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• Swedish-style cafe Soderberg is opening in Soho's Berwick Street

  Popular Scottish chain Söderberg is expanding to London, bringing their cardamom buns and open sarnies to Soho's Berwick Street.

• Henry Harris' latest pub is now The Crown in Chiswick

  This is the fourth pub to be launched by famed chef Henry Harris, following successes elsewhere in town. This time the food will have a Mediterranean vibe. 

• Test Driving Din Tai Fung - the dumpling powerhouse hits London

   

  With all the hype over the opening of their first London restaurant, could Din Tai Fung live up to expectations? We went to check out the famous Taiwanese dumpling chain's Covent Garden restaurant.

• X-Upper is bringing gourmet sausages to Islington's Upper Street

  A new restaurant that's specialising in just the one thing is opening in Islington. X-Upper is all about gourmet sausages and they've rustled up some impressive chefs to create them. 

• Da Terra at the Town Hall Hotel sees a top San Sebastian and an ex-Aulis chef open in Bethnal Green

  The space that once housed Viajante and The Typing Room will now be a modern Latin American restaurant run by two chefs who arrive here via The Fat Duck, Fera and the Michelin-starred restaurant Amelia San Sebastian.

• AOK Kitchen will be a gluten and dairy-free restaurant and bakery in Marylebone

  Looking for a healthy restaurant in Marylebone that's all gluten and dairy-free. Then it sounds like AOK kitchen may be just the thing. AND there's a gluten-free bakery too. 

• Crosstown are bringing their doughnuts to Hammersmith

  

  The last few years have seen Crosstown Doughnuts expanding all across London and they're getting ready to open their latest outpost. This will be their Hammersmith branch - and is also the first time they've appeared in West London. So, if you're a fan of their sourdough doughnuts and you live or work in Hammersmith, this one's for you. 

  But it's not just Hammersmith that's getting a dose of Crosstown love - they've a number of specials hitting all of their

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• 5 reasons to try new American restaurant POTUS

  London's latest American import is this new riverside restaurant serving up all manner of USA treats.

• Master Wei in Bloomsbury is the first solo restaurant from Xi'an Impression chef Guirong Wei

  

  The chef behind popular Chinese restaurant Xi'an Impression is opening her first solo restaurant. In a tweet today, the Sunday Times restaurant reviewer Marina O'Loughlin drew attention to a new opening called Master Wei. 

  The hoarding flags up a new restaurant that's coming soon serving up Xi'an cuisine, headed up by chef Guirong Wei who co-owns Xi'an Impression with her husband. She's taken over the site of Cagney's which boasted that it was one of

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• W12 Studios in White City is the next high-end food court in London

  The latest addition to the BBC studios redevelopment in White City, W12 studios is bringing a series of rotating kitchens and a big new bar to the area. 

• Chapel Down Gin Works has arrived in King's Cross

  Chapel Down - best known as an English vineyard - have come to London with a new focus on their own gin. This bar and restaurant takes up prime position overlooking the canal in King's Cross and there's some great alfresco space planned too. 

• The key new London restaurants to watch out for in 2019

  Bucking the trend for doom and gloom (and steadfastly ignoring the B-word) we look at some of the cracking new openings planned for 2019 on the London restaurant scene.

• Moio in Stoke Newington is aiming for modern European cooking with a great wine pairing

  Moio restaurant on Stoke Newington High Street is a collaboration between a chef and sommelier who most recently worked together at Portland restaurant as chef and sommelier. Expect a modern European menu with a big focus on matching wines with it. 

• Emilia's is bringing their fresh pasta to Aldgate

  The original Emilia's Crafted Pasta in St Katharine's Docks was among the first of the new breed of simple, fresh, well-made and affordable pasta restaurants in London. Now they're expanding with a new restaurant in Aldgate.

• Spiritland Festival Hall is a new all day (and late night) South Bank spot

  Spiritland's new Festival Hall digs gives as much importance to what's playing and how it sounds as what's being served up. Oh and it's open very late too.