Borough Market & London Bridge

28/9/23 - updated with the opening date and menu details

We knew way back in 2019 that the people behind Som Saa, Mark Dobbie and Andy Oliver, had a successful crowdfunder for a new restaurant. But with the pandemic messing up the timing a little, things went quiet - until now. The

We do love a good sandwich and if you do too, then a new pop-up that's coming to Vinegar Yard should be well worth a look. 

The Experimental Sandwich Shop comes from the people behind Bad Boy Pizza Society and it's all inspired by a

New openings are still happening at Borough Yards. The latest to arrive in the area are Mondo Beer + Pizza and yes, you can probably guess what they're serving. 

The restaurant comes from Mondo Brewing Company who are also based in Nine Elms but this is their first location away from the main brewery. They've teamed up with pizzeria Joe Public, who you might have

3/3/22 - Updated with the opening date

It's been promised for a while, but Rambutan is finally gearing up to open. It's the latest step in chef, restaurateur and author Cynthia Shanmugalingam's journey of exploration of her Sri Lankan roots. The restaurant, which opens in Borough Market, follows the publication of a book of the same name which shines a light on Sri Lankan cooking with a focus on

The restaurant for a longstanding Borough Market greengrocer

Updated 20/9/22 with opening date

If inventive, towering sarnies stacked with the best ingredients are your thing, then we bring you good news indeed. The folks behind Sons + Daughters sandwiches in Coal Drops Yard are expanding. They're taking over the old 26 Grains site on Stoney Street at Borough Market for their second sandwich shop.

"After a long search we couldn’t be more pleased

Salt Yard are growing again. They only recently expanded to Westfield and now the latest Salt Yard has opened in Borough. 

As with their previous openings, it's a combo of Spanish and Italian tapas in a venue that's decked out with lots of exposed brickwork. The

Updated 6/6/22 with Soho soft launch info

Burger and Beyond have had a pretty successful two years, all things being considered. They were one of the very first restaurants out of the door with a meal kit once the first lockdown arrived and they became a big hit (and they're still available too). Now, they've returned to real-life, mainly concentrated at their

18/5/22 - Updated with the opening date

We only heard a few weeks back about the closure of Flor in Borough (although they do still have their bakery in Bermondsey) but a replacement has been lined up already. Flor was backed by JKS so it's no real surprise to see another JKS restaurant is poised to fill the gap, Berenjak. 

Berenjak, if you're unfamiliar, is all about

They already have a mini-empire at Coal Drops Yard in King's Cross with Casa Pastor, Barrafina, Parrillan and The Drop and now The Harts Group are doing something similar at Borough. El Pastor is well established, but with the new Borough Yards development, the group are adding a Barrafina, a new-style Parrillan and Bar Daskal too. 

First up is

The openings at Borough Yards, the new development close to Borough Market are continuing apace - and that includes three new openings from the same people, the Harts Group. They're planning to open both a Barrafina and a Parrillan - but also a new Spanish wine bar, Bar Daskal.

We see it as something of a sibling to their The Drop wine bar at King's Cross. It has a list that's

Updated 18/2/22 with opening date

London's next big food and drink development to watch is definitely Borough Yards. We already know that Barrafina, Butchies and Vinoteca will be opening new restaurants there - and now

If you've been a fan of Flat Iron Square near London Bridge, then next time you go back be warned that it's now somewhere else. Yes, because of ongoing development in the area, you'll now find them in St Felix Place. That's not too far from the original location and where they're planning to stay for the long term

The new site brings with it some changes too. They'll now have an on-site brewery and taproom and

8/12/21 - updated with Bermondsey launch date

Flor, the Borough restaurant from the team behind Lyle's is going through some big changes. The team there are opening a new bakery in Bermondsey's Spa Terminus  - but at the same time they've switched the focus at the original Flor in Borough Market, turning it into a wine shop and bakery. 

First up, the Bermondsey bakery. That

Updated 10/11/21 with more info on the Vinoteca opening

We've only just had the opening of the big Hawley Wharf development in Camden and now another new retail and restaurant scheme is getting ready to open on the other side of town in Borough. Borough Yards is the latest hoping to tempt in the workers giving up their WFH status. 

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