New opening

• London's first all South African wine bar Protea is opening in Farringdon

   

  

  Over in Farringdon, South African braai restaurant Hammer & Tongs are just getting ready to unveil their new wine bar. They've taken over the old basement bar to launch The Protea Wine Bar - a space devoted to South African wine.

  The new bar will feature a 100% South African wine list - covering South African Cabernet Sauvignons, Pinotage, Chenin Blanc and more. They'll also be doing wine flights if you fancy trying something a little

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• Bob Bob Cité is coming to the City, and it looks VERY bling

  Soho's iconic restaurant Bob Bob Ricard is opening a second place on the third floor of the Cheesegrater and they've got a top chef to head up the operation

• Sette at the Bulgari Hotel London will be the first UK restaurant from the folks behind NYC's Scarpetta

  It's all change at the Bulgari hotel in Knightsbridge where Rivea is being replaced by Sette and the whole restaurant and bar is being turned, literally, upside down.

• Orange Buffalo are bringing their chicken wings to Tooting

  Up until now, chicken wing specialists Orange Buffalo have been serving up their wings as street food - but now they're opening their first restaurant in Tooting Broadway. 

• Wild Honey St James sees the restaurant relocating from Mayfair to Pall Mall

  

  It's always lovely being the bearer of glad tidings, and for anyone who was a fan of Mayfair restaurant Wild Honey, this is very good news.

• 104 in Notting Hill is Richard Wilkins' miniature fine dining restaurant

   

  Chef Richard Wilkins has moved into West London to open his solo venture, serving up a modern French fine dining menu.

• Chez Maiss is a new Hammersmith wine bar

  

  Heading to the tube at Hammersmith and really fancy a good glass of wine? This could be the place. 

• Darby's will be Robin Gill's Irish-influenced restaurant at Embassy Gardens

  An Irish-influenced menu will be on offer at the ground floor at Robin Gill's next restaurant Darby’s – and also at the development’s incredible Sky Pool 10 stories up.

• Hello Darling to open in Waterloo with Masterchef winner Natalie Coleman as resident chef

  Coleman has teamed up with theatrical set designers Darling and Edge to create a new concept with lavish art-filled interiors and bright, fun food to match.

• Flamboree brings the tarte flambee from Alsace to Old Street

  Neil Witney (previously La Bodega Negra, E&O etc) is behind Old Street’s Flamboree which is putting a contemporary spin on the tarte flambée

• Market Hall West End on Oxford Street will be the UK's largest food hall

   

  With 12 traders, four bars and space for 800 diners, this new food hall on Oxford Street is the UK's largest.

• Shaun Presland, top Aussie sushi chef is opening Pacific in London's Soho

  

  It's been common knowledge for a while that Australian chef Shaun Presland had his sights set on opening a restaurant here in London, called Pacific. 

  If you're wondering why this is big news, well Shaun's a hugely well-respected Aussie chef, who's spent years learning about Japanese cooking from some of the best Japanese chefs in the world. Oh, and he also spent seven whole years just learning about sushi. Most recently he was executive chef at Sake

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• Yaki Yaki are serving up taiyaki, matcha soft serves and a croiyaki in Covent Garden

  

  Covent Garden has a new dessert spot that you should expect to see popping up on your Insta feed from now on. Yaki Yaki is all about the Japanese waffle cones taiyaki and opened a week ago just off St Martin's Lane.

  The specialist taiyaki shop will be serving up the traditional fish shaped waffles in two sizes - mini and regular. The minis come in batches of three filled with either vanilla custard, nutella or cheese and jalapeno. If you pick the regular size,

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• Covent Garden is the home for Fishworks' latest fishmonger and seafood restaurant

  This will be FishWorks’ third site - this time in Covent Garden - offering fresh fish to take home and a whole host of dishes to eat in at the restaurant.

• Mao Chow finds a permanent Hackney place for its vegan Chinese food

  This 12 seat noodle bar in Hackney will be serving up meat free Chinese classics