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- Sichuan restaurant ZhangLiang Malatang hits London
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It's all go in Chinatown with the latest new opening being one of China's big chain restaurants (there are over 5000 of them), ZhangLiang Malatang.
It's a serve yourself Sichuan restaurant, with mala tang soup as the base.
Just browse and select the ingredients which, overseas, range from options like crab legs, fish balls and
... - Humble Grape wine bar is coming to Crouch End
When you’re onto a good thing, open another one, seems to be hospitality philosophy, with the news that Humble Grape is about to cut the ribbon on its sixth wine bar. Having launched its first site in Battersea in 2015 followed by a Fleet Street outlet (2016), Islington (2017), Liverpool
... - Clays is opening a clay pigeon shooting bar in Canary Wharf
London's continued obsession with competitive socialising is continuing ever apace. They already have a venue in Moorgate, but now indoor clay pigeon shooting bar Clays is getting ready to open in Canary Wharf.
As you might expect, these aren't real clay pigeons (that would get very messy) but the virtual kind. You can pull together a team of up to 20 people for a 90-minute clay pigeon
... - The Da Terra team are opening Elis, a second restaurant at the Town Hall Hotel
4/10/22 - updated with the opening date
Chef Rafael Cagali is already running the two Michelin-starred restaurant Da Terra at the Town Hall Hotel in Bethnal Green. And from this autumn, he'll be taking over the hotel's second restaurant (which used to be Corner Room).
... - Deliveroo Hop in London is the delivery company's first real-life store
We've seen Amazon take on the high street with its Amazon Fresh shops, and now Deliveroo is giving it a go too.
They've just opened their first real shop on New Oxford Street called Deliveroo Hop, something they've put together with the help of Morrisons. So, like Amazon Fresh before it (but without the automatic paying), it'll be primarily a grocery store, with a focus on the Morrisons
... - The Korean Cowgirl picks Camden for its mashup of Korean fried chicken and Texan BBQ
A new Camden restaurant is aiming to bring the best of Texas BBQ and Korean fried chicken to the canalside at Camden. The Korean Cowgirl first opened down in Faversham in Kent, where it made a big deal of its passion for Korean flavours and the low and slow Texan BBQ style.
So their menu features items like USDA Texas-style brisket & Korean BBQ sausage, smoked overnight for 15 hours alongside more mashed-up
... - The Palm House takes on the old Aster site in Victoria
Updated 3/10/22 with images and menu details
If you've been wondering what was going to take over the huge space left by Aster's departure from Victoria, then we now have the answer. Come this autumn it'll be reopening as The Palm House.
The idea is to take inspiration from Cuba and Miami’s 1930s clubhouses, so it's Miami-style on the ground floor and Cuban upstairs with a daiquiri
... - Flat Iron steaks come to White City's Westfield London
The affordable steak empire of Flat Iron moves ever one - with its latest restaurant in Westfield having just opened.
If you've been to a Flat Iron, you know the drill by now. But if you haven't, it's all about their titular Flat Iron steak that's sold with salad for £12, making it one of the most affordable steak dinners in town. If you want to upgrade, there are more cuts available -
... - New London restaurants opening in October 2022
With the arrival of autumn, the London restaurant scene is kicking off with some pretty big openings. Here's our pick of the key new restaurants you'll need to know about.
- Straker's sees TikTok chef Thomas Straker head to Notting Hill for his restaurant
1/10/22 - updated with opening date and booking link
He became big on both Instagram and Tiktok over the pandemic years with "food you want to eat" as his main byline. Now Thomas Straker is ready to launch his own restaurant, Straker's, in Notting Hill.
If you're unfamiliar with Straker, he's previously worked at The Dorchester, Heston Blumenthal’s Dinner and
... - The Drop wine bar heads west to Kensington
They already have wine bars on Drury Lane and in Clapham and now Drop Wine bar has just opened another - this time in Kensington.
The Drop (also a wine delivery app) comes from Ian Campbell and Will Palmer, who also happen to be the pair behind The Ten Cases and Parsons in Covent Garden. The Drops are all run independently, however, and this West London outpost is owned and
... - Mayfair scores a new Ben Tish pub and restaurant: The Barley Mow
There’s an impressive new dining destination about to hit Mayfair. The Barley Mow is a pub and restaurant set in a Grade-II-listed building on the corner of Brown Hart Gardens and Duke Street. The building was snapped up by pub group Cubitt House a while back, after closing down during the pandemic. Now you can admire the refurbished surroundings and sink an ale with the likes of haggis Scotch eggs or battered pollock,
... - Speedboat Bar is a Soho Thai restaurant from Plaza Khao Gaeng's Luke Farrell
30/9/22 - updated with opening offer
He's had success at Arcade with Plaza Khao Gaeng and now chef Luke Farrell is getting ready to open a standalone restaurant - Speedboat Bar.
Taking over the space that used to be Xu, the Thai restaurant is being described as a love letter to Yaowarat Road, the neon-lit street of Bangkok’s Chinatown." It
... - The Theatre Cafe Diner is mixing up show tunes and diner classics
Like a bit of singing and dancing with your meal? Then the Theatre Cafe Diner could be just the thing. It's a sibling restaurant to the Theatre Cafe, the memorabilia-adorned cafe on St Martin's Lane.
- Hachi, a new Japanese bakery from the founders of Maru and Taka, is coming to Notting Hill
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Notting Hill's bakery scene is getting quite the boost. Just days after hearing that Kuro Coffee are opening a Japanese-inspired bakery, comes the news that Hachi will open later in the year. Cravings for Japanese pastries and cakes will soon be
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