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• Battersea's Four Thieves pub is reborn as The Thieves, with Balans on food duty

  

  Since August, Battersea's Four Thieves pub has been undergoing a big renovation and now it's coming out the other end of that as a "new" pub, The Thieves. 

  In its previous incarnation, the pub had an arcade and was big on events and karaoke. Now it's really leaning into that, describing itself as "a playground for adults". The upstairs arcade, now called The

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• Kiln chef Meedu Saad unveils his plans for a new Soho charcoal grill restaurant Impala

  

  It's been in the planning stages for quite a while, but now ex-Kiln chef Meedu Saad has lined up his solo restaurant.

  Called Impala, named after the car he drove around during summers in Egypt, it's a restaurant with a menu that centres around the charcoal grill, itself right in the middle of the dining room. That space has been designed together with Kiln's Ben Chapman and Dan

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• After 50 years Sale e Pepe is expanding with Sale e Pepe Mare at The Langham London

  

  It's been a troubled few years at The Langham, which has struggled to find a solid proposition for its main restaurant space since Roux at the Landau closed back in 2023. They did try to follow that with Mimosa from French group Moma, but that folded after a scant five months of service.

  But news today suggests that a new lease of life for the restaurant may be just around the corner. The Thesleff Group, who run Los

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• Cô Thành to bring a taste of Southern Vietnam to Covent Garden

  

  9/10/25 - updated with the opening date

  If you were wondering what would replace Frenchie in Covent Garden we finally have the answer and it’s great news for fans of Vietnamese food: Cô Thành is coming. Inspired by the international legend that is the Lunch Lady, aka Mrs Nguyễn Thị Thanh (who sadly

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• Snails and Paris Brest on the menu at new Parson's Green bistro La Bouffe

  

  While we all might like to be able to gallivant across the Channel to France for food at the drop of a beret, it's just not practical. So there's nothing better for lovers of Gallic cuisine than a promising new French restaurant opening in their part of town. That means the folks in Fulham must be feeling pretty smug right now at the arrival of La Bouffe on their doorsteps.

  The duo behind this new bistro, husband and

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• The Polo Bar Ralph Lauren is opening in London, in the old Vogue magazine offices

  

  Fashionistas, we have one for your future diaries…Ralph Lauren is opening a London restaurant. Fittingly, it’ll be at the old Vogue House on 1 Hanover Square and called The Polo Bar Ralph Lauren. This is not the first time Ralph Lauren has made a foray into London’s hospitality world. Back in 2017 we reported

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• Vincenzo's pizza make the jump from Bushey to Shoreditch with a new slice shop

  

  London's New York-style pizza craze isn't ending any time soon, with the launch of Vincenzo's, a pizzeria that's already found fame in Bushey. 

  This opening will be a little different to the original, as it will be all about pizzas by the slice, with those slices starting at £5. Planned for the menu here are the standard margherita, tomato and pepperoni, vodka sauce

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• Francesco Mazzei's Mezzogiorno is opening at Corinthia London

  

  6/10/25 - updated with the name and more details

  London's top hotels do like getting a named chef to run their restaurants, from Jean-Georges at The Connaught and The Emory to Tom Kerridge at Corinthia London's Kerridge's Grill. Now, the Corinthia London has announced a shake-up for its second restaurant. What's was The Northall is about to get a full overhaul by Italian chef

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• Duda Diner will be serving up Malaysian dinners in Nunhead

  

  If you fancy a virtual trip to Malaysia by way of bold and zingy flavours, then put South East London’s Nunhead on your restaurant radar: Duda Diner is coming to town.

  Located on the site of Goodcup Cafe, which has been going strong since 2018, Duda Diner will bring a dinner service to the venue in the form of a Malaysian family-style restaurant. Operated by husband-and-wife team Hakeem and

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• The big new London restaurants opening in October 2025

  

  October is another extremely busy month for new openings. There's a top new chef at The Beaumont, one of the world's best sushi chefs is setting up shop in Mayfair, Chelsea has a three-in-one opening and that's just a taster... 

• Poon's is back, opening at Somerset House

  

  1 October 2025 - updated with an estimated opening date

  Since the original Poon's closed, one of London's legendary Chinese restaurants, Amy Poon has been following in her family's footsteps with a series of pop-ups and selling a range of her products (with a store recently opening in Bermondsey). But now she's getting ready to open her own restaurant called, of course, Poon's. 

  Opening

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• Field Notes is Native’s Ivan Tisdall-Downes new London Fields wine bar and restaurant

  

  If sustainable dining is close to your heart, then keep your eye on East London, as we bring you big news from Ivan Tisdall-Downes, former executive chef and cofounder of Native Restaurant: he’s opening a new venture in London Fields. Called Field Notes (we see what you did there), the restaurant and wine bar will feature dishes inspired by his global travels as well as

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• FORNO is coming to Mile End's Ragged School Museum

  

  Only a few months ago we told you about FORNO’s second site in London, now they’re opening a third space – this time in Mile End’s Ragged School Museum, taking over the existing cafe and elevating its offerings significantly.

  Whether you’re strolling Regent’s Canal towpath, inexplicably craving

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• Two Twins Tacos lands in Notting Hill with its SoCal birria tacos

  

  It's been quite a ride for the folks behind newish taco brand Two Twins Tacos. They started out as a street stall in Brixton, then opened up a permanent space in Brixton Village. And two weeks ago, they threw open the doors of their newest spot, in Notting Hill.

  The team behind it also run Meat Head's birria tacos in Camden Market. For Two Twins, they've extended their repertoire so you start by choosing whether you

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• Clara's is a mix of a deli and Mediterranean bistro and wine bar in Shoreditch

  

  The Farrier in Camden may be no more, but the team behind it have moved to Shoreditch to try something new. Opening just a couple of doors down from One Club Row and The Knave of Clubs, Clara's will be a cafe and deli during the day and a wine bar and bistro at night. 

  From the deli side of things, you'll be able to find charcuterie, cheeses and butchery cuts, from

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