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If you've enjoyed a great biodynamic or organic bottle of wine in a London restaurant recently, there's a decent chance that it was imported by Dynamic Vines. They supply restaurants across the capital from Mountain and Lita to The Plimsoll and Peckham Bazaar. Now the wine buyer team there are getting ready to open their first wine shop and bar, dealing directly with the public. They've picked a good spot too, a

They've only recently opened in the City, but BAO already have their next venture lined up and it's a little different from their recent openings. 

They're coming to Market Halls Victoria with BAO Night Market, which they say is inspired by "the grab-and-go spirit of Taiwan’s bustling night markets".  They'll be concentrating on their bao buns, but those will be a little different here, firstly

If you're looking for a quick beer after walking around Victoria Park, this upcoming taproom sounds like it'll be well worth a look.

It comes from Pretty Decent Beer Co who already have taprooms in Walthamstow and Forest Gate. Their latest is taking over a canal-side building near the park (it used to be a distillery for East London Liquor Co). They'll have

Glitzy Italian restaurant Bocconcino has long been a part of the Mayfair set of dining spots most beloved by footballers and folk who aren't worrying too much about the bill at the end of the meal. They then opened a more affordable version in Soho and next, just as the original restaurant celebrates its tenth anniversary, they're about to try their luck in another area of London, the

As a sign that you can't keep a good chef down, mere months after closing the doors of his Islington restaurant, James Cochran is coming back to N1 with a new venture. This time he's teaming up with pub folk the Seven-Eighths Group, who run The Hemingway in Victoria Park and Hunter S in nearby De

Two years after opening their first cafe, the duo behind Fantail in Islington, Jonny and Joel, have moved further north to Finsbury Park for their second venture.

They've taken over the long-vacant spot on 250-252 Seven Sisters Road (at the end of St Thomas's Road). The new location makes it very handy for commuters using Finsbury Park station, not to mention presenting locals with a nicer independent alternative to the

10/11/24 - updated with the opening date

Step this way, doughnut fans. Following the success of Donutelier’s launch on Charing Cross Road last year, comes news of their second London outlet, which will open in Carnaby St for all those must-find-munchies-in-Soho

10/11/24 - updated with the opening date

Recently we had the team from Medlar waiting 15 years to open their second restaurant (Cornus). Now Belgravia restaurant Motcombs is significantly one-upping them on the procrastination front. The Belgravia restaurant opened 42 years ago in 1982 and only now have they decided to open a second restaurant. 

For their

They're currently ranked No. 5 in the 50 Top World Artisan Pizza Chains list. Now Berberè are getting ready to open their first central London pizzeria. With restaurants in Clapham and Kentish Town so far, their third UK opening will be on Tottenham Court Road as part of the huge Outernet development there.

If you haven't been to one of their places before then, as you might expect, it's all about the

Their first pub opened in Shoreditch only earlier this year, but a second Nancy Spains is already on the way (and we now wouldn't be surprised if more were planned). 

It's taken over the space that was once City pub, The Wine Lodge (which appears to have been closed for over five years). As before, it's run by Kerry-born brothers Peter and Nicholas O’Halloran and they'll be

6/11/24 - updated with the opening date

You might recall that there once was an Italian restaurant Babbo in Mayfair. It closed a few years back, saying it was going to be a temporary closure and sure enough, Babbo is returning - albeit in a brand new location. 

It's the latest restaurant to set its sights on St John's Wood (with Belgravia stalwart ...

The Pantechnicon building fairly recently started out as a Nordic-Japanese dining and shopping hot spot that opened in late 2020 but for the last few months it's been undergoing a major refurbishment. Brace yourselves

Five years after throwing open the doors of her Irish restaurant just off the King's Road, chef and writer Anna Haugh is now in the process of unveiling her latest enterprise in the area. The Wee Sister is Haugh's new wine bar and it really is a close sibling, being right next door to the restaurant.

The bar has taken over another wine space, Last Drop Wines. As Anna explained to us, "It's an Irish wine bar

Wilton Way Deli and Wines has built up a strong following in Hackney and now owner Francesca D’Agostino is getting ready to expand with a second opening - but not too far away. She's going as far as the corner of Wilton Road to open Fran's. 

She describes Fran's as an "all-day caff" open from breakfast to the evening, "inspired by the old-style Italian/British cafes

4/11/24 - updated with the opening date

There are crazy shakes and then there are 100% certifiable ones. Clearly those at NYC burger group Black Tap fall into the latter category and they're about to hit London. The burger and craft beer group opened its first branch in New York's Soho back in 2015 where they quickly became known not for their burgers or beer, but their milkshakes. First off they are huge