New opening

• Bill Granger is bringing Granger and Co to Chelsea's Pavilion Road

  

  12/6/17 - updated with opening date

  What: Granger & Co

  In a nutshell: Aussie all-day spot

  Summing it all up: Bill Granger brings his all day Aussie cafe to the Pavilion Road development in Chelsea

• Walnut in Finsbury Park has an ex-Angela Hartnett chef running the show

  After 25 years working for Gordon Ramsay and Angela Hartnett, chef Emma Duggan is going solo with this restaurant on Stroud Green Road, just north of Finsbury Park station

• Rola Wala goes permenant in Spitalfields with their sourdough naan and curries

  After a long relationship with Street Feast, Rola Wala finally becomes a permanent fixture in Spitalfield, with their healthy do-it-yourself Indian grub, including Nagaland lamb, Bengali-spiced beef and plenty to please the vegan and gluten-free crowd too.

• Smoke + Salt heads south to Pop Brixton

  

  7/6/17 - Updated with soft launch details

  Smoke & Salt will be bringing their fine-yet-casual dining to South Londoners when it takes up residence in Pop Brixton this summer.

  It was with a heavy heart that we announced the closure of Kricket’s Pop Brixton site. But as the saying goes, when one door closes

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• Chin Chin Club brings nitrogen ice cream and cakes to Soho

  

  7/6/17 - updated with launch details

  If you've been to the original Chin Chin Lab in Camden, you'll already be very familiar with the made-in-front-of-you-with-nitrogen ice-crem delights that they have to offer. So you'll be VERY happy to know that they're expanding to Soho with a cake and ice-cream

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• Boxcar Butcher & Grill brings ethical meat to Marylebone

  Eat prime cuts of meat sourced from trusted suppliers that've been butchered in house at this new butcher-to-grill restaurant on Marylebone's New Quebec Street, which will also be selling meat to go, and pastries, pies and more via its deli.

• Baba G’s Bhangra Burgers long-term pop-up in Finsbury Avenue Square

  Bhangra Burger's lamb jalfrezi burger and chicken tikka burger comes to the city, plus the new addition of the mercilessly hot double naga burger, for diehard chilli fans.

• The tank-only Long Arm Pub & Brewery comes to Shoreditch

  Pick your beer from one of the six tanks in the back, or maybe opt for some small-batch gin at the Long Arm Pub & Brewery - and maybe some Mexican sopes for good measure.

• Joe Allen to relocate itself onto Burleigh Street, floor, walls and all

  

  West End haunt Joe Allen will be moving into a new home this summer just slightly down the road, after the current premises was bought up by Robert De Niro (who plans to open a boutique hotel in its place).

  Die hard fans of the canteen (who include Jay Rayner) needn’t worry however, as little looks set to change. The canteen has pledged to take everything with them to the new address on Burleigh Street,

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• Meraki brings regional Greek wining and dining to Fitzrovia

  There’ll be hilopites pasta, bottarga fish roe and graviera cheese on the menu at this new Greek restaurant on Great Titchfield Street, from the team behind Roka and Zuma.

• Gabeto Cantina brings British brasserie dining to Camden Market

  There’ll be wood oven, a terrace with food pop-ups and an in-house mixologist to whip up unique cocktails for visitors to Gabeto Cantina, Camden Market's newest restaurant.

• Stecca brings fresh, simple Italian food to Chelsea’s Hollywood Road

  Stefano Stecca is keeping it simple in his latest project by using top grade ingredients to create traditional Italian cuisine, including Crudi - a raw fish dish made with freshly caught Cornish fish. Perfect for the warmer months.

• Test Driving Henrietta - an Anglo-French marriage made in heaven

  Ollie Dabbous teams up with the Experimental Group for a match made in heaven

• The Oystermen Seafood Bar and Kitchen (and its happy hour) is coming to Covent Garden

  After a 10 month residency in South Kensington, the oyster experts have found a permanent home in Covent Garden to serve up the shellfish every which way, as well as heaps of British seafood, wine, champagne and a very attractive Happy Hour offer…

• Mei Ume will be the Japanese and Chinese restaurant at Four Seasons Ten Trinity Square

  Chefs from Royal China, Saske No Hana and Yauatcha join forces in this Japanese/Chinese restaurant opening at the Four Seasons Hotel London at Ten Trinity Square