New opening

• Zoilo chef Diego Jacquet is opening Florencio Pizza, an Argentine-inspired pizzeria, in Marylebone

  

  More than a decade after opening the doors to his Argentine grill Zoilo, chef Diego Jacquet is expanding. He's getting ready to open a pizzeria just around the corner from his restaurant.

  Florencio Pizza will give him a chance to showcase pizzas inspired by his travels around the world including time spent in Patagonia, his life in Argentina and the creative input of Italian immigrants in

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• The Pachamama Group are behind Effie restaurant opening at The Whiteley in Bayswater

  

  Updated 4/9/25 - this restaurant is no longer happening

  It's always nice to see a landmark London building saved from falling into disrepair. Whiteley's on Bayswater had been closed for years but is now gearing up to reopen as a glamorous apartment block, complete with the UK's first Six Senses hotel and spa, an Everyman cinema and a new branch of Guillam Coffee House.

  Now the first restaurant in

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• Gymkhana is opening a brand new cocktail bar called 42

  

  It's loved by celebrities as well as being one of the most critically rated Indian restaurants in London. Now Michelin-starred Gymkhana is getting ready to open a new cocktail bar, 42.

  The name alludes to Gymkhana's address on Albemarle Street but the entrance to the bar will actually be through the door neighbouring the restaurant. It's going to be a late-night haunt, with last orders at 2am every evening.

  And that,

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• Capilungo is a Puglia-inspired café by day, wine bar by night in Covent Garden

  

  Opening in Covent Garden, this Italian cafe and wine bar is very much a family affair. 

  Running things will be Gianluca Capilungo (former Bar Manager for Aqua) and Asia Capilungo (previously a chef at Soho House and Cubitt House) who've joined up with their uncle Luca Capilungo as well as Asia’s partner Huzefa Sajawal (co-owner and Executive Chef of Fatt

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• First look inside Broadwick Soho with its rooftop bar and oh-so-glam restaurant

  

  Broadwick Soho is a new luxury hotel about to open in the middle of Soho, with an impressive rooftop bar and terrace. We went in for an exclusive first look. 

• Temper is opening in Paddington, bringing an Argentinian-style mixed grill

  

  In what will be their fifth restaurant, Temper are heading west to Paddington, taking over the space that once held Scandinavian restaurant Kupp. 

  Flame-grilled meat is primarily what it's all about in Temper, with plenty of steak cuts available, including porterhouse, picaña, châteaubriand and T-bone, with sauces like beef-fat bearnaise and Korean barbecue on the side. As well as the main

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• Chai Guys Bakehouse will serve up fusion pastries on Portobello Road

  

  Updated 9/11/23 with menu details and new opening date

  Over the past few years, Abhilash Jobanputra and Gabriel Unger have built up a loyal following for their Chai Guys stalls in places like Seven Dials Market, Covent Garden and Old Spitalfields Market. But this year marks the time when they switched it up as the pair are opening a bakery cafe in Notting Hill.

  Their bakehouse on Portobello Road,

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• Mother Flipper grab a permanent place for their burgers in Brockley

  

  10 years after they first started out on Brockley Market, Mother Flipper are now about to open a permanent burger bar in the area they call their "spiritual home". 

  They're known as serving up some of the very best burgers in London, so if you haven't yet had a chance to try them, a trip to the new place should definitely be on the cards. As for those, burgers, you

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• La Palombe sees the Il Portico family switching to Pays Basque food in Kensington

  

  Updated 6/11/23 with chef info

  At their original restaurant Il Portico, they boast of being the oldest family-run restaurant in London. Now the family behind that are getting ready to unveil a new place that focuses on French Basque regional cuisine.

  La Palombe opens next week on the site of the ill-fated Pino, also by the same family, which only lasted a year. But while that was also

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• Sune just off Broadway Market sees a top sommelier and ex-Noma restaurant manager take on their own project

  

  6/11/23 - Sune opening date added

  She's popped up all over town as the star sommelier creating wine lists for big restaurant openings. Now Honey Spencer and her partner Charlie Sims are opening a restaurant of their own - Sune. The pair have both been part of some of London's top restaurants, including Lyle’s, Mãos, Evelyn’s Table and Brawn - not to mention working at Noma - so this is

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• The Tamil Crown is the second Islington pub from the Tamil Prince team

  

  5/11/23 - updated with the opening date

  We have some exciting (and exclusive) news for fans of South Indian food. Following the successful 2022 launch of The Tamil Prince in Islington, the owners are bringing a second restaurant to the neighbourhood – just a

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• Abby Lee's Malaysian restaurant Mambow is moving to Clapton

  

  5/11/23 - updated with the opening date

  Abby Lee's Mambow has been a hit in Market Peckham (and we were impressed), but now it's about to make a big move. She's upping sticks and taking it to the other side of town to open as a standalone restaurant in Clapton (taking over what was Le

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• Botanica Hall is coming to Clapham Junction - a restaurant, bar and vodka distillery too

  

  4/11/23 - updated with the Botanica Hall opening date

  If you’ve been wondering what’s in store for Arding & Hobbs, the beautiful Grade-II-listed department store in the heart of Clapham Junction that’s been somewhat quiet since the collapse of Debenhams, we have some promising food (and drink) news. Botanica Hall is on the way: an all-day

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• Dishoom comes to Battersea

  

  This time last year, Dishoom went east to open a restaurant in Canary Wharf and now they're heading south of the river for the first time, to Battersea. 

  The Battersea Dishoom will be opening right next to the power station, and there's a little of that influence in the design, which is described as "fusing Bombay nostalgia and futurism". For the first time at any of the Dishooms, in a nod to the nearby dogs'

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• Oisin Rogers and Charlie Carroll are opening The Devonshire in Soho

  

  Oisin Rogers and Charlie Carroll have been hard at work on The Devonshire, their first joint pub, which is tucked away behind Piccadilly Circus. Here's what you can expect from what will be a must-visit pub in Soho.