New opening

• Petit Bistro serves French-inspired in Leicester Square's new luxury hotel Victory House

  The folk behind Randall and Aubin are behind a new bistro that's just opened on Leicester Square, covering all the French-inspired bases a visitor to Central could need, from pancakes to fish and chips and steak.

• Marylebone's Hippy Fish lets you tuck into premium black caviar and lobster poke

  Hippy Fish will let you create your perfect poke bowl from a selection of upmarket ingredients, or select a pre-made bowl like their premium lobster and black caviar.

• Try Seasonal sharing plates in Hackney as Nest goes permanent

  Grab a handful of sharing plates or go for the set menu at Nest’s new Hackney hideaway, where the three friends will be once focus on seasonal dishes that requires the kitchen to get in only one type of meat at a time.

• Veggie and vegan canteen Wildflower arrives at Peckham Levels

  Catering for the artists, makers and visitors of Peckham’s new community-led creative hub comes Wildflower, providing healthy, animal-free food in a relaxed canteen-style atmosphere.

• The relaunched Blue Posts is the next from the Palomar team

  The people behind The Palomar and The Barbary are opening a pub in Chinatown. It'll be a three-floor affair including a basement kitchen counter and a cocktail bar. 

• A second Zia Lucia Pizzeria is opening in Brook Green

  After a successful first restaurant on Holloway Road, this is the follow-up from Zia Lucia. Expect the same 48 hour fermented doughs (including charcoal) and toppings that include truffled honey. 

• The Athenian is the latest food spot to open on Elizabeth Street

  Opening right next door to Dominique Ansel is street food spot turned restaurant The Athenian with their offering of souvlaki and mezze

• Dean and Deluca are coming to London - or are they?

  

  Updated 8/12/17 - it's all off!

  On every New York trip that we've ever been on, there's one place that we always make sure we pop into at least once, and that's Dean and Deluca, particularly the one in Soho. It's one of the city's best-known deli/food markets, serving everything from freshly ground coffee, chocolate, juices, with an amazing array of breads, pastries, salads and more. So we were

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• Racine’s Henry Harris is running the menus at THREE new pubs in London

  

  8/12/17 - updated with Three Cranes soft launch details

  There was much rejoicing when it was announced that Maida Vale's Truscott Arms would reopen (to be renamed Hero of Maida), home to top roasts and a widely beloved upmarket boozer, with none other than Racine’s

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• Humble Grape comes to The City with a new wine bar in Devonshire Row

  This will be the fourth Humble Grape in London, with a huge amount of wine to drink there or take away. And a seasonal menu on top of that too. 

• Kettner’s Townhouse gets a Soho House makeover turning it into a restaurant and boutique hotel

  Nearly 150 years ago, Auguste Kettner opened Kettner’s, which was one of the first restaurants in London to serve French food. Now after a brief lull, it’s reopening with more French food, bath loads of Champagne and looking more gorgeous than ever. Eyes peeled for the stunning 18th century spiral staircase...

• Sticks ’n Sushi is Nova Victoria's latest restaurant with Danish yakitori and sushi

  Danish-Japanese brothers Jens and Kim Rahbek bring their creative take on traditional Japanese food to Victoria’s Nova development. It’ll be spread across two floors, have a separate bar and a special Wagyu beef tartare sushi - just in case you’re not in the mood for fish.

• A new Italian by Old Street - we Test Drive Passo

  From the team behind Fitzrovia spot Foley's, this new restaurant on Old Street roundabout already has the buzz of a place that's been open for ages. We went to check it out.

• Enoteca Rosso brings obscure Italian cuisine to High Street Kensington

  Enoteca Rosso is trying to do things a little differently from your average Italian restaurant by focusing on accessible vintage wines, attempting a ravioli inspired by a full English, promising obscure charcuterie and offering everything in a size of your preference.

• Modernist soba and sushi in Temple - we Test Drive Yen

  London's legal district has a modernist temple to Japanese cuisine in Yen