New opening

• Akira robatayaki and sushi will be the main restaurant at Japan House on Kensington High Street

  Engawa chef Akira Shimizu is opening his own robatayaki and sushi restaurant in Japan's new cultural centre, Japan House on Kensington High Street.

• Le Chocolat Alain Ducasse is coming to Kings Cross Coal Drops Yard

  

  You might mainly know Alain Ducasse for his three-Michelin-starred restaurant in London (and many more in Paris) but the man also has his own Chocolate enterprise. Until now, the chocs have only been available in Paris or from the Bulgari hotel in Knightsbridge  - as well as the Eurostar departure lounge at Gare du Nord - and now it's coming to London.

  It's not straying too far from the London

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• Wingmans have chosen Kilburn for their first permanent restaurant

  Fans of roving pop-up Wingmans can now get their saucy chicken wing fix in Kilburn where they’ve moved into their first proper home, complete with a fully stocked bar, a late license, and best of all, a brand new, expanded menu.

• The Hart brothers have smashed their crowdfunding targets for a King's Cross Barrafina

  

  When The Hart Bros Group (the folk behind Barrafina and El Pastor) announced a crowdfunding drive for a King's Cross Barrafina, it seemed like it'd be a sure thing. But it's fair to say that no-one thought it would be this successful.

  The funding just opened this morning, had a target of £750,000 and at the time of writing (less than a couple of hours later), it already reached £1.6 million. This means that there

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• La Mia Mamma brings a rotating series of Italian chefs to Chelsea

  La Mia Mamma is trying something different from your traditional Italian restaurant. They'll be focusing on specific regions of Italy at a time - and to help with that, they're importing Italians "Mammas" from the regions to create the menus.

• Belsize Park’s newest pub is The Belrose, and they’ve got a south-facing beer garden

  Whether you’re after brunch, lunch, pizza or charcuterie, the Belrose should have you covered. And while you wait for your food, you may as well quaff a pint of their homemade IPA in their south-facing beer garden… 

• At Borough’s Yen Burger, swap your burger cheese for kimchi and shiso

  Yen Nguyen is brings her East-meets-West burger chain idea to life, featuring ingredients like shiso, edamame and kimchi on gluten-free buns from Bread Ahead.

• Grab a selection of sweets and savouries at Knightsbridge’s new Platter

  Whether you’re two people heading to the Hyde Park, or a bigger group eating in, catering firm Platter are setting up a permanent spot in Kensington to suit.

• Dan Doherty is taking over the Royal Oak in Marylebone

  

  Update - Dan Doherty tells us all about the new pub, right over here.

  Original story follows

  Dan Doherty has been very busy of late. Not only is he a judge on the BBC's Britain's Best Home Cook and is

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• Morso brings grappa galore and homemade pasta to NW8

  The team behind Morso have been biding their time at their Bloomsbury and Holloway Road pop-ups, but now they’ve finally secured a permanent location in NW8 from which to dish out sharing plates, pastas, and cocktails made with their beloved grappa.

• Thanks to Soane’s Kitchen, you can now have bottomless brunch in a walled garden

  With bottomless brunches, guest chefs, and a light, summery menu served from within a walled garden, there’s about to be a whole heap of new reasons for you to make the trek out west to Walpole Park and Soane's Kitchen.

• New London restaurant openings to look forward to this Summer

  We've rounded up the key restaurants you need to have on your restaurant radar this summer - all of which will make staying in town over the summer a total delight.  

• Test Driving Neptune - a stylish seafood spot in Bloomsbury

  Bloomsbury just got itself a very stylish seafood restaurant - we went to see what Brett Redman and Margaret Crow have done with Neptune at The Principal on Russell Square.

• Mayfair's Gazelle restaurant pairs an ex-El Bulli chef with top mixologist Tony Conigliaro

  Tony Conigliaro is teaming up once more with chef Rob Roy Cameron to open a two floor restaurant and bar on Albermarle Street

• Hank's Burgers and Beers are coming to the Deptford Market yard arches

  

  They've been a staple of the Deptford street food scene for some time, and now Hank's are launching their first permanent site in an arch at Deptford Market Yard, with their Burgers and Beer restaurant.

  It's clearly a does-what-it-says-on-the-tin type of place - with the burger offering being:

  • The Big Cheese - 6oz aged beef patty, American cheese, Hank’s
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