New opening

• 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. 

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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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• Velvet Taco are bringing their fish & chip tacos to London

  

  Originally due to open in Soho, American taco restaurant Velvet Taco is now heading to the City instead (taking over the old Shoyru site). 

  If you've never thought about putting shepherd's pie or fish and chips in a taco, then you just aren't thinking out of the box enough. Because that's what's going to be on offer when US taco chain Velvet Tacos comes to London. They've picked the UK as the first country to

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• Gordon Ramsay's first Hell's Kitchen in the UK is going to be in Marble Arch

  

  Recently, there have been murmurings about Gordon Ramsay bringing his Hell's Kitchen restaurant to London, and now we know where. He recently announced a team-up with The Clermont Hotel Group and the first result of that will be the arrival of Hell's Kitchen in Marble Arch. 

  Opening at The Cumberland Hotel, this will be the first Hell's Kitchen in the UK, having previously only

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• Ria's expands to Soho with its mix of Detroit pizzas and natural wine

  

  Since opening in Notting Hill a couple of years ago, Ria's mix of Detroit-style pizzas and natural wine has proved to be a winning formula. So much so that the people behind it, David and Ria Morgan-Ratcliffe, are getting ready to open a follow-up in Soho. 

  Opening just off Carnaby Street, the Soho Ria's will follow a similar approach to the original, although they're describing it as "the older sibling: same DNA, a

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• Bonheur by Matt Abé is the restaurant replacing Le Gavroche

  

  23/9/25 - updated with an opening date and more details

  We've known for a while that Restaurant Gordon Ramsay chef Matt Abé was taking on the old Le Gavroche site (snapped up by Gordon himself), and now we have a name: Bonheur by Matt Abé. The chef was a key

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• The London Hilton on Park Lane adds a sushi bar to its line-up with 99 Sushi

  

  The Hilton on Park Lane has been going through a lot of changes of late on the dining side of things. On the lower ground floor, there's the new Mr Porter steakhouse, while on the opposite end of the building, up on the top floor, ...

• Take a first look inside the new Fink's Clissold Park at Clissold House

  

  Earlier on this summer, we brought you the news that popular North London cafe and bakery group Fink's was taking over all the food and drink side of things at Clissold House. Now we're giving you the first look inside their new Stoke Newington empire.

  The first thing to know is that

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• Forza Wine's next stop will be Soho

   

  Following up on their rooftop original and the very successful National Theatre follow-up, Forza Wine are gearing up for their next big launch.

  This time they're opening in Soho, taking over the Daroco site (which, to be honest, we hadn't realised had closed a few months back). That's a big old space and, importantly, has a pretty extensive terrace, something which has proved to be pretty useful at Forza

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• Raved-about Cafe Mama Pho is coming to Bloomsbury next

  

  18/9/25 - updated with the opening date

  Family-run business Cafe Mama Pho got a namecheck in this week's My Manor when new Bodean's chef Richard Turner raved about their phở and fish sauce chicken wings. But they've also got some new opening news to share too. In addition to their OG cafe

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• OTT Paris restaurant Il Bambini Club is coming to London's Hoxton hotel

  

  18/9/25 - updated with the opening date

  Il Bambini Club is an Italian restaurant, known for its extravagant design, but originating in Paris and with a giant lemon meringue pie on the menu. While this might sound a bit like Big Mamma, it's definitely got more of a high-end reputation in Paris, and you'll be able to check it out for yourself soon, as they're gearing up to open in London.

  The restaurant,

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• Heard heads to Soho with its burgers from a two Michelin-starred chef

  

  18/9/25 - updated with the opening date

  Just six months after he graduated from slinging burgers in a food truck to opening a burger restaurant in Borough, chef Jordan Bailey is already planning an expansion of his burger empire. The chef who won two Michelin stars at his now-closed Irish restaurant Aimsir had a slew of great reviews for his smash burgers at Heard. But now he's expanding both the restaurant and menu with

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