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Former Sosharu chef Alex Craciun is behind casual by day, immersive by night Aces Foodcraft opening in Fitzrovia

Information: 30 October 2025

30/10/25 - updated with the opening date It's been almost a decade since we last encountered the cooking of chef Alex Craciun in London. Back then, the chef had taken on the head chef position at...

New London restaurants added to the Michelin Guide - updated for October

Information: 30 October 2025

We're tracking which London restaurants get into the guide each month. This time there's recognition for Tom Kerridge's Chalk Freehouse, Stevie Parle's Town and more...

Chelsea Grill takes over from Fantomas in Chelsea

Information: 30 October 2025

We were fans of Fantomas when it first opened in Chelsea, late in 2024. It was part of a trio of restaurants that opened in a short period of time by the group behind Wild. Krododilos and Pinna were the...

Vagabond are opening London's biggest urban winery and bar at Canada Water

Information: 30 October 2025

30/10/25 - updated with the opening date If you live or work in the Docklands and have been wondering what's going to take over the space at the recently completed Dock Shed at Canada Water, then...

A martini and chips pop-up bar is coming to Soho

Information: 29 October 2025

We can file this one away as an experience that seems absolutely tailor-made for us. We like chips. We like martinis. So, obviously, a pop-up that combines the two immediately had our attention. Both...

London's version of a Guinness Storehouse, Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Covent Garden, is finally opening

Information: 29 October 2025

Updated 29/10/25 with the opening date, bar and restaurant details It's been on the cards for a very long time, but the Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Covent Garden is finally opening. Following in...

Top Thai spot som saa is finally reopening, six months after a fire

Information: 29 October 2025

Six months after a kitchen fire that closed it down for half a year, Shoreditch restaurant som saa is getting ready to reopen. But the team haven't been sitting twiddling their thumbs during the...

SOOM Korean BBQ, where you cook at your table, has arrived in Covent Garden

Information: 29 October 2025

They already have a Korean restaurant in Canary Wharf with 3KOBROS, and now the same team are coming to St Martin's Lane with SOOM. The new restaurant, taking over the space that used to be The...

The OG Dubai chocolatier FIX is popping up in London at Harrods

Information: 29 October 2025

Updated 29/10/25 with more details It might seem like the Dubai chocolate craze has been and gone but Harrods are very much hoping not. The store is banking on the fact that most Londoners will want...

MA/NA sees the Los Mochis team head to Mayfair with a Japanese restaurant

Information: 28 October 2025

28/10/25 - updated with more details Mayfair residents wondering what's happening over at the old Ruya site on Upper Grosvenor Street, next to Corrigan's, should know that they'll have a new...

New Mayfair opening Chargal is going to be a three storey Turkish restaurant and late night lounge

Information: 28 October 2025

Set firmly in the Mayfair triangle, new Turkish opening Chargal is hoping to woo Londoners in with three storeys of mezze, refined Turkish dining and a late-night club in the basement. It's taken...

Are Dishoom opening right beside Borough Market?

Information: 27 October 2025

Although most of the current buzz around everyone's favourite Indian cafe, Dishoom, has recently been around their planned expansion to New York, it seems they're also looking at extending their...

The new restaurants and bars opening in London this week

Information: 27 October 2025

Here are all the new restaurants to look forward to in the coming week. This week, we have Detroit-style pizzas in Soho, an ex-Launceston Place chef opening in Fitzrovia, late-night sandwiches in the West...

New Shoreditch spot 45 Curtain Road connects the trends as a Japanese and Mediterranean chophouse

Information: 27 October 2025

It's all change once more in Shoreditch, as the hotel that was formerly The Curtain and then The Mondrian has now transformed into 45 London. With the change in ownership comes a new restaurant (in...

19th century pub St John's Tavern in Archway is reopening after a £1 million makeover

Information: 27 October 2025

Urban Pubs and Bars, the team that owns pubs like The Gun in Spitalfields as well as the Salt Yard group, are gearing up to launch their next big pub. In September, they took over the St John's...

The City joins the smash burger craze with Off The Street in Monument

Information: 24 October 2025

That smash burger trend hasn't come even close to finishing, with another launch, this time inside a City pub. Having started last week, newcomer Off The Street are serving up their burgers inside...

Award-winning Bristol pizzeria Pizzarova comes to Pop Brixton

Information: 24 October 2025

Pizzarova has four pizzerias in Bristol, having first opened back in 2013, and before that they had started life selling pizzas off the back of a landrover (which is where the name comes from). Now, for...

Thai restaurant Khao Bird goes permanent in Soho, opening in an ex adult cinema

Information: 24 October 2025

24/10/25 - updated with the opening date For the past year, Northern Thai restaurant Khao Bird (which originally started life as pop-ups in Brighton) has had a very successful residency above The...

A high-end Korean matcha cafe, Tokkia, is opening in Covent Garden

Information: 23 October 2025

If you were one of the many fans of the much-missed Korean tea shop be-oom on Exmouth Market, then we've got some news that should gladden your heart. Founder Sooji Im has another venture in the...

Supernova are bringing their burgers to Mayfair

Information: 23 October 2025

23/10/25 - updated with the opening date When they opened in Soho last year, Supernova were an instant hit. It certainly helped that they carefully cultivated scarcity by only opening at certain...

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