New opening

• The Humble Bee Cafe opens at Stepney City Farm with ex-Hawksmoor chefs running the kitchen

  If low food miles are your jam, then this new community cafe, with a chef who counts Hawksmoor, Tante Claire and more on his CV, should be on your go-to list.

• Mama Fuego in Greenwich is an Australian dining and drinking emporium with a sixties feel

  North Greenwich is getting a dining and drinking emporium mixing Aussie coffee know-how with South American food inspiration.

• Three Uncles' first restaurant will be at Liverpool Street serving up Chinese roast meats and more

  A trio of friends are opening their first restaurant on Devonshire Row, serving up Chinese roast meats, noodles and dim sum

• Megan's comes to Wimbledon (and you can bring your dog too)

  The march of Megan's continues as they get ready to open their next cafe in Wimbledon Village. Expect a Mediterranean-influenced menu, lots of fairy lights and you can bring your dog too. 

• Bafarat coffee is coming to London with a Soho cafe (and dessert bar)

  The Bafarat coffee company hails from Jeddah, and is coming to London for its first international cafe. And they're going big on dessert alongside all that caffeine. 

• The Franco Manca team does pasta and Nanban Mk II for Seven Dials Market

  

  The next big London food hall is on the horizon, and two new openings there have just been announced.

  First up is Strozzapretti from the original people behind Franco Manca (note - not actually Franco Manca itself). Franco Manca was best known for their pizzas, of course, but Strozzapretti is all about pasta. We really do seem to be getting closer and closer to peak

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• Morty and Bob’s Sandwich Bar at Westfield London will serve up hot subs and more alongside their grilled cheese toasties

  Shoppers at Westfield London will be able to boost their energy levels with a selection of hot sarnies from top grilled cheese purveyors Morty & Bobs in their new British sandwich bar.

• London’s oldest whisky specialist Milroy's to open second site

  Milroy’s have taken over a Spitalfields townhouse, offering four floors of whisky and cocktails.

• Tsaretta Spice brings high end Indian food to Twickenham

  Tsaretta Spice is the second location for this Indian restaurant after it started first in Meribel. 

• Australian restaurant Butcher and the Farmer comes to London at the O2

  Steve Flood and Will Stewart's restaurant is coming from Australia, all the way to the O2. The restaurant is a ‘farm-to-table’ concept and will be focused on sharing dishes

• Taps and Tapas in Tooting is a Tapas Room and London Beer Lab team-up

  This is a joint venture between The Tapas Room and London Beer Lab, offering ‘pub-style’ tapas, beers, and more. 

• Caravan are launching Vardo in Chelsea on King's Road

  The new opening from the people behind Caravan will be in an impressive new building and serve a globally influenced menu with UK ingredients

• Simon Rogan to Launch Henrock in the Lake District's Linthwaite House

  Simon Rogan, who's also behind the famed L'Enclume and Roganic in London is opening Henrock. It will be within Linthwaite House, a country hotel set next to Lake Windermere in the Lake District.

• Bubala is opening a vegetarian Middle-Eastern restaurant on Commercial Street

  Following a series of supper clubs, Bubala will open its first permanent site on Commercial Street, Spitalfields.

• The Berkeley launches a brand new bar - The Berkeley Bar and Terrace

  

  One of London’s top hotels, The Berkeley, has gone all secret squirrel on us. They've been working on a brand new bar and opened it without anyone having a clue. Called The Berkeley Bar and Terrace, it's the hotel's second bar, joining The Blue Bar, and will be a pretty cosy, intimate affair by the sounds of things.

  While the terrace part of the equation is going to be pretty

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