New opening

• Emilia in Bonhams is the next restaurant from the Quality Chop House people

  Emilia sees the Quality Chop House team take over the restaurant at Bonhams Auction House. It's inspired by the Italian region of Emilia-Romagna.

• H&M pick Regent Street for their second It's Pleat cafe opening

  

  If you fancied the idea of trying out H&M's new Swedish cafe, but couldn't quite gather the energy to get out to Westfield White City to try it out when it first opened, then the good news is they're opening another much more central one.

  The H&M HOME concept store on Regent Street will be the site of the

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• The Soak in Victoria is a bar and restaurant that likes a bit of fermenting

  The Soak is a new bar and restaurant in Victoria that is all about fermenting, soaking, steeping and brining - whether it's for cocktails or food. 

• The Wolseley team are opening Soutine in St John's Wood

  This is the next restaurant from the team behind The Wolseley, Bellanger, The Delaunay and more. This time it'll be an all-day restaurant serving French food with Russian influences.

• The Sea, The Sea in Chelsea is fishmonger by day, seafood and Champagne bar by night

  This latest addition to Chelsea's Pavilion Road sees the co-founder of Bonnie Gull opening a fishmonger and deli which transforms into a seafood bar in the evening. And he's bringing along a few friends to help too...

• The Grand Duchess at Paddington is London Shell Co's permanently moored restaurant

  This sister restaurant to the London Shell Co.'s crusing restaurant will be a permanently moored barge by Paddington serving up seafood and sparkling wine.

• LA's Eggslut is opening in London on Portobello Road

  Eggslut are VERY popular in various West Coast of the US incarnations and now they're opening in London on Portobello Road. Expect a variety of eggs in buns all day long. 

• The Depot will be Kidbrooke Village's all day dining pub

  

  Huge new Greenwich housing development, Kidbrooke Village is about to get its first pub. Young's are opening The Depot this week and it's what they're describing as an "all-day dining community pub". This is the second time the pub company have teamed up with developers Berkley Homes. They opened The Naturalist at Woodberry Down up at Manor House

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• 'O ver pizza is coming to St James's Market

  They've been a big hit at London Bridge, and now 'O ver are bringing their pizzas to St James's Market

• Martha's is bringing American food, jazz and drag to Soho

  Taking over the spot once held by Jackson And Rye, this is a retro-styled restaurant with American food and revue acts. 

• Casa Fofo sees ex-Pidgin chef open in Hackney

   

  The former Head Chef of Pidgin has moved about half a mile north in Hackney to open this neighbourhood spot with tasting menus, natural wine list and snacks.

• BAO Borough has new bao buns, a grab and go hatch AND a karaoke room

  BAO will be opening their third restaurant in Borough and this time, they're promising something a little different.

• Gold on Portobello Road will be a four floor food palace with a late bar

  Notting Hill's food credentials are boosted by a restaurant and bar team that comes via the River Cafe and Soho House to take over this old pub. They'll be serving up sharing plates, cooked over fire or in a wood-burning oven. 

• Kantina will be London's first self-service fine dining restaurant

  

  Update: 1/4/19 - anyone waiting for Kantina to soft launch today might be disappointed (sorry to the folks who DMd us on Instagram). This was our April Fool's Day story. And if you want to see the full list our April Fools over the years, head over here.

  We've had hot pot and hot stone

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• Harlem Soul is replacing Boondocks on Old Street with more Americana

  

  It's all change for Boondocks near the Old Street roundabout - as it's about to be replaced by a new restaurant - Harlem Soul. But it's not a complete change, as it's all still run by Bea Vo's Soul Food Enterprises, which also runs Stax Diner in Carnaby and Butterscotch Bakery (and previously Boondocks).

  The new food-style for the restaurant is being dubbed as "American urban cuisine". The menu will

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