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When life gives you a heatwave, go in search of lemonade. It looks as if cult Japanese brand Lemonade by Lemonica has chosen pretty much the perfect time to launch its first UK pop up shop, which opened over the weekend in Soho.

Originally from Kanazawa, the idea is that each glass of lemonade is made to order. In London the options will be their original lemonade, matcha lemonade, and fruity lemonades

They quickly became big in Spitalfields and now Bubala have opened a second restaurant in Soho, with the same focus on Middle Eastern vegetarian cuisine. We went for a look. 

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

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 ...

London's cafe scene got a boost at the weekend when fashion and lifestyle brand Aimé Leon Dore opened their London flagship store in Soho. Why it's of interest to us is that it means that, like the original store in New York, London now has a Café Leon Dore.

The hip walnut-panelled, marble-floored café serves up a shortish menu that they say is "inspired by Greek culture". That means you'll be able to order Freddo Espresso

Updated 6/6/22 with Soho soft launch info

Burger and Beyond have had a pretty successful two years, all things being considered. They were one of the very first restaurants out of the door with a meal kit once the first lockdown arrived and they became a big hit (and they're still available too). Now, they've returned to real-life, mainly concentrated at their

24/5/22 - Updated with launch details

They've opened little yellow, blue and orange doors around town and now the same people are bringing The Little Scarlet Door to Soho. It's part of the big renovations on Greek Street which have created the new Ilona Rose House (so you can see where they got the inspiration for the colour choice).

If you're yet to visit any of the

Veueve Clicquot is coming to Soho with The Sunny Side Cafe, a pop-up that's a little different from their standard fare. Yes, there's Champagne (of course) but this is also a pop-up that's their own take on a classic greasy spoon cafe. As you can imagine from the Champagne house, it's going to be very different from the greasy spoons that you'll have encountered

They say a picture paints a thousand words and if that's true, what this picture of CHIN CHIN Dessert Club's latest creation is telling us, is that our life would be immeasurably better having tried it.

The dessert folk, who are probably best known for their nitro ice-cream treats, have come up with a spring special that we very much need to order. The Lemon Meringue Baked Alaska features Amalfi

New Soho restaurant Firebird is taking over the spot where Corazon used to be. It's from two restaurateurs who hail from St Petersburg, Madina Kazhimova and Anna Dolgushina where their Wong Kar Wine restaurant has been a real success. With the London restaurant name as a clue, it'll focus a fair bit on cooking over fire, using both charcoal and wood (with a bit of

The people behind Dalston's Angelina have come to Soho with Dai Chi, a restaurant that's all about deep-fried skewers. We went down to try it out. 

If you're on Food Tok you'll know that Japanese souffle pancakes are A Big Thing. There are countless videos of the fluffy delights being flipped on the grill before being topped with all manner of sweet delights.

There are two big players right now on the scene, Hefaure in Chinatown and Fuwa Fuwa at the Brunswick Centre. And now Fuwa Fuwa has moved into town, having opened their second store in the heart of Soho just a few weeks

We were sad to see the back of Corazon, Soho's popular taco spot which failed to make it out of lockdown. Now there's news of what's going to take its place. It'll be a new restaurant from the team behind St Petersburg's Wong Kar Wine. Madina Kazhimova and Anna Dolgushina are the brains behind the operation which opened in St Petersburg back in 2014.

Find out more about Firebird ...

After a first glance at the name, you might expect Yolk to be the latest of London's trend of egg-based restaurants. And while eggs are indeed on the menu, it's actually also about sandwiches or, as they put it, "fine fast food". They've already opened two places in the city in New Street and Broadgate and their latest is coming to Soho's Golden Square. 

Eggs are available at breakfast in the shape of

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The people behind Angelina are getting ready to launch something a bit different in Soho. It's taking over the spot they previously opened as the bar Golden Gai, which is now going to be transformed and relaunched as their second restaurant - Dai Chi.

Dai Chi will be all about bringing Osaka's kushikatsu dining to Soho (that's kushi for