New opening

• Neptune at The Principal London Hotel is the new seafood restaurant from the Richmond team

  Having closed The Richmond in Hackney, Brett Redman and Margaret Crow are back in the seafood game with their new restaurant at the swanky Principal Hotel London on Russell Square.

• P Franco are opening a restaurant called Bright in London Fields

  The much-loved Clapton wine bar always did well when it came to food and now they're going one step further opening their first full restaurant in Netil House where Ellory used to be.

• Le Swine are setting up permanently on Lamb Street in Spitalfields

  City breakfasts just got a whole load more fun with the arrival of Le Swine in Spitalfields - the first permanent spot for the popular bacon buttie street food traders.

• San Carlo is coming to London - bringing their Italian restaurant to St James's

  They've already opened around the country and internationally too, and now San Carlo are bringing their main Italian restaurant to London. And id sounds like they've spared no expense.

• All Star Lanes have opened their Westfield London bowling alley and it looks great

  

  So this clearly isn't your average bowling alley (particularly if your local bowling alley is the lovely, but oh so very unmodernised Rowans in Finsbury Park). It's the new All Star Lanes which has just opened in the new Westfield London extension and it does look beautiful. The whole place is massive with 10 walnut-finished bowling lanes, karaoke rooms, no fewer than three bars and a private room to boot.

  The whole thing aims to be a little slice of Miami in West

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• Brigadiers is the City's new Indian barbecue restaurant from the Gymkhana folks - updated

  Charred, smoked and grilled is the name of the game at Brigadiers, which will be cooking up all manner of kebabs, chops, tikka and feasting options for hungry City sorts, with a huge selection of beer to wash it all down.

• Mark Sargeant opens Sargeant's Mess riverside restaurant at the Tower of London

  

  The ex-Claridges Head Chef returns to London to open a riverside restaurant and cafe at the Tower of London with a terrace and bar overlooking the Thames.

• Rap duo Krept and Konan are opening Crepes and Cones in Croydon

  South London duo are teaming up with J2K to open their own restaurant serving everything from fried chicken to waffles and, of course, crepes.

• Mother Clucker are bringing their fried chicken to Exmouth Market

  They've been mainstays of the street food scene for a while, and now fried chicken purveyors Mother Clucker are settling down with a permanent Exmouth Market restaurant.

• Feya on James Street will be a handy cafe for shoppers and Instagrammers alike

  Just around the corner from Selfridges and St Christopher's Place, chef Zahra Khan is getting ready to open an all day cafe with a special breakfast menu by popular Finnish Instagrammer Vanelja.

• Made in Chelsea stars to open Tell Your Friends vegan restaurant in Parsons Green

  Reality TV stars Lucy and Tiffany Watson from Made in Chelsea are expanding their brand with a vegan restaurant for Parsons Green where they're hoping dishes like vegan "chicken" bites will attract a wide clientele.

• Inside Hide - London's most jaw-dropping new restaurant

  

  Open barely more than a week and already the recipient of a lovely review in The Standard, Hide restaurant on Piccadilly - a joint venture between could-he-be-any-bigger chef Ollie Dabous and the folks at Hedonism Wines - is probably going to be the restaurant you hear most about over the

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• Bucket in Westbourne Grove is going to be a sustainable seafood spot

  An ex-Gaucho team are taking over the old American diner Shack on Westbourne Grove and taking it in a decidedly seaside direction with sustainable seafood served in buckets and on boards.

• The Allis at White City House is Soho House's new all day cafe open to the public

  As part of their White City House complex over at Television Centre, Soho House have opened all day eatery and bar The Allis to the public serving up a loosely international brasserie menu with a few US highlights.

• Tamarind's ex-Head Chef is opening Kahani in Chelsea - his first solo venture

  Chef Peter Joseph has run the kitchen at Michelin-starred Tamarind for a decade. Now he's going it alone with a restaurant where he'll be using British seasonal ingredients and serving up progressive Indian food.