Soho

• Humble Chicken will be Angelo Sato's Soho yakitori bar

  

  Chef Angelo Sato brings a slice of Japan's yakitori style to the heart of Soho with a restaurant focused on using every part of the chicken.

• Imad's Syrian Kitchen pops up in Carnaby with a falafel bar

  

  It's been a bit of a wait but we're finally getting closer to the opening of Imad's Syrian Kitchen, which sees the former sell-out pop-up, settling down in Kingly Court. But while we wait for the opening in May, Imad Alarnab is back to his pop-up roots with a new Falafel

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• INO is a new Soho Greek grill restaurant from OPSO

  

  OPSO's new restaurant in Soho is all about live-fire grilling over charcoal. Expect plenty of meat and fish grilling, alongside an ever-changing Greek wine list. 

• El Pastor is opening a new Taqueria in Soho (taking over the Hix location)

  

  Taking over the old Hix space, El Pastor's latest Mexican restaurant is landing in Soho. Alongside tacos and tostadas, they'll have a bar with a "house party vibe" in the basement too. 

• Golden Gai is Angelina's Soho spin-off bar

  

  The original Golden Gai was a six-seater bar in Angelina in Dalston. This Soho spin-off is a much larger affair but will continue the mix of Italian and Japanese flavours in the food and drink. 

• Mr Ji on Old Compton Street brings in TĀ TĀ Eatery team for new menu

  

  Inspired by trips to Taipei, Mr Ji's founder has teamed up with the TĀ TĀ Eatery team to level up his fried chicken restaurant on Soho's Old Compton Street.

• Luke Selby and his brothers take over at Evelyn's Table

  

  14/10/20 - Updated with full opening details

  Over on the edges of Chinatown, Evelyn's Table is gearing up for a reopening with a changeover of chefs that sounds very promising indeed.

  The diminutive restaurant, tucked away in the basement of The Blue Posts won a slew of awards when it first opened two years ago (and we were ...

• Patty & Bun launches more affordable SMASH! burgers in Soho

  

  They redefined the delivery burger market at the beginning of lockdown, being first to get a DIY kit out of the door - and now Patty & Bun are trying something new at their restaurants. They're starting with their Carnaby store which is being reinvented to focus on their new SMASH! burgers.

  Those are Patty & Bun's spin on smashed burgers (where HG Walter balls of burger mince will be "smashed" on the

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• A return visit to SOLA in Soho - the Californian restaurant evolves

  

  We make a return trip to Victor Garvey's Soho restaurant SOLA to see how things have changed since its original launch. 

• Test Driving Noble Rot Soho - honouring the past whilst building a glorious future

  

  Noble Rot have unveiled their new restaurant in Soho, taking over what used to be The Gay Hussar. Will it live up to the louche charm of the original? We went along for a preview dinner.

• Big Zuu teams up with Le Bab for a fried chicken shish kebab

   

  You know things are getting back to a kind of normal when special collaborations appear in restaurants again - and this one should make a trip to Soho or Covent Garden well worth it.

  This new creation is from grime artist Big Zuu, who is also a self-taught chef and made his culinary name with a show on Dave, Big Zuu’s Big Eats, where he heads all over the country cooking for comedians. He filmed one of the

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• Truffle have opened a permanent burger restaurant in Soho

  

  Truffle have appeared on the South Bank, at Seven Dials and as a burger kit. Now they're taking their very truffley burgers to Soho for their first permanent spot. 

• Noble Rot Soho sees the Noble Rot team take over The Gay Hussar for their second restaurant

  A truly iconic Soho restaurant is revived by the team behind Noble Rot who are promising to be custodians of its history but bring the menu fully into the 21st century.

• The Black Book in Soho sees former members' bar TRADE become a wine bar for all

  

  It used to be known as TRADE, the members' bar for people in the hospitality business, but now it's being replaced by The Black Book, a new wine bar that's open to all of Soho.

  The team running things is still the same - Gearoid Devaney and Xavier Rousset (Blandford Comptoir), and will focus "rare and interesting" wines alongside a brasserie-style menu. So wines by the glass will

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• Test Driving the new Waffle and Bellini Hour at Bob Bob Ricard -

  

  Now there's a new way to start the weekend in London - with fresh waffles and bellinis at the never-knowingly-understated Bob Bob Ricard...