New opening

• Gridiron grill room is taking over the old Met Bar on Park Lane with a restaurant A-Team

  (Updated 11/10/18 with more images and interviews) There's a wealth of talent behind this modern grill room opening up on Park Lane - with Hawksmoor's Richard Turner and wine writer Fiona Beckett on the dream team.

• Test Driving Jolene - three is the magic number for this Newington Green restaurant

  They already have two very successful restaurants, but Jolene, the new bakery-restaurant from the team behind Primeur and Westerns Laundry, shows the team are getting even better at what

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• Le Petit Citron sees Brook Green brasserie Mustard given a French makeover

  Classic French bistro dishes, wines, coffee, and pastries will be the order of the day at this revamped neighbourhood spot.

• Usain Bolt is opening his Tracks and Records restaurant in London

  Usain Bolt may have retired from professional athletics, but that means he's spending more time on his businesses. And one of them is his own restaurant Tracks and Records. He's launching the first one outside of Jamaica in London - expect lots of Jamaican food on the menu (and a lot of rum too).

• Pachamama East sees the team behind the original restaurant open in Shoreditch

  The team behind the original Pachamama in Marylebone and Chicama in Chelsea are bringing Pachamama to Shoreditch, with some Asian influences as well as Peruvian.

• Kinilaw and Buko are bringing Filipino food and ice-cream to Hoxton

  It's a two for one at this new Hoxton restaurant where you can try the Filipino take on ceviche and a menu of artisan ice-creams served in young coconut shells.

• Elephant and Castle gets a new wine bar with Diogenes The Dog

  Lesser-known wines and regions are the focus at this new venture from Sunny Hodge.

• 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.