New opening
- Claude Bosi is opening Josephine in Marylebone
1/4/25 - updated with more details and the opening date.
Last 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
... - Buttered up - Soho's new single item restaurant Butter LDN is for dairy lovers only
Updated 12pm 1/4/25 - we know we've tricked a fair few of you, who've started following Butter on Insta, but this was our 2025 April Fool and one to add to our long line of April Fool's Day jokes. That said, if anyone does want to open a restaurant like this, we'd be 100% up for it.
This city loves a single item spot -
... - The new restaurants and bars opening in London this week
Our regular weekly guide to what to expect from the week ahead in London, with the restaurants, bars and more opening their doors across town. This week, one of London's best burgers comes to Baker Street, Akira Back opens a new hotel restaurant, there's a pizzeria opening on Shoreditch and a big new food hall for Canada Water.
- Raved-about Cafe Mama Pho is coming to Bloomsbury next
Family-run business Cafe Mama Pho got a namecheck in this week's My Manor when new Bodean's chef Richard Turner raved about their phở and fish sauce chicken wings. But they've also got some new opening news to share too. In addition to their OG cafe in Deptford and newish spot in South Kensington they're
... - Konjiki is serving up cheese nigiri and sushi tacos in Kensington
Kensington's restaurant scene is on fire right now and nowhere is that more obvious than on Kensington Church Street. Hot on the heels of Krokodilos and Passyunk Avenue opening their doors comes a
... - Seventy Five is a new restaurant inside Liberty with an Ex-Da Terra chef in charge
Somewhat out of the blue, Liberty on Regent Street is getting ready to open a brand new restaurant. According to The Standard, it's part of their 150th anniversary celebrations, hence the name of the restaurant, Seventy
... - Upcoming London restaurants - hot new openings coming soon
All the latest news on every upcoming London restaurant that's going to be opening in the capital. The only Coming Soon list you need.
- Greek restaurant Myrtos arrives in South Kensington with an ex-Pied a Terre chef in charge
We've had a few excellent new Greek restaurants open in London of late and it looks like another is coming to South Kensington. Myrtos is from ex-Pied a terre chef Asimakis Chaniotis who will be opening the restaurant in South Kensington (taking over from Aubaine).
The food here takes its inspiration from across Greece, using produce sourced from
... - Parasol sees the Discount Suit Co team join forces with Ruby's founder in Dalston
28/3/25 - updated with opening details
The team behind bars like Discount Suit Company and The Sun Tavern are getting ready for their next bar, this time in Dalston. They're taking over the basement venue that was once Nest nightclub. They've brought in Tom Gibson, the man behind Ruby's and more to create some sort of bar superteam.
On the
... - The big new London restaurants opening in April 2025
Springtime is properly upon us and that's bringing with it lots of new places to eat. From a pub in Camberwell by The Baring team to a high-end seafood restaurant in Belgravia from Tom Brown, here's what's coming your way in April.
- Canal in Westbourne Park is the new waterside restaurant from the Crispin and Bistro Freddie team
As you might expect from a restaurant named Canal, this next opening from Ham Restaurants is all about its location on the canal. The team, who are behind Crispin, Bar Crispin and Bistro Freddie, are opening this ground-floor, all-day restaurant as part of the Mason & Fifth hotel in Westbourne Park.
We don't know too much about the menu yet other than that it "will celebrate the best of British and
... - Angela Hartnett's latest Cafe Murano is opening in Marylebone
It's been some time since Angela Hartnett opened the last Cafe Murano (over five years ago in Bermondsey) but now she's getting ready to open a new branch, this time in Marylebone.
The latest cafe is opening on Dorset Street (possibly taking over the old AOK Kitchen site but we're still waiting on confirmation). Full details about the new opening are still to be revealed, but we'd
... - Chantelle Nicholson is opening The Cordia Collective in a Grade II West Sussex estate
26/3/25 - updated with Baked by Cordia opening date
Two years ago Chantelle Nicholson opened Apricity in Mayfair, a restaurant that perfectly showcased her strong commitment to sustainability and vegetable-forward approach to cooking. The restaurant later won the
... - Rotisserie chicken and pork belly is on the menu at Chuck's in Brixton
Over in Brixton two seasoned restaurateurs are teaming up for what sounds like a very promising rotisserie restaurant. They're Kieran Monteiro (previously Boma) and Sam Mousawi (who ran the Park Road Kitchen Group in Battersea) and their new place, Chuck's, brings rotisserie chicken and pork to Brixton Village at pretty decent prices.
Set inside Brixton Village Market,
... - Kung Fu Mama Taiwanese noodle bar picks Covent Garden as its launchpad
What do you get if you pair up the co-founder of Ottolenghi with the founder of a noodle empire? It turns out that a Taiwanese noodle bar in Covent Garden is the answer. The business duo in question are Noam Bar-Chang (Ottolenghi's right-hand man) and Chris Hsu the man behind the best-selling Taiwanese noodles brand in the UK, Kung Fu Mama. They've gone into business to open a noodle bar on Long Acre that'll focus on
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