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New opening
- The Dover expands with its late night party sibling Dover Street Counter
Restaurateur Martin Kuczmarski is a busy man. Just days after opening Martino's, his follow-up restaurant to The Dover, in Chelsea he's at it again. Now he's gearing up to open another space on Dover Street, just a few doors down from his OG restaurant.
Dover Street Counter sounds like it'll be much more of a playful, casual spot. They're pitching it as "a place to drop in - and likely stay longer than planned."
... - Martino's in Chelsea is The Dover follow-up from restaurateur Martin Kuczmarski
If you're a Chelsea resident you may have spotted a lot of work going on in the former Hugo Boss store on the corner of Sloane Square, right opposite the tube station. But what's been kept on the QT till now is that this is the new restaurant Martino's, from the man who made The Dover the coolest restaurant in London in 2025.
It's an all-day Italian affair, kicking off with a breakfast menu that includes
... - San Hao is going to be Chinatown's hot new noodle spot with top British produce
We're always going to be interested in the arrival of a hot new noodle restaurant. But the one being unveiled in Chinatown next month sounds like it's really bringing something new to the table.
San Hao is the latest opening from the restaurant team behind YiQi, The Eight and Dozo. They're describing the place as a "refined noodle and fried dumpling restaurant". What's refined about it?
... - Automat has somewhat stealthily returned to Mayfair
Every now and then, a new opening manages to happen under our radar, but this latest one really is a proper surprise. It turns out that Automat has quietly returned to Mayfair, opening just around the corner from Berkeley Square.
The original Automat was over on Dover Street, a location that's been turned very successfully into The Dover. That Automat was modelled on a traditional
... - Brother Marcus next Eastern Med restaurant is in Victoria
They've only just opened in Soho, but Brother Marcus are clearly on the expansion trail as they have another restaurant almost ready to go. This time, they're opening in Victoria,
2026 will be Brother Marcus' tenth year, and this their eighth restaurant (don't be surprised if there's another before 2026 is done), taking over the space that was The Stoke House.
The full menu has yet to be revealed for
... - The City looks like the next stop for pasta restaurant Bancone
Pasta restaurant Bancone already has four restaurants across town (Soho, Covent Garden, Kensington and Borough), and now it looks like they're getting ready to open a fifth. They've just applied for licensing to open in a new development on Princes Street (down the road from Bank station and around the corner from The Ned).
If you're yet unfamiliar with them, Bancone started early in
... - Jul's is hitting St James's with a huge wine wall (and downstairs cocktail lab)
Mediterranean restaurant Jul's started life in Ibiza in 2018 and the same team also opened Humain restaurant in Athens. Now the team are getting ready to bring Jul's restaurant to London, opening in St James.
It's opening as part of one of the new developments in the area which, like other recent opening Aki, is inside an ex-bank. The restaurant comes from Chef Christos Fotos,
... - Maíz in Peckham is London's first dedicated pozoleria
As proof that London's Mexican food scene is getting better by the day, comes a new opening in Peckham that genuinely sounds worth crossing town for. Maíz's USP is that it's the city's first Mexican restaurant to specialise in pozole. We're not going to pretend we're experts in this particular Mexican dish, but according to them, it's a "slow-cooked hominy corn broth infused with over five spices and simmered for many hours".
The duo
... - GOAT burger makes the trip from Dubai to Knightsbridge
Ready for even more burgers? The latest addition is a burger restaurant from Dubai that's found a home in Knightsbridge.
GOAT's London outpost is its first outside the UAE, and it's taking over the space that used to be Feya. It's a burger brand that appears to be big in its original location, although the release that we've been given talks about launching the "UAE’s first emoji-based
... - Here's what's opening in the big revamp of Olympia
Updated 17/11/25 with restaurant details
Big changes are afoot at Olympia. Long known as a place for huge events in Central London (it's been around for 140 years), it's now in the process of getting a £1.3bn overhaul. As with lots of these big projects, that means there will be many new bars and restaurants to come.
The space is due to open in 2026, and in the run-up, we'll be
... - Pizza Pilgrims is opening around the corner from King's Cross station
A new pizza restaurant is coming to King's Cross with the arrival of the latest Pizza Pilgrims. They're taking over a former hair salon that's on the corner of Caledonian Road and Pentonville Road (and just a few doors down from another popular King's Cross pizzeria, Pizza Union). It's just a two-minute walk from the main station.
If you've been to Pizza Pilgrims
... - Noodle Inn is coming to Spitalfields. It's going to be much bigger, but there will still be queues
Around this time last year, Noodle Inn opened in Soho and was an instant sensation. It immediately became the restaurant with some of the longest queues in Soho and has remained hugely popular to this day. Well, now they're about to open a second restaurant.
The new Noodle Inn will be in Spitalfields, opening in one of the many brand new developments
... - Plaza Khao Gaeng is opening in Borough Yards, bringing some of London's spiciest dishes
13/11/25 - updated with more details about the menu
Craving some spicy Thai food as the nights draw in? Allow us to draw your attention to London’s forthcoming second outlet of Plaza Khao Gaeng, which is joining the ever-expanding dining options at Borough Yards. It will be taking over the old Vinoteca spot.
If you’re a fan of southern Thai cooking, you’re probably already au fait with Plaza
... - The Cloth team are turning the historic Simpson's Tavern in the City into Cloth Cornhill
It's been three long years since we first reported on the fight for survival of one of London's oldest restaurants. Now there's good (and bad) news. On the upside, the historic tavern is getting ready to open its doors again for the first time since 2022. The other good thing is that the team who are
... - YolanDa Brown's Soul Mama is opening in Westfield Stratford
YolanDa Brown's Soul Mama in Stratford has proved to be a big hit - so much so that she's opening a second Soul Mama in the area. This one will open on Westfield's The Street and will once again be part restaurant, part music venue.
The new location will also have a slightly larger menu alongside dishes from the original. So expect slow-cooked Caribbean curries, one-pots with
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