New opening

• Calum Franklin opens the Pie Room at Holborn Dining Room - updated

  Calum Franklin's pastry making prowess nets him a special pie room opening at Holborn Dining Room with pies to go and a special pie hatch coming

• BunCo are bringing unconventional bao to London at Monument

  Istanbul bao purveyors BunCo are bringing their take on the bao craze to London, promising non-traditional fillings.

• Yolkin's going permanent with a Rupert Street ice-cream parlour

  If you've never made it down to Sammie Le's ice-cream pop-up you can now try her permanent parlour in Chinatown selling ice-cream, milkshakes and the macaron ice-cream sandwiches that are her signature.

• A former Barrafina Head Chef is opening Abel in Mercato Metropolitano

  Barcelona-born chef Javier Duarte Campos has left Barrafina Drury Lane to go it alone, opening his own tapas spot in Mercato Metropolitano.

• Mare Street Market - a first look inside the new Hackney food, drink, music and design space

  Mare Street Market has just opened its doors in Hackney offering a place to eat, drink and shop. We went to check it out

• The Tapas Room's second restaurant will be in Deptford Market Yard

  The folk behind Donostia Social Club are opening their second tapas room, this time in the growing Deptford Market Yard. They'll be offering tapas and wine to have their as well as all manner of Spanish produce to take home too.

• Gizzi Erskine is opening a restaurant in Mare Street Market

  After pop-ups, residencies, collaborations and much more, popular chef Gizzi Erskine is finally settling down with her own restaurant in the new Mare Street Market.  

• Buongiorno e Buonasera brings Italian breakfasts and Roman pizzas to Baker Street

  Pizzaiola and Rome native Marco Montuori is hoping his lighter pizzas will go down a storm with Londoners and tourists alike.

• Black Hamburg late night sandwich shop opens in Finsbury Park

  Finsbury Park gets a tiny hole in the wall sandwich shop aimed at chefs coming off shift and other late ngiht stop outs.

• Vijay's Bar and Lounge opens upstairs from Lokhandwala on Charlotte Street

  

  Charlotte Street has a new drinking den worth searching out. Tucked above the Indian restaurant Lokhandwala, Vijay’s Bar & Lounge will serve up a long list of wines, cocktails and premium spirits. On the cocktail front, they'll be using floral syrups and Indian spices to give drinks a kick. So Spice Route features Red Saffron infused Sailor Jerry Rum, Camomile Infused Cointreau, Liquore Strega, Anise Syrup, Cinnamon Syrup and Goji Berries Bitter, while Star of

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• Henry Harris' Hero of Maida comes to Maida Vale in the old Truscott Arms spot

  The space that was once The Truscott Arms is getting a big overhaul and returning as The Hero of Maida. There's a menu by Henry Harris and yes, the big Sunday lunches are making a comeback.

• Test Driving Tomos Parry's Brat in Shoreditch - a Basque hit turns up the heat

  Tomos Parry's much-anticipated restaurant has opened in Shoreditch. We went to see if it could live up to the hype.

• Kyseri in Fitzrovia will be Selin Kiazim and Laura Christie's second restaurant

  The duo behind Shoreditch's popular Oklava restaurant,Selin Kiazim and Laura Christie, are opening another restaurant, this time in Fitzrovia, where they'll be making Turkish pasta in the window and serving up an eclectic selection of wines.

• Tonica By The Distillery sees Portobello Gin bring a bar and restaurant to Exmouth Market

  Coming from the people behind Portobello Road Gin and their Distillery in Ladbroke Grove, they've headed east to Exmouth Market for their latest. Expect a bar with plenty of gin and tonic and a restaurant serving Spanish small plates.

• Little Nan's is moving up West with a new bar and restaurant on Warren Street

  The third opening for Little Nan's on Warren Street will be their biggest yet, giving them the chance to expand beyond the retro cocktail list and bar food to open a restaurant serving up boozy brunches and royal afternoon teas.