross Road. Just opposite the big Oseyo supermarket, a fast food joint has just opened, called Bunsik.

  Bunsik specialises in Korean Street Food - namely corn dogs, cupbap (rice in a pot with toppings) and Ddukbokki (fried rice cakes).

  There are six hotdog/corndog options - original, octo legs, potato, potato mozzarella, cheese and cheese

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• 400 Rabbits' latest pizzeria is in Elephant and Castle

  

  400 Rabbits have settled on Elephant and Castle for their latest pizzeria, bringing both their London sourdough pizzas and a brand new range on gelato made in-house. 

• Smashing Plates brings Greek street food to London Bridge

  

  We've only just written about a Greek restaurant opening in Crouch End and now there's news of a Greek street food restaurant, Smashing Plates, opening in London Bridge.

  Smashing Plates comes from Neofytos Christodoulou and is his take on Greek and Cypriot

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• Kalimera moves from street truck to new Crouch End Greek restaurant

  

  Moving up from street food truck and market stalls, Kalimera is launching as a restaurant in Crouch End. There will be modern interpretations of Greek and Mediterranean dishes and plenty of Greek wine.

• New York's NoMad hotel is coming to London, landing in Covent Garden

  

  Updated 19/5/21 with menu details

  Boutique hotel chain NoMad are taking over the Bow Street Magistrates Court in Covent Garden, a 19th Century listed building that should look pretty damned impressive once kitted out. 

  If you're unfamiliar with the original hotel, one of the best reasons to visit the NoMad in New York is the restaurant that was

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