New opening

• A bar inspired by NYC's GENUINE Liquorette is coming to London, crunching cans in Fitzrovia

  Fancy making your own cocktails by jamming a miniature into a soft drink can? Then GENUINE Liquorette, inspired by an NYC bar, is just what you've been looking for...

• Leicester Square stalwart the Cork and Bottle is opening a wine bar in Hampstead

  An old Hampstead pub is getting a new lease of life, being reborn as a modern wine bar courtesy of the folk behind the longstanding Leicester Square wine bar the Cork & Bottle.

• Mr Fogg Society of Exploration includes a full-size Victoria train carriage

  It's the fifth Phileas Fogg inspired bar to hit London, this time just off the strand. Expect mad cocktails and a recreation of the Victorian era Orient express too. 

• Le Bab is opening Maison Bab in Covent garden - with a secret chef's table restaurant too

  Featuring a hidden away chef's table for 10, the new restaurant from the team behind Le Bab promises to be quite the experience

• Caprice Holdings are opening Harry's Bar on James Street in Marylebone

  From weekend brunches to shopping lunches and ciccheti on the terrace, Richard Caring's hoping to bring a bit of La Dolce Vita to just off Oxford Street.

• Hicce in Coal Drops Yard will be former Murano Head chef Pip Lacey's first restaurant

  Very relaxed is how the former Murano Head Chef Pip Lacey describes her new King's Cross restaurant, which will sit in the top floor of concept store Wolf & Badger with a terrace overlooking Coal Drops Yard.

• The Naturalist at Woodberry Down is Manor House's newest pub

  The huge new Woodberry Down development by Manor House now has its own pub. The Naturalist will be open all day and is setting itself up to offer a mean weekend brunch and Sunday lunch.

• Crispin in Spitalfields has simple, seasonal food from the Lundenwic duo

  The duo behind the Lundenwic coffee shop and Borough Market’s Scotchtails take things to the next level with their latest project, an all-day eatery housed in an East London ‘zinc and glass kite’, with low intervention wines, local produce and even a ‘listening bar’.

• St John Bakery are opening a permanent shop in Neal's Yard

  Everyone's favourite custard doughnut purveyor is setting up a permanent shop in Covent Garden, taking over the old Native site in Neal's Yard.

• Old Compton Brasserie will pay homage to Soho's past with cocktails named after Paul Raymond and Regina Fong

  With a cocktail list by Matt Whiley and a breakfast menu that includes a special breakfast pot pie, we're intrigued by the arrival of this large new all day brasserie.

• Anthony Demetre is opening Vermuteria bar and cafe in Coal Drops Yard in King's Cross

  Respected restaurateur and chef Anthony Demetre is bringing his vision of a Spanish/Italian vermuteria to the new Coal Drops Yard part of King's Cross.

• Flat Iron comes to King's Cross - the steak restaurant hits Caledonian Road with wagyu fries

  

  13/8/18 - updated with the opening date

  What: Flat Iron

  In a nutshell: Great value steak in King's Cross

  Summing it all up: Flat Iron have an avid following around town, with their signature flat iron steaks being one of the best deals in town. This sees them opening in King's Cross. 

• Barino at Westfield London features a former chef from the World's Best Restaurant

  Whether you're grabbing avocado and eggs in the morning, or a panini during the day or a Negroni in the evening, this new Italian kiosk at Westfield London aims to be the go-to place for shoppers.

• James Cochran's new project is 1251, a modern British restaurant in Islington

  Michelin-starred James Cochran is going back to his roots with 1251, his new Islington spot where he'll be serving sharing menus, tasting menus and snacks, featuring modern British food, made with Kentish produce (and several nods to his West Indian heritage).

• Pergola goes permanent with a new glass-covered spot on the roof of Kensington Olympia

  The Pergola crowd know a thing or two about rooftops - now they've taken the next step by opening up a greenery-laden year-round spot on the roof of the Olympia, and will be keeping punters warm and dry, without having to forgo the view, thanks to glass walls.