New opening

• Hiden Curry lab is the latest addition to King's Cross' Coal Drops Yard

  

  New to Coal Drops Yard in King's Cross (and takeaway only) is Hiden Curry Lab, a very dayglo yellow shop selling Japanese curry. It's taken over the space that used to be Bodega Rita's and is apparently an homage to Japan's many 'hole-in-the-wall' speciality restaurants.

  The menu is the simplest possible. There are two forms of Japanese curry and rice (and pickles), either beef or vegan, created by

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• Imad's Syrian Kitchen settles down in Kingly Court

  His pop-ups have been a huge success and now, with the final stop of a crowdfunding campaign, Imad Alarnab is bringing his Syrian food to Soho.

• Crazy Pizza has Knightsbridge as its second London restaurant

  

  This is the second Crazy Pizza to hit London, coming from ex-Formula One boss, Flavio Briatore. Expect similar pizzas to the original, just around the corner from Harrods.

• HUŎ in Chelsea is a new restaurant from the ULI Notting Hill team

  

  The ULI team take their brand of Southeast Asian food to Chelsea

• Kineya Mugimaru udon noodles arrive at St Pancras

  

  Another Japanese udon chain has set its sights on London, this time choosing St Pancras as its base (as part of the food outlet section at the north end). As reported first by Big Hospitality, Kineya Mugimaru is

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• Kraft Dalston sees German Kraft Brewery and Le Bab team up for restaurant and microbrewery

  

  Aparthotel company Locke are clearly worth watching. Their Bermondsey building houses the new Dairy, their Aldgate hotel is currently the new home for plant-forward popup ...

• Andanza tapas bar opens in Bermondsey from the people behind The Rose

  

  This new tapas bar in London Bridge comes from the people behind popular local pub The Rose - and is right opposite it too. Expect Basque-style pintxos along with tapas and larger plates alongside a selection of Spanish wines. 

• Yorkshire group Tomahawk Steakhouse have taken over Jamie Oliver's Fifteen

  

  Taking over Jamie Oliver's first and best-known restaurant in Hoxton is Yorkshire steakhouse group Tomahawk with a straightforward offering of steak and cocktails. 

• The Last Talisman Asian grill takes over from Loyal Tavern in Bermondsey

  

  This takes over the space that until recently held Loyal Tavern, Inside is a new Asian grill - with a focus on skewers - as well as a tropical cocktail bar called Mala Madre.

• Only Food and Courses is a 80s/90s-inspired new opening at Pop Brixton

  

  The latest addition to Pop Brixton is something of a throwback, with a restaurant that's harking back to the 80s, both in food and name.  

  The puntastic Only Food and Courses is the latest from chefs Robbie Lorraine and Martyn Barrett who have been popping up in Kent, and it has its roots in greasy spoon cafes but is very much taken to the next level. The

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• Gordon Ramsay launches Street Burger in St Paul's and plots Street Pizza roll out in Southwark and Battersea

  

  It's now clear what Gordon Ramsay has spent Lockdown 2.0 doing. In addition to messing around on TikTok, he's been planning world domination. And he's starting with London, where he's opening five new 'street food' restaurants, three of those before the end of 2020.

  Launching a new Gordon Ramsay brand will be Street Burger. That's opening at One New Change, presumably as part of Ramsay's sprawling

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• The River Cafe expands, stealth-launching Sylvia's, a brand new restaurant

  

  Out of relatively nowhere, London stalwart The River Cafe has decided that now is the time to expand - and they're opening a new restaurant called Sylvia's.

  They're not moving too far away from their own back yard though, as it'll be making use of the old meeting rooms at (River Cafe owner Ruth Rogers husband) Richard Rogers Architects. In an email sent by River Cafe, they say:

  The menu will have great pastas, risottos and soups,

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• Golden Gai is Angelina's Soho spin-off bar

  

  The original Golden Gai was a six-seater bar in Angelina in Dalston. This Soho spin-off is a much larger affair but will continue the mix of Italian and Japanese flavours in the food and drink. 

• Cafe Bao is Bao's King's Cross all-day bakery and it's all about Yōshoku cuisine

  For their fourth opening, in King's Cross, the folk at BAO have decided to switch things up with an all day cafe serving breakfast for the first time and with its own bakery.

• Spiritland and an experimental Pastaio come to Joy at Portobello

  

  Stevie Parle is about to switch things up a notch in Joy at Portobello. As well as the courtyard and seats upstairs, he's now joining forces with the folk at Spiritland and his own restaurant Pastaio, bringing them to the downstairs space. It'll actually be a development variant of Pastaio, which will act as something of an experimental kitchen for the group. 

  Spiritland at

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