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• 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

• Ex-Dabbous chefs bring Bristol's Wellbourne Brasserie to White City

  They have restaurants in Bristol and Spain, and now Wellbourne are coming to London. It's an all-day brasserie affair by chefs with an impressive pedigree and a pretty great sounding menu too.

• Osh is bringing central Asian food and cocktails to Beauchamp Place

  Taking over three floors of a townhouse on Beauchamp Place, Osh will mix in traditional Uzbek food with more international dishes and there'll be a top floor cocktail lounge too

• Tomos Parry is opening Brat in Shoreditch

  The ex Kitty Fishers chef is opening his own place in Shoreditch with a mix of cooking on fire, Welsh and Basque cuisine.

• What The Pitta's first permanent vegan kebab restaurant will be in Camden

  Boxpark vegan favourites What The Pitta are putting down roots and opening their first restaurant in Camden so North Londoners can get their grill on.

• Cinnamon Kitchen is heading to Battersea Power Station's arches

  Battersea Power Station's gradual transformation into a nightlife hub continues with the arrival of a Cinnamon Kitchen from the Cinnamon Collection. Head down for laid-back Indian food and drink within the building's iconic arches, and try to nab one of their covetable outdoor Thameside seats.

• Eccleston Yards combines restaurants, workspace and wellspace in Belgravia

  Tucked in between Pimlico and Victoria is this new development - a mix of restaurants, shops and workspace

• G'rilla is bringing pimped up grilled cheese sarnies to Nova Victoria

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• Scully in St James's Market will be former Nopi Chef Ramael Scully's first solo venture

  The former Head Chef of Nopi breaks out on his own with his first solo venture in the St James Market development in central London.

• Forest Bar and Kitchen is Walthamstow's answer to P Franco

  Walthamstow's food and drink scene continues to thrive with the opening of this latest neighbourhood spot

• Wild by Tart is Tart London's new bricks-and-mortar Belgravia venue

  Tart London made a name for themselves catering to huge brands. Now they’re taking things up a notch with their first venue, which on top of having an airy, all-day restaurant with a range of healthy, and not-so-healthy options, will have a photography studio, an event space for 350 and a retail space...

• Quality Chop House is expanding with a new cafe

  

  Not content with a restaurant, bar and deli, Farringdon's Quality Chop House is now adding a cafe too. If you've been to the deli there recently - and we have many times for arguably the best pork pies in London - you'll have seen the wine shop that's next door (previously run by Noble Wines). It's that area that's becoming their new cafe. 

  There you'll be able to sit down and work your way through as many of those pork pies as you can (and we

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