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  • Oklava Bakery + Wine takes the place of Kyseri

    Oklava Bakery and Wine takes the place of Kyseri

    Having announced plans to close Kyseri, Selin Kiazim and Laura Christie have revealed that their new space will be open from breakfast onwards and will focus on Selin's bread and pastry making skills.

  • Paris burger chain Big Fernand are re-launching in London

    Paris burger chain Big Fernand are re-launching in LondonAfter an initial attempt at cracking the London market in 2015, French burger chain Big Fernand is back, attempting to woo Francophiles in South Kensington and hoping to replicate their successful business in France and also the UAE.

  • som saa are crowdfunding for a new restaurant in central London

    som saa are crowdfunding for a new restaurant in central London

    Update - 6/12/19 - They've reached the target in less than a week

    This is all rather exciting. It seems like business is booming for East London Thai spot som saa. They've announced plans to crowdfund for a new central London restaurant.

    In a post on Instagram they said: "som saa Commercial Street has been a labour of love, but now the time has come to fire the starting pistol on our second

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  • Islington gets dinner and a movie with Odeon Luxe & Dine

    Islington gets dinner and a movie with Odeon Luxe & Dine.

    Updated with full launch info

    We've slowly been hearing what's planned for N1's Islington Square (taking over the old post office site off Upper Street) and now we've confirmation of at least one restaurant - but it's not a standalone one. 

    Odeon Luxe & Dine is Odeon's latest attempt to bring dining and a movie together. So if the very idea of people eating away while you try to enjoy

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  • Chelsea is getting a new wine bar as Bottles moves west

    Chelsea is getting a new wine bar as Bottles moves westWine bar Bottles goes west. There will still be the selection of Italian dishes matched with their large wine selection - and a hidden private dining room too. 

  • Greek-inspired restaurant Ampéli to open in Fitzrovia

    Greek-inspired restaurant Ampéli to open in FitzroviaFitzrovia’s Charlotte Street may have lost the second outlet of Peruvian restaurant Señor Ceviche but will gain a Greek newcomer in its place. Ampéli is a new Eastern Mediterranean inspired restaurant with a strong focus on Greek wines.

  • Korean barbecue restaurant Yori to open in Covent Garden

    Korean barbecue restaurant Yori to open in Covent GardenIt’s farewell to the Covent Garden outlet of Jidori and in its place is the third branch of Korean barbecue restaurant Yori.

  • Boom Bap Burger is coming to Bethnal Green

    Boom Bap Burger is coming to Bethnal GreenThey've been big in Tooting Market and now Boom Bap Burger have found a permanent home in Bethnal Green for their mix of burgers and hip-hop. 

  • Barbie Green is the latest from Daisy Green, opening in Barbican

    Barbie Green is the latest from Daisy Green, opening in BarbicanThis restaurant is the latest from the Daisy Green group and it sounds like they've got an excellent location just outside Barbican. And yes, they will have the all-day Aussie brunch. 

  • New London restaurants coming in December 2019

    New London restaurants coming in December 2019

    We're nearly at the end of the year and restaurants are rushing to open in time for Christmas. All of which means there are some proper crackers appearing before the Christmas break. So here are the biggest London restaurants that are opening in December. 

  • Mamago is Wagamama's new grab and go spot at Fenchurch Street

    wagamama opens mamago on fenchurch street

    City folk in Fenchurch Street are the first to be able to try out Wagamama's new grab-and-go concept Mamago, which opened yesterday. Described as "Wagamama's little sister - more upstart, less sit-down" - the new space will be open from 7am through to 6pm

    You can head in here early in the day for breakfast dishes like yuzu marmlade + mandarin coconut rice pot or a multi-grain coconut porridge with brown rice syrup along with

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  • Barboun in Shoreditch is a Levantine restaurant from the Yosma and Hovarda team

    Barboun in Shoreditch is a levantine restaurant from the Yosma and Hovarda teamThe people behind Hovarda in Soho are opening a new restaurant in Shoreditch that's all about Levantine cooking over fire. It'll have a deli onsite too. 

  • The Melusine seafood restaurant is coming to St Katharine Docks

    The Melusine seafood restaurant is coming to St Katharine DocksThis seafood restaurant in the docks is all about serving up sustainably caught seafood from around the British Isles. There'll be ever-changing sharing plates as well as grilled, poached or fried whole fish on the menu. 

  • Selfridges has a new boutique cinema serving afternoon tea in the bar

    Selfridges has a new boutique cinema serving afternoon tea in the bar

    London has started getting a few new luxe cinemas where the food is a little more than nachos and popcorn. The latest to open is a cinema right in the heart of Selfridges on Oxford Street - but alas you can't take the food into the screening with you. 

    The Cinema at Selfridges is now open on their lower ground floor (there's a direct entrance from the street too) and has been created

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  • Nue Ground is a new Clapham cafe from the people behind Brickwood and WC

    Nue Ground is a new Clapham cafe from the people behind Brickwood and WC

    From today, a new cafe comes to Clapham with Nue Ground. It's from Joanna & Jayke Mangion - co-owners of Clapham Leisure, the people behind WC, Powderkeg, Brickwood and more.