New opening

• Moto bar and shop in Covent Garden will serve up sake and top Japanese snacks

  Moto will be focusing strongly around Sake and other Japanese spirits, aiming to bring lesser-known varieties to London - all paired with bar snacks too. 

• Leyton's Yardarm open their own, permanent restaurant

  Following a few years of popups and residencies, Leyton wine bar and deli Yardarm is now making its restaurant space a permanent spot and keeping it in the family when it comes to the chef.

• Alan Yau is back with Chyna and Yau Grilling in Canary Wharf's Wardian London

    

  It's been a little quiet on the Alan Yau front this year, but that's all set to change. The Evening Standard reports that he’s working on three launches for 2020, so expect to see a lot more from him.

  The Hong-Kong born restaurateur, founder

  ...
• Trivet is the London Bridge restaurant from ex Fat Duck head chef and sommelier

  The ex-Fat Duck Executive Head Chef's next venture will be in London and that he's also teaming up with another Fat Duck Alumni, Master Sommelier Isa Bal.

• Bao and Hoppers are heading to King's Cross

  

  We'd been hearing for quite a while that JKS Restaurants (the group behind Gymkhana, Bao, Lyle's and more) were eyeing up sites in King's Cross, but now it's getting closer to reality. As first reported by trade website MCA, planning documents have surfaced on the Camden Council website

  ...
• Folie is looking to bring a taste of the Med to Soho's Golden Square

  

  This restaurant on Golden Square is looking to the Riviera and the Mediterranean for its influences and will have a design created by the people behind the look of Chiltern Firehouse. 

• YO! Sushi now has YO! Kitchen at Westfield London

  Leaving their conveyor belts behind, this is a "full service" restaurant from the people behind YO! Sushi, with a focus on sharing dishes. 

• Pastaio bring fresh pasta to Westfield London, courtesy of Stevie Parle

  This is the second of Stevie Parle's fresh pasta bars, following the original in Soho. Expect affordable fresh pasta and this time they'll also have some cheesy soft serve. 

• Arabica KX sees Borough's Levantine-inspired restaurant expand to King's Cross

  This new all day restaurant will open up right next to the Aga Khan Centre in King's Cross and they're promising very special hummus, the best halal steaks and more.

• Sticks n Sushi are coming to Soho

  Sticks n Sushi been a growing success story in London with six restaurants here - and here comes their seventh, right in the heart of Soho. Expect the usual huge range of yakitori, sushi plates and more. 

• Calici on Belsize Lane will be a neighbourhood Italian restaurant and wine bar

  New to Belsize Lane is Calici - a neighbourhood Italian restaurant with wine bar, serving up regional, modern dishes, making their own pasta, and going big on Italian wine.

• Oded Oren is opening his own restaurant Oren in Dalston

  After multiple residencies across town, Oded Oren is opening his own restaurant in Dalston. Expect Mediterranean food with a touch of Tel Aviv. 

• Allegra at The Stratford - all you need to know about the Patrick Powell restaurant

  The former head chef of Chiltern Firehouse is moving up in the world, literally. He's opening this seventh-floor restaurant with sky garden in The Stratford in, yes, Stratford. 

• Former Noble Rot sommelier is opening atis in the Atlas Building on City Road

  

  If you're living or working near Old Street roundabout, then a new lifestyle spot opening up on City Road might be for you.

  atis is going to be serving up salad bowls, juices and more in the ground floor of the newly-opened Atlas Building on City Road. The duo behind it are husband and wife team who want to serve up food that's "a bowl of food that will be full of flavour, healthy and nutritious". Eleanor you might remember from her previous

  ...
• The new restaurants to watch in London this autumn

  

  Summer is retreating and autumn is incoming (although it officially starts on 23 September). And while the restaurant scene in London has been going through some trying times - there really are a lot of big, exciting new restaurants on the horizon. We've picked out some of the ones you should have your eye on.