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- The Dusty Knuckle come to Highbury Fields with a cafe in a van
Dusty Knuckle have arrived in Islington, and they're trying something new. While they've delivered by milk float before, this will be their first-ever bakery in an actual van. It's parked up in Highbury Fields (near the bottom of the tennis courts section) and they say they're planning to be there for the next 12-18 months.
The bakery will have a selection of bread (including
... - XI home have brought their XXL dumplings to Liverpool Street
They've already won a fanbase at Bang Bang Oriental Foodhall and at their first London restaurant in Covent Garden, now XI home are expanding to the City. If you haven't tried them before they are all about the dumplings. There are over 20 options on the menu along with various salads, BBQ skewers and noodle dishes.
The real USP for them (and one that's gone viral) is their supersize xiao long bao, a soup
... - The Lahpet team are opening Lahpet Larder in Bermondsey
3/7/24 - updated with the opening date
Having expanded from Shoreditch to Covent Garden, now Burmese restaurant Lahpet is heading south of the river for its next opening, Lahpet Larder.
The third Lahpet will be in Bermondsey, taking over the space that was most recently The Hide bar. The name for this opening comes from Bermondsey's history as being
... - Here's what's opening in the big revamp of Olympia
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 2025, and in the run-up, we'll be gathering together just who's opening
... - Miga Korean kitchen comes to Hackney
A somewhat quiet opening in Hackney earlier this month is already starting to get a lot of positive reactions. Miga bills itself as a "modern Korean kitchen" and it's a family affair coming from two brothers and their chef father. Originally starting in New Malden, their mother currently has a takeaway in Morden while their father runs the kitchen at this restaurant in Hackney.
They have a different menu
... - The big new London restaurants opening in July 2024
This month, a returning restaurateur opens in the Royal Exchange, a plant-based restaurant that's already booked out for the entire year, a big new food hall in Dalston and more...
- Bangladeshi-inspired Dhakaah is coming to Camden Market’s Hawley Wharf
While the UK’s current heatwave may be giving Bangladesh’s temperatures a run for their money, we know the latter country certainly has more reliability in that department. So, when you undoubtedly need warming up again, Camden Market is going to be the place for spicy street-food goodness at new Bangladeshi-inspired Dhakaah.
It’s another addition to the Hawley Wharf
... - Victory Mansion transforms into TA-KO in Stoke Newington
Victory Mansion in Stoke Newington has been a neighbourhood restaurant and bar in Stoke Newington for a few years now, an Asian/Mexican fusion affair with their "ta-kos" being the biggest draw. Now they've just had a big revamp and with that a name change - they're now TA-KO.
They've brought in a new menu which, as you might expect, goes big on their titular Asian-inspired tacos
... - ArcadeX sees Arcade Food Hall go alfresco by the river in Battersea
They already have a big indoor space in Battersea Power Station, but now Arcade Food Hall are going alfresco too.
They're taking over the Coaling Jetty at the Power Station, which is that huge jetty by the riverside that you'll certainly have seen if you arrived at the Power Station by boat. They'll be making some changes to the jetty, the main one being that they're putting in
... - Mykonos restaurant Nammos sets sail for London
A few years back, we reported on the impending arrival of Mykonos restaurant Nammos, which was supposed to be heading to Knightsbridge. Now it turns out that those plans have changed and the restaurant is instead coming to Mayfair.
They'll be taking over from Il Borro, a large
... - Islington gets a combo wine bar, coffee shop and gelato bar with an ex-Papi chef
Updated 21/6/24 with opening date and menu details
Lucky Islington residents are about to get a new coffee shop, wine bar and restaurant and an ice cream parlour, all in the space of a month or so. The three businesses by co-founders Alex Young and George de Vos are taking over the old Michael's Den pub on the borders of Islington and De Beauvoir.
First to open will be the coffee shop
... - Dez Amore pick Chelsea for their first proper restaurant, that'll look like your Nonna's house
You may have tried their pasta or burgers at one of their stalls across London - either at one of the Mercato Metropolitanos, dotted around Canary Wharf or at Camden Market and Crate Walthamstow. But now Dez Amore are going one step further, opening their first standalone restaurant.
They're heading South West to Fulham Road where they'll be opening up a few junctions down from popular newbie Josephine.
... - No. 23 mezcalaria and tostada bar has opened next to Carousel
Until recently, the small No. 23 space next door to Carousel in Fitzrovia had been used for rotating residencies, most recently for Chuck NYC and Poons Wontoneria. Now that's about to change as it becomes a full-time bar, or more specifically a mezcaleria and tostada bar.
Opening somewhat under the radar last month, they've brought in bartender Matteo Vaccargiu (previously Equal
... - The Park is Jeremy King's next restaurant opening, this time in Bayswater
19/6/24 - updated with the opening date
Top restaurateur Jeremy King, has risen from the ashes like a phoenix (or "getting back in the saddle" as he puts it) and is properly back in the restaurant game.
After being pushed out of Corbin and King, he first kept busy helping out as a consultant with the new Claridge's Restaurant. But
... - The River Cafe Cafe is their first new opening in 37 years
Updated 17/6/24 with menu details
For the first time since it opened in 1987, The River Cafe is opening a new café - although it's not far at all from the original. In fact, it's right next door.
The River Café Café as they've decided to call it, is in a small space next to the main restaurant and, clearly hoping for an actual summer, it'll have its own terrace
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