This week, the City gets a new izakaya from the people behind Goodman, Osteria Vibrato opens in Soho from the man behind The Lauhjing Heart and a Welsh cafe opens in Peckham.
Wild Izakaya
City of London - 33 Old Jewry, London EC2V 8EY
From the same team as Goodman, and opening right opposite them in the City, is hot new sushi spot Wild Izakaya. The executive chef here has form, having previously headed up Koyn and numerous Nobu restaurants. Expect a range of sushi, temaki hand rolls and robata skewers and a particularly interesting wine and cocktail list.
Opening date: 9 February 2026
Bara
Peckham - 44-46 Choumert Road, London SE15 4SE
Opening in Peckham this week is this new cafe and sandwich shop with a very strong Welsh influence. One of the team involved made it to the quarter-finals of MasterChef - The Professionals and there's a big focus on produce that's been sourced from Wales. On top of that, they'll be serving Bara Brith (a Welsh fruit loaf) and a Swansea Breakfast, which is smoked bacon, Blas Y Tir leeks, Câr-y-Môr cockles and laverbread on toasted focaccia. The Saturday-only Pembrokeshire lobster roll also sounds fantastic.
Opening date: 12 February 2026
Osteria Vibrato
Soho - 6 Greek St, London W1D 4DE
Three years after The Laughing Heart closed, Charlie Mellor is back with a new opening in Soho. He's teamed up with Gaia Enria, previously chef at Burro e Salvia, for a new Italian restaurant and wine bar. The menu (which isn't translated, so brush up on your Italian) features dishes inspired by various Italian regions, and there should be a very strong wine list here too.
Opening date: 14 February 2026 (delayed from last week)
This week's events
9 February (Covent Garden) - Doughnation is celebrating National Pizza Day by giving away free pizza. Order one and you'll get another pizza completely free.
10-14 February (Fitzrovia) - The newest guest chefs at Carousel are a Michelin-starred Mexican restaurant from Osaka (in the restaurant space) and an edomae-style restaurant from Kyoto (taking over No 23).
13 February - 1 March (London Bridge): Jo Vodka is teaming up with the bar team at Oblix for a Love through the Senses cocktail menu. There will be three bespoke and interactive cocktails on offer.
Here's what opened last week:
Hoppers (Shoreditch) - The latest Hoppers adds South Indian dishes to the Sri Lankan signatures.
Bambi 2.0 (London Fields) - Bambi expands, now bigger and with an ex-Lagom chef in charge
Good Front Room (Dalston) - Dom Taylor brings his elevated Caribbean dishes to Dalston.
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