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  • Kanada-Ya is cooking up ramen for Carnaby and Ealing

    Kanada Ya is cooking up ramen for Carnaby and Ealing

    It's expansion time for another popular restaurant - this time Kanada-Ya who have two new London places opening before the end of the year. So if you've yet to try their tonkotsu ramen, then more opportunities are on the horizon. 

    First up is Carnaby. They're opening in the Newburgh Quarter, taking over what used to be Shinola. The Carnaby restaurant will have room for 60 inside and 28

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  • Katsute100 Japanese tea room arrives on Brick Lane

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    7/6/21 - amended with new opening date

    Islington's Japanese tea room Katsute100 is on the move - they're opening a second tea room, this time in Shoreditch.

    So, if you're on Brick Lane and suddenly get a craving for green tea and matcha crepe cake, this'll be the place to come. The new tea room and cafe will offer the same menu as their original Camden Passage space, so think fruit katsu sandos, nerikiri

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  • Bread Ahead pops up at Southwark Cathedral

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    Promising loaves, if not fishes, the new Bread Ahead Cafe popping up for a six-month residency at Southwark Cathedral is going to be shaking up their food offering. From today, guests heading to the cathedral's cafe for sustenance will have all manner of carby delights to enjoy.

    The bakery's founder, Matthew Jones, said he was "absolutely delighted to be opening up a new space at the Southwark

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  • New London restaurants to look forward in autumn 2021

    New London restaurants to look forward in autumn 2021

    This autumn sees a jolt of life returning to the London restaurant scene with over 50 restaurants due to open in the coming months. But which should you really focus on? We're here to help with our edit of the very best places opening as the year draws to a close. 

  • Beaverbrook Town House opens on Sloane Street with a sushi restaurant and Art Deco bar

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    Sloane Street now has a new boutique hotel worth checking out. Beaverbrook Town House is the London outpost of the luxury Surrey hotel with 15 suites overlooking Cadogan Gardens.

    The hotel's Fuji Grill and Omakase Sushi Bar is going to be serving up sushi, sashimi and nigiri alongside dishes like ‘Charcoal’ Wagyu with Juniper Miso. You can also opt to let Head Chef Alex Del (ex-Roka) decide what to cook if you

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  • New London restaurants opening in September 2021

    New London restaurants opening in August 2021

    With the summer behind us, September may be the busiest month for new London restaurant openings in 2021 yet. Here are some of the highlights. 

  • Soho is getting a croissant-only cafe Criss Cross

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    If layers of flaky pastry are your thing, then you'll be wanting to know about Criss Cross. Opening in Soho this month, this new cafe and shop is devoted to one thing and one thing only - the croissant.

    They'll be selling gorgeous looking savoury and sweet pastries. The team behind it are hospitality folk connected to Novikov and Mnky Hse including Criss Cross's chef Roberto Guzzi who also heads up the

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  • L'Epicerie is the latest addition to Claridge's, a private restaurant in their kitchens

    L'Epicerie is the latest addition to Claridge's, a private restaurant in their kitchens 

    Claridges, already home to Davies and Brook, two bars, and another restaurant in the foyer, has managed to eke out some extra space for just one more restaurant.

    This time, it's down in the belly of the hotel in the kitchens. They've created a space called L'Epicerie which sees 14 people seated on a dining table in the heart of the kitchen. It's right in

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  • Nest cocktail bar is opening at Liverpool Street with a must-book party room

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    It must be a good sign that the City is bouncing back into action, when you hear about a large new bar and dining room getting ready to open. Nest is part of a host of new openings in the 155 Bishopsgate development at Liverpool Street. This new cocktail bar is joining the likes of Neat Burger, Honi Poke and Black Sheep Coffee.

    Chef Max Holba a MasterChef The Professionals quarter finalist is the man behind the menu. We

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  • Supa Ya are finally launching their permanent ramen bar in Dalston

    Supa Ya are finally launching their permanent ramen bar 

    For the past few years they've been running supperclubs and residencies, but now Supa Ya Ramen are finally getting ready to open their first permanent restaurant. They had originally been looking to launch one back in March 2020 but, well, we all know what happened then. Now, however, the time has finally come for them to launch properly on Kingsland Road. 

    As with their pop-ups, you

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  • The Seafood Bar from Amsterdam lands in Soho

    The Seafood Bar from Amsterdam lands in Soho

    This sustainability-focused restaurant first opened in Amsterdam and has found a space in Soho for its London debut (taking over the space that was The Ref Fort). Expect towers of shellfish and lots more.

  • Tonkotsu is bringing ramen to Kentish Town

    Tonkotsu is bringing ramen to Kentish Town 

    Tonkotsu is growing again - one of London's most popular ramen restaurants will be opening their first North London restaurant since launching nearly 10 years ago

    As you'd expect, ramen is at the heart of the menu, made with noodles created in-house daily, using machines imported from Tokyo. On the menu at Kentish Town will be:

    • The signature Tonkotsu ramen, a pork and lardo
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  • Tigre Tacos' permanent restaurant will be in Stoke Newington

    Tigre Tacos permanent restaurant will be in Stoke Newington 

    Until now they've been popping up across town, including their current residency at Gunmakers in Clerkenwell, but now Tigre Tacos have found a permanent home. They'll be settling in upstairs at Stoke Newington bar, Doña. 

    As before, the

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  • West 4th are bringing Canadian-inspired brunch to Parsons Green

    West 4th, a Canadian-inspired brunch restaurant, to open in Parsons Green

    Canada’s food scene is coming to London, specifically to Parsons Green. West 4th, named after Vancouver's West 4th Avenue, will be a brunch restaurant by day and a wine bar by night. 

  • TânVân sees a trio of sisters serving up family Vietnamese dishes in Ealing

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    Newly open in Ealing is TânVân Viet Eatery - an independent, family-run Vietnamese restaurant and cocktail bar. This is a new venture for sisters Erika, Elysia and Eva, but they've grown up around restaurants; their mother opened her first restaurant in London back in 2000.

    Named after, and inspired by their late grandfather, the restaurant serves up the family's homemade recipes, including a 24-hour pho,

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