New opening

• St Paul cafe is coming to Highbury

  Replacing Nanna's in Islington is St Paul, a new all-day cafe. Expect cakes, pastries, small plates and more.   

• Roving French/Japanese supper club Bistro Mirey goes permenant in Fulham

  After a stint roving around London, Gerald and Ko of Bistro’s Mirey have decided to settle in Fulham, where they’ll be continuing to whip up seasonal dishes from a short menu that's big on French and Japanese flavours.

• Bread Ahead's new Soho cafe has a build-your-own porridge menu and French toast to go

  There’s no stopping Borough Market bakers Bread Ahead, who continue to pop up all over London with their sourdoughs, doughnuts and hot, comforting breakfasts.

• Rudie's new Shoreditch Boxpark will serve up Jamaican tapas and lunchboxes to go

  Two years ago, Rudies opened up in Dalston. Now, they’re heading down the road to Shoreditch’s Boxpark where they’ll be catering for the lunch crowd with their new “grab-and-go” Boxfood, as well as reinventing some of their classic menu options as smaller tapas.

• Test Driving Londrino - Leandro Carreira's solo venture opens in London Bridge

  After popping up all over London, Leandro Carreria has finally settled down, opening his own place in London Bridge. We went to check it out

• Petit Bistro serves French-inspired in Leicester Square's new luxury hotel Victory House

  The folk behind Randall and Aubin are behind a new bistro that's just opened on Leicester Square, covering all the French-inspired bases a visitor to Central could need, from pancakes to fish and chips and steak.

• Marylebone's Hippy Fish lets you tuck into premium black caviar and lobster poke

  Hippy Fish will let you create your perfect poke bowl from a selection of upmarket ingredients, or select a pre-made bowl like their premium lobster and black caviar.

• Try Seasonal sharing plates in Hackney as Nest goes permanent

  Grab a handful of sharing plates or go for the set menu at Nest’s new Hackney hideaway, where the three friends will be once focus on seasonal dishes that requires the kitchen to get in only one type of meat at a time.

• Veggie and vegan canteen Wildflower arrives at Peckham Levels

  Catering for the artists, makers and visitors of Peckham’s new community-led creative hub comes Wildflower, providing healthy, animal-free food in a relaxed canteen-style atmosphere.

• The relaunched Blue Posts is the next from the Palomar team

  The people behind The Palomar and The Barbary are opening a pub in Chinatown. It'll be a three-floor affair including a basement kitchen counter and a cocktail bar. 

• A second Zia Lucia Pizzeria is opening in Brook Green

  After a successful first restaurant on Holloway Road, this is the follow-up from Zia Lucia. Expect the same 48 hour fermented doughs (including charcoal) and toppings that include truffled honey. 

• The Athenian is the latest food spot to open on Elizabeth Street

  Opening right next door to Dominique Ansel is street food spot turned restaurant The Athenian with their offering of souvlaki and mezze

• Dean and Deluca are coming to London - or are they?

  

  Updated 8/12/17 - it's all off!

  On every New York trip that we've ever been on, there's one place that we always make sure we pop into at least once, and that's Dean and Deluca, particularly the one in Soho. It's one of the city's best-known deli/food markets, serving everything from freshly ground coffee, chocolate, juices, with an amazing array of breads, pastries, salads and more. So we were

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• Racine’s Henry Harris is running the menus at THREE new pubs in London

  

  8/12/17 - updated with Three Cranes soft launch details

  There was much rejoicing when it was announced that Maida Vale's Truscott Arms would reopen (to be renamed Hero of Maida), home to top roasts and a widely beloved upmarket boozer, with none other than Racine’s

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• Humble Grape comes to The City with a new wine bar in Devonshire Row

  This will be the fourth Humble Grape in London, with a huge amount of wine to drink there or take away. And a seasonal menu on top of that too.