New opening

• Darbaar launches Lotus, a new bar in The City featuring Indian-inspired drinks

  

  Another new bar is heading for the City as the people behind Darbaar are set to open a new bar called Lotus. This was previously part of the restaurant itself and now it'll have a menu of spice-infused spirits and Indian twists on classics. Chef-patron Abdul Yaseen has also created a fresh menu of Royal-inspired dishes to accompany all the new booze.

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• Salt The Radish is a vegcentric cafe opening on Blackstock Road

  Vegcentric cafe opens on Blackstock Road

• Sourced Market choose Barbican for their fourth store opening

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• Bistro Vadouvan brings French-Asian fusion to Putney Wharf

  The owners of Hammersmith institution Potli have made the jump south west, to try their hand at French-Asian fusion - think spiced bouillabaisse, duck leg pot au pho and Middle Eastern-spiced beef tartare.

• Little Bird comes to Battersea Rise from the woman behind Rock & Rose

  After three decades in the industry, Lorraine Angliss is opening her fifth restaurant on Battersea Ris​e. It looks set to be ​a leafy neighborhood joint with plenty of cocktails, with food from Riccardo Villar​,​ and Nick Marfe of the Rock & Rose.

• Bar Termini Centrale opens on Duke Street Bar Termini gets a new sister bar just off Oxford Street

  Knockout cocktails, coffee and plentiful Italian cuisine

• Made of Dough gets a permanent pizzeria in Peckham

  Legendary pizzeria Made of Dough is the latest to make the jump from temp to perm when it moves into its first proper home in Peckham. Expect all the classics, plus some new pizzas and a bar serving gelato milkshakes...

• The Lacy Nook brings Macedonian food and more to Stoke Newington

  Bringing together tastes from all over the world - think miso, jalapeno and tahini on aubergine  - The Lacy Nook experiments with international flavours, led by Macedonian friends Elena and Jana, with help from Nobu’s Tom Catley.

• Sibarita is Covent Garden’s new Catalan wine and cheese bar from Encant’s Victor Garvey

  After wowing Londoners with his Catalan food at Encant and Bravas Tapas, Victor Garvey has teamed up with his dad to open another restaurant on Maiden Lane. This time, it’ll be a laid back wine and cheese bar, with tapas and plenty more to enjoy.

• WOLF II in Broadgate is the new all day City restaurant from its Stokie counterpart

  Originally a hit in Stoke Newington, this is the second Wolf to hit London. Expect aperitivo in the evening, pasta in the afternoon and eat in or takeaway breakfast - which includes fontina wild boar waffles - folk around Liverpool Street will be sorted all day long.

• CHIK’N from Chick ‘N Sours hits Baker Street - and they do breakfast

  Baker Street will the home to the flagship branch of CHIK’N, an ethical fried chicken restaurant that’ll be open all day.

• Calcutta Street’s first sister restaurant opens in Brixton

  Shrimoyee Chakraborty is opening a new Calcutta Street in Brixton, with a big focus on atmosphere and small sharing plates. There’ll be some new menu additions, plus bespoke cocktails made with traditional Shorbot, and a late license until 1am every night to top it all off.

• Little Duck - The Picklery combines store with all day diner focusing on fermentation and pickling

  This latest opening from the folk behind Rawduck and Ducksoup will be a all day diner, wine bar AND neighbourhood store

• The Wigmore tavern comes from Michel Roux Jnr and The Langham

  The Langham Hotel is getting a new next-door tavern called The Wigmore and Michel Roux Jnr is in charge of the food.

• Salt + Pickle arrives in Crystal Palace with all things cured and preserved

  Preservation is the name of the game at the aptly named Salt + Pickle, a new locally-owned deli and bar who'll be serving up treacle-cured salmon, homemade pastrami, and providing beers from local breweries just up the road to wash it all down.