Smashburgers

Pizzas might be having their time in the sun right now, but London has plenty of room for more smash burgers, it seems. Junk Burger are already gearing up for their third launch in London, this time inside Spitalfields Market. 

The smash burger restaurant originated in Paris (not to be confused with that other Parisian smash burger joint, Dumbo) before opening in Soho first and then Marylebone, just off Oxford Street. This third restaurant hasn't been officially announced at the time of writing, but a big hoarding outside the restaurant in Spitalfields rather gives the game away.

It would appear that London simply does not have enough smash burger restaurants as Junk is getting ready to open its second burger bar in Marylebone. 

The first Junk (which hails from France) opened in Soho and they've also opened a Puffy cookie shop right next door. This Marylebone

A year on from their fellow Parisians Junk Burger arriving in London, Dumbo and their smash burgers are also crossing the Channel. Of the two burger companies, Dumbo were the first to introduce smashburgers to Paris and their arrival in London will be the brand's first place outside of that city.

If you haven't tried the burgers before, then the Dumbo approach is very minimalist and much more along the lines of

They've dabbled in the whole smash burger scene before with a special burger on their main menu, but now Honest Burgers are making a bigger move in that direction. From today, their Liverpool Street restaurant has become the first Honest Smash + Grab. 

That means, for the first time in a while, an Honest Burgers location will have a completely new menu. While full details