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- Two More Years is a new sustainability focused bar and restaurant in Hackney Wick
Hackney Wick is home to a new sustainability-focused space called Two More Years, encouraging locally sourced dining and drinking, as well as artistic endeavours.
- Slice by Pizza Pilgrims replaces Quality Fish Bar at Finsbury Park
The brothers who brought us Pizza Pilgrims are behind this Neapolitan/NYC style mash up pizza slice bar.
- Brindisa's next restaurant will be a riverside tapas joint in Richmond
In these unpredictable times for international travel comes the heartening news that Brindisa, London’s beloved Spanish tapas emporium, is opening a new outlet and the lucky locale is Richmond. If you fancy avoiding the queues at Heathrow, then you can soon find Spain in London’s southwest for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
With seating for 150 inside and 60 on the terrace with Thames views, it sounds like an ideal
... - Fancy dining with Batman? Park Row, a DC Comics Universe restaurant is coming to London
Taking over the space where Mash restaurant was, this is a huge DC Comics experience - with a big lean towards Batman in particular. Expect a multi-room experience that's inspired by Gotham City.
- Radio Delicious brings pizza and ice-cream to New Cross
The evolvement of new dining spaces post-lockdown is showing no signs of stopping anytime soon. Over at New Cross in southeast London, a bar with a heavy focus on pizza and soft-serve ice cream (already: what’s not to like?) has been creating a stir over the past few weeks. Called Radio Delicious, it opened in early July near Goldsmiths University.
“During the end of lockdown an
... - New London restaurants opening in August 2021
August may mean summer holidays for most (albeit staycations in general) but there's still a lot to look forward to. Here are the new additions to the London restaurant scene, coming in August.
- The Pan Pacific Hotels Group is opening a luxe hotel at Liverpool Street with plenty of new bars and restaurants
Pan Pacific Hotels Group is coming to London, taking over a huge new space in the Bishopsgate Plaza development. There will be three new bars and restaurants as well as a further two in the adjoining Devonshire House.
- Curtain’s up on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new venue The Lane
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber can put aside his Cinderella opening night woes, with the happy news that his newest venture, a complete restoration of Covent Garden’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane has launched without a hitch. Two years and £60 million in the making, The Lane will host four different drink and dining venues: The Garden, The Rotunda Bar, Cecil Beaton
... - Popular Camden pub The Monarch reopens as Monarchy
What was once known as The Monarch pub is reopening under the name of Monarchy. Live music and events are in the works, and North London’s burger heroes Nanny Bill’s are providing the sustenance.
- The Cadogan Arms Chelsea relaunch has Kitchen Table's James Knappett behind the food
22/7/21 - updated with pics and opening dates
We'd been hearing for quite some time that Kitchen Table's James Knappett was getting involved with a pub, and then it was confirmed as a Chelsea classic - The Cadogan Arms.
The pub had been closed for renovation since back in 2019 and is getting ready to unveil its new look. It's all a collaboration
... - Elliot's is finally opening its Hackney restaurant
They've become a favourite in Borough since opening there (with a popular alfresco opening too) and back in the mix of all the lockdowns Elliot's soft-launched a second restaurant in Hackney doing delivery and takeaway only, serving up their woodfired pizzas and with a
... - Hacha bring their tequila and tacos to Brixton Market
Their Dalston agaveria's been a storming success, and now the folks at Hacha are heading south for their next place. They're opening up an even larger bar, this time in Brixton's Market Row.
The two-floored space will have a bar and open kitchen, plus a handy bottle shop if you just want to grab something to enjoy at home. And, they're also giving back to the community, shutting for a day a week for their not-for-profit
... - The Top Hat is the bar and restaurant alongside London's new immersive Monopoly experience
You might have heard about Monopoly Lifesized where, as you might have guessed, you get to play a huge immersive game of Monopoly. It's being launched at The Court, on Tottenham Court Road, and alongside the game is a new bar and restaurant - The Top Hat.
As with the main game, little immersive elements will make their way into the restaurant too. There will be a playing
... - The Water House project finds a new Hackney home near Regent's Canal
Gabriel Waterhouse's Water House Project started as a supper club, then became a successful restaurant in Hackney. However, it turns out that was a temporary location and they're now moving to a more permanent space nearby.
The basic premise will carry on as before -
... - Yard Sale Pizza are coming to Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace folk rejoice - a new Yard Sale is heading your way. It'll be taking over what was Fish Valley, starting with delivery/takeaway and with a few tables for dine-in later.
If you're yet to encounter Yard Sale, this is actually their eighth pizzeria in London, with only west London yet to be conquered. Pizzas include:
- Holy Pepperoni - Cobble Lane pepperoni,