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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.
... - 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
... - Crispin are opening their next restaurant at Clapham's Studio Voltaire
18/3/24 - Updated with the opening date
This year, Crispin had their biggest success yet with Bistro Freddie (which we thought was pretty good too). Now they're heading to Clapham, taking over the restaurant at Studio Voltaire
... - Lina Stores is bringing fresh pasta and late night negronis to South Kensington
18/3/24 - updated with the opening date
If you're a South Ken resident wondering what was happening to the old Le Pain Quotidien site on Exhibition Road, then we bring you good news, particularly if you're a pasta lover. This is going to be the seventh restaurant opening for Lina Stores.
Their South Kensington restaurant is going to be an all-day affair, opening in the morning for
... - Sam's Kitchen is taking from Sam's Larder in Chiswick
We bring good news for Chiswick folk who've been perturbed by the delayed reopening of Sam's Larder after Christmas. Over the past few weeks it's been transformed into a Sam's Kitchen and is about to open its doors once more.
Following in the (successful) footsteps of the Sam's Kitchen in Hammersmith, this new 40-seat cafe will be a daytime operation focusing on breakfast and lunch options. Head chef Abbie comes
... - Ex-D&D Des Gunewardena's next restaurant in Canary Wharf takes over from Plateau
Des Gunewardena was one of the duo that set up D&D (Bluebird, Coq D'Argent) but stepped away in 2022. Since then, he's started up a new restaurant group and previously revealed plans to open in The Royal Exchange in the City. Now, he's one
... - El Pastor brings tacos and mezcal to Battersea Power Station
13/3/24 - Updated with the opening date and new dishes
The openings at Battersea Power Station are still coming thick and fast. The latest to join an ever-growing number of impressive places to eat and drink there is El Pastor.
This will be the fourth incarnation of El Pastor, which is already in Borough, Soho and King's Cross. If you've yet to come
... - Yard Sale Pizza's next stop is Tufnell Park
There's no sign of slowing Yard Sale down, as they're just gearing up to open their twelfth pizzeria. This time they're heading north to Tufnell Park, and that also means they'll be delivering to parts of Kentish Town, Hampstead, Highgate and more.
If you're a fan of their pizzas, you know what to expect. So there will be the usuals like the TSB (tenderstem broccoli, pine nuts,
... - Los Mochis London City is their new rooftop restaurant in Broadgate
12/3/24 - updated with the opening date
Following the success of their Notting Hill restaurant, and their recent ...
- Ex-Petrus head chef Larry Jayasekara to open The Cocochine in Mayfair
12/3/24 - updated with new photos, details and an opening date.
A long time coming (we first wrote about this back in 2022), Larry Jayasekara has finally confirmed details about his first solo restaurant that's opening in Bruton Place, to be called The Cocochine.
Jayasekara was the former head chef of Gordon Ramsay's Petrus and his CV also includes such top-tier
... - 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
... - Carmel is expanding from Queen's Park to Oxford Circus
12/3/24 - updated with the opening date
The team behind Carmel, Berber & Q and Shawarma Bar are heading into the West End to open a second Carmel restaurant just off Oxford Circus. They've taken over the site on Market Place that was previously La Rampa (and before that a string of other restaurants, so here's hoping this venture breaks the curse).
As with their Queen's Park restaurant, Carmel's
... - Layers Bakery opens in E14 with ex-Hedone team in charge
If your cravings lean towards the freshly baked kind, then you might want to consider joining the queue outside Layers Bakery, which opened a store and cafe down by the waterfront on the Goodluck Hope island in East London last month. It joins a hub of other creative outlets and independent businesses on the industrial-inspired riverside development on the Leamouth Peninsula, where you can see everything from the English National
... - Dream Xi’an in Tower Hill is the latest opening from Master Wei's Guirong Wei
Guirong Wei, the chef behind Master Wei, does like to do things quietly. Very much under the radar, she's just opened her latest restaurant Dream Xi’an in Tower Hill.
This latest opening, like Master Wei (in Bloomsbury) and Xi’an Impression (in Highbury) before it, is focused on Shaanxi cooking, with hand-pulled noodles making up many of
... - Mimosa is the new Mediterranean restaurant at The Langham
8/3/24 - Updated with opening details
After closing Roux at The Landau, previously run by Michel Roux Jr, the new restaurant at The Langham is about to open. Mimosa will be their main restaurant, run by the same people behind Cafe Laperouse in The OWO, The Momo Group.
Momo have many restaurants in Paris and the one they're bringing to The Langham is Mimosa (which
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