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New opening
- 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
... - Humble Crumble is coming to Seven Dials
Humble Crumble is a dessert shop that serves exactly what you think - various pots of steamed fruit covered with crumble and done extremely well. Since originally starting as a pop-up, they've been hugely popular and now have stalls in Camden and Borough as well as a Spitalfields shop. And now they're coming to central London.
They're opening in Seven Dials near Covent Garden, so if you're in the need
... - Roti King are bringing their Malaysian street food to Spitalfields
Roti King has been on the expansion drive of late, having recently opened at Waterloo and Battersea alongside the original Euston restaurant. Now the specialists in Malaysian street food are getting ready to open in the City.
The new spot is opening on Artillery Lane, just off Bishopsgate. While we don't know too much about the restaurant yet, we do know it'll be a two-floored
... - Highroad Social is a British restaurant and seafood bar opening in Greenwich
It's not often we get to write about new Greenwich restaurants, but upcoming neighbourhood restaurant Highroad Social sounds very promising.
- 123V sees Alexis Gauthier take his vegan concept to Browns in Mayfair
It's been almost a year since Native at Browns closed its doors, but now we hear that there's a brand new restaurant taking its place. Chef Alexis Gauthier first previewed his 123V concept across the road from Browns at the now-closed Fenwick. So it's a short hop for him and his team to move to these new surroundings.
They'll be taking over the inside restaurant and gorgeous hidden courtyard space at
... - Mr Porter steakhouse takes over the lower ground of the Park Lane Hilton
First things first - just in case you're wondering, the mail-order fashion company hasn't decided to open a restaurant business. This Mr Porter is actually a "modern steakhouse" that originates from Amsterdam from the Entourage Group and is opening in the Park Lane Hilton.
That particular Hilton has been going through some changes of late. We recently revealed that
- Kaso is the new rooftop bar and restaurant at One Hundred Shoreditch
It's been just two years since the East London hotel One Hundred Shoreditch opened its doors, but it's already changed both of its restaurants in that short time. On the ground floor Sticks 'n' Sushi has taken over from the original spot Goddard & Gibbs and now on the rooftop, the unimaginatively named The Rooftop has given way to Kaso.
Although the look hasn't changed, the menu certainly
... - Shake Shack are bringing their burgers to St Pancras station
11/6/24 - updated with opening details
Over the past few years, Shake Shack have been expanding pretty widely throughout London and the UK, with 15 of their burger restaurants already open. However, this latest branch may be their most useful, as it's the first time they're opening in a train station.
The latest Shake Shack is opening inside St Pancras,
... - Jason Atherton to open Three Darlings, a Chelsea neighbourhood bistro
Jason Atherton has been rumoured to be opening quite a few restaurants of late, but the chef/restaurateur still manages to surprise us when he actually announces something. First, there was the launch of Mary's, taking over from Pollen Street Social. Then
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