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• Remy Martin are opening a permanent bar at Bibendum with bar food by Claude Bosi

  Cocktails by Rémy Martin and bar food by Claude Bosi - sounds like a cocktail bar match made in heaven. Thankfully it's closer than that - taking over the downstairs bar space at Michelin House in South Ken.

• Idris Elba is opening The Parrot cocktail bar at the Waldorf Hilton on the Aldwych

  A-lister and all round London geezer Idris Elba heads up a team opening London's soon-to-be hottest new bar at The Waldorf Hilton. The Aldwych bar promises tropical cocktails and a raft of enticements for a VIP crowd.

• Mr Fogg Society of Exploration includes a full-size Victoria train carriage

  It's the fifth Phileas Fogg inspired bar to hit London, this time just off the strand. Expect mad cocktails and a recreation of the Victorian era Orient express too. 

• Anthony Demetre is opening Vermuteria bar and cafe in Coal Drops Yard in King's Cross

  Respected restaurateur and chef Anthony Demetre is bringing his vision of a Spanish/Italian vermuteria to the new Coal Drops Yard part of King's Cross.

• Maple at Westfield London is the next bar from the people behind The Botanist

  A big new bar from the people behind The Botanist, The Jugged Hare and Greenwood opens at Westfield London in Shepherd's Bush.

• The Library Bar at The Ned offers a martini trolley alongside truffle pizzas

  An intimate new bar at The Ned, the hotel and club from Soho House and the Sydell Group, The Library Bar features a big champagne list and high-end cocktails.

• Sager and Wilde are taking over the Bassoon Bar at the Corinthia Hotel

  We were already excited about the upcoming Tom Kerridge restaurant at The Corinthia Hotel, but now it seems that their main bar is getting a shake-up too. Marcis Dzelzainis and Michael Sager from Sager and Wilde are taking over the Bassoon Bar.  Here's what we know...

• Tap13 serves up cocktails, wines and beers on tap in Tooting Broadway Market

  Tooting Broadway Market's cool new tap room has something for everyone with everything from cocktails, wine and ciders to beer on tap. Oh and it's zero waste too.

• Adam Handling's Frog E1 is moving to Hoxton Square and adding a cafe and bar

  

  Adam Handling's empire is expanding still further. Hard on the heels of the news that he'll be running the food side of things at the Belmond Cadogan Hotel, now we hear that his first restaurant Frog E1 is upping sticks and moving to Hoxton. He'll be taking over the old Byron site on Hoxton Square from this summer.

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• Viet Lounge is a 'hidden' Chinatown Bar you need on your radar

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• Casa Bonita Mexican bar is popping up in Kingly Street

  

  Just a few weeks after Cinnamon Soho announced it was closing, the Inception Group (the folk behind Mr Foggs and Bunga Bunga and who also run Cahoots just around the corner in Kingly Court) have said they'll be popping up there with a new bar Casa Bonita.

  The Latin bar will open towards the end of June for a six-month period serving up various cocktails using Bacardi, Banks and Santa Teresa rums, Patron tequila and Leblon cachaca. As for the food - we're told

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• Bleeding burgers, boozy popsicles, the return of Rita's and more - your weekly news round-up

  

  From more bleeding burgers to the return of Rita's, we bring you all the news that was fit to print (but we just didn't get around to covering elsewhere this week)...

• Laki Kane tiki bar is opening on Islington's Upper Street this summer

  Ex-Mahiki bar manager Georgi Radev is bringing his love of rum and all thing tropical to Islington with a tiki bar where you can mix your own rums and enjoy crazy cocktails.

• Fitz's cocktails bar brings bone marrow croquettes to The Principal

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• We dive into Sexy Fish's Mayfair new sustainable cocktail menu

  

  Sexy Fish, one of Mayfair's busiest and unashamedly flamboyant venues is looking to change their image (before you panic, rest assured - the wagyu gyoza aren't going anywhere). With a renewed focus on zero waste and use of sustainable ingredients, the team are now looking to step up the profile of The Bar.

  Led by Caprice Holdings' bar director Xavier Landais, The Bar at Sexy Fish has recently launched 'Cocktails to Whet your Senses', the latest edition

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