New opening

• Le Bun co-founder goes permanent with Carte Blanche in Hackney

  One of the co-founders of Le Bun is carrying on the French/American theme with his latest restaurant, Carte Blanche, in Hackney. Expect southern American comfort cooking with a touch of French cuisine too.

• Roast gets a second restaurant with Roast Kitchen in Fitzrovia

  Roast Kitchen is a more laid-back version of the Roast restaurant that's been very popular in Borough Market for over a decade. Expect roast meats to be a big thing...

• Street Feast's latest location is Wood Green with Hawker Union

  

  There's no ending to Street Feast's ambitions as the latest street food market heads further north than usual - setting up shop in Wood Green. As usual, it's a mix of bars and street food, all wrapped up in a covered market (formerly a disused warehouse).

  Here's what food is there from launch:

  • White Men Can’t Jerk - with their Caribbean chicken
  • Petare featuring crispy cornbread
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• Night Tales comes to Hackney with Night Tales Bohemia Place

  Night Tales have been appearing in residencies all over London - but this is their first permanent place. They're taking over some of the arches in Hackney Central and are putting in a Japanese garden for good measure.

• BOTTLES team up with SOOD Family for their Old Spitalfields wine bar

  Moving from one market to another Bottles & Battles from Mercato Metropolitano are opening their second site in Old Spitalfields Market and this time they're teaming up with pop-up SOOD Family for the food.

• Covent Garden winebar Lady of the Grapes will showcase female winemakers with food by Rambla restaurateur

  Taking over the space where Encant was, Lady of the Grapes will be a wine bar, shop and restaurant focusing on wines created by female winemakers and will food by restaurateur Victor Garvey.

• Jumi cheesemongers are opening on Newington Green and raclette evenings are planned

  Borough Market's Swiss cheese specialists Jumi are opening their first permanent store in Stoke Newington with plans afoot to hold raclette evenings and cheese school.

• Chiringuito converts a Bethnal Green loo into a Spanish restaurant with a rooftop overlooking the park

  Expect Spanish beach-bar vibes as well as an impressive rooftop space from Chiringuito in Bethnal Green. And big Gin Tonics too, of course. All in what used to be a public loo.

• Casa do Frango will serve up Algarvian piri piri chicken in Southwark

   Hoping to lure Londoners away from Nando's, this Algarvian restaurant will be cooking its chicken on a wood fired grill. Oh and there's also a secret bar worth checking out.

• BabaBoom's Middle Eastern kebabs are coming to Islington's Upper Street

  They already have a kebab restaurant in Battersea, and now they're coming to Islington's Upper Street. BabaBoom will be serving up all their favourite kebabs with meat and vegetables cooked over coal and some cracking Middle Eastern sides too. 

• Naked Dough are bringing their cookie dough to Camden Market

  

  Not only are they appearing on the BBC's Million Pound Menu, but Naked Dough are already getting ready to open their third location - this time in Camden Market. 

  If you're not familiar with them - they sell one of the greatest things possible - raw cookie dough on its own. No longer do you have to attempt to make cookies and just scrape the remaining dough from the bowl - you can get the real thing here.

  You can get

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• Yotam Ottolenghi is opening ROVI in Fitzrovia - here's what you need to know - updated with first look

  Yotam Ottolenghi's new restaurant in Fitzrovia will be a bit of a departure. Veg will still be at the heart, but this place with an ex-Grain Store chef will see them using fire and fermentation more.

• Could Sticky Walnut's Gary Usher be opening a restaurant in London?

  

  Gary Usher is pretty much the master of crowdfunding, with his last restaurant launch, Wreckfish, in Liverpool, meeting its targets in record time. Best known for Sticky Walnut in Chester, his restaurants have all

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• Caravan are opening a new restaurant on Great Portland Street

  Looks like there could be another new Caravan on the way - this time on Great Portland Street. Expect coffee and brunch aplenty. 

• Kentish Town's Beef and Brew is taking over the old Brew and Que in Haggerston

  Popular neighbourhood steakhouse Beef & Brew are on the move - taking their well-priced steaks and wide range of beers to Haggerston.