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- Paradise in Soho goes late-night with Paradise After Dark
Paradise in Soho should be on your list as a new late-night haunt as they're get ready to launch Paradise After Dark.
It'll all kick in from Thursday to Saturday, after dinner finishes, with their aim to shift the restaurant into what'll be "an intimate bar with speakeasy vibes". We think that Paradise is one of the best-looking restaurants in Soho (we love the Brutalist feel) and reckon
... - Kibako brings sushi and sashimi boxes to Fitzrovia from the Hot Stone team
The team behind Hot Stone have a new restaurant on the way, taking over from what used to be Rai in Fitzrovia.
Kibako is being billed as a modern Japanese restaurant, which takes its name from omakase-style boxes that are one of the key parts of the menu. These kikabo boxes feature 10-12 pieces of sushi and sashimi which they say are "chosen personally by the kitchen for
... - The big new London restaurants opening in March 2023
Spring has sprung and the new season brings with it many new restaurant openings. From swanky Mayfair openings to hot things in Hackney, here's what's opening in March.
- Yard Sale Pizza are coming to Tottenham
27/2/23 - updated with opening date and offer
They've been concentrating on south London for their most recent openings, but now Yard Sales is back up north for their next, opening in Tottenham.
This will be a milestone as it's their 10th restaurant in London and you can expect all of their top pizzas to arrive, including:
- New Porker - Sicilian sausage, guindilla
- Celeb hotspot Sheesh is coming to Mayfair
They're big in Chigwell and pretty soon they're going to be just as big in London as Sheesh has taken on a pretty prime piece of real estate on the corner of One Dover Street and Piccadilly, right opposite The Wolseley.
- Indonesian restaurant Toba opens in St James’s Market
If you’ve been lamenting the lack of Indonesian cuisine in London, today is your lucky day. Toba is now open with a soft launch in St James’s Market. If your favourite Indonesian cuisine in London is the Camden street-food stall Pino’s Warung, well, you’ll be extra pleased because Toba is its sister restaurant.
... - Treats Club bring their hot doughnuts to Shoreditch
We've seen fresh hot doughnut maker Treats Club in various forms, as both a pop-up and a longer-term space in Netil Market. Now owner Lungi Mhlanga is bringing Treats to Shoreditch with a new permanent shop.
If you haven't been to Treats before, it works a little differently to your average doughnut shop. Each one on the menu is cooked to order so when it gets to your hands it'll be
... - Taro Japanese restaurant takes over the L Manze pie shop in Walthamstow
We've already had one story this week about a Manze pie shop being reborn in a new guise, and now there's another. This time it's the turn of Japanese restaurant Taro, who have taken over the old Walthamstow L Manze (which shut almost a year ago) for their latest
... - Gouqi is former Hakkasan chef Tong Chee Hwee's solo restaurant in St James
17/2/23 - updated with launch details
Slightly out of nowhere, a big-name chef is getting ready to open his own restaurant in London.
Gouqi (pronounced Goji) comes from chef Tong Chee Hwee who, after originally building his career in Singapore, came to London to become head chef at Hakkasan in 2001. He followed that with the opening of
... - The Beefsteaks take over the Manze pie shop on Islington's Chapel Market
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It's been three years since the old Manze pie and mash shop closed its doors on Chapel Market, marking the end of an era after over 100 years of business. But, as one door closes, another opens, and walking past the empty building on Chapel Market back in 2020 proved to be a lightbulb moment for Alex Pashby of street food traders The Beefsteaks. His lease on a railway arch
... - Oded Oren is opening Oren Delicatessen, a Tel Aviv-style deli on Broadway Market
Updated 14/2/23 with opening date
Oded Oren's restaurant in Dalston continues to be a hit, he has a new book out and now he's getting ready to open Oren Delicatessen on Broadway Market.
Taking over the space left by the recently closed Isle of Olive, it's being billed as a Tel Avivian delicatessen. In the deli will be their signature
... - The Parakeet comes to Kentish Town with an ex-Brat chef
A new pub is on the horizon for Kentish Town and it's looking very promising.
The Parakeet is taking over what used to be The Oxford pub in Kentish Town, which has been bought by the people behind Camden's Jazz Café and The Blues Kitchen. In the kitchen, they'll have ex-Brat chef Ben Allen. Apparently, he'll be cooking up a menu that's focused on "premium, seasonal produce and fire cooking" over their custom
... - The Bishop's Vaults is Liverpool Street's new wine bar
Now that Dry January's firmly behind us, what better time to announce a brand new wine bar in the city. The place in question is The Bishop's Vaults which takes over the former Boisdale of Bishopsgate site.
The two-floored bar from the Young's pub group will, given its position in the heart of the city, feature a short list for a wine bar but one that focuses more on spendy options like Bollinger, Amarone
... - 081 Pizzeria finds a permanent home in Peckham
They're already popping up in Fitzrovia and Camden you'll have seen them in Peckham before when they first started in Peckham Levels. But now 081 Pizzeria are returning to Peckham proper with their own Pizzeria (where M'Chomo used to be).
Fitting in about 20 people, there will be
... - Charco Charco Hot Pot opens in Covent Garden
If you’re craving some quality Chinese comfort food as ballast against the daily doom and gloom, then put Covent Garden on your itinerary: Charco Charco Hot Pot is open and waiting for you. It’s a new dining destination spanning two floors, with a ground-floor sushi bar as well as a 100-seater restaurant serving regional street-food dishes and, as the name suggests, a hot-pot burner on every table for your
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