New opening

• Gold-plated chocolates at Saint Ayme’s first boutique cafe in Bayswater

  The chocolates are hand-finished in gold and colour, and you can get even gold in your hot chocolate, which should tell you all you need to know about Connaught Village’s newest cafe from luxury chocolate brand Saint Aymes.

• Clerkenwell’s got a new fish and chip shop called United Chip

  Forget your greasy local frier - Clerkenwell’s new fish and chip restaurant United Chip’s all about the millennial pink, Bangkok prawn burgers and complimentary aioli.

• Delamina, from the Strut and Cluck team, is a taste of the Eastern Med on Marylebone Lane

  The couple who opened turkey restaurant Strut & Cluck in Shoreditch are now behind this new Eastern Mediterranean kitchen on Marylebone Lane

• Which Wich sandwich shop is coming to London

  Another US chain is looking to make a splash in London with the arrival of Which Wich. It's a build your own sandwich place with all manner of options available to you.

• Authentique Epicerie and Bar to open on Fortess Road

  All-French team join forces to open this wine bar on Fortess Road, which will also sell French food and serve as a wine store too.

• Shu Xiangge arrives in Chinatown with authentic Sichuan hotpots

  There are 80 ingredients for you to build your ideal hotpot from at this sizable new Chinatown restaurant, from traditional tripe and aorta to Wagyu beef and seafood.

• CHIK'N are popping up at the Camden Roundhouse

  

  If you've ever found yourself with a fried chicken craving in Camden, then we have good news for you. Masters of the fried chicken sandwich, CHIK'N are popping up in the Camden Roundhouse. And there are new dishes too. 

  On the first pop-up menu (1st - 4th Feb) will be:

  • Sandwiches that include: Straight Up CHIK'N and three specials - Gangnam Style, Tamarind Express, Baja Tex Mex
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• Test Driving Kudu: this Peckham brunch showcases some serious talent

  We swung south of the river for a top Saturday brunch and came away wanting to try loads more of the menu at this new Peckham opening.

• Tonkotsu are the latest restaurant to open at the Battersea Power Station development

  

  Tonkotsu are opening their latest ramen restaurant at Battersea Power Station, the latest in an impressive line-up of restaurants to open at the iconic space. The Battersea branch will have seating for 26 inside and a further 26 outside on the terrace, as well as having takeaway and delivery options.

  On the menu as well as their trademark ramen, you can expect gyoza and Eat The Bits chilli chicken wings. And their cocktails are always worth a go.

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• Bryn Williams's new Somerset House restaurant will showcase Welsh produce

  Odette's chef Bryn Williams is set to open a fruit and veg focused restaurant overlooking the river at Somerset House

• Banh Bao Brothers comes to the Waterloo Leake Street Tunnels with Vietnamese food

  One of the first openings in the redeveloped Leake Street tunnels by Waterloo will be this Vietnamese restaurant and cocktail bar serving up noodles and Banh baos - their take on the traditional breakfast bun

• Linda Lee’s On the Dak opens in Covent Garden with heaps of Korean chicken

  Sweet soy fried chicken, barbecue chicken, chicken noodle soup… Linda Lee’s newest Korean restaurant is based in Covent Garden and is all about the poultry.

• Stem comes to Mayfair from the team behind Neo Bistro and Anglo

  Mark Jarvis is expanding his modern British empire by opening a new Mayfair restaurant - the third in the group

• Arkansas chicken chain Slim Chickens is opening in London

  From Fayetteville Arkansas a chicken tenders chain has decided that London is the next city it wants to conquer with its southern fried chicken

• Family-run flexitarian restaurant 184 Green and Grill comes to Notting Hill

  In the 80’s, Alex Giri opened West London’s Canal Brasserie. Now, 30 years later, she’s back with her son Oscar in tow to bring flexitarian food to Notting Hill’s Kensington Park Road, with a separate cocktail bar featuring sharing plates.