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We're not quite sure how this happens, but every once in a while you can see a massive trend rolling its way out through the London restaurant scene. Over the last twelve months, the new London openings all seem to have either been Italian or Japanese handroll bars.

Into the latter's mix that's already seen Kumori, Temaki, Maki Nori and Saltwater opening within months of each other, comes Miokuru in Soho. It's tucked away on Warwick Street, just off Regent Street, and it's another tiny space with room for just 20 diners.

So what makes this place different to all the rest?

10/6/26 - updated with the opening date

Asma Khan's hugely successful Darjeeling Express has moved around quite a bit in the past. It originally started as a supperclub in Soho, then opened in Kingly Court. It moved to Covent Garden for about a year and a half and then back to Kingly Court for its longest stint yet. But now, after three years, Darjeeling Express is on the move again. 

The new Darjeeling Express will open at 36-40 Rupert Street, taking over the space that was once Hovarda (and for a short while David Thompson's Long Chim). It's a much bigger

Fans of modern Moroccan food, step this way. There’s going to be a whole lot of charcoal grilling and spicy sharing plates coming to popular pub The Sun & 13 Cantons in Soho, with the arrival of Tagine & Grill, now that Mamapen’s two-year residency has ended.

Chef Yassir Chair, founder of the ambitious Afuego Burger (known for its Latin street food and quality, spicy burgers being served in five pub residencies across London), is bringing his skills to Soho following a successful five-week pop-up with Tagine & Grill at King & Co in Clapham.

Yassir was born

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26/5/26 - updated with the opening date

Vagabond have been on a bit of a growth spurt recently, having recently unveiled their own urban winery in Canada Water. Now they're opening what's being described as their largest bar yet, in the middle of Soho. 

If you're still unfamiliar with the way Vagabond works, it's centred around their enomatic-style wine system, which lets them offer around 120 wines available by the glass at any time. Just

22/5/26 - updated with confirmed details

Love them or loathe them, Wetherspoons pubs are among the most successful in the country. That said, there are surprisingly few in the centre of town, but that's about to change as they're getting ready to open an enormous 300+ seat pub on Shaftesbury Avenue called Piccadilly Hall 

We write about this a few months ago, but now we have confiramtion - Wetherspoons is taking over the Coyote Ugly site, which itself only lasted a year and a half (although apparently a West End musical is being

They only just announced that the original Milk Beach is transforming into a wine bar, and now the same team is opening a new place in Soho. This time, they're joining the handroll craze that seems to be everywhere right now. 

The new place is Saltwater, a new sushi restaurant on Berqick Street and yes, the key element is all about Japanese handrolls being served over the counter. The handrolls on offer are going to include bluefin tuna

In the heart of Soho, Kumori is a vinyl/sushi bar serving up innovative handrolls. We went down to take a look.

As they reach their 10th birthday, Padella have just opened their third restaurant. We went down to Soho to see how the leaders of London's pasta revolution are faring after a decade. 

They may have been the subject of much frenzied conversation on TikTok relating to what the girls of North London are doing on a Saturday, but Jolene have also been busy preparing for their first central London opening. Jolene Bridle Lane might sound more like a bakery out in the sticks, but it's actually right in the heart of Soho.

They're setting up shop inside streetwear company The Aries' flagship store, where their cafe will serve up coffee, sarnies

Defying classification, but very London-coded, the much-anticipated solo venture by chef Meedu Saad, Impala, more than lives up to expectations. 

We've already written about the new Maki & Ramen that has recently opened in Soho, but it turns out that they have another trick up their sleeve. The space that they took over was pretty large (it used to be La Bodega Negra), so they've decided to open something new in the upstairs section called Maki Nori. 

Maki Nori is a Japanese handroll bar, something that's a bit of an emerging trend in London (we'll soon get another bar, ...

Japanese handrolls have become a big deal in London of late. We've seen the recent arrival of Temaki in Mayfair, and next up is Kumori in Soho, an opening that has a particularly strong team behind it. You may have seen them popping up around town before (particularly in their recent Marylebone residency), and they were also at the Monaco Grand Prix. But this will be their first permanent restaurant. 

Kumori founder Marc Flekei has brought in John Randy De

After just over a decade, and originally intending to open as just a pop-up, the end has come for Japanese izakaya restaurant Shackfuyu. But it's not a complete goodbye. The restaurant was originally set up as a spin-off of Bone Daddies by Ross Shonhan (who now runs Lilibet's in Mayfair) and back to Bone Daddies it will go as it becomes their second ramen bar in Soho.

The new Bone Daddies Old Compton Street will serve up all the ramen from the other sites, but

6/3/26 - updated with the opening date

In what can only be described as a bold move, the latest Flat Iron steak restaurant is opening in Soho, right next door to its founder's new place, The Devonshire. Flat Iron Piccadilly will throw open the doors to its latest restaurant next year, putting it right beside one of London's most famous pub restaurants, which is as well known for its steak as the pub below is for its Guinness.

Charlie Carroll was the man behind the Flat Iron steak group, founding it back in 2012 before handing over the reins in 2021 and later