Liverpool Street

• Trying the new summer menu at Straits Kitchen - a sunshine filled spot in the heart of the City

  

  City of London diners have plenty of choice on their doorstep, so it's interesting to see how some restaurants manage to stand out from the crowd. We visit Straits Kitchen at the Pan Pacific London which does just that.

• Test Driving Luna, a City omakase that brings a modern sensibility to the classic sushi experience

  

  Featuring the lunar cycle as its theme, this high rise omakase restaurant turns out to be a lot of fun for the dinner guests.

• Bar Kroketa pick Liverpool Street for their biggest opening yet

  

  11/5/25 - updated with the opening date

  A week ago the Brindisa spin-off Bar Kroketa started teasing its followers on Insta with the promise of a third restaurant. Now they've revealed that they're heading to the City for their next opening. They'll be taking over the old Pizarro space on Broadgate Circle.

  According to them, "This site is Bar Kroketa’s most ambitious yet, with a bigger space

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• Test Driving TENrei the art of tuna ceremony at Los Mochis London City

  

  Los Mochis London City is offering an immersive experience where diners get to see a whole bluefin tuna broken down for an omakase dinner. We managed to get some seats at the sushi counter to see what exactly goes on at an evening like this.

• Test Driving Los Mochis City - sushi and tacos against a high rise backdrop

  

  It's already one of the buzziest new openings in the City. We took the lift up to the rooftop at Los Mochis City to check out the scene for ourselves. 

• XI home have brought their XXL dumplings to Liverpool Street

  

  They've already won a fanbase at Bang Bang Oriental Foodhall and at their first London restaurant in Covent Garden, now XI home are expanding to the City. If you haven't tried them before they are all about the dumplings. There are over 20 options on the menu along with various salads, BBQ skewers and noodle dishes.

  The real USP for them (and one that's gone viral) is their supersize xiao long bao, a soup

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• Silverleaf Bar unveils its new cocktail menu

  

  Embracing the fields of cocktails, art, science, and design this East London bar is about to launch its first new menu since opening.

• Galaxy Restaurant and Karaoke is coming to Liverpool Street

  

  We’re here for those of you who wish to emote into a microphone while enjoying a cracking Chinese meal. You’ll know exactly what we’re talking about if you’ve experienced Galaxy Restaurant & Karaoke in Elephant & Castle, which while you can theoretically dine in the restaurant sans karaoke offers up a choice of private rooms to belt out your favourite tunes over a set menu. It has become quite the spot

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• The Bishop's Vaults is Liverpool Street's new wine bar

  

  Now that Dry January's firmly behind us, what better time to announce a brand new wine bar in the city. The place in question is The Bishop's Vaults which takes over the former Boisdale of Bishopsgate site.

  The two-floored bar from the Young's pub group will, given its position in the heart of the city, feature a short list for a wine bar but one that focuses more on spendy options like Bollinger, Amarone

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• Test Driving Shiro - an easy-to-like sushi spot in Broadgate

  

  Suitable for ramen slurping lunches or sushi suppers this new Liverpool Street Japanese spot hits the mark.

• Shiro from Aqua brings crystal sushi to Broadgate Circle

  

  9/11/22 - updated with a look at the design and opening details

  As sure a sign as we know that the City is getting back on the front foot is news of a swanky new sushi spot opening in that part of town. Shiro will be the Aqua Group's fifth restaurant in London - they already have high-rise restaurants Aqua Shard, Hutong (both at The Shard), Aqua Kyoto and Aqua Nueva (on Regent Street).

  The London

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• Paradise Green will be Daisy Green's huge new restaurant at 100 Bishopsgate

  

  It's been a busy few weeks for Aussie-inspired cafe group Daisy Green. Hard on the heels of their opening in St John's Wood comes news that they're about to unveil their largest restaurant to date in the City.

  Paradise Green will be a huge space in the 100 Bishopsgate development at Liverpool Street. They're describing it as an art gallery style restaurant where the art is as important as the

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• Shiok! will be TV chef Cherish Finden's new patisserie in Bishopsgate

  

  She's best known to TV audiences as the oh-so-exacting judge from Bake Off: The Professionals. But now Cherish Finden is realising her dream of opening her first standalone patisserie in London.

  SHIOK! (it's pronounced Shook) will be a Singapore-influenced patisserie located in the new Pan Pacific hotel in Bishopsgate. It's something of a homecoming for Finden who first worked at the Pan Pacific in

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• Revolve restaurant brings top guest chefs to the City

   

  20/4/22 - Updated with the opening date

  We already have the new Carousel in Fitzrovia and Kerb Counter in Shoreditch - now there's another restaurant on the way that's a

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• Nest cocktail bar is opening at Liverpool Street with a must-book party room

  

  It must be a good sign that the City is bouncing back into action, when you hear about a large new bar and dining room getting ready to open. Nest is part of a host of new openings in the 155 Bishopsgate development at Liverpool Street. This new cocktail bar is joining the likes of Neat Burger, Honi Poke and Black Sheep Coffee.

  Chef Max Holba a MasterChef The Professionals quarter finalist is the man behind the menu. We

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