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• Bar crawl: trying out the new Lyaness 3.0 cookbook cocktail menu

  

  It's one of the most highly rated bars in the world, now Lyaness has launched a brand new cocktail menu. It was time to make a return visit to try it out.

• Forza Taps alfresco bar takes over the Weston Terrace at the National Theatre

  

  Having already gone down a storm with theatregoers, tourists and locals since opening their restaurant at the National Theatre, the Forza Wine team are hoping to continue that winning streak. They're gearing up to open Forza Taps, one floor below the restaurant, on

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• Chef Jay Morjaria is popping up with Park & Kim Korean diner at Callooh Callay

  

  Over the past few years chef and Million Pound Menu winner Jay Morjaria has popped up with residencies all over London involving different iterations of Korean food. Now he's back with a Korean diner which he's showcasing for the next three months with a residency at Shoreditch cocktail bar Callooh Callay.

  Park & Kim is going to serve up Korean food in an American diner environment. "Imagine an American opening

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• Cavita is taking over the menu at Shoreditch's Seed Library for tacos and tostadas

  

  Ryan Chetiyawardana's Seed Library bar in Shoredirch has had some notably great residencies since it opened, with recent takeovers including My Neighbours The Dumplings and Norman's Café. Their next team-up looks just as good, with Cavita the next place to take over the food menu for three months. 

  Chef Adriana Cavita's restaurant in Marylebone, celebrating

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• Wood St Bear will be DJ Simon Bear's new bar in Walthamstow

  

  After a period of closures of much-loved bars and cafes, Walthamstow is about to get a flurry of new openings this year. One place we're particularly interested in is Wood St Bear - a new bar opening on, you guessed it, Wood Street.

  It's taking over the old Wood Street Deli spot and comes from local DJ Simon Bear. Bear, who's lived in the area for 12 years, told Hot Dinners he's "rooted in this community. Walthamstow

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• The Med-inspired Circe's Rooftop Bar takes over from Bar Elba in Waterloo

   

  Earlier this year, Waterloo rooftop venue Bar Elba closed, but that's not the end for one of the few rooftop spaces in this area. It's being reborn as Circe's.

  Taking over the rooftop of Mercury House, it comes from bar veteran Tobias Jackson. He's worked on bars like The Escapologist and Blame Gloria as part of Adventure Bar Group. As with Bar Elba,

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• Warehaus is the new drinking den from a Bar with Shapes for a Name

  

  A Bar with Shapes for a Name (🔶🟥🔵) has earned a reputation for being one of the best bars in London, which occasionally makes it a little tough to grab a table/stool inside. But if you've been meaning to try their cocktails, that's about to get a lot easier as they're getting ready to open their second bar, Warehaus. 

  This one's much closer to Dalston and is taking over the

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• Two Drops is a bar with cheese toasties in Battersea Power Station from the Harts Group

  

  We already knew they were bringing El Pastor to Battersea, but much like their other recent developments, the Harts Group don't just stop at one new opening. It turns out they're opening a second outpost of their Drop bar, previously seen at King's Cross, aptly called Two Drops. 

  While the original was wine-focused, the aim for this is a little wider.

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• A Ukrainian cherry liqueur bar, Piana Vyshnia, has just opened in Soho

  

  A very pleasant way to show your support for Ukraine has just arrived in London. Piana Vyshnia is part of a chain of bars that have opened across Europe showcasing one particular spirit from the country, cherry liqueur.

  The drink is a popular tipple in Ukraine, with its roots dating back to the 17th century although the first bar in this group opened in Lviv as recently as 2015. Made with cherries and

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• Three Sheets are opening a cocktail bar in Soho

  

  12/3/24 - updated with the opening date

  They've been very popular in Dalston, and now Three Sheets are getting ready to open their second bar, this time in Soho. Run by Max and Noel Venning, the original is viewed as one of the best bars in town, and you'll also have seen Max's cocktails in many of the city's best new restaurants, like the recently opened Pearly

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