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New Leyton bakery Farha is genuinely worth crossing town for

Information: 16 January 2026

Over the past few weeks, a contender for the hottest new bakery in London has opened its doors. But you won't find this one in Notting Hill or Soho; you'll have to travel out to Leyton for it. Farha's...

Big Plates to launch the dining room at The Pocket, Islington's hottest pub

Information: 16 January 2026

After years of being one of the quietest pubs in Islington as The Four Sisters and then closed for nearly four years after that, as locals ourselves, we thought that no one was ever going to be able...

Test driving Aces Foodcraft, where Alex Craciun is creating wonders in a beautiful Fitzrovia kitchen

Information: 15 January 2026

He was last in London heading up Jason Atherton's Sosharu but now chef Alex Craciun is back with his own restaurant that plays with multiple influences in a great-looking setting. We went down to...

Temaki make the move from Brixton to Mayfair for their central London handroll bar

Information: 14 January 2026

Japanese handroll restaurant Temaki opened in Brixton in 2021 and quickly found a dedicated following. However, all good things come to an end and they closed up in Brixton last August, and went on...

Milanese-coded Sartoria comes to The City, opening by Liverpool Street

Information: 14 January 2026

Last year, we wrote about how The Evolv Group (previously D&D) were going all-in on their Sartoria brand, expanding the restaurant that was originally launched by Francesco Mazzei into a mini group of...

Dom Taylor's Caribbean restaurant The Good Front Room finds a permanent home in Dalston

Information: 13 January 2026

Chef Dom Taylor's The Good Front Room was a massive hit when it took over the Palm Court at The Langham for the best part of a year. He had won a reality TV programme, Five Star Chef, where the...

Kung Fu Mama's Taiwanese noodle soups are making their way to Canary Wharf

Information: 13 January 2026

Around this time last year, one of the founders of Ottolenghi teamed up with the owner of a Taiwanese noodle brand to open the first Kung Fu Mama in Covent Garden. It must have been a good year for...

The Azuki sees the Dotori team opening a new Japanese restaurant by Chancery Lane

Information: 13 January 2026

13/1/25 - updated with the opening date and menu details. The man behind the hugely popular Korean/Japanese restaurant Dotori is getting ready to open a second place, this time in the City. Alan Tse...

Mitsu plans to mix the style of an East Tokyo izakaya with an East London vibe, taking over from Nobu Shoreditch

Information: 13 January 2026

Mid last year, the Shoreditch expansion of Nobu quietly drew to a close. And what was the Nobu hotel has now become the London home of Aethos hotels. However, even though the new hotel opened back...

Test Driving Passione Vino, the idiosyncratic wine bar branches out in Exmouth Market

Information: 13 January 2026

Twenty years after opening his singular (and much-loved) wine bar in Shoreditch, Luca Dusi has expanded to Clerkenwell. We went to see whether his new Exmouth Market bar retains the cosy ambience of...

Oudh 1722 sees the chef from two-Michelin starred Opheem opening his first London restaurant in Borough

Information: 12 January 2026

In 2024, Opheem became the first Indian restaurant in the UK to be awarded two Michelin stars (followed only a few minutes later by Gymkhana). The restaurant is one of Birmingham's best and is its...

Dara Klein reveals what to expect from Tiella Trattoria & Bar on Columbia Road

Information: 12 January 2026

12/1/26 - updated with the opening date For a small pub residency, Tiella at The Compton Arms got a lot of column inches. There was something about chef Dara Klein's cooking that reflected the...

Hot new Soho bakery ONSU is former Dorchester pastry chef Michael Kwan's solo venture

Information: 12 January 2026

Chef Michael Kwan has worked everywhere from The Fat Duck to Laduree and Hakkasan and, most recently, was the Executive Pastry Chef at The Dorchester. Now the Hong Kong-born chef is gearing up to...

HOKO's new wonton noodle bar in Seven Dials will cure the January blues

Information: 09 January 2026

There couldn't be a more perfect time of year to open a stall devoted to steaming bowls of wonton soup than January. So hats off to the folks at HOKO who are doing just that. They're one of three...

The Soho Tamila will be the curry house's biggest yet

Information: 09 January 2026

The team behind The Tamil Prince (and The Tamil Crown) are getting ready to open the latest of their curry house spin-offs, Tamila, and this one is their most central yet. The new Tamila is opening...

Test Driving Dover Street Counter, the Mayfair diner that brings the party

Information: 08 January 2026

Dover Street Counter is The Dover's younger, more fun sibling and, as we discovered, is a startlingly good value spot for Mayfair.

Bambi 2.0 is coming - twice as big, DJs every night and an ex-Lagom chef in the kitchen

Information: 08 January 2026

They say you can never have too much of a good thing, and that's a saying that London Fields restaurant and record bar Bambi has very much taken to heart. To that end, they've bought the space...

Manchester's Med-inspired Fenix is coming to Mayfair

Information: 07 January 2026

7/1/26 - updated with the opening date and restaurant design Tattu, the high-end Chinese restaurant with a view on the top of the Now Building, originally started as a group of restaurants in the...

Milan seafood restaurant Langosteria is finally about to join The OWO

Information: 07 January 2026

How Langosteria looks in Milan It has been a VERY long time coming, but it seems that Langosteria is finally opening at The OWO in Whitehall. Originally planned for early 2024 at the latest, there's been...

"Bri-talian" pizza is coming to Peckham with Connie's

Information: 07 January 2026

London's pizza scene really exploded in 2025 and 2026 looks like it's off to a similarly strong start with Connie's Pizza. It comes from Andrea Asciuti, the founder of 081 Pizza, based in Peckham and...

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