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• The hottest restaurants opening in London in 2017 We've whittled London's upcoming restaurants down to a choice few - here are the key ones to watch in 2017...
  
  
• Monty’s Deli brings a feast of Jewish soul food to Hoxton

  

  They've been a staple at Maltby for a while now, but Monty's Deli are finally making the leap to a permanent spot. Comforting chicken soup, salt beef sandwiches and other essential Jewish soul food will be available at their all-day Jewish diner in Hoxton.

  Not only will there be more pastrami, salt beef and pickles than you can shake a stick at, but Monty’s Deli will have a thoroughly traditional vibe with food

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• Study (and eat) baked goods in Chelsea at Bread Ahead's newest school

  

  After launching their first baking school in Borough Market, Bread Ahead will continue its running streak by opening a second school in Chelsea.

  The Pavilion Road baking school will run classes throughout the year, like Introduction to French Baking. Meanwhile, at their first school in Borough, there’ll be a helping of new classes on doughnuts, Nordic baking and gluten-free among others. Naturally,

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• Test Driving Breddos - top tacos and Mezcal in Clerkenwell

  London's taco credentials are massively boosted by the arrival of Breddo's in Clerkenwell

• The 10 Greek Street team are taking over The Whitechapel Refectory

  

  The team from 10 Greek Street and 8 Hoxton Square is bringing a new cafe and wine bar to The Whitechapel Gallery - The Whitechapel Refectory and After Hours.

  The whole setup is markedly more casual than its restaurant counterparts, with salads, sandwiches and cakes on the counter, and a menu available for dishes made to order. Choices are set to change more

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• Craft wine bar Pomaio opens on Brick Lane with orange wine, prosciutto and polenta

  

  For the past few years, the craft alcohol market has been all but monopolised by beer, so it’s refreshing news that east London has just seen the opening of a new craft wine bar from two Tuscan brothers. Pomaio will feature wines from small, independent vineyards producing biodynamic, organic wine in the heart of Italy’s wine country.

  Not only will there be plenty of classic whites and reds on

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• The Italian Job comes to Notting Hill with Italian craft beer and cocktails

  

  After two previous bars and a hefty Crowdfunder, the team behind the UK’s first Italian craft beer pub have now opened a third venue, The Italian Job in Notting Hill.

  Notting Hill is the new home to the Italian Job’s third branch, where they’ll be pulling pints of craft beer from the Ducato microbrewery, their house brewery, as well as plenty from further afield. They’ll sit alongside a healthy

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• Encant chef to open Rambla in Soho, his second Catalan restaurant

  

  We’ve seen a couple of Catalan-style Spanish restaurants popping up around Soho, from Copita to Lobos Meat and Tapas. And now Dean Street is set to see another in the form of Rambla, which'll be the the second solo venture from Encant and Bravas Tapas.

  The menu at Rambla is inspired by Victor's childhood in the Barcelona barrio of the same name. It’ll be split into three sections - the ‘Cru, which comprises

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• Apres Food Co brings hearty and healthy comfort food to Clerkenwell

  

  A Hot Dinners exclusive

  Can a cafe be based on nutritional medicine, cook with absolutely no gluten or sugar, and yet still not feel ‘too’ healthy? Yes, according to Apres Food Co, a new self-funded startup about to open on St. John Street.

  The name of their game is all about redefining comfort food, so those who keep an eye on what they’re eating, for whatever the reason, can still

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• The General Store is coming to The Garage in Islington

  

  Big changes are afoot in the Garage in Islington. It was recently bought, along with the Borderline, by DHP Family. A big refurb is planned to the venue in general, including a new sound system and more. 

  But it's the addition of the General Store all-day bar that has us interested. As passers-by will know, you can't actually see into The Garage from the outside, but that's going to change. You'll now be able to see into

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• Hai Cenato is Jason Atherton's Italian restaurant at Nova Victoria

  

  We've known for a while that Jason Atherton was planning a new Italian restaurant in the NOVA development at Victoria (does the man EVER sleep?). And now a few more details have been released on what that restaurant will be.

  Hai Cenato will be Atherton's first Italian

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• Islington's Almeida to close to be replaced with Francesco Mazzei's new Italian

  

  After 15 years serving modern British cuisine in Islington, Almeida will close its doors for the last time on 1 January, with a new Italian set to rise up in its place.

  Details are scant, but what we do know is that the new Italian restaurant is planned to open a few months later, there’ll be a considerable interior design overhaul (though we trust they’ll keep the floor-to-ceiling

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• Four Winters opens a nitro ice cream bar in Soho with mince pie ice cream

  

  How can you make opening an ice cream parlour feel festive when it’s this dreary outside? By creating a mince pie flavour of course. That’s according to Four Winters, who’ve just opened a new liquid nitrogen ice cream shop in Soho.

  The ‘Mince Pice Cream’ comes with chunks of with said pies mixed through the ice cream, which has been frozen at -196c thanks to the power of liquid nitrogen.Then

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• Bala Baya brings Tel Aviv-style Israeli food to Southwark’s arches

  

  14/12/16 - updated with soft launch details.

  Southwark’s Old Union arches will be home to new Israeli restaurant come January 2017, with its own in-house Gazoz bar. It’s the first solo venture from Eran Tibi, who cut his teeth working with Israeli food legend Yotam Ottolenghi.

  By day, Bala Baya will be sending out freshly, piping hot pitta bread cooked in house in their special pitta oven, Tel

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• Bleecker comes to Victoria with their first indoors restaurant

  

  Updated 11/1/17 with opening date

  Bleecker, beloved of burger fans everywhere and at the top of Hot Dinners' personal burger list, will finally step into a proper, permanent indoor venue in Victoria.

  The move follows almost five years of nomadic life for the legendary burger truck, as they moved between Southbank, Canary Wharf, Streetfeast Dalston Yard, Kerb to name but a few,

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