Oxford Street

Planning a shopping trip to Oxford Street? Here are a few places on and off the main thoroughfare where you can pop in for a bite to eat when you lose the will to do any more shopping or simply want to escape the crowds.

Updated 12/12/25 with booking info

For a while now clothing brand Kith and its treat store have been one of the best places to get soft serve in London. But the imminent opening of their flagship store on Regent Street is going to bring both a Treats bar and a standalone restaurant.

Ronnie's New York, named after Kith founder Ronnie Fieg, will have its own entrance. It looks like a gorgeously designed space - with a mix of booth and counter seating. The space has its own cocktail lounge where they'll be serving up drinks like a Rose Espresso Martini

Marylebone has a new sushi spot that wouldn't look out of place in the heart of Mayfair. But it turns out that Aki London is more than just a looker.

If you haven't been downstairs to the food hall at the M&S Pantheon on Oxford Street recently (that's the one between Oxford Circus and Tottenham Court Road) then you might want to rectify that. Turns out that the company has just spent an absolute shedload on giving the space here a full-on makeover, and it's looking rather lovely.

Taking up almost 20,000 square feet, one of the key features of the new hall is a

London's old banks have proved to be a rich source of venues for London's restaurant and bar scene in recent years. Now, over on Cavendish Square behind Oxford Circus, a £15 million refurb of a former bank sounds like it'll be quite the looker when it opens as a new restaurant this autumn.

Aki London is the first international opening for a Maltese restaurant group, which opened Aki in Valetta five years ago. It's taking

11/4/25 - updated with the opening date and more details

With the closures of both DH Evans and Debenhams on Oxford Street, at least one of the department stores left is planning to be in there for the long haul. John Lewis just announced a big makeover, and as part of that, they've brought in Jamie Oliver. 

The chef, who hasn't opened

18/3/25 - Updated with a confirmed opening date

If you've been anywhere near Oxford Circus in the past year or so, you will have seen the massive Ikea that's taking shape there in the former Top Shop space (as well as their Ikea bag pop-up shop). Now, after all the wait, we're getting closer to it all actually opening.

Of course, all of this is good news for anyone who fancies getting on a bus home

Arriving with impeccable timing to cater to the crush that is going to be Oxford Street over the coming weeks, Japanese baking folk Happy Sky Bakery unveiled their brand new bakery over the weekend. This, their second place, is on Hanway Street which is, as they handily explain "a quiet little street tucked just behind the big Primark near Tottenham Court Road station."

"I can’t promise everything will be

A Mexican salsa business, founded on a grandmother's amazing recipes, is gearing up for its first big London opening. Conchita's Mexican Kitchen has been popping up in food halls and residencies around London and Brighton for the past year or so. But now it's entering the big league with a restaurant in Selfridges Food Hall.

The man behind it is New Yorker Javier Vera-Abbassi whose grandmother Conchita

3/9/24 - updated with the opening date

They're one of the best bakeries in London, so news that Filipino bakery Panadera was expanding was always going to be of interest. Now we know where they're opening their second place - right around the corner from Selfridges. The new home on Picton Place puts

19/8/24 - Updated with the opening date

If you've been meaning to check out the signature hazelnut maple praline pancakes at Sunday in Brooklyn, but haven't made it out to the Notting Hill restaurant, you'll be pleased to hear another more central opportunity is coming. The New York-originating restaurant is getting ready to open its second restaurant

Hands-up if you didn't know that Hennessy cognac and basketball were a thing. Well if you head to Selfridges on Oxford Street this month you'll find not only a mini basketball court where you can play a shootout challenge, but also a special bar.

The Hennessy Corner Shop at the department store features a Player's Lounge with all manner of special pours and cocktails on offer. Hennessy V.S on the rocks, a Hennessy

The main West End venture from Burger/cocktail maestros.

Updated 29/5/24 with opening date and more details

Back in 2022 when Brindisa opened their spin-off restaurant, Bar Kroketa, devoted to all things croquetas, we were early fans. So we're very much behind the news that they're getting ready to expand with a second restaurant.

They've taken

They've had restaurants up on their rooftop before, but this year John Lewis Oxford Street are trying something new with 1864 Rooftop Bar & Kitchen (which is named after the year John Lewis was founded).

This time around, it's a team-up with Benugo, and it sounds like they're going for more of a party vibe than before, with space for 200 standing, but only just over 60 if you