New opening

• Pan Asian restaurant Gura Gura opening in The Yards

  

  Adding to its wide range of dining options, Covent Garden’s The Yards is soon to introduce a new Pan Asian restaurant Gura Gura from restaurateur Gobind Chona.

  Chona is no stranger to introducing diners to new cuisines, as his Delhi restaurant Tippling Street takes its inspiration from vintage London gastropubs as well as hosting a variety of live music. His experience of managing a restaurant in the lively district

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• Jumbi opens in Peckham with rum cocktails and St Lucian bakes

  

  This weekend saw the soft launch of a new venue in Peckham, Jumbi, described as "a hang out centred around music, food and drink."

  The project founders, Bradley Zero & Nathanael Williams, are aiming to celebrate their Caribbean heritage through a range of West Indian food and drink. "The drinks menu will reflect the small island heritage of myself & Nathanael," explains Bradley, "with a slowly growing rum focussed cocktail

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• Barrafina brings their Spanish tapas to Borough Yards

  

  They've already launched Bar Daskal and Parrillan at Borough Yards now the Harts Group are onto their final launch there, a new Barrafina.

• Portobello is getting a new Argentinian empanaderia, De Nadas

  

  We've had Jamaican patties in Covent Garden and Cornish pasties in Paddington, now Portobello is getting in on the love for pastry snackage with a new empanaderia. De Nadas will specialise in Argentinian hand-shaped empanadas, opening on the Golborne Road in Portobello.

  The shop will sell 15 different shaped empanadas, all made by hand, with a variety of traditional and more modern fillings (including vegan

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• New London restaurants opening in July 2022

  

  Going into July we've reached a month packed full of interesting new openings in London. Here is our pick of the key ones to know about. 

• Hampstead is getting a new all day spot Oak & Poppy - handy for the Heath

  

  It's always a real shame to see a lovely old pub all boarded up. But having been shut for a few years now, the old Rossyln Arms in Hampstead is getting a new lease of life.

  The place is being turned into Oak & Poppy from the restaurant group that are behind The Grafton Arms and The Summerhouse. An all day bar and kitchen, it'll be just as handy to pop in for a buttermilk hotcake fresh from your yomp

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• Nourished Communities have opened a farm shop with a mushroom farm and beehive on Blackstock Road

  

  Here at Hot Dinners we've long been fans of Nourished Communities, whose neighbourhood store in Canonbury really felt like a game-changer when it came to showcasing local and sustainable food when it opened.

  So we're particularly pleased to hear that they've now branched out with a

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• Miznon is bringing its pitas to London

  

  29/6/22 - updated with the opening date

  They have pita restaurants around the world and now Miznon finally has its sights set on London.

  The international pita merchant, set up by Israeli celebrity chef Eyal Shani, is opening in Soho. So far there are only eight Miznons worldwide (first in Tel Aviv and now including Paris and New York), but he has plans for another 150 so don't be surprised

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• Harrods launch a new permanent Moët & Chandon Champagne Bar

  

  Updated 28/6/22 with opening date and menu info

  Harrods is on a bit of a roll at the moment. There's a new high-end patisserie on the way. And we still have the big launch of ...

• The next Granger & Co is going to be in Marylebone

  

  27/6/22 - updated with a new opening date.

  The next Granger & Co restaurant is coming to Marylebone High Street, taking the space once held by the much-missed patisserie Maison Sagne (and most recently a Patisserie Valerie).

  It's been just over 10 years since Granger & Co became a hit with their first opening in Notting Hill (and in many ways leading the way for London's brunch

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• Scotland's Makars Gourmet Mash Bar lands in Covent Garden

  

  Scottish expats pining for a taste of home outside of Burns Night now have a new place of pilgrimage. Edinburgh's Makars Gourmet Mash Bar has just opened its first spot outside Scotland, in Covent Garden.

  Founder John Stamp says the restaurant was inspired by his granny's food and it's all about using the best Scottish ingredients. To that end, all their meat and veg is sourced from local

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• Manga Banga takes over from Firebrand on Lisson Grove

  

  London's restaurant scene is a tough old business. Barely a week after Firebrand Pizza finished their last service after six years on Lisson Grove comes the news that a new Japanese restaurant will be taking their place.

  Manga Banga is going to be a Japanese izakaya-style spot inspired by Manga and serving up a menu of snacks, bao, gyoza and small plates, including:

  • Sticky wagyu short rib
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• Brighton's Fatto a Mano come to King's Cross with Fatto Pizza & Beer

  

  They're big in Brighton (and are also at Boxpark Shoreditch and Croydon). Now Fatto a Mano are coming to London with a permanent restaurant - Fatto Pizza & Beer in King's Cross.

  First up are the Neapolitan pizzas. They include classics like

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• Bubala head to Soho for their second restaurant

  

  23/6/22 - Updated with opening date

  It's been a hit in Spitalfields and now Marc Summers and chef Helen Graham's restaurant Bubala is getting ready to double up with a second restaurant, this time in Soho. 

  The pair have taken over the space that used to be Vasco & Piero (which has ...

• Maddox Tavern is a Mayfair British brasserie, taking over the old Browns site

  

  Taking over the Mayfair site that was once Browns, a new British brasserie is coming to Maddox Street in the shape of Maddox Tavern.

  It's from Roger Payne's Enhanced Hospitality group, who are also behind Camden's Shaka Zulu, Black’s Club, 26 Leake Street and lots more. In the kitchen is head chef Jon Grimes, previously at Kobe Jones in Bromley and Aqua

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