Soho

• Louche is a new late night bar for Soho, with its eye on Soho's past

  

  A new bar is heading to Soho, taking over the space that used to hold 68 & Boston on Greek Street. From the same people behind the Records bars (Venn St, Northcote and Eastcheap) Louche is looking to be inspired by the Soho of the 1920s and beyond. 

  What does that mean in practice? Lots of wood panelling for a start, but also apparently "hidden peep shows" (it is old school Soho they're

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• Rita's Soho is opening

  

  Rita's are on the up again. Bodega Rita's closed and then resurfaced in Clerkenwell and now, 10 years after their first pop-up, they're opening a restaurant in Soho.

  They've been open as a terrace restaurant for a few weeks, but now they're ready to open the main event. The menu will be

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• Soho is getting a croissant-only cafe Criss Cross

  

  If layers of flaky pastry are your thing, then you'll be wanting to know about Criss Cross. Opening in Soho this month, this new cafe and shop is devoted to one thing and one thing only - the croissant.

  They'll be selling gorgeous looking savoury and sweet pastries. The team behind it are hospitality folk connected to Novikov and Mnky Hse including Criss Cross's chef Roberto Guzzi who also heads up the

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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.

• 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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• Test Driving Sucre & Abajo - the hot new Latin American bar and restaurant in Soho

  

  London's restaurant scene just got a whole lot brighter with the arrival of this gorgeous new restaurant and bar from a Latin American powerhouse team. We went along to marvel at it all. 

• Test Driving Park Row - Gotham City and Batman come to London

  

  Park Row is a huge, immersive Batman-themed restaurant in London. But what's it like? We popped along to find out. 

• 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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• Fancy dining with Batman? Park Row, a DC Comics Universe restaurant is coming to London

  

  Taking over the space where Mash restaurant was, this is a huge DC Comics experience - with a big lean towards Batman in particular. Expect a multi-room experience that's inspired by Gotham City. 

• Big Mamma's Napoli Gang is popping up in Soho

  

  They may have only recently opened Ave Mario in Covent Garden and before that Circolo Popolare in Fitzrovia - but before now Big Mamma hadn't occupied the space in between, Soho. But now they're planning a month-long pop-ip of Napoli Gang. 

  Napoli Gang is their (until now) delivery-only offshoot. This August it will be popping up in the Soho Fiorucci flagship store on Brewer Street. There you'll be able to pick

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• Top Argentine chef Fernando Trocca is opening Sucre in Soho (with a world class bar Abajo downstairs)

  

  One of Latin America's top chefs is teaming up with one of the regions top mixologists for a London restaurant and cocktail bar opening that should be as huge as it sounds.

• Bar Crispin is a new natural wine bar for Soho

  

  The people behind Crispin in Spitalfields are coming to Soho with a new natural wine bar (backed up by a great snacks list). 

• Kasa & Kin is a new Filipino cafe and restaurant in Soho from Romulo Café

  

  The people behind Kensington's Romulo Café & Restaurant are coming to Soho for their next opening - Kasa and Kin.

  This will be a combination of all-day restaurant & bar, bakery and patisserie, all centred in Filipino cuisine. At this stage, we know more about what will be happening with the pattiserie. On that menu will be pandesal bread

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• SOMA is the new standalone bar in Soho from Kricket

  

  The people behind Kricket are getting ready to open something new, and quite different from before. This time it's a standalone basement bar in Soho, called SOMA, taking over the building right next door to Kricket Soho (which used to be a club and karaoke bar). 

  SOMA will still carry on the Indian influences that you'll see in Kricket, and more besides with drinks

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• Test Driving the new Mr Ji - where the people behind TOU and TA TA Eatery have taken over the menu

   

  Taiwanese chicken emporium Mr Ji has had a major overhaul with a brand new menu from a talented team. We went down for a look...