New opening

• Spiritland Festival Hall is a new all day (and late night) South Bank spot

  Spiritland's new Festival Hall digs gives as much importance to what's playing and how it sounds as what's being served up. Oh and it's open very late too. 

• Camden Town Roadkill is Camden Market's new indie butcher and grill

  If you're in Camden hankering after a burger or steak sarnie then this ethical, sustainable spot in Stables Market could be just the thing for you.

• Vapiano are opening restaurants at Centre Point, Tower Bridge and Canary Wharf

  This popular Italian casual chain is expanding with three key openings set for the west end, riverside and Canary Wharf areas.

• Yeni in Soho will be top Turkish chef Civan Er's first London restaurant

  Acclaimed Turkish chef Civan Er is bringing a flavour of his Istanbul restaurant Yeni Lokanta to London's Soho.

• Maryam's Cafe in Chiswick is food blogger The Persian Fusion's first restaurant

  Popular Persian food blogger and author Maryam Sinaiee has opened the doors of her first restaurant venture - a cafe on Chiswick High Road.

• Peg will be the P Franco team's third opening, taking over Legs in Hackney

  The P Franco team's empire continues to expand. This, their third opening, will take over the former Legs restaurant on Morning Lane with an all counter dining and drinking space.

• Orasay in Notting Hill is the new restaurant from Jackson Boxer and Andrew Clarke

  The duo behind Brunswick House and St Leonards are expanding to the west of the city with this new Scottish-inspired seafood restaurant in Notting Hill.

• The Camden Grocer opens the doors to its luxury deli and cafe in Camden's Stables Market

  A trio with experience in London's top food stores have picked Camden to launch their range of upmarket deli and cafes.

• Dominique Ansel picks Covent Garden for his second London bakery

  Ever since he opened in London Ansel's bakery has been packed - so expect fans to follow him here to Covent Garden, particularly if there's a new menu of cakes to try.

• No. Fifty Cheyne will be the new incarnation of Cheyne Walk Brasserie

  A nine-month renovation and a new chef make for an entirely new offering on one of London’s most famous streets as Cheyne Walk Brasserie becomes No. Fifty Cheyne.t

• Street food face Spicebox finds a permanent home in Walthamstow for its plant-based curries

  British curry house favourites are re-imagined in plant-based form by street food favourite SpiceBox.

• Harlequin comes to Wandsworth with an ex Ledbury and Harwood Arms chef

  James Erasmus - who comes via the Harwood Arms and the Ledbury - is offering a monthly-changing set menu drawing on his South African heritage and seasonal British produce.

• Super hip Japanese coffee brand Omotesando Koffee is opening in London's Rathbone Square development

  London's Rathbone Square will be the first European opening for this cool coffee chain which originated as a one man spot in Tokyo. 

• Time Out Market is now coming to Waterloo

  Time Out have been planning a food market in London for some time. Now they've finally settled on Waterloo with a huge area of food and drink planned. 

• Spuntino is opening a second restaurant - in Heathrow's Terminal 3

  From humble beginnings in 2011 to a Soho institution, Spuntino charmed Londoners with their American-inspired small plates and counter dining. Now, they’re taking things in a slightly different direction, with a second restaurant with a new brunch and takeaway menu - in Heathrow Terminal 3.