New opening

• The Cheese Bar is opening at Camden Stables Market

  

  27/2/17 - updated with launch details

  Of the many food trucks going permanent in London that we’ve witnessed lately, we must confess we’re extra glad to find out one of will be The Cheese Bar, purveyor of intensely comforting grilled cheese sandwiches.

  After three years selling out of an old ice-cream van, The Cheese Truck will be reborn as The Cheese Bar, dishing out gooey grilled

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• DIY dessert calzones and BYOB at Pizza Pilgrims Shoreditch

  

  27/2/17 - updated with launch details.

  What: Pizza Pilgrims Shoreditch

  In a nutshell: BYOB + pizza

  Summing it all up: Pizza Pilgrims are opening another branch, this time in East London. Diners will also be able to bring chocolate bars to be turned into dessert calzones, and the local offy will have a fridge of Italian wine so you can BYOB in style.

• Taking a tour of Victoria's Nova

  After years of languishing in the tourist thoroughfare to Buckingham Palace and the coach station, Victoria is finally having its moment in the sun as a food destination, thanks to Nova. We take a look at a few of the new restaurants in one night.

• Claude Bosi is opening Claude Bosi at Bibendum in South Kensington

  

  27/2/17 - Updated with more news about the opening

  Late last year, we had been hearing two rumours - one that Claude Bosi of the recently closed Hibiscus was re-opening in South Kensington, and the second that Bibendum was about to land a big name chef. Then we discovered that the two stories were actually related, as Claude Bosi at Bibendum is on the way.

  Bibendum is, of course, the impressive

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• TT Liquor cocktail bar, shop and tasting room opens on Kingsland Road

  

  TT Liquor, a cocktail bar, spirits shop and tasting room on Kingsland Road, Shoreditch is the latest establishment set to join the burgeoning East London bar scene. A veritabletheme park of boozenow open to the

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• Historical El Vino opens modern new wine bar in London Wall

  

  What: El Vino Mason’s Avenue

  In a nutshell: Historical wine bar and shop with a Spanish, Portuguese and South American slant, serving tapas and larger plates

  Summing it all up: It's been around since the dawn of time, but now historic London wine bar company is changing gears to open a much more modern bar in the City at London Wall

• Duck and Waffle Local is coming to St James's Market

  

  What: Duck and Waffle Local

  In a nutshell: Duck and Waffle is reborn at ground level. 

  Summing it all up: There's a new Duck and Waffle coming to town with all the favourite dishes from the original but at ground level in St James's Market. And expect things to be very speedy this time around. 

• Number 177 Bar & Kitchen brings a slice of Berlin to Hoxton

  

  What: Number 177 Bar & Kitchen

  In a nutshell: Hoxton meets Berlin in this venue for food, drink, art and music

  Summing it all up: With an emphasis on animal-free and gluten-free dining, plus a few burger and craft beers on tap, graffiti and a gallery, Number 90 Bar & Kitchen does a good job of transplanting a slice of of ultra-hip Berlin culture onto Hoxton Street, craft beers and all.

• Florentine hits the South Bank with ostrich eggs and superfood cocktails

  

  What: Florentine

  In a nutshell: All day dining, soundtracked by live music and DJs on the South Bank

  Summing it all up: Ostrich eggs, flatbreads, slow-cooked Sunday roasts and more artisan produce than you can shake a stick at is the order of the day at this new restaurant near Lambeth North tube.

• Hot Pot comes to Chinatown with lobster hot pots and more

  

  What: Hot Pot

  In a nutshell: Asian Hot Pot cooking in Soho

  Summing it all up: Pick your favourite ingredients, add a broth and start cooking your food in front of you. That's what's coming to Soho with Hot Pot. 

• Chicago Rib Shack serve up at Soul Store West in Kilburn

  

  What: Soul Store West

  In a nutshell: Ribs and music in North London hotel

  Summing it all up: There's a hotel, diner and cocktail bar coming to Kilburn and Chicago Rib Shack are supplying the food side of things

• Altitude-rich drinking and dining at Canary Wharf’s Bōkan

  

  Updated 19/2/17 with soft launch details. 

  When it comes to pairings, there’s little that can beat cocktails combined with a glam London skyline view. Now, those who’re after a spot of wining and dining with a slightly more luxurious edge will now be able to indulge from a whopping 39 stories up thanks to Bōkan.

  Bōkan, which is old Saxon for ‘lighthouse’, will be providing those after a taste of the high life with dinner, drinks and dancing

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• Bea Vo is opening Famous Flames - a burgers and wings place in Camden

  

  17/2/17 - Updated with soft launch details

  Hot on the heels of all the new places opening in Camden Market comes news that Bea Vo will be opening her next restaurant in that neck of the woods. Famous Flames will be her third spot, after Stax and Boondocks. As the name suggests, it's all about the flame grill and will be serving up flame grilled burgers and fried wings.

  The new restaurant on Kentish Town Road, will have fifteen

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• Balans Soho Society is opening in Clapham

  

  Updated 17/2/17 with soft launch details

  What: Balans Soho Society

  In a nutshell: Classic British all-day dining with an upmarket twist in Clapham.

  Summing it all up: Luxury and high society is the theme but not the price point at Balans, who are celebrating their 30th year by opening their latest venue in Clapham.

• Head to East Dulwich’s La Bonne Bouffe for your fix of French delicacies - including snails

  

  What: La Bonne Bouffe

  In a nutshell: Snails, confit canard, steak frites and more typical French delights in south London.

  Summing it all up: La Bonne Bouffe is bringing an all-French menu and dining experience to East Dulwich, with a range of treats we usually expect on the continent. There’ll be well matched cocktails,

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