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- Theo James joins Carousel co-founder Ed Templeton in opening Lupa restaurant in Highbury
As Highbury locals ourselves, you'll have to forgive us for focusing more on the fact that actor Theo James is also apparently our neighbour, than the news that he's opening a restaurant here. But if we stop wondering why we've never seen the White Lotus star out and about in N5 and look instead at what he's actually involved in, then Lupa does sound rather interesting.
First off, Theo's got himself a solid
... - Canal in Westbourne Park is the new waterside restaurant from the Crispin and Bistro Freddie team
21/5/25 - updated with menu details and an opening date
As you might expect from a restaurant named Canal, this next opening from Ham Restaurants is all about its location on the canal. The team, who are behind Crispin, Bar Crispin and Bistro Freddie, are opening this ground-floor, all-day restaurant as part of the Mason & Fifth hotel in
... - Stylish restaurant Chez Lui in Notting Hill is the start of a new French-inspired restaurant group
You may know Bagatelle Group from their eponymous Bagatelle restaurant in Mayfair (and many others around the world), but they're about to try something new for their next opening. They're launching restaurants as part of a new group, La Bistrot Collection, and the first of those is getting ready to open in Notting Hill.
Chez Lui is taking
... - Market Place St Paul's reveals its launch food traders for the City
The City of London is about to get its second food hall in as many months as Market Place prepares to open opposite St Paul's Cathedral. The company, which already has halls in Peckham and Vauxhall (with Baker Street on the way) has got itself a two floored space on Cheapside. On the ground floor is where you'll find all the food traders and a big bar. Downstairs from that will be a cosier space with booths,
... - 74 Duke is a Parisian-style brasserie in Mayfair from the people behind Supernova
18/5/25 - updated with the opening date
The team behind Supernova, Creme and North Audley Canteen know how to make a big splash with their openings. The original Supernova was a massive hit and it looks like their upcoming Mayfair outpost will be
... - Alta will be a taste of Northern Spain in Carnaby when it opens at Kingly Court
It's been a while since we reported on chef Rob Roy Cameron. Back in 2017 and 2018, he worked on two projects with mixologist Tony Conigliaro, Untitled in Dalston and Gazelle in Mayfair. And the reason we're talking about him now is that he's back in London and about to open a very interesting new restaurant, this time in Carnaby.
ALTA takes as its culinary starting point open fire cooking and the
... - Japanese restaurant Moi comes to Soho with a Gordon Ramsay alum in charge
One of two restaurants announced by fledgling group Mad Restaurants (the other is ALTA), Moi is all about Japanese cooking over fire and sounds very much in the Nobu mould.
It's going to be headed up by Andy Cook, who has most recently been opening
... - The Good Egg arrives at Eat 17 in Walthamstow
Any London closures are a bad thing, so we're delighted to bring you news this morning of a reopening in Walthamstow. It's been a few months since Eat 17 in Walthamstow closed their restaurant. But the good news is that it's now been taken over by The Good Egg and is getting ready to reopen.
If you've had the pleasure of eating at The Good Egg before, you'll know that, as the name suggests, they go big on brunch.
... - Bad Boy Pizza are opening a permanent pizzeria in Bethnal Green with NYC-style slices and more
Bad Boy Pizza Society have so far been such a big success at their residency in Tulse Hill, Seven Dials Market and Vinegar Yard that they've been named National Pizza of the Year at the National Pizza Awards in both 2022 and 2024. Now they've decided that it's time to go permanent with a new pizzeria in Bethnal Green.
The plan is for the pizzeria to be
... - Upcoming UK restaurants - what's opening soon across the country
Planning a trip outside the capital? Here's our guide to the very best restaurants opening soon across the entire country.
- Noreen channels Middle Eastern flavours with Mr Lyan cocktails on St Christopher's Place
As far as we're concerned, there's always room for more places to sit and recover from a massive shopping expedition when you're on Oxford Street. So the arrival of Noreen to St Christopher's Place this summer can only be a positive thing.
Although there are plenty of Middle-Eastern restaurants to choose from in this part of town, the owners are hoping that they have a couple of features to make them
... - Dumplings' Legend are opening Love Dumplings Legend on Chancery Lane
Holborn office folk working from home on Friday may have missed the news in the Standard that a new spin-off restaurant of Dumplings' Legend was coming their way. But they'll need to get up to speed quickly as Love Dumplings Legend is opening its doors
... - Bar Kroketa pick Liverpool Street for their biggest opening yet
11/5/25 - updated with the opening date
A week ago the Brindisa spin-off Bar Kroketa started teasing its followers on Insta with the promise of a third restaurant. Now they've revealed that they're heading to the City for their next opening. They'll be taking over the old Pizarro space on Broadgate Circle.
According to them, "This site is Bar Kroketa’s most ambitious yet, with a bigger space
... - French Society brings a slice of Paris to West Hampstead from the Patron team
We were sad to see Patron leave our own local neighbourhood of Finsbury Park last year (which was out of their hands) so now we're very jealous of those living in West Hampstead as they're about to get the latest opening from the Patron team, called French Society.
Like Patron, it's a French affair (the name somewhat gives that away) that takes its inspiration from Parisian bistros
... - The Black Cow's Middle Eastern steakhouse arrives at Shoreditch's big new development, The Stage
The Black Cow is something that first opened in Camden's big Hawley Wharf development, but now the Middle Eastern steakhouse is moving to Shoreditch.
It's from Shiri Kraus and Amir Batito, whose goal was to create an American steakhouse-style grill with Middle Eastern flavours. They also run the extremely well-reviewed Epicurus in Camden,
