Soho

• Test Driving the new Mr Ji - where the people behind TOU and TA TA Eatery have taken over the menu

   

  Taiwanese chicken emporium Mr Ji has had a major overhaul with a brand new menu from a talented team. We went down for a look...

• Pam's in Soho takes over from The Diner

  

  A Hot Dinners exclusive

  If you've been around Soho, you might have noticed a new bar and restaurant called Pam's. It turns out that it's from Barworks, the same people behind The Diner as well as Mare Street Market, who have completely relaunched that site with a new look, name and new menu too. The aim was to make it a more casual space than before and they told Hot Dinners they want it to be

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• Hongdae Pocha is a new Korean pub in the heart of Soho

  

  Bringing Korean drinking culture to London, Hongdae Pocha is serving up hotpots, soju cocktails and more.

• Rudy's Neapolitan Pizza heads down south to open in Soho

   

  Updated 25/5/21 with opening date and soft launch offer

  As things open up again, it's time for another new London pizzeria, but this one has had success elsewhere first. Rudy's Neapolitan Pizza has been mainly serving pizzas in the north - in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds and Birmingham and they've been very popular there. But they've now headed south, straight into Soho,

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• Tendril are back with a plant-based menu at the Sun & 13 Cantons in Soho

  

  After a brief reopening late last year, Soho's Sun and 13 Cantons is back and continuing its series of very interesting pop-ups (they hosted Darjeeling Express before Asma Khan opened their first restaurant) and it's a continuation of the last - Tendril.

  It comes from Rishim Sachdeva, previously at Chiltern Firehouse, Almeida and The Dairy and who is now going it alone with Tendril, serving up a plant-based

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• 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.