New opening

• Thai tapas as Giggling Squid come to London in Wimbledon Village

  After a more-than-successful run opening new restaurants up and down the country, Giggling Squid have finally taken the plunge in the capital by deciding to open a branch in South West London.

• Island Poke heads for the City

  

  Whether you call it poke or Poké and there's a LOT of debate about that, the fact is Londoners are getting a lot of new places serving up this Hawaiian dish. 

  Opening today in the City is a second restaurant for Island Poké. They've got a few new things to add to the menu for the City branch - namely Poké Nachos, Poké Tacos and a special bowl from Yum Bun founder Lisa Meyer on for the whole of August. 

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• MEATliquor is coming to King's Cross

  

  27/7/17 - updated with opening date

  A new MEATliquor is nearly upon us. This time, they're heading to that ever growing area that's King's Cross. They'll be taking over the spot from 6 Chad's Place - that's a surprisingly large spot just off King's Cross Road. 

  If you've - somehow - yet to try out MEATliquor, be assured that they combine some of the best burgers and cocktails in town. So when you're in the area and

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• Voodoo Ray's is coming to Peckham and they're bringing breakfast pizza

  The pizzeria is opening their fourth chain south of the river, and they’re going all out - 80 covers, a brand new cocktail menu, and rather excitingly, a whole selection of breakfast pizzas...

• Holborn’s Sano To Go has healthy takeaway breakfasts and lunches

  Sano is new contender on the scene for those who’re fed up with the same old supermarket salads, with lots of takeaway options that use big flavours from the Middle East, Asia and more.

• Test Driving Sibarita - wine, cheese and charcuterie in Covent Garden

  There's a new wine bar in Covent Garden by the same people behind Encant. And it's all about the cheese and charcuterie too. We check it out. 

• The City is getting a Nikkei restaurant as Waka prepares to open on Eastcheap

  The City gets a new lunchspot as Waka brings Nikkei Peruvian/Japanese cuisine to the takeaway market

• Peckham Levels is giving Peckham’s multistory carpark two new floors of food and drink

  Peckham’s multi-storey car park is about to get a massive facelift when it becomes Peckham Levels, a new local hub that’ll be using two of its 10 storeys as a new home for seven vendors serving up local street food, a cafe, and two new bars like Made of Dough’s Lady Godiva .

• The sushi tardis - we Test Drive Nobu Shoreditch

  Nobu Hotel is now open in Shoreditch but what's the restaurant like? We went to check it out.

• The Great Chase on St John Street offers ethically sourced food and booze-free drinks

  As much as possible is ethically sourced at this new restaurant on St John Street from a former Dean Street Townhouse chef, with an alcohol-free drinks menu that’ll delight non-drinkers.

• Small plates at Every Cloud's Silver Lining in Hackney Walk

  Silver Lining is the new restaurant counterpart to luxury outlet Hackney Walk’s popular Every Cloud cocktail bar. With its cozy environment and creative menu it looks like it could be just the job.

• Test Driving Bang Bang Oriental - we check out Colindale's huge food court

  The huge Bang Bang Oriental food hall has come to Colindale - but what's it really like? We find out...

• Southam Street is the latest from the 108 Garage team in Notting Hill

  With the success of 108 Garage behind them, the same team are opening Southam Street. This is a three storey place taking in a grill, raw bar and champagne bar too. 

• Sushi Atelier on Great Portland Street is the restaurant from the folk behind Chisou

  The folk behind Chisou have opened a modern sushi bar in Fitzrovia serving up carpaccios, sushi rolls and contemporary nigiri.

• Jean-Georges Vongerichten is opening a London restaurant at The Connaught hotel

  

  We've finally got more information on the new Jean Georges restaurant opening at The Connaught next week. In case you're only now playing catch-up, this is one of the big openings of the year, taking over the space at the front of the Mayfair hotel which was previously occupied by Espelette.

  Vongerichten is joining Hélène Darroze and her two-Michelin star restaurant which is on the other side of the hotel. By contrast to her restaurant, the new

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