New opening

• Bucket in Westbourne Grove is going to be a sustainable seafood spot

  An ex-Gaucho team are taking over the old American diner Shack on Westbourne Grove and taking it in a decidedly seaside direction with sustainable seafood served in buckets and on boards.

• The Allis at White City House is Soho House's new all day cafe open to the public

  As part of their White City House complex over at Television Centre, Soho House have opened all day eatery and bar The Allis to the public serving up a loosely international brasserie menu with a few US highlights.

• Tamarind's ex-Head Chef is opening Kahani in Chelsea - his first solo venture

  Chef Peter Joseph has run the kitchen at Michelin-starred Tamarind for a decade. Now he's going it alone with a restaurant where he'll be using British seasonal ingredients and serving up progressive Indian food.

• Isla Ray is an all day cafe opening on Deptford High Street

  Returning Londoner Rachael Dalton-Loveland has come back from Oz inspired by their cafe culture to open this all day cafe which will serve up sharing plates and cocktails in the evening to Deptford denizens.

• The Bluecoats pub is taking over The Pride of Tottenham with burgers by Lucky Chip

  A top bar team and food by Lucky Chip are turning this Tottenham landmark into a pub worth travelling to. It'll also be bloody handy for match days.

• Pleasant Lady Jian Bing Trading Stall hatch opens in Soho's Greek Street

  

  Given how popular they are in China, it's actually a little surprising that London doesn't have more places serving up jian bing. Essentially crispy skin crepes, stuffed with savoury fillings, they're folded and wrapped and designed to be eaten on the go. A quick google showed that there's a hatch on Newport Street doing them, but when Pleasant Lady Jian Bing Trading Stall opens on Greek Street today it doesn't appear to have too much in the way of

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• Alpes at Pop Brixton is the new Alpine restaurant from the Raclette Brothers

  Street traders the Raclette Brothers are opening a restaurant at Pop Brixton with Alpine-inspired food. So if fondue, raclette and tartiflette are your thing, then you know where to come.

• Cocotte brings ethical rotisserie chicken to 8 Hoxton Square

  After a good start in Notting Hill, Parisian restaurant Cocotte is moving East to trendy Hoxton Square, where they’ll be serving up ethically sourced chickens by quarter, half or whole, plus healthy salads, sides, and a selection of rather nice-sounding homemade sauces…

• Cora Pearl in Covent Garden will be the new restaurant from the Kitty Fisher's team - updated

  Following on the success of their Shepherd Market restaurant, the team behind Kitty Fisher's have announced that their second restaurant will be on Covent Garden's Henrietta Street

• Daisy Green are opening Scarlett Green in Soho with new dishes and a huge Aussie wine list

  If you're after a bottomless brunch, vegemite doughnuts or simply a glass or two from the biggest Aussie wine list in London, you'll have come to the right place when Scarlett Green opens up in Soho.

• Alto from the San Carlo group is Selfridges' new rooftop restaurant

  Building on their partnership in other stores, Selfridges' Oxford Street store is the latest to get into bed with the San Carlo restaurant group who'll be launching Alto in the store's iconic rooftop space.

• Harrods unveils its Fine Wines and Spirits Rooms

  

  Over in Knightbridge, Harrods are continuing their massive makeover of their Food Halls one by one and today the Fine Wines & Spirits Rooms are the latest to be revealed.

  With the aim to "change perceptions on the world of wines and spirits" they'll be categorising wine by terroirs in an attempt to persuade purchasers to go outside their comfort zone. In keeping with that exploration theme, they're introducing an ‘Aroma Table’ which is described as

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• The Lebanese Bakery are bringing their flatbreads from Beirut to Covent Garden

  Originally a hit in Beirut, the Lebanese Bakery is coming a long way for its second restaurant - to Covent Garden. Set up by two brothers, expect Lebanese flatbreads to be the main draw.

• Gordon Ramsay has opened Street Pizza doing bottomless pizza at One New Change

  Gordon Ramsay has just switched the ground floor of his restaurant at One New Change into a pizza restaurant. The selling point? This one is doing bottomless pizzas for just £15.

• Cereal Grind in Whitechapel is London's first hotel cereal cafe

  If your day needs something seriously sugary to kickstart it, then head over to this new East London hotel where the all day cafe is serving up cereal cocktails and crazy shakes.