Notting Hill

• Pomona's will be a slice of West Coast flavour in Notting Hill

  

  It's been a while since we've seen a menu with so many desirable-sounding dishes on it as Pomona’s, a new West Coast/Cali-style restaurant and bar opening this winter in Notting Hill.

  From "sweet potato toast, avocado, labneh, lime and cilantro gremolata" to "shredded kimchi and lardo toast" and "caramel croissant and prune pie with crème Anglais" it reads like a dream. That may be down to chef Gareth Sanderson's extensive travels along the West Coast of

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• Notting Hill's Little Yellow Door launches an emoji-only menu

  

  Another day, another London restaurant with a crazy, headline-seeking story. Hot on the heels of World Emoji Day - Notting Hill restaurant The Little Yellow Door has launched what they say is the world's first emoji-only menu.

  The summer special, illustrated by the cartoon-style graphics, is on offer every Wednesday and Thursday throughout July and August, at £15 for two courses.

  We won't attempt to translate the dishes into emojis here, but you can

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• Tonkotsu ramen comes to Notting Hill

  

  A new Tonkotsu is always good news and this latest sees them heading a little more west than usual, coming to Notting Hill, right around the corner from the Electric Cinema.

  This Tonkotsu will also be a small departure from the rest, as they're aiming for a counter-style ramen bar of the kind you'll find in Tokyo. Inside they'll have some old favourite ramen dishes as well as the Tonkotsu classics - homemade gyoza and chicken karaage - plus some

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• Kensington Place adds a pop-up fish & chip shop Notting Gill Chippy

  Updated 5/9/15 with extended opening details

  Kensington Place has recently had a bit of a refurb and now they're adding something new - a pop up chippy. The food, as befits its location, is certainly more upmarket than most fish and chip shops.

  For instance, on the menu will be:

  • Lobster Thermi-Bun, a savoury doughnut filled with lobster thermidor sauce (pictured). 
  • Bitter & Twisted Scampi - made with whisky-cask-matured Harviestoun
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• Casa Cruz brings a touch of South American design to Notting Hill

  

  There's a new restaurant opening in Notting Hill with a pretty strong pedigree - it comes from South American restaurateur and designer, Juan Santa Cruz.

  So with a designer behind it - the design will be worth checking out. Although unfortunately we have nothing to show of the actual place yet. What we do know is that there will be a big oval copper bar as you enter - and as for the rest, it's

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