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They've been running pop-ups and supperclubs throughout the year (including one at Carousel), but now Hainan House are getting ready to settle down in Islington. They've taken over the space that was once Street Greek on Upper Street.

Set up by Sunny Wu, Hainan House aims to showcase the Southern Chinese cooking that she grew up eating. The

The folk behind SushiHeads in Tottenham have now got a new venture to pour their energies into. Having closed their Tottenham restaurant just weeks ago they're now open as Okonomiheads in Haggerston.

The talent behind the business is Naomi Simpson. Her decision to open an okonomiyaki restaurant has its roots in her family history - her parents ran an okonomiyaki bar in Osaka. They retired this year and, as Naomi

Just months after chef James Cochran closed his own sports bar Valderrama's in Islington, another hospitality group are clearly hoping for a better outcome for their new sports bar opening at Angel. Maven Leisure (owned by the same people behind Chelsea's The Botanist and Aviary in Moorgate) are behind Northwood which is going to be opening at the Angel Central shopping centre, next to Birdie's.

It's going to be

Updated 11/9/23 with opening date and soft launch info

In excellent news for pre and post-show dining, Covent Garden’s Lyceum Theatre is getting a restaurant that is an ode to all things Calcutta. Called Paro, it will bring a modern spin to the traditional Indian dishes of West Bengal. In a space revamped by Studio G by Giorgia Pellandini, you can choose to dine in

Updated 10/9/23 with soft launch info

It feels like only yesterday we were telling you about Mayfair’s Bocconcino opening a new restaurant on The Strand, but we’ve just heard it has been rescheduled until later in 2024. Hold onto your Bellinis, though, there’s a new

Updated 8/9/23 with opening date

If the name Hakim Ziyech makes you sit up, then you are probably a football fan (or at least a Chelsea supporter). We’re here to tell you that he’s launching a taco restaurant in Shoreditch. That’s right, joining an extremely niche list of famous footballer restaurant owners, Hakim (along with three other co-founders, including two

8/9/23 - updated with more details about the London launch

Following a bakery that's come to London via Hong Kong, now here's another which has come via Dubai, Riyadh and Abu Dhabi. 

Kayu Bakehouse dubs itself an "artisan dessert boutique" specialising in French desserts. It comes

Springing to life over the lockdown, Spasia Dinkovski's Mystic Burek (once Mystic Börek but now using the Balkan spelling), quickly became a massive hit. Spasia served up North Macedonian-style böreks - flaky dough pies - using recipes from her grandmother's recipe book, cooking from home and selling via Instagram. Hugely popular and constantly selling out, she also appeared at pop-ups as varied

A very different kind of British/Irish restaurant has just opened its door in Chelsea that's aiming straight for the luxury end of the London dining scene. BÓHA London has taken over the old Chelsea Lodge site on the King's Road with its restaurant and soon-to-open cocktail bar.

Behind the scenes are a founding team that includes several folk from the drinks business like Jay Bradley CEO of The Craft Irish

Updated 4/9/23 with opening date

The people behind Crispin (Spitalfields) and Bar Crispin (Soho) have their third opening lined up - Bistro Freddie.

It's taking over the space that used to be Oklava and will have a bistro-style menu using British Isles produce while focusing mainly on independent producers and growers.

In charge of the kitchen will be Anna Søgaard,

23/8/23 - updated with the opening date

The team behind Tufnell Park's Authentique Epicerie & Bar and Bakery and the French Market in Whetstone are spreading their wings. The next stop on their expansion plans is Finsbury Park where they've taken

A new brasserie is coming to Spitalfields in the shape of 65a. It comes from Irish-born entrepreneur, Patrick Frawley, who's launching the restaurant after 30 years in hospitality. He's joined by Executive Chef Maura Baxter, recently at Clapham’s The Saxon and The Gun in Spitalfields. 

At 65a, they're going the classic French brasserie route, which means dishes like:

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• Club Mexicana head to South London picking Brixton for their vegan tacos

  

  Given the huge popularity of their other restaurants, it's a pretty safe bet that Club Mexicana's first south London restaurant will be a big hit when it opens in Brixton this autumn. You'll find the group's latest restaurant on Market Row where the 35-seat spot will be serving up the vegan tacos and cocktails they've built up a reputation for.

  On the menu in Brixton will be a mix of signature dishes - like the Tofish and

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• London Stock makes the move from Wandsworth to Mayfair

  

  London Stock is a restaurant that has made a name for itself in Wandsworth and now they're doing something very unexpected - moving right into the heart of Mayfair. They're taking over the space of the recently closed Amethyst (which shut soon after the chef departed). It's an

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• Harrods Dining Hall gets a big revamp with four big new chefs joining

  

  Harrods is on something of a roll at the moment with their food and drink offering. From hugely popular pop-ups through to the rooftop launch of Bjorn Frantzen earlier this year, there always seems to be something new happening there. 

  And things are about to get even busier. Next on the agenda is a big revamp of the store's Dining Hall, which will be bringing with it four new highly rated chefs. We were already aware of

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