New opening

• 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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• St John’s Wood​ ​is getting their own The Gate, and that means vegan brunch

  Given they’ve been in business since the 80s, it’s no surprise The Gate know a thing or two about veggie and vegan cooking. Now they’re taking their plant-based knowhow to St John's Wood, with a new restaurant that’ll have brunch, lunch and a newly extended menu.

• Gezellig brings a formidable restaurant team to Holborn Town Hall

  A formidable restaurant team are taking on the space at the Grade II listed Holborn Town Hall with their first venture.

• The Little Yellow Door goes permanent in Notting Hill with cocktails, weekend brunches and a late night dive bar

  Imagine landing a fabulous house share in Notting Hill. That's the premise of this new pop-up turned permanent bar and restaurant on All Saints Road..

• Lucknow 49 on Maddox Street will be the new restaurant from the Dum Biryani team

  Inspired by the Lucknow region's Awadhi cooking, chef and restaurateur Dhruv Mittal is opening a restaurant with all manner of biryanis, kebabs and lunchtime quick bites.

• The Buxton is a pub with rooms on Brick Lane from the Culpeper

  The team responsible for The Culpeper in Aldgate have a new project - they're opening this pub and hotel on Brick Lane where the rooftop terrace features an honesty bar and hot tub.

• New London restaurants coming in April 2019

  

  It's time to run down the new restaurants that will be coming your way in April. The upcoming month sees Champagne buttons, high rise dining (and gardens), top-rated sushi, Corbin and King's latest, Indian kebabs and more....

• Robata on Old Compton Street is serving up Japanese izakaya dishes in Soho

  

  Soho's latest opening is a Japanese izakaya-style spot. Robata, which officially opened its doors on Old Compton Street today, is a project from entrepreneur Sonny Huang whose family has two Chinese restaurants in Birmingham.

  Sonny has teamed up with designers turnerbates Design & Architecture to come up with this Japanese pub serving up dishes cooked over the open robata grill. On the menu you'll find:

  • Soft Shell Crab bao with spicy mayo, green
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• Ben Tish and The Stafford team up for Norma, a Sicilian restaurant in Fitzrovia

  Already working together on their hotel, Ben Tish (ex Salt Yard) and the Stafford Hotel are teaming up to create a new restaurant in Fitzrovia called Norma. Expect a Sicilian menu with Moorish influences. 

• Barullo is Rambla owner Victor Garvey's new city restaurant in Aldgate

  There's a distinct Spanish flavour to restaurateur Victor Garvey's new City gaff which promises to liven things up in Aldgate.

• Parrillan is the DIY outside grill at Barrafina Coal Drops Yard in King's Cross

  Barrafina's counter dining is already a big hit in all its locations - and now they're trying something new at King's Cross. They're launching Parrillan - an outside space where you can grill your own meat, fish and vegetables. 

• Latteria Italian cafe opens in Islington

  A new Italian cafe on Islington's Essex Road comes from a seasoned restaurateur and promises an all-day menu based on the cafes of Milan.