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It's been a while since someone stealthily opened an interesting new burger place in London. Back when Hot Dinners first started up we had the likes of MEATliquor popping up in the car park in Peckham and Bleecker landing a pitch on the South Bank. But in an age where everyone has a phone and every restaurant has an Insta account (and extensive marketing plan) not so much.

That

Somewhat out of nowhere, a new restaurant by Kitty Fisher's is opening - and it's right in the middle of Soho. 

It's all part of the new makeover of the Boulevard Theatre in Soho which is becoming Underbelly Boulevard. That's going to be a new cabaret space, with the first show by Bernie Dieter. The theatre did have a restaurant when it first reopened in

He's had a lot of success with Cornerstone and now Tom Brown is getting his second restaurant ready, the seafood-led Pearly Queen in Spitalfields (taking over from The Space on Commercial Street). 

Billed as both an oyster bar and a restaurant, UK-sourced oysters will be a big thing on the menu, both fresh and grilled, and there will be

Up until now, YouTubers turned fast food giants The Sidemen have kept their food offering to food halls. But now they're about to step into fully fledged restaurants with the opening of their first standalone place in East London.

Sides will open in Dalston in a site that allows 40 dine-in spots. The menu will be the same fried chicken/vegan chicken formula that's won them so many fans to date. There are

London is getting its own version of an Italian street food snack shop designed to be the perfect drinking food. Crescentina are a dish from the Emilia Romagna region of Italy - they're fried dough crescents (hence the name) that are filled with savoury ingredients.

Now Indegno which has three branches in Bologna is gearing up to open its first UK restaurant in East London. On the menu will be:

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Fans of Bethnal Green's Coupette, get ready - they're coming to Soho.

The new bar will be called Atelier Coupette and, as the name suggests, it'll be a bit different from their original bar. Following on from the Sunday sessions in the Bethnal Green which were more experimental events used to create new cocktails, Atelier Coupette is also going to have an

Updated 6/10/23 with opening date

The pub that was once The KPH in Notting Hill is going through another big revamp and is set to emerge as The Knight of Notting Hill. 

It'll be the second free house pub from Zora Singh, who also opened Three Falcons in St John's Wood, which ...

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Earlier this year, The Bear in Camberwell finally reopened after being shut for six years. It was brought back to life by the team of Joe Sharratt and Teddy Roberts and now they're getting ready to kick off a very interesting food offering.

Coming in early 2024, they'll be opening The Kitchen, where Sharrat will be running the kitchen.

Three years after the closure of La Brasserie on Brompton Road, a new owner is intending to breathe life into what was once a super-popular neighbourhood restaurant. Andrea and Alberto Fraquelli, who own La Brasseria Milanese in Marylebone and Brasseria Notting Hill are opening it as Brasseria Brompton. Taking on this restaurant space is particularly poignant for the brothers who used to come here with their

Updated 04/10/23 with new photos

Claude Bosi is having a very busy year. Not only has he opened Socca in Mayfair, but he's opening a brand new restaurant, Brooklands, at the top of the new Peninsula London hotel. 

His rooftop

3/10/23 - Updated with opening details

We've already had the successful launch of Milk Beach and Kapara at the new area of Soho that is Ilona

If September was a big month for restaurant openings, then October has gone completely insane. Here's our guide on everything from big-name Michelin-starred chefs to beak-to-tail restaurants that are coming your way this month.  

Updated 2/10/23 with opening date and launch offer

Just over a decade since they first served up a steaming bowl of ramen to Londoners Bone Daddies are gearing up to open their eighth restaurant. The new place will be just opposite Leicester Square tube station making it a super handy spot for shoppers and tourists alike.

Taking over two floors of a site between Leicester Square and

2/10/23 - Updated with details of the menu and new images

Paper Moon is the first restaurant to open at The OWO that's outside of the main Raffles hotel. The high-end Italian restaurant hails from Milan, with the original opening there in 1977 and they also have restaurants in Doha, The Algarve, Hong Kong and more. They say that the space in London has been designed around the

Over the summer, Queen's Park residents have had an early look at a brand new restaurant on Lonsdale Road. LULA has been running residencies and private events for the past month or so, gearing up to today's opening. Describing themselves as an 'all-day dining Modern European restaurant' the really interesting thing about this place is the executive chef they've brought in.

Paul Delrez may not be a household name here,