New opening

• Heston Blumenthal is opening his third Dinner restaurant in Dubai

  

  So Dubai is usually a little out of our catchment area, when it comes to writing about new restaurants but when the restaurant in question is a new one by Heston Blumenthal then we thought we'd make an exception.

  It's just been announced that he and Chef Director Ashley Palmer-Watts will open Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, the chef's fifth restaurant and his third Dinner, in The Royal Atlantis Resort & Residences, Dubai in 2019.

  The new restaurant

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• Caramel make the trip from the Middle East to London

  Caramel hails from the Middle East, but the food has a more western feel to it. And expect an art-deco feel to the look of the restaurant.

• Old Chang Kee are bringing their famous curry puffs to London

  Singapore's famous curry puff house is opening its first UK restaurant in Covent Garden serving up the signature puffs alongside curry and laksa.

• The guys from Breddos are launching Pocho - a new Californian street food concept at Giant Robot and Dinerama

  The guys from Breddos are branching out with a brand new concept of a Southern Cali-style menu of sliders, tacos and tostadas at Canary Wharf's Giant Robot.

• Test Driving Pastaio - Stevie Parle's hip pasta joint in Carnaby

  With a regularly changing menu of top fresh pasta dishes, Parle's Carnaby restaurant is the complete package

• Hans' Bar and Grill opening on Chelsea's Pavilion Road is from the Chewton Glen team

  New to Chelsea's Pavilion Road, from the team behind iconic hotels Cliveden and Chewton Glen this all day restaurant and bar aims to be a stylish neighbourhood spot for SW1 folk.

• Wing Wing in Hammersmith mixes Korean fried chicken with beer, karaoke and disco

  

  Hammersmith is getting a huge new palace to Korean fried chicken wings and beer and this branch of Wing Wing has two private karaoke dining rooms too.

• Honi Poke brings their take on poke bowls to workers by Fenchurch Street

  Fenchurch Street is the latest part of the City to get its own poké restaurant and Honi Poké is open from breakfast through to post work sustenance.

• Kanada-Ya is bringing their legendary ramen to Islington's Upper Street

  Fans of Kanada-Ya will already know the deal: big, soupy bowls of rich broth, served with springy noodles cooked to your preferred level of firmness, likely preceded by a lengthy, but worthwhile session spent queueing outside.

• Arepa and Co's second Venezuelan restaurant is on Paradise Row, Bethnal Green

  It's the second restaurant from people behind the Original Arepa & Co, this time in Bethnal Green. Expect lots of Venezuelan style sandwiches and lots more. 

• Two Tribes KX mixes street food with a craft brewery and live music space

  Two Tribes in King's Cross will epitomise multi-tasking with its brewery, recording studios, events space and alfresco spot for street food and parties.

• Passyunk Avenue brings Philly-style cheesesteak sandwiches to Fitzrovia - updated

  From humble beginnings as a Spitalfields food truck to a full blown sandwich restaurant and dive bar in Fitzrovia, Passyunk Avenue has arrived in its new bricks-and-mortar form to ply us with cheesesteaks, meatball sandwiches and scrapple - a type of pork meatloaf.

• Lebanese restaurant Abd el Wahab Belgravia comes to London

  Abd el Wahab is a popular group of Middle Eastern restaurants  and has come to London - bringing along a mix of Lebanese and Middle Eastern cooking with it.

• London's first vegan Crosstown doughnut store is about to open

  London's vegans are getting their own Crosstown coffee and doughnut bar opening in the heart of the West End

• Soho House are opening a Cecconi's Pizza Bar on Old Compton Street

  Soho House are taking the classic Italian restaurant and going for a more laid-back experience, serving up pizzas and cocktails