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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

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.

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

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

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

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

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 ...

18/7/24 - updated with opening date and menu details

Fifteen years might be a long time between new restaurant concepts, but the team behind Medlar in Chelsea are finally ready to impress London with their next endeavour. It’s called Cornus and is opening atop the Ice Factory in Belgravia, an area surprisingly bereft of rooftop spaces.

They brought in Gary Foulkes as

They're an award-winning Indian restaurant with legions of fans in Hampstead. Now Bonoo are expanding their North London empire with a move to Muswell Hill where they're about to open on Fortis Green. If you haven't been before, their concept is Indian tapas - so a series of small plates covering food from all over India.

Two years ago the restaurant picked up the best chef in North London Award from the London Curry

17/7/24 - updated with more details about the restaurant

This year, José Pizarro has been very busy. He's been celebrating his 25th Anniversary in London as well as receiving a big honour, the Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic, from King Felipe of Spain. And next up, he's getting ready to open his fifth restaurant in London. 

Called Lolo, it will also be

Jason Atherton closed Pollen Street Social in July, but he's quickly replacing it with Marys and it's a big change from the fine dining the restaurant is known for. 

It'll be essentially divided into three parts, with a light refit inside (to start with). Where the original bar was, there will be a version of his Blind Pig bar (previously seen

It's been popping up as Prelude for the past few months but now award-winning bar Oriole is getting ready to move into its shiny new digs in Covent Garden. And like the pop-up, this permanent Oriole is as much a restaurant as it is a bar. 

Split across two floors, the main restaurant and bar is in the basement, reminiscent of

Hertfordshire residents will be familiar with Lussmanns (it already has five restaurants in the county), but longtime Londoners will need to dust off their memories, because a Lussmanns is returning to the capital after more than 20 years’ absence.

Taking over what was Côte Brasserie on Highgate High St, directly opposite Waterlow Park, Lussmanns sixth restaurant is

Updated 15/7/24 with opening date

They've been hugely popular in their first Marylebone location, with near-constant queues since they opened last year, but now Alley Cats Pizza are looking to open their second restaurant. 

They've settled on Chelsea as their next location, opening on the King's Road (taking over from another pizzeria, Humble Pizza) where fans can

12/7/24 - updated with the opening date

They've been, literally, huge in Bristol and now the winners of the Uber Eats Restaurant of the Year award are getting ready to bring their massive sandwiches to London. 

The person behind it is Josh Kleiner, who runs the sandwich business with his dad and brother, and they already have five sandwich shops in