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- New Mayfair opening Chargal is going to be a three storey Turkish restaurant and late night lounge
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 over the spot vacated by Jeru on Berkeley Street and comes from restaurateur Serdar Demir, who's also behind The Mantl in Knightsbridge.
Here at Chargal, he's hoping that whether you're after a more casual
... - Are Dishoom opening right beside Borough Market?
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 London estate. It looks like work is already underway for a new Dishoom at London Bridge, just around the corner from Borough Market.
The restaurant group have been busy submitting plans to Southwark Council for a
... - New Shoreditch spot 45 Curtain Road connects the trends as a Japanese and Mediterranean chophouse
It's all change once more in Shoreditch, as the hotel that was formerly The Curtain and then The Mondrian has now transformed into 45 London. With the change in ownership comes a new restaurant (in the space that was Red Rooster followed by Bibo).
45 Curtain Road has taken two of the biggest London restaurant trends this year and brought them together under one roof. It'll be a Japanese chophouse with a menu influenced by the
... - Award-winning Bristol pizzeria Pizzarova comes to Pop Brixton
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 the first time, they're opening in London.
Their London pizzeria is opening inside Pop Brixton, and they'll be serving sourdough pizzas that are apparently made from a 70-year-old
... - Thai restaurant Khao Bird goes permanent in Soho, opening in an ex adult cinema
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 Globe Tavern in London Bridge. However, now it's time for them to put down permanent roots, and they've chosen Soho for that, in a space that was apparently once Soho's
... - A high-end Korean matcha cafe, Tokkia, is opening in Covent Garden
If you were one of the many fans of the much-missed Korean tea shop be-oom on Exmouth Market, then we've got some news that should gladden your heart. Founder Sooji Im has another venture in the offing. She's moved into central London, where she'll be opening TOKKIA, a luxury Korean matcha house.
On offer will be finely whisked Korean matcha, paired with saltbreads - a traditional Korean roll that
... - Supernova are bringing their burgers to Mayfair
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 days and times to start with. That meant that queues built up quickly and soon one of their burgers became the thing to try.
It was also right at the forefront of the smash
... - The Devonshire team's next pub and restaurant looks like being in Covent Garden's The Lady building
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.
- Guzzl Canteen is hoping its gourmet hotdogs and rum cocktails are a winning combo for Brixton Village
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 working with top Forest Hill butcher Henwens on the sausages. The final mix is a combination of British beef and chicken and a mixture of herbs and spices. You then get to top it with all manner of what they're
... - The Mr Bao team bring wonton soup to London Fields with Wonton Charlie's
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, and this is their first Cantonese restaurant.
Wonton Charlie's main focus is right there in the name - it's going to be all about wonton soup. Everything for that soup will be
... - Trogolo is the Petersham Nurseries family's new Florentine trattoria in Notting Hill
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 sorts. The baton has moved to the family's next generation of restaurateurs who are about to open a Florence-inspired trattoria and bar called Trogolo on Westbourne
... - Popular Thai restaurant Khao-Sō-i's permanent London restaurant is in Fitzrovia
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 expanding to Bangkok) and its titular dish, the coconut curry soup Khao Soi is what brought the restaurant acclaim. It's opening in a space
... - The team behind Notting Hill's Gold set their sights on Richmond with Tower house
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 gardens leading down to the river. So naturally locals were wondering what's opening there next.
We reported back in August, that the folks behind
... - New food concept store, Nekter Deli, is wooing foodies and wine lovers in Shoreditch
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 deli that's more concept store than city centre supermarket. Nekter Deli.
The store's the passion project of US wine importer Jon Davey who supplies everyone from The Clove Club to Ynyshir. As you might imagine, wine is a core
... - Above, sees the team behind Faber and The Victoria launching a greatest hits restaurant in Mile End
The team behind Faber (Hammersmith) and Somers Town Coffee House (King's Cross) have just opened a new restaurant above their Mile End "seafood gastropub" The Victoria. Completely separate from the pub downstairs, it's appropriately called Above.
Described as both a restaurant that brings together some of their favourite dishes of the past 20 years of
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