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- Fantail open a second cafe, at Finsbury Park
Two years after opening their first cafe, the duo behind Fantail in Islington, Jonny and Joel, have moved further north to Finsbury Park for their second venture.
They've taken over the long-vacant spot on 250-252 Seven Sisters Road (at the end of St Thomas's Road). The new location makes it very handy for commuters using Finsbury Park station, not to mention presenting locals with a nicer independent alternative to the
... - A second Donutelier is coming, to Carnaby
10/11/24 - updated with the opening date
Step this way, doughnut fans. Following the success of Donutelier’s launch on Charing Cross Road last year, comes news of their second London outlet, which will open in Carnaby St for all those must-find-munchies-in-Soho
... - Motcombs comes to St John's Wood after over 40 years in Belgravia
10/11/24 - updated with the opening date
Recently we had the team from Medlar waiting 15 years to open their second restaurant (Cornus). Now Belgravia restaurant Motcombs is significantly one-upping them on the procrastination front. The Belgravia restaurant opened 42 years ago in 1982 and only now have they decided to open a second restaurant.
For their
... - Berberè's award-winning pizzas arrive at The Outernet
They're currently ranked No. 5 in the 50 Top World Artisan Pizza Chains list. Now Berberè are getting ready to open their first central London pizzeria. With restaurants in Clapham and Kentish Town so far, their third UK opening will be on Tottenham Court Road as part of the huge Outernet development there.
If you haven't been to one of their places before then, as you might expect, it's all about the
... - Nancy Spains are opening their next Irish pub in the City
Their first pub opened in Shoreditch only earlier this year, but a second Nancy Spains is already on the way (and we now wouldn't be surprised if more were planned).
It's taken over the space that was once City pub, The Wine Lodge (which appears to have been closed for over five years). As before, it's run by Kerry-born brothers Peter and Nicholas O’Halloran and they'll be
... - Italian restaurant Babbo is migrating to St John's Wood
6/11/24 - updated with the opening date
You might recall that there once was an Italian restaurant Babbo in Mayfair. It closed a few years back, saying it was going to be a temporary closure and sure enough, Babbo is returning - albeit in a brand new location.
It's the latest restaurant to set its sights on St John's Wood (with Belgravia stalwart
- Boxhall City is a new spin-off food hall at Liverpool Street from Boxpark
5/11/24 - updated with launch plans
The Metropolitan Arcade at Liverpool Street, an Edwardian shopping arcade once saved from demolition during the 80s, is now being reinvented as a food hall for the 2020s. It's going to be part of a series of spin-off concepts from Boxpark called BoxHall. They've been promising to open it for a while (it was first announced way back
... - Amélie, cocktail bar Luum and a reborn Sachi are coming to the Pantechnicon building
The Pantechnicon building fairly recently started out as a Nordic-Japanese dining and shopping hot spot that opened in late 2020 but for the last few months it's been undergoing a major refurbishment. Brace yourselves
... - Sandwich Sandwich's second London shop is going to be huge
They've only recently launched their first London sandwich shop but Sandwich Sandwich already have their next place lined up. And this time they're going big.
Recently announced on their Instagram page, they're rather confidently saying that this will be "the
... - The Wee Sister is chef Anna Haugh's new wine bar in Chelsea
Five years after throwing open the doors of her Irish restaurant just off the King's Road, chef and writer Anna Haugh is now in the process of unveiling her latest enterprise in the area. The Wee Sister is Haugh's new wine bar and it really is a close sibling, being right next door to the restaurant.
The bar has taken over another wine space, Last Drop Wines. As Anna explained to us, "It's an Irish wine bar
... - Fran's opens in Hackney from the team behind Wilton Way Deli and Wines
Wilton Way Deli and Wines has built up a strong following in Hackney and now owner Francesca D’Agostino is getting ready to expand with a second opening - but not too far away. She's going as far as the corner of Wilton Road to open Fran's.
She describes Fran's as an "all-day caff" open from breakfast to the evening, "inspired by the old-style Italian/British cafes
... - Come for the crazy shakes, stay for the burgers as Black Tap Burger get ready to open in London
4/11/24 - updated with the opening date
There are crazy shakes and then there are 100% certifiable ones. Clearly those at NYC burger group Black Tap fall into the latter category and they're about to hit London. The burger and craft beer group opened its first branch in New York's Soho back in 2015 where they quickly became known not for their burgers or beer, but their milkshakes. First off they are huge
... - Margot Bakery has opened a second branch, this time in Highgate
North London baker Michelle Eshkeri is building a little bakery empire for herself. She started with Margot in East Finchley where she became known for her sourdough bread and patisserie prowess. Two years ago she followed that up with the Holloway Model Bakery just off Holloway Road. And now, very under the radar, she's opened a third place, this time Margot 2.0, in Highgate.
The new bakery is on Archway Road, tucked in
... - Cálong sees top Korean chef Joo Won pick Stoke Newington for his first restaurant
For seven years chef Joo Won was responsible for holding the Michelin star as the head chef of Galvin at Windows. But opening his own restaurant was always the dream and after he took a trip back home to Korea with the restaraunt's then GM (now TV star) Fred Sirieix and the Galvin Brothers, it cemented his decision to break out on his own. "We went for a week just to get inspiration,’ Joo told the Great British Chefs in an interview.
... - Claude Bosi is opening Josephine in Marylebone
Earlier this year, chef Claude Bosi, together with his wife Lucy, opened French bouchon Josephine in Chelsea to rave reviews. It was, however, for those of us who don't live in West London, not blessed with the easiest public transport connections.
We'd been hearing rumblings for a while that the chef was planning a follow-up in a much more central location, and recently from
