Fitzrovia

• Mareida will showcase Chilean cuisine in Fitzrovia

  

  It previewed at Carousel last year and now Chilean restaurant Mareida is getting ready to open, not too far away from Carousel in Fitzrovia.

  It's founded by Prenay Agarwal (pictured above) who has lived in Chile for a year and wants to showcase that country's cuisine to London. To that end, he's brought in Head Chef Trinidad Vial Della Maggiora to run things in the kitchen who is, in turn, supported

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• Gouqi chef jumps ship to 3 Gorges, a new luxury Cantonese restaurant on Goodge Street

  

  Fitzrovia's dining scene looks set for a shake-up with the arrival of 3 Gorges, a new Hubei and Cantonese restaurant that's promising a high-end experience. So it's good news for them that they've managed to persuade Chef Qian who headed up the kitchen at Gouqi in St James to join them. Qian, who also worked at Mimi Mei Fair and Hakkassan, has arrived with a menu that includes everything from

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• 64 Goodge Street

  French bistro in Fitzrovia from the people behind Clipstone and Portland

• Circolo Popolare

  Big Mamma does Italian in Fitzrovia with panache. 

• The Newman hotel to open in Fitzrovia, with Brasserie Adeline and atmospheric Gambit Bar

  

  We get a lot of information about new openings here at Hot Dinners, so it takes a lot to impress us. So when we say that an announcement about a new central London hotel made us sit up and take notice, that's a big thing. The illustrations about the restaurant and bar opening at The Newman, just north of Oxford Street, really caught our eye. This Fitzrovian boutique hotel will have two places to eat and drink and they both

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• Pastino brings fast, fresh pasta to Fitzrovia

  

  London loves a fresh pasta restaurant and this new opening on Tottenham Court Road looks worth keeping an eye on. Pastino comes from Franco Manca alumnus Ahmos Wasif and it's been inspired by his trips to Italy and a desire to bring traditional Neapolitan, Sicilian and Roman pasta to London, with an emphasis on value.

  It also leans towards more of a fast-food meets fresh pasta operation than we've

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• Bar crawl: mezcal martinis and top-tier tostadas at No.23, the new bar at Carousel

  

  Bringing a taste of Mexico to Fitzrovia the new permanent bar at Carousel, No.23, feels like a sure-fire hit.

• Tofu Vegan is bringing vegan Chinese food to Fitzrovia

  

  27/8/24 - updated with the opening date

  It quickly became a local hit when opening in Islington in 2021 and now a new Tofu Vegan is opening, this time in Fitzrovia. 

  Since the Islington launch, the group - which is backed by Zhang Chao of Xi’an Impression - has opened in Golders Green and Spitalfields but this is their most central location yet, taking over from what

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• No. 23 mezcalaria and tostada bar has opened next to Carousel

  

  Until recently, the small No. 23 space next door to Carousel in Fitzrovia had been used for rotating residencies, most recently for Chuck NYC and Poons Wontoneria. Now that's about to change as it becomes a full-time bar, or more specifically a mezcaleria and tostada bar. 

  Opening somewhat under the radar last month, they've brought in bartender Matteo Vaccargiu (previously Equal

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• Chishuru

  West African food from Adejoké Bakare in Fitzrovia.

• Test of time - celebrating Roka's 20th anniversary with sushi and yaki on Charlotte Street

  

  Popular sushi and robata restaurant Roka is celebrating its 20th birthday this year. We made a return visit to the OG Roka on Charlotte Street to see why it's lasted so long. 

• Test Driving All'onda - a restaurant rizzing up risotto for Londoners

  

  Lovers of risotto need to make their way to Fitzrovia where All'onda is serving it up with a fine dining twist. 

• Honey & Smoke

  Middle-Eastern grill house from Honey & Co

• Pizzeria Mozza

  Nancy Silverton's London pizzeria

• Monica Galetti's Mere to close

  

  It's been a year of pretty high-profile restaurant closures, particularly in the famous chef/high-end side of things. We've already had the closure of Marcus Wareing's Marcus and Michel

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