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• 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

• Nobu Hotel Shoreditch (plus restaurant) is opening in London

  

  22/5/17 - updated with opening date

  What: Nobu Hotel Shoreditch

  In a nutshell: Nobu gets a third London restaurant. Oh, and there's a hotel attached. 

  Summing it all up: Nobu have opened hotels across the globe, but this is their first European one, right in the heart of Shoreditch. And, of course, that means Shoreditch is getting a

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• Crosstown launch vegan doughnuts and a new bar in Victoria

  

  Crosstown's latest creation is with us today and it's something that will make the growing vegan community very pleased indeed. They're finishing off the vegetarian week by launching their own vegan doughnut range. 

  Each week, there will be a new vegan flavour at all Crosstowns. Starting with the first three weekends, expect the chocolate truffle ring - vegan sourdough with a dark chocolate ganache and dark

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• Francesco Mazzei is opening Fiume - a riverside restaurant at Battersea Power Station

  Chef Francesco Mazzei plans his third restaurant for D&D with a riverside restaurant as part of the huge Battersea Power Station redevelopment

• Piebury Corner is opening a pie deli in King's Cross

  

  17/5/17 - updated with exclusive soft launch news. 

  What: Piebury Corner King's Cross

  In a nutshell: Top notch pie and mash in King's Cross.

  Summing it all up: Famed pie sellers Piebury Corner are opening a new pie shop and deli to serve up some of the best pies in town, alongside mash and roast potatoes and all washed down with craft beer.

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• Skylight brings traditional British lawn games to its rooftop bar in Wapping

  Tobacco Dock is home to the latest themed rooftop bar and restaurant, thanks to Skylight, who’ll be providing street food, cocktails and plenty of traditional lawn games.

• Test Driving Westerns Laundry - the new restaurant from the folk at Primeur

  The folk behind Primeur have opened a second restaurant, Westerns Laundry. We went to see how their empire is expanding

• Islington's Plaquemine Lock is Bocca di Lupo chef’s pub with Louisiana cuisine

  After gaining a reputation for cooking Italian, Jacob Kenedy returns to his US roots with a stonking cajun and creole menu at his new Lousiana-themed Plaquemine Lock on Regent’s Canal.

• 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.

  Starting with those cocktails, they're

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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

  Indie food market

• 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.