Get 50% off at the new YouMeSushi in Brixton
New opening
- Passyunk Avenue comes to Nine Elms, bringing an American dive bar to the US Embassy
Every now and again a restaurant or bar will open in what's pretty much the perfect location for it - and that's what it looks like with the latest outpost of Passyunk Avenue. The American dive bar with the best Philly cheesesteaks in London is opening just around the corner from the American Embassy in Nine Elms.
Taking over from where Homeboy
... - Rastro serves up Mediterranean sandwiches and espressos in Bethnal Green
An Instagram post by Allegra chef Patrick Powell alerted us to the arrival of a new cafe on Bethnal Green Road. Rastro is the first project from a team who've worked at a range of hospitality businesses across London. Carlos Del Barrio is the connection with Powell - he worked with him at Allegra for the past few years and, before that, at Scarfe's Bar. He's joined in this endeavour by his stepbrother Rodrigo
... - Amethyst in Mayfair is opening Vinum wine bar underneath its restaurant
Back when we first visited Carlo Scotto's restaurant Amethyst, we spotted that there was quite a lovely downstairs bar space. But the exacting chef wanted to get his restaurant operating perfectly before he moved on to working out what to do with that bar.
Now he's about to open
... - Big Mamma to open the more intimate Carlotta restaurant in Marylebone
Updated 18/4/23 with opening date
Not resting on their laurels, having only just opened Jacuzzi in Kensington, Big Mamma are getting ready for their next restaurant, Carlotta in Marylebone.
As originally spotted by an eagle-eyed Hot Dinners reader (thanks Zac), they're
... - The Marksman team to open Lasdun at The National Theatre
17/4/22 - Updated with the opening date
It's been eight years since The Marksman launched in Hackney, very quickly becoming one of the best pubs and restaurants not only in the area, but in the whole of London. Now they're getting ready to stretch their wings as far as the South Bank, where they'll be opening Lasdun at The National Theatre.
The new restaurant will be a big
... - These Days are opening an aperitivo bar on Bermondsey Beer Mile
You've got to admire the chutzpah of spritz brand These Days who have picked Bermondsey's Beer Mile as the place they've decided to open their first bar. From this summer anyone in the area who fancies something different to craft beer will be able to head to their aperitivo bar instead.
If you haven't tried any of the drinks before, they're a mix of fruit and organic wine. Opt for Sundown Spritz,
... - The Southern-style Americana comes to Haymarket
Southern food is making a return to central London - in a somewhat unexpected guise. Americana launched a couple of weeks back, taking over a big ex-Byron site and seems a pretty large restaurant to open with little fanfare.
It's billed as serving "Authentic Southern American soul food and hospitality" and, in fairness, we'd say it's squarely aimed at the tourist crowd. As for the room
... - Lilienblum is the latest restaurant from Miznon's Eyal Shani, coming to Old Street
Things move pretty fast in restaurant news, and we like it when a chef keeps us on our toes. As we previously told you, Eyal Shani, founder of much-hyped Miznon (part of his 40+ global restaurant empire) already has another restaurant opening
... - Noci pasta restaurant is opening at Battersea Power Station
They've already been quite the hit in Islington, now the team behind pasta restaurant Noci are heading south of the river to Battersea for their second place.
This is part of a raft of new openings at Battersea Power Station. The Battersea branch will follow the same successful formula as they had in Islington; so think well-priced fresh pasta and small plates and snacks. Their pasta 'hankerchiefs' are a
... - Browns Covent Garden reopens with a new Scottish-themed Spey Bar
Welcoming their 50th birthday with a £2.5 million refurbishment, Browns Covent Garden has had quite the refit, with a new art deco look. It's also opened a new drinking venue on its first floor called Spey Bar. And it comes with some fine credentials - the people responsible are behind Quaich Bar at Scotland’s Craigellachie Hotel. That, in
... - Midland Grand Dining Room by Patrick Powell in King's Cross replaces The Gilbert Scott
12/04/23 - updated with opening date
It was one of the most impressive spaces in the St. Pancras Renaissance as The Gilbert Scott and now, after that closed in mid-2021, the restaurant is to be reborn as Midland Grand Dining Room.
Allegra chef Patrick Powell, who was also behind the menu at the other recently-revamped restaurant in the
... - Natoora are opening Alma bakery in Bermondsey with award-winning New Orleans baker Graison Gill
We're always interested in anything Natoora are up to, so news that they're getting ready to open a flour mill and bakery down by Maltby Street Market obviously pricked our interest. Alma sees the high-end greengrocer teaming up with James Beard finalist Graison Gill who was behind the award-winning Bellegarde Bakery in New Orleans.
Together they have a mission that they state is all about reinstating "the integrity
... - Counter 71 and Lowcountry bring a mix of British counter dining and the American south to Shoreditch
11/6/23 - updated with the opening date
Joe Laker, the former head chef at Fulham's Fenn which is sadly closing at the end of April, already has his next place planned - a restaurant called Counter 71 and a bar, Low Country.
The restaurant will, as the name suggests, be all counter dining and is described as a seasonal "ode to the
... - Eric's is ex-Flor baker Helen Evans' own bakery in East Dulwich
Updated 22/3/23 with the opening date
Earlier this year, the end finally came for Flor. It had previously been a restaurant, then carried on the bakery in Bermondsey before they called time on that too. While Flor was running, their head baker Helen Evans picked up a stellar reputation and now she's getting ready to open her own bakery.
Called Eric's Bakery Helen
... - Harrods gets more alfresco dining with The Dim Sum Terrace
Harrods has been many, many years without terrace dining - and now two terraces have arrived almost together. We've recently had the launch of Studio Frantzen on the rooftop and now they've opened The Dim Sum Terrace on the fourth floor. It comes from Eddie Lim,
...
