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Dalston's The Marquis of Lansdowne is reborn as The Marquee Moon
The Team behind Docklands nightclub The Cause are revamping a pub in Dalston. Once The Marquis of Lansdowne, it's being relaunched as The Marquee Moon (the second opening recently to take its name from a classic song - see also Goodbye Horses). The same people are
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Daisy Green is opening Glamarama Green in South Kensington
Daisy Green's slow march across London continues with their latest opening, this time bringing them to Kensington. They've gone to town with the name too, calling it Glamarama Green.
They're opening just around the corner from South Kensington tube station, taking over from Brown and Rosie on the lower end of Exhibition Road.
We're getting full details about the launch
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Oy Bar bring their oysters and wine to Balham, with Wimbledon next
We're a bit slow to this, as Oybar has been open in Balham for almost a month, but the duo behind this new oyster bar are already working on their second place. Owners Evgeniy and Catriona are gearing up for a Wimbledon opening later this year.
As the name suggests, oysters are the main thrust of the menu with options available depending on the season. They can be enjoyed as an Oy shot, with a shot of vodka or a
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Popular Sydney brunch cafe The Rusty Rabbit is heading to Notting Hill
Homesick Aussies will want to make a beeline for Notting Hill soon as popular Sydney cafe Rusty Rabbit is gearing up to open on Westbourne Grove.
With two cafes in the Sydney suburbs of Darlinghurst and St Leonards, brothers Jamesray and Joshua Khoury have picked the posh central neighbourhood of Notting Hill for their first London opening.
Billed as a Sydney brunch club, it serves up a
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The big new London restaurants opening in August 2024
This month, Jose's Bermondsey takeover continues, there's a new floating French restaurant in Canary Wharf, Jason Atherton revamps Pollen Street Social and more besides.
Chatsworth Bakehouse open a second place in Crystal Palace
If there's anything that London simply can't get enough of at the moment, it's bakeries. And one of those bakeries that Londoners are obsessed with is about to open a second place - a second Chatsworth Bakehouse is on the way.
However, if you're hoping they'll make it to your side of the capital, we're sorry to tell you that they haven't gone far. The current bakery is at
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Marceline French grand brasserie is the next floating Canary Wharf restaurant
21/7/24 - updated with interior pictures
If you've been to Wood Wharf any time over the past couple of years, you'll be familiar with the huge floating restaurant that is Hawksmoor. However, you'll also have noted that there's another similar floating
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Junk is bringing French smash burgers to Soho
On a time when all eyes are on Paris for the Olympics, one French burger company is making its way over to the UK. Junk is getting ready to open a burger bar in Soho (where Wonderland was briefly).
It's not the first French burger brand to try and make a go of it in London, of course. Big Fernand had a few sites around London and are still serving up their French burgers in South Kensington.
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Milk opens new bakery Milk Run in Tooting Bec
They're already big with their cafe in Balham and now Milk have opened a brand new bakery just down the road towards Tooting Bec called Milk Run.
If you fancy a Milk pastry to-go, this will be the place for you with croissants, pain au chocolat and more sweet or savoury pastries on offer, as well as sourdough loaves. They also have a small pantry offering drinks, cupboard staples and bags of coffee
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Mauby is bringing Soho vibes to Brockley
The arrival of Mauby in Brockley is the latest venture for a couple who first made a name for themselves with their amazing jerk chicken and barbecue. The new bar is the latest opening from Daniel and Heleena who used to run the very popular Jerk Off BBQ in Creekside in Deptford.
That venture closed when the area was redeveloped so, following successful crowdfunding, they're now in a proper permanent spot here in Brockley.
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Alaz brings a taste of Egypt to Chiswick
London has an amazing selection of Middle Eastern restaurants, but the offering doesn't often drill down to Egyptian food specifically. So the arrival of Alaz on Chiswick High Road is hoping to introduce Londoners to the delights of that country's cuisine. The restaurant is a partnership between Egyptian TV network owner Alaa El Kahky and caterer Sabrina Tolba. Tolba comes from a family of restaurateurs - her dad ran the
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Albers opens in De Beauvoir with small plates and negronis for a fiver
News reaches us of another promising new opening that's flown under our radar until now. Albers has opened in De Beauvoir, an area that's getting very interesting at the moment (including the imminent arrival of Goodbye Horses).
Set up by chefs who have a
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Kleinsky's brings NY-style bagels to Mayfair (via Cape Town)
Bagels are very much a thing at the moment, as evidenced by the huge popularity of (and queues at) It's Bagels (who are about to open their second location, in Notting Hill).
It turns out that another big bagel shop has opened in Mayfair to relatively little fanfare, but is
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Kolamba East sees the Sri Lankan restaurant head to the City
21/7/24 - Updated with the opening date
After finding success with their first Sri Lankan restaurant in Soho, Kolamba founders Eroshan and Aushi Meewella are going east for their second opening.
It's opening as part of the Norton Folgate development just off Bishopsgate, which is pretty much right on the edge of Spitalfields, Shoreditch and The City. As for
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Jason Atherton moves into Harrods Dining Hall with his hot dog offering
Updated with opening date and full menu details
It's all change at Harrods for chef and restaurateur Jason Atherton. He's moving out of his current digs on the store's lower ground floor and heading to the Dining Hall. The plan is to open a 25-seat gourmet hot dog restaurant, Hot Dogs by Three Darlings. The Three Darlings bit alludes to his ...