New opening

• Supa Ya are finally launching their permanent ramen bar in Dalston

   

  For the past few years they've been running supperclubs and residencies, but now Supa Ya Ramen are finally getting ready to open their first permanent restaurant. They had originally been looking to launch one back in March 2020 but, well, we all know what happened then. Now, however, the time has finally come for them to launch properly on Kingsland Road. 

  As with their pop-ups, you

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• The Seafood Bar from Amsterdam lands in Soho

  

  This sustainability-focused restaurant first opened in Amsterdam and has found a space in Soho for its London debut (taking over the space that was The Ref Fort). Expect towers of shellfish and lots more.

• Tonkotsu is bringing ramen to Kentish Town

   

  Tonkotsu is growing again - one of London's most popular ramen restaurants will be opening their first North London restaurant since launching nearly 10 years ago

  As you'd expect, ramen is at the heart of the menu, made with noodles created in-house daily, using machines imported from Tokyo. On the menu at Kentish Town will be:

  • The signature Tonkotsu ramen, a pork and lardo
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• Tigre Tacos' permanent restaurant will be in Stoke Newington

   

  Until now they've been popping up across town, including their current residency at Gunmakers in Clerkenwell, but now Tigre Tacos have found a permanent home. They'll be settling in upstairs at Stoke Newington bar, Doña. 

  As before, the

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• West 4th are bringing Canadian-inspired brunch to Parsons Green

  

  Canada’s food scene is coming to London, specifically to Parsons Green. West 4^th, named after Vancouver's West 4^th Avenue, will be a brunch restaurant by day and a wine bar by night. 

• TânVân sees a trio of sisters serving up family Vietnamese dishes in Ealing

  

  Newly open in Ealing is TânVân Viet Eatery - an independent, family-run Vietnamese restaurant and cocktail bar. This is a new venture for sisters Erika, Elysia and Eva, but they've grown up around restaurants; their mother opened her first restaurant in London back in 2000.

  Named after, and inspired by their late grandfather, the restaurant serves up the family's homemade recipes, including a 24-hour pho,

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• Vasco & Piero's are coming back to Soho

  

  There was much consternation earlier this year when the news broke that Soho legendary Italian Vasco and Piero's Pavilion was to shut because of rent issues. But we then learned pretty quickly from an Instagram post that it wasn't a complete goodbye as they were already on the hunt for a new

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• Tuck Shop is Hackney Wick's new grocer and bottle shop on Fish Island

  

  Hackney Week residents looking for somewhere locally to buy groceries and household goods that are ethical and sustainable now have a new place to shop. Tuck Shop, which opened its doors last weekend on Fish Island, is what's being described as a "consciously curated general store, butcher and drink-in bottle shop".

  What that means is you can pick up everything from ethically-sourced dairy and meat items to bread from

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• Design District Canteen is a food hall where you can dine among tree tops on the Greenwich Peninsula

  

  Things must be starting to get back to normal if we're talking about food halls opening in London. While some, like Arcade and Market Hall West End were initially victims of the lockdowns (returning in new forms), other folk clearly think there's mileage in the whole

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• Oxeye from Sven Hanson Britt is a restaurant, bar and gallery in Embassy Gardens

  

  Chef Sven Hanson Britt (recently seen at Homestead) is bringing his restaurant Oxeye to life, which has previously run as a residency at Carousel. 

  It's coming to Embassy Gardens in Nine Elms (where Darby's and Homeboy are) and it's going

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• Gordon Ramsay brings Bread Street Cafe to Ealing

  

  Gordon Ramsay is continuing with his relentless march across London, opening as many restaurants on the way as he can. Not content with opening lots of Gordon Ramsay Burgers or Gordon Ramsay's Street Pizzas, he's now growing his Bread Street line of restaurants. 

  That originally started on the actual Bread Street with Bread Street Kitchen, then expanded to Southwark with a second

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• Gunpowder and their Kashmiri lamb chops head for Soho

   

  Following their two restaurants (Spitalfields and Tower Bridge) and a strong lockdown/delivery game with Empire Biryani and more, Gunpowder are getting ready to open their next Indian restaurant - this time in Soho. They're coming to Greek Street (where the Pizza Express used to

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• Residency restaurant Carousel moves to Fitzrovia, and adds a wine bar

  

  Carousel, the space from brothers Ed and Ollie Templeton that holds rotating chef residencies, is on the move. They're moving on from Marylebone to Fitzrovia, taking on a bigger space in Fitzrovia - three townhouses on Charlotte Street in total - and the bigger space means there will be a lot more to Carousel. 

  They'll still be the place to go to for hot chef residencies

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• South Kensington is the latest stop for Cocotte's chicken

  

  They've already opened their rotisserie chicken restaurants in Notting Hill, Shoreditch, Parsons Green and Queen's Park and now the next Cocotte will be in South Kensington (where Squirrel used to be).

  As before - it's mainly about the chicken, cooked with Herbes de Provence as well as a secret spice mix before being served whole, halved or quartered. Alongside the chicken are extras

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• The Broadcaster at White City will be the next opening from The Lighterman team

  

  When it's not being stormed by geographically-challenged anti-vaxxers, the White City Television Centre development is usually packed with West Londoners enjoying all the restaurants and bars in the area. And from this Autumn it's going to have another large eating and drinking spot for them to try.

  The Broadcaster is going to be the next big thing from Open House - the folk behind the massive

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