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- 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, Claude Bosi's Josephine comes to Marylebone, Casa Fofo's chef opens a new restaurant and more...
- 74 Duke is a Parisian-style brasserie in Mayfair from the people behind Supernova
The team behind Supernova, Creme and North Audley Canteen know how to make a big splash with their openings. The original Supernova was a massive hit and it looks like their upcoming Mayfair outpost will be very popular.
However, they're also getting ready
... - Osteria Angelina sees the Dalston restaurant opening a grill and pasta restaurant in the City
21/4/25 - updated with the opening date
Angelina has been a big success in Dalston and while their other restaurant Dai Chi didn't last the distance in Soho, they're sticking to what they do best in the City by opening a second Angelina.
Called Osteria Angelina, it'll be opening in the Nolton Folgate development by Shoreditch station that's seen ...
- Filipino bakery and cafe Panadera is opening in Soho
Updated 21/4/25 with opening date and more details
A few weeks back, we wrote about how Filipino bakery Panadera was being forced to close in Kentish Town. Owner and co-founder Florence Mae talked then about "operational challenges" but now it transpires that she
... - HIDE chef Yiannis Mexis to bring live-fire Greek restaurant PYRO to London Bridge
17/4/25 - updated with the opening date
This PYRO comes from chef Yiannis Mexis, previously at Elystan Street, The Ledbury and Petrus and most recently head chef at HIDE. It sounds not entirely dissimilar to a nearby Borough Market restaurant in that it's billed as a Greek restaurant that's "a celebration of cooking over fire". PYRO is taking over the space
... - All the new London restaurants - recently opened restaurants in London
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- 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.
- Supernova are bringing their burgers to Mayfair
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 days and times to start with. That meant that queues built up quickly and soon one of their burgers became the thing to try.
It was also right at the forefront of the smash burger revolution that's continued ever since, and saw rivals
... - Spring Street Pizza sees chef pivot from Michelin restaurants to a Borough arch
Being the chef of a Michelin-starred restaurant isn't an easy task, so you can totally understand why they might want to swap the pressures of that job for one that's a bit more fun. That's the new career path of chef Tom Kemble, who won a Michelin star while running the restaurant at Bonhams and has also worked in top-level kitchens like Hedone and Faviken, but is now opening a pizzeria.
Spring Street is the end
... - Casa Fofo's chef Adolfo De Cecco is opening the more casual Bianca's in Stokey
He already has a Michelin star for his first restaurant, Casa Fofo, now chef Adolfo De Cecco is getting ready to open his second pplace, not too far away on Stoke Newington Road.
The new place is called Bianca's, named after his daughter, and it's a little bit more of a casual restaurant and wine bar than Casa Fofo. Like the chef's other restaurant, this will focus on
... - Bar Kroketa pick Liverpool Street for their biggest opening yet
A week ago the Brindisa spin-off Bar Kroketa started teasing its followers on Insta with the promise of a third restaurant. Now they've revealed that they're heading to the City for their next opening. They'll be taking over the old Pizarro space on Broadgate Circle.
According to them, "This site is Bar Kroketa’s most ambitious yet, with a bigger space featuring both indoor seating and a terrace for soaking up the
... - Town is Stevie Parle's new Covent Garden restaurant
It's been planned since late 2023 but now Stevie Parle is getting ready to unveil his new restaurant, Town in Covent Garden.
The chef, who in recent years was best known for his post-lockdown hit Joy, has brought in an impressive team to help with the new venture. Executive Chef Olly Pierrepont was previously Head Chef of Luca and La Trompette while Head Chef Andy Bright was previously at
... - The Los Mochis team head to Mayfair with a brand new restaurant concept
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 restaurant on their doorstep before the end of the year. Turns out that it's been bought by the Thesleff Group which is behind Los Mochis in Notting Hill, Sale e Pepe in Knightsbridge and the Juno and Luna omakase restaurants.
Right now, we don't
... - Barbarella is going to be Big Mamma's sexy new Canary Wharf restaurant
A Hot Dinners exclusive
Almost a year ago we brought you the news that the Big Mamma group (Circolo Popolare, Gloria, Carlotta et al) were setting their sights on Canary Wharf. Now we've got the scoop on exactly what they have planned for their restaurant there.
Barbarella is going to be a retro-inspired self-styled "wild and jungle-themed city pad". It's taken over the old
... - The Fat Badger is the latest Notting Hill restaurant from the Pelican and Canteen team
It's been open on the QT for the last few months but only now has The Fat Badger officially opened for business. If you haven't heard of Notting Hill's worst-kept secret, then let us enlighten you. This is the latest opening from the team behind The Pelican, The Hero and, most recently, Canteen.
It's a pub and restaurant that takes over the floors above Canteen. Until now, you've had to gain access through an
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