New opening

• Violet are opening a new bakery and wine bar in London Fields - there will be cake

  

  They sprang to instant fame when they created the wedding cake for Harry and Meghan and now Violet are about to open a new wine bar in Hackney - tentatively called Violet Corner (after The Corner building that it's in) - 

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• Ippudo pick Goodge Street for their fourth London opening

  If you're after somewhere in Fitzrovia to sit and slurp ramen, then this international ramen chain are hoping you'll pick their new restaurant on Goodge Street to do just that.

• Mama Shelter comes to London, opening in Hackney

  

  Originating in Paris, Mama Shelter has spread throughout the world and has finally landed in London too. If you're unfamiliar with them, they're best described as cut-price accommodation with a bit of party central downstairs, all from the family that co-founded Club Med. We stayed in the Paris Mama Shelter earlier this year and found it to be a very handy base in the

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• Ozone to launch second site in Bethnal Green this October

  Coffee roasters Ozone are opening an all day hangout in Bethnal Green with coffee, Antipodean dishes, and cocktails.

• Adam Byatt takes over Brown's with Charlie's restaurant

  

  Best known for his Michelin-starred Trinity in Clapham, Adam Byatt is taking on the food at classic hotel Brown's in Mayfair with Charlie's. There will be some trolley action too. 

• Yard Sale Pizza are opening on Hackney Road - and they're bringing calzones

  With pizza restaurants in Finsbury Park, Clapton, Walthamstow and Leyton - it's now time for Hackney Road to join the Yard sale Gang. And there are some new calzones on the menu...

• Lewis Hamilton gets into the plant-based burger biz with Neat Burger

  Already one of the more famous vegans, Lewis Hamilton is now opening his very own plant-based burger restaurant, Neat Burger, just off Regent Street. 

• New London restaurants coming in September 2019

  

  As we enter autumn, there are a lot of new restaurant openings on the horizon. From new places by Richard Corrigan and Jason Atherton through to chicken and waffles from Nas and lots more besides - there's much to get excited about in September.

• Spelzini in Shoreditch to become Luigi’s Bar at night

   

  There’s a bit of a shake up happening at Spelzini, the Italian cafe within the Forge and Co co-working space on Shoreditch High Street. During the day it is to remain Spelzini, offering, sandwiches, salads, and coffee, but from September 26 onwards it will now be known as Luigi’s Bar in the evenings.

  Although Spelzini currently has an evening offering, Luigi’s Bar is to apparently have all new food menus, plus a new

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• Angela Hartnett is bringing Cafe Murano to Bermondsey Street

  Bermondsey is the next location for Angela Hartnett's Murano spinoff, with classic Italian dishes and cocktails on the menu.

• The Breakfast Club is opening its second Soho restaurant

  This is the second Soho opening for The Breakfast Club, back to where it all began (nearby in 2005. They'll be serving up all-day breakfasts, of course, and hopefully less of a queue. 

• Kiss the Hippo is opening a second cafe in Fitzrovia

  Opening their second cafe (after Richmond) Kiss the Hippo will offer sustainably sourced coffee as well as breakfast, lunch, and pastries. 

• El Pastor have opened a second Pastorcito, at Mercato Metropolitano

  

   Having only recently launched its first Pastorcito at the newly opened Arcade Food Theatre, the team behind El Pastor have already opened a second, this time at Mercato Metropolitano in Elephant and Castle. The El Pastor spin off from the Hart Brothers and Crispin Somerville is inspired by the market taquerias of Mexico, and offers a short menu of tacos, ’Super Gringa’ wheat wraps, frozen margaritas, Mexican beers, tequila and

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• Tonkotsu is bringing their ramen to Peckham

  This will be the eleventh Tonkotsu in London as they bring their ramen and dumplings to Peckham. 

• Sri-Lankan Restaurant Kolamba to Open on Kingly Street this Autumn

  Sri Lankan family recipes will bring the rustic side of the island’s cuisine to a contemporary space in Soho