New opening

• Soho House are opening Cecconi's Shoreditch at their new Redchurch Townhouse

  Expect a bit of Italian pizzazz as Soho House open their Redchurch Townhouse hotel complete with Cecconi's Shoreditch on the ground floor, just a street away from Shoreditch House.

• Theo Randall teams up with Colicci to open Storey's Gate Cafe in St James's Park

  A collaboration between Theo Randall, Colicci, and The Royal Parks with an emphasis on healthy and vegan options looks set to put London's royal park cafes on the map.

• Anthracite martini bar is opening at the Great Northern Hotel in King's Cross

  Opening up at The Great Northern Hotel is this three roomed martini bar with fabulous views over the area and everything to entice martini lovers to King's Cross.

• Ceres brings food inspired by Sicily and Provence to Newington Green

  Inspired by her Sicilian and Provencal grandmothers the chef behind this Newington Green restaurant has used Kickstarter to move from pop up to permanent

• EartH Kitchen at new Hackney arts space EartH has an ex-St John chef running things

  It's taken millions to transform the old Savoy Cinema into a modern arts space so it's good news that their restaurant will be every bit as ambitious with former St John executive chef Chris Gillard running things.

• Sub Cult sandwiches have just opened at Boxpark Shoreditch

  

  Shoreditch folk looking to break out of their usual lunchtime rut should head straight for Boxpark Shoreditch today where legendary sarnie purveyors Sub Cult are setting up shop. "Longer hours, 7 days a week from 12pm PLUS a pimped up menu!" they tweeted this week.

  If you haven't tried their swoonsome sandwiches before, they're New York inspired gourmet sub rolls made with their own bagel-brioche hybrid buns. Think flavours like:

  • Rodeo Sub - rare roast
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• The White Haus in Farringdon will be an Alpine-themed pub with schnitzel and hot toddies

  Hippo Inns are turning three floors of Farringdon pub into an après ski fest of schnitzels, Alpine beer and hot toddies.

• The Ivy in the Park will be Richard Caring's new Canary Wharf restaurant

  Caprice Holdings' nonstop expansion gathers pace as it announces its next City branch of The Ivy will be overlooking the green on Canada Square.

• The Barrel Vault will be Wetherspoon's huge new pub at St Pancras

  Ousting the old M&S which looked out on to Pancras Road, this huge new Wetherspoons is going to have room for hundreds of thirsty commuters.

• Fat Baby is Night Tales new permanent restaurant in Hackney

  

  Over in Hackney Night Tales are getting ready to launch their first permanent restaurant. Fat Baby opened earlier in the summer with a street food menu. Since then they've installed a roof (complete with Northern Lights inspired illumination) and now have a full menu planned for the 42 seat spot.

  In charge of things is Head Chef Greg Round (ex Umu, Bonhams and Quality Chop House). He'll be focusing his menu on the five main cooking techniques found in Japanese

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• Fare Bar and Canteen comes to Old Street from the people behind Sager and Wilde

  They've one of the highest rated wine bars in London, launched a new-look bar at the Corinthia, and now the team behind Sager and Wilde are coming to Old Street. Expect a canteen, bar and restaurant all-in-one.

• London's best bars - Autumn edition

  On the cusp of London Cocktail Week we take a look at London's booming bar scene and pick some spots you're going to want to try...

• Jollibee is coming to London and here's why you should be excited about it

  

  17/10/18 - Updated with opening time and launch offer

   

  The hugely popular Filipino fast-food chain is opening its first UK branch in London this Autumn. We look at why that's a big deal.

  Their fried chicken is supposedly AMAZING

  American food blog Food Beast

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• Adam Handling runs the Belmond Cadogan Hotel food, Adam Simmonds is in the kitchen

  From Shoreditch to Sloane Street, Adam Handling's rise has been meteoric. At their English countryside hotel Le Manoir Belmond picked Raymond Blanc, now they're putting all their resources behind Handling at their flagship Knightsbridge hotel.

• Whipped is now serving up soft serve cheesecake on Drury Lane

  Less BSDM and more coronary in a cup - this new dessert bar on Covent Garden's Drury Lane deconstructs cheesecake and turns it into a variety of chilled and frozen soft serve delights.