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Top Thai spot som saa is finally reopening, six months after a fire

Information: 29 October 2025

Six months after a kitchen fire that closed it down for half a year, Shoreditch restaurant som saa is getting ready to reopen. But the team haven't been sitting twiddling their thumbs during the...

SOOM Korean BBQ, where you cook at your table, has arrived in Covent Garden

Information: 29 October 2025

They already have a Korean restaurant in Canary Wharf with 3KOBROS, and now the same team are coming to St Martin's Lane with SOOM. The new restaurant, taking over the space that used to be The...

The OG Dubai chocolatier FIX is popping up in London at Harrods

Information: 29 October 2025

Updated 29/10/25 with more details It might seem like the Dubai chocolate craze has been and gone but Harrods are very much hoping not. The store is banking on the fact that most Londoners will want...

New Mayfair opening Chargal is going to be a three storey Turkish restaurant and late night lounge

Information: 28 October 2025

Set firmly in the Mayfair triangle, new Turkish opening Chargal is hoping to woo Londoners in with three storeys of mezze, refined Turkish dining and a late-night club in the basement. It's taken...

Are Dishoom opening right beside Borough Market?

Information: 27 October 2025

Although most of the current buzz around everyone's favourite Indian cafe, Dishoom, has recently been around their planned expansion to New York, it seems they're also looking at extending their...

19th century pub St John's Tavern in Archway is reopening after a £1 million makeover

Information: 27 October 2025

Urban Pubs and Bars, the team that owns pubs like The Gun in Spitalfields as well as the Salt Yard group, are gearing up to launch their next big pub. In September, they took over the St John's...

The City joins the smash burger craze with Off The Street in Monument

Information: 24 October 2025

That smash burger trend hasn't come even close to finishing, with another launch, this time inside a City pub. Having started last week, newcomer Off The Street are serving up their burgers inside...

Award-winning Bristol pizzeria Pizzarova comes to Pop Brixton

Information: 24 October 2025

Pizzarova has four pizzerias in Bristol, having first opened back in 2013, and before that they had started life selling pizzas off the back of a landrover (which is where the name comes from). Now, for...

Thai restaurant Khao Bird goes permanent in Soho, opening in an ex adult cinema

Information: 24 October 2025

24/10/25 - updated with the opening date For the past year, Northern Thai restaurant Khao Bird (which originally started life as pop-ups in Brighton) has had a very successful residency above The...

Supernova are bringing their burgers to Mayfair

Information: 23 October 2025

23/10/25 - updated with the opening date When they opened in Soho last year, Supernova were an instant hit. It certainly helped that they carefully cultivated scarcity by only opening at certain...

When will the Michelin 2026 stars be revealed for London, the UK and Ireland?

Information: 22 October 2025

It's always the main restaurant awards of the season. Find out when the 2026 Michelin stars for London and the UK are being announced - and what to expect.

The Devonshire team's next pub and restaurant looks like being in Covent Garden's The Lady building

Information: 22 October 2025

They've been helping out with the launch of The Marlborough pub, but now The Devonshire team look to have lined up their own next big opening.

West Coast USA cook and influencer Jesse Jenkins is the next residency at The Donovan Bar.

Information: 22 October 2025

The Donovan Bar in Brown's Hotel has been host to some pretty interesting residencies in the past few months, including Andrew Wong, Mitch Tonks and Tom Kitchin. But for their next, they're going a...

Guzzl Canteen is hoping its gourmet hotdogs and rum cocktails are a winning combo for Brixton Village

Information: 22 October 2025

They've been a mainstay of Brixton Village for the past eight years, now the same team behind Guzzl deli are opening Guzzl Canteen, a gourmet hot dog and rum bar. Keeping it local, the team are...

The Mr Bao team bring wonton soup to London Fields with Wonton Charlie's

Information: 21 October 2025

Until now, the team behind Mr Bao and Daddy Bao have been mainly south of the river (Westfield outlet notwithstanding) and solely about Taiwanese cooking. But now they're coming to London Fields,...

Trogolo is the Petersham Nurseries family's new Florentine trattoria in Notting Hill

Information: 21 October 2025

Updated 21/10/25 with opening date Following the closure of their two Covent Garden restaurants, we've been wondering what the Petersham Nurseries team were going to do next. Now we have our answer, of...

Popular Thai restaurant Khao-Sō-i's permanent London restaurant is in Fitzrovia

Information: 21 October 2025

21/10.25 - updated with the opening date It's been big in Thailand and now Khao-Sō-i is coming to Fitzrovia, bringing its Northern Thai soul food menu. The restaurant started in Chiang Mai (before...

The team behind Notting Hill's Gold set their sights on Richmond with Tower house

Information: 20 October 2025

20/10/25 - updated with a name and more details In recent months, there had been a flurry of activity on the riverbank at Richmond where the old Pitcher & Piano used to be. It's a huge site, with...

New food concept store, Nekter Deli, is wooing foodies and wine lovers in Shoreditch

Information: 20 October 2025

After a few fallow years, Shoreditch's food scene has come roaring back. We've had the likes of One Club Row, Singburi and Angelina open there. Now, hoping to make a similar impact, is a high end...

St John have switched things up in Covent Garden with a new bakery and bar

Information: 20 October 2025

20/10/25 - updated with opening details. It's all change for Fergus Henderson and Trevor Gulliver's teeny bakery in Neal's Yard with the news that they've moved to bigger and better premises. The...

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