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- Carmela's pizzeria brings East Coast USA style pizzas to Islington
1/8/25 - updated with opening date and menu details
Earlier this year, Nordic restaurant Skal closed its doors for good in Islington, and now we know who will be taking over that space on Upper Street. Moving is Italian/American pizzeria Carmela's.
It comes from Phil Chaykin, the man behind Ugly Dumpling in Carnaby, who's teamed up with Gerry del
... - A new Arcade Food Hall might be coming to Covent Garden
The revived food hall trend keeps trundling on. Recently, we've had Market Halls in Paddington, Kerb's Corner Corner in Canada Water, and now there's news that a new Arcade Food Hall
... - Vagabond are opening London's biggest urban winery and bar at Canada Water
If you live or work in the Docklands and have been wondering what's going to take over the space at the recently completed Dock Shed at Canada Water, then we're here to enlighten you. It's going to be an absolutely massive new wine bar and winery. The space has been taken up by Vagabond wine bars: if you haven't been to one before, they're the bars where all the wines are on an enomatic-style system and you get to
... - The big new London restaurants opening in August 2025 you need to know about
Traditionally one of the quieter months of the year for new openings, there's still a fair bit to look forward to this August. There's the next from Sabor chef Nieves Barragán, a Camino pintxo spin-off in Covent Garden, and a Hoxton pub that's one to watch, not to mention more pizzerias.
- Supernova's burgers have arrived in South Kensington, around the corner from Museum Mile
We're still waiting to find out what's happening with their Mayfair opening, but in the meantime, Supernova have quietly opened their second smash burger bar, this time in South Kensington.
Announced in typically low-key fashion on
... - HANBAAGAASUUTEEKI takes an Asian-inspired approach to smash burgers in Victoria
No, we still haven't reached peak smash burger - here's one we missed (it opened about a month ago). Called HANBAAGAASUUTEEKI, it's an Asian-inspired smashburger restaurant that's opened in Victoria not too far from Bleecker and Shake Shack.
There are just three burgers on the menu, kicking off with the standard Another Double Cheese Burger.
... - Former Sosharu chef Alex Craciun is behind casual by day, immersive by night Aces Foodcraft opening in Fitzrovia
It's been almost a decade since we last encountered the cooking of chef Alex Craciun in London. Back then, the chef had taken on the head chef position at Jason Atherton's Sosharu, for which he received almost universal praise from the critics. Grace Dent said his was 'the best chicken karaage in London, Giles Coren called the food 'fantastic' and Jay Rayner loved the 'precision verging on nerdiness' of his cooking.
... - Berberè's sourdough pizzas are coming to Marylebone
Updated 28/7/25 with launch offer
They're rated the world’s 6th best artisan pizzeria chain by the 50 Top Pizza list and now Berberè are getting ready to expand more. They're opening their fourth London restaurant on James Street, Marylebone (taking over the space of another pizzeria, Homeslice).
Originally opened in Bologna (they have pizzerias all across
... - The Food District is a brand new food court with a global outlook on Edgware Road
Food courts are very much a thing in London once more, and a new one has opened on Edgware Road that promises a shift away from the usual mix. The Food District is calling itself a "global food court" that also happens to be fully halal.
It comes from Shaz Khan, the man behind similar food courts 5 Continents in Stratford and Medz Corner in Kensington, but here
... - Aram at Somerset House will be a river-facing cafe, shop and restaurant by Syrian chef Imad Alarnab
He's best known for being a Syrian chef and refugee who moved from pop up to permanent with Imad's Syrian Kitchen, where he's played host to King Charles. Now chef and restaurateur Imad Alarnab is expanding his empire with a second restaurant, at Somerset House.
Aram is the first part of the enterprise and that will be a daytime space open for breakfast and lunch. The space, which overlooks the building's river
... - Popular Thai restaurant Khao-Sō-i's permanent London restaurant is in Fitzrovia
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 that used to be an El&n Cafe in Market Place, which
... - The best new London restaurants of 2025 (so far)
As we've reached the halfway point of the year, it's time to look and the best of the new openings of 2025 in London (so far), running from January to June. Here are the restaurants that really made a mark.
- Jeremy King to reopen Simpson's in the Strand
Updated 24/7/25 with more details and imagery.
Jeremy King is definitely on a roll at the moment. He's opened The Park near Hyde Park, relaunched Le Caprice as Arlington and
... - Platapian sees a second generation restaurateur take over from Patara in Soho
It's all change at one of Soho's longstanding Thai restaurants Patara, which has undergone a full 21st-century reimagining and emerged as Platapian. The new look and menu is the result of second-generation restaurateur Nam Parama Raiva taking over the reins from her aunt Khun Patara Sila-On, who launched the Patara group with head chef Phayom Phimkrua three decades ago.
Twenty years after it opened its doors on
... - The Manicomio team are behind new City Italian restaurant Campanelle
The City has a brand new Italian worth checking out this summer. Campanelle is from the same team behind such classic London restaurants as Manicomio in Chelsea and Canto Corvino in Spitalfields. They've taken over the restaurant in a Grade II listed building between Fenchurch Street and Leadenhall Market.
The City has a brand new Italian worth checking out this summer. Campanelle is from the
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