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• Shola is bringing Pakistani food to White City Place

  Aida Khan brings the Karachi cooking from her Shola supper club to White City for her first restaurant, celebrating Pakistani food. 

• The Halal Guys sees another US import coming to London

  They've been around for 27 years to date and expanded across the US. Now America's Halal Guys are bringing their gyros and platters to London.

• Test Driving Roe - a serious seafood treat at Pop Brixton

  We take a tour around the British and Irish coast at this small seafood spot with serious ambition at Pop Brixton.

• It's Pleat at Westfield London is Swedish clothing giant's first UK cafe

  Clothing giant H&M choose London for their new cafe concept's first opening outside of Sweden.

• Bao and Bing is serving up Taiwanese street-market food in Marylebone

  This addition to Marylebone is inspired by the street-markets of Taiwan, and there's quite a lot more to it than bao buns (but they appear too). Expect waffle-like wheelcakes made to order and alcoholic ice lollies in the downstairs bar.

• Jason Atherton to open H.O.M.E. 16-seat restaurant right next to Pollen Street Social

  

  Jason Atherton did a lengthy interview with Squaremeal talking about everything from an upcoming refurb of Pollen Street Social to the hunt for a new location for Sosharu. But there was one snippet revealed in the interview that caught our notice - that he's opening something new in London, a place currently

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• FAM Bar on Duke Street lets you choose the vinyl for a good night out

  This new Duke Street spot hopes to be so welcoming that you view it as a sort of home from home (with better cocktails and food than you'd make yourself).

• Clerkenwell gets a new wine and tapas bar on St John Street with Le Cellar

  The former wine buyer at Club and Cellar Gascon has come back to the area to open a wine and tapas bar on St John Street.

• Parkway Camden's new all day spot 40 Zero serves up everything from morning coffees to late night espresso martinis

  Given a grime-style makeover, this former Strada now aims to serve everything from morning coffee to late night espresso martinis.

• Bar Jaleo in Soho is the latest from Rambla's Victor Garvey and it's all about paella

  Victor Garvey launches his next restaurant. It's still Spanish but this time it's dedicated to paella. 

• Din Tai Fung is coming to London, bringing their xiaolongbao to Covent Garden and Centre Point - updated

  

  22/11/18 - updated with opening date for Henrietta Street

  What: Din Tai Fung London

  In a nutshell: Taiwanese steamed bun powerhouse comes to London

  Summing it all up: The hugely popular Taiwanese dumpling restaurant is coming to London with steamed soup dumplings and lots more... 

• Pizza Pilgrims are coming to The City AND London Bridge and they're bringing the Bread Zeppelin - updated

  Pizza Pilgrim fans are about to get two new places to try their favourite pizzas as they arrive in London Bridge AND The City. Plus they're bringing new pizzas with them and the "Bread Zeppelin"...

• Wild Rice and Mamasan comes to Brewer Street - a double-decker restaurant with two takes on Thai food

  London's love affair with Thai food continues as a young Thai pair open a pair of new restaurants serving up different takes on Thai food in the same building on Brewer Street.

• The Court will be a private members club in Carnaby with food by Tom Sellers and drinks by Mr Lyan

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• Angelina Restaurant will mash up Italian and Japanese food and drink on Dalston Lane

  Expect to see a modern take on Japanese and Italian food in this new Dalston restaurant which also sports a tiny Tokyo-style cocktail bar.