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- Bunsik are bringing Korean corn dogs to Earl's Court
8/5/24 - Updated with the opening date.
They've only just gone east to Westfield Stratford and now Bunsik are heading in the opposite direction, opening their latest Korean corn dog restaurant in Earl's Court.
Opening just up the road from Earl's Court station, it's a big site by Bunsik standards with space for 40 inside. As for the main event, all their popular
... - Wood St Bear will be DJ Simon Bear's new bar in Walthamstow
After a period of closures of much-loved bars and cafes, Walthamstow is about to get a flurry of new openings this year. One place we're particularly interested in is Wood St Bear - a new bar opening on, you guessed it, Wood Street.
It's taking over the old Wood Street Deli spot and comes from local DJ Simon Bear. Bear, who's lived in the area for 12 years, told Hot Dinners he's "rooted in this community.
... - The Hero in Maida Vale is the latest pub from The Pelican team
They've had huge success with The Pelican in Notting Hill, as well as The Bull in Charlbury. Now, Public House Group are getting ready to open another London pub, The Hero in Maida Vale.
As locals will know, this was recently known as The Hero of Maida, when it was revamped in 2018 with a
... - The big new London restaurants opening in May 2024
This month sees the return of Michel Roux, a new high-end rooftop restaurant just in time for warmer weather and a very different take on carbonara that's not for the purists.
- Ladurée Café Concept comes to Notting Hill
Ladurée are best known for their very pretty macaron shops, but their next opening is going to be something a little different - a café in Notting Hill.
The new concept is literally called Ladurée Café Concept, and while they'll have the same macarons and coffee that their previous shops have had, this will be a proper cafe. It's the second of these to open, following the first
- Birdmilk sees Ukrainian restaurant duo opening a bakery in Notting Hill
Notting Hill's well-heeled residents will soon have another lovely new bakery on their doorstep. Birdmilk is the latest in a recent line of businesses that originated in Ukraine but have also opened in London like Boca a Boca and Piana Vyshnia.
The restaurateurs behind it are Dima Zakhodiakin and Alina Kosichkina who own 32 restaurants in Kyiv including bakery chain Khlebniy which this London opening is
... - Doughnation are bringing potato pizza to Covent Garden
Maybe hoping they'll get the same kind of queues that Alley Cats do, a brand new pizza spot is opening in Covent Garden. Doughnation will be at 3 Henrietta Street, taking over part of the ground floor where Gentlemen Baristas used to be, as well as a terrace on the piazza.
Details on exactly what those all pizzas are going to be are being kept a little under wraps for now. However,
... - El Cenote aims to give Camden folk an authentic Mexican experience with top tacos and margaritas
The idea of opening a Mexican margarita and tacos joint somewhere like Camden definitely seems like it makes good business sense. But what makes the arrival of El Cenote interesting is that rather than being one of those chain restaurants, this is an bar devised and run by two Mexicans.
Owner Aima Indigo is a Mexican model turned restaurateur who used to work at La Bodega Negra and Mexcalito.
... - The Counter comes to Soho, looking to The Aegean for its influences
24/5/24 - updated with the opening date
Are we in the midst of a new trend? With Oma just opened in Borough Market, another Turkish/Greek restaurant is incoming. After opening The Counter in Notting Hill in a relatively low-key manner in 2022, Turkish
... - Endo Kazutoshi opens Kioku by Endo restaurant and bar at The OWO
24/4/24 - updated with opening details
The (nearly) last piece of the puzzle that is The OWO is coming into place. The prime spot in the refurbished Old War Office, the rooftop, is being taken up by top chef Endo Kazutoshi, who will be opening Kioku by Endo there.
Kioku, is the Japanese word for memory. The restaurant, Endo says, "will combine
... - A big Albert's Schloss beer hall is coming to The Trocadero
It's big in Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham and now Albert's Schloss is coming to London.
Somewhat understatedly billed as a "bier + pleasure palace", it's taking over what used to be the Rainforest Cafe on Shaftesbury Avenue, more recently home to Jungle Cave. It's a location that's not been home to the most illustrious of London's food scene to date, but maybe that's about
... - The old House of Fraser building on Oxford Street is getting a rooftop restaurant with panoramic views
Have you been wondering what the plans are for the old art deco House of Fraser building on Oxford Street? Well, it's getting more than £130m thrown at it in a massive refurb that's planned to bring with it new shops, a gym and even an indoor swimming pool. The building is being renamed The Elephant, but you can guarantee we'll all be calling it the old House of Fraser
... - Darling's Eatery and Studio serves up fresh pasta on Hackney's Fish Island
Looks like Hackney Wick's Fish Island is doing pretty well for itself at the moment with restaurants. We've already reported on the upcoming Inis opening there and Test Driven new pizzeria
... - Mildreds plant-based restaurant comes to Victoria
They've been opening successful vegan restaurants across London and now Mildreds have their sights set on Victoria for their sixth opening.
The plant-based restaurant is taking over what was once a Le Pain Quotidien, just around the corner from Victoria station. And because it's also close to two big London theatres, they'll be putting on special pre-theatre menus here
... - The Med-inspired Circe's Rooftop Bar takes over from Bar Elba in Waterloo
Earlier this year, Waterloo rooftop venue Bar Elba closed, but that's not the end for one of the few rooftop spaces in this area. It's being reborn as Circe's.
Taking over the rooftop of Mercury House, it comes from bar veteran Tobias Jackson. He's worked on bars like The Escapologist and Blame Gloria as part of Adventure Bar Group. As with Bar Elba,
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