New opening
- Kricket is coming to the White City Television Centre
There's no stopping the Kricket team, who are going west to White City with their latest Indian small plates restaurant. Expect new dishes too.
- The Devonshire Club's new Number Five restaurant opens to non members
Tucked in off Bishopsgate the Devonshire Club's new chef is bringing a fresh seasonal menu to the table while opening the doors at weekends to non members.
- Calcutta Canteen is Asma Khan's Darjeeling Express follow-up for Fulham Market Hall
Taking Calcutta's street food scene as inspiration, Asma Khan's Darjeeling Express follow-up promises all kinds of Indian treats for the folk of Fulham.
- L'oscar London opening in Holborn sees NoMad and Hotel Costes designer take on London
Holborn's credentials as a dining destination just got a boost with the news that L'oscar London is opening with a Michelin-starred chef in the restaurant and an all day cafe planned too.
- US chicken wing chain Wingstop choose Shaftesbury Avenue for their UK flagship restaurant
With 1000 restaurants all over the world it was only a matter of time before chicken wing specialists Wingstop set their sights on London.
- Fulham Market Hall brings in Thima by Farang, Claude's Deli and more
The first of a series of next-level market halls for London kicks off in Fulham, transforming the tube station's old Edwardian ticket hall with a series of kitchens, shops and eating and drinking spaces
- Beam cafe expands from Crouch End to Highbury's Blackstock Road
Three times Time Out neighbourhood cafe winner Beam is coming to Blackstock Road with its quality weekend brunches and a dedicated evening menu.
- Lahpet bring their take on Burmese food to Bethnal Green Road
From their simple start on a Maltby Street stall to their new permanent digs on Bethnal Green Road, Lahpet are hoping to introduce Londoners to the delights of Burmese food.
- Neil Rankin's third temper (this time with pizza) is coming to Covent Garden's Mercers Walk - updated
Neil Rankin's temper restaurant once again reinvents itself, this time the fire-based chain will focus on pizzas with an extensive list of vermouths too.
- Chucs are opening an all day restaurant at the Serpentine Sackler Galleries
Chucs have chosen the Serpentine Sacker Galleries to open their fourth all day restaurant and this one will be the first to offer takeaway too - perfect for park picnics.
- Hot Stone steak and sushi bar opens on Islington's Chapel Market
If you enjoy an interactive dining experience this new steak and sushi spot delivers main courses to you ready to cook over a hot stone.
- Calum Franklin opens the Pie Room at Holborn Dining Room - updated
Calum Franklin's pastry making prowess nets him a special pie room opening at Holborn Dining Room with pies to go and a special pie hatch coming
- BunCo are bringing unconventional bao to London at Monument
Istanbul bao purveyors BunCo are bringing their take on the bao craze to London, promising non-traditional fillings.
- Yolkin's going permanent with a Rupert Street ice-cream parlour
If you've never made it down to Sammie Le's ice-cream pop-up you can now try her permanent parlour in Chinatown selling ice-cream, milkshakes and the macaron ice-cream sandwiches that are her signature.
- A former Barrafina Head Chef is opening Abel in Mercato Metropolitano
Barcelona-born chef Javier Duarte Campos has left Barrafina Drury Lane to go it alone, opening his own tapas spot in Mercato Metropolitano.