Autumn is when the London restaurant scene gets busier than ever - and that means some big new restaurants are getting ready to open. Here are the ones to watch...
St John
Marylebone - 98 Marylebone Lane London W1U 2QA
It’s been almost two decades since Fergus Henderson and Trevor Gulliver last opened a restaurant, so the arrival of St John in Marylebone is A Very Big Deal. It's planned as an all-day spot, so if you’re after somewhere for doughnuts and Champagne in the morning and a nose-to-tail dinner in the evening, this will be the place to go.
When: First week of October 2022
Straker's
Notting Hill - 91 Golborne Rd, London W10 5PR
If the size of his following on social media is anything to go by, good luck trying to get a reservation at Thomas Straker’s eponymous restaurant when it opens in Notting Hill. His restaurant in Notting Hill will centre around sustainability and seasonality and we're sure to see some of his Tik-Tok hits on the menu.
When: October 2022
The Audley Public House and Mount St. Restaurant
Mayfair - 41-43 Mount St, London W1K 2RX
Both elements of this London opening by the Hauser & Wirth group will be worth checking out from the ground floor public house to the upstairs Mount St. Restaurant. Chef Jamie Shears has worked with everyone from Gordon to the Galvins and is promising a London-inspired menu.
When: The Audley at the end of September, Mount St. 5 October 2022
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Joia
Battersea - 1 Electric Boulevard, Nine Elms, London SW11 8BJ
The crown jewel of the latest phase of Battersea Power Station, this sees acclaimed chef Portuguese Henrique Sá Pessoa (who has a two-Michelin starred restaurant in Lisbon) taking up the prime position on the 15th floor of the building. Here you can expect the best British, Spanish and Portuguese produce, with a focus on seafood, pork and rice - and soon after opening it'll have a rooftop bar that's also sure to be incredibly popular.
Studio Frantzén
Knightsbridge - 87-135 Brompton Rd, London SW1X 7XL
He’s No 25 on the World’s 50 Best Restaurants list and has three Michelin stars at his Stockholm and Singapore restaurants so it’ll be interesting to see what Björn Frantzén has planned for his restaurant inside Harrods. There’s precious little information out there at the moment, all we know is it’ll be “a state-of-the-art flagship restaurant in a prime location within the Knightsbridge store”.
When: Autumn 2022
Elis
Bethnal Green - Town Hall Hotel, Patriot Square, London E2 9NF
Chef Rafael Cagali is sticking close to home with his second London restaurant, opening it in the same building that currently houses his two-Michelin-starred restaurant, Da Terra. Elis will have an Italian/Brazilian approach and be a more casual affair as well as having a wine list by the Noble Rot team.
When: Autumn 2022
Bacchanalia
Mayfair - Connaught House, 1-3 Mount Street, London W1K 3NB
Restaurateur Richard Caring doesn’t do anything low-key and you can expect the opening of his new Mayfair restaurant to be big on the glitz and A-list factors. They’re billing it as a “breath-taking feast for the senses”. Just across Berkeley Square from another of his big hits, Sexy Fish, it should certainly be eye-popping.
When: Late 2022
Rambutan
Borough - 10 Stoney Street, London SE1 9AD
As the first British-Sri Lankan female chef to open a restaurant in central London Cynthia Shanmugalingam's Borough Market opening will be worth paying close attention to. Taking over the old Konditor & Cook site this will serve up village-style Sri Lankan food as well as some of the soft-serve ice cream from her summer pop-up.
When: October 2022
Cycene
Shoreditch - 9 Chance St, London E2 7JB
This new restaurant at Blue Mountain School in Shoreditch sees chef Theo Clench (Akoko, Portland) taking the reins of what used to be Maos. It's a single-menu restaurant and promises to be quite the experience beginning with cocktails downstairs before moving to the upstairs dining room.
When: October 2022
Scott’s
Richmond - 4 Whittaker Avenue, Richmond, Surrey TW9 1EH
Perched right on the riverside at Richmond, this new outpost of celebrity hangout Scott’s is promising to bring extra glamour - along with groaning fruits de mer platters - to South West London. This is the first time the Scott's name has been used outside of the original, so it'll be interesting to see how the restaurant translates to West London.
When: 26 September 2022
Also see
- Belvedere (Holland Park) - co-founders of Goodman and Wild Tavern take on the iconic park restaurant.
- Dorian (Notting Hill) - An ex-Kitchen Table and Core team are in charge of this Notting Hill opening.
- Nessa (Soho) - The new restaurant from Tom Cenci that's described as a British bistro in Soho.
- The Campaner (Chelsea) - The Barcelona team behind Bar Canete get ready to open in Chelsea Barracks.
- Akub (Notting Hill) - Renowned French Palestinian chef Fadi Kattan hits London.
- Speedboat Bar (Soho) - Luke Farrell follows Plaza Khao Gaeng with a standalone Soho restaurant.
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