New opening

• A new Italian by Old Street - we Test Drive Passo

  From the team behind Fitzrovia spot Foley's, this new restaurant on Old Street roundabout already has the buzz of a place that's been open for ages. We went to check it out.

• Enoteca Rosso brings obscure Italian cuisine to High Street Kensington

  Enoteca Rosso is trying to do things a little differently from your average Italian restaurant by focusing on accessible vintage wines, attempting a ravioli inspired by a full English, promising obscure charcuterie and offering everything in a size of your preference.

• Modernist soba and sushi in Temple - we Test Drive Yen

  London's legal district has a modernist temple to Japanese cuisine in Yen

• Vegan woodfired pizzeria Purezza is opening in Camden

  Brighton vegan pizza restaurant Purezza is expanding to London and opening its second restaurant in Camden

• Hicce will be the new restaurant from former Murano Head Chef Pip Lacey

  Pip Lacey, the former head chef at Murano (and who you may also know from 2017’s Great British Menu) is the brains behind Hicce, a new restaurant with wood-fired food that'll be brimming with British flavours.

• Simon Rogan's Roganic returns to London, setting up a permanent spot in Marylebone

  Simon Rogan's Roganic returns to the same street as the original, but this time as a permanent fixture.

• Parsons is the next restaurant from The Ten Cases in Covent Garden

  The Ten Cases is growing again - this time across the road, where they're opening a restaurant that's all about seafood.

• Leandro Carreira is opening Londrino restaurant at London Bridge

  One of London's most prolific and popular pop-up chefs is finally settling down and opening a permanent restaurant in the Snowsfields Yard development in London Bridge

• Koba chef launches two-storey Korean-inspired Mee Market in Soho

  A new, two-storey Korean food hub arrives in Soho from the chef behind Koba and On the Bab, who'll not only be bringing several signature dishes from her other restaurants, but a retail section for all your home cooking needs, a separate salad bar with Korean poke rice, and a very interesting sounding rice dispenser...

• Duddell's arrives in London Bridge with Michelin-starred dim sum

  After setting down roots in Hong Kong, Duddell's is making the leap to the UK, opening its first overseas restaurant in the palatial St Thomas Church in London Bridge. 

• Rock and roll at Stoke Newington's new 50s pub Be-Bop-A-Lula

  If you love puns, the 50s, and American diner food via Stoke Newington, then get down to Be-Bop-A-Lula, a new watering hole from the team behind very respected pub The Alma.

• Locally focused, globally flavoured: Here arrives in Crouch End

  Global flavours, local ingredients, vegan and gluten-free options, and a separate brunch menu means that Here’s got all the makings of a perfect Crouch End neighbourhood joint.

• Linden Stores wine shop and restaurant comes to Highbury

  Taking over the spot vacated by Prawn on the Lawn, this is a new wine shop and restaurant in Islington - run by half of both Oklava and Boustead & Bidois.

• Temakinho Brazilian Japanese fusion restaurant is the latest addition to One Tower Bridge

  A Brazilian-Japanese fusion restaurant chain founded in Italy is expanding, opening its second London restaurant at the new One Tower Bridge development

• NYC’s hip vegan chain By CHLOE. is coming to London in Covent Garden

  Everything about By Chloe. screams NYC cool, from the full stop in its name to its determination to call itself ‘plant-based’ instead of just plain vegan. But aside from that, there’s more than enough to draw in animal-loving punters - from its super central Covent Garden location to its vegan mac and cheese and quinoa taco salad.