New opening

• Cafe Sou is the ninth restaurant to open at The Ned

  The Ned teams up with chef and author Rachel Khoo to open their final restaurant, an all-day Parisian cafe

• Martha Ortiz comes to London with Ella Canta Mexican restaurant at InterContinental Park Lane

  

  Updated with opening date

  Mexican food in London really seems to be going to the next level at the moment. With El Pastor, Breddos, Corazon and hopefully the return of Santo Remedio in 2017, it really is the next big thing. And now another top Mexican chef is coming to town... 

  Martha Ortiz has won plaudits for Mexico City's Dulce Patria and now

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• Killer Tomato is expanding with a new joint planned for Portobello Road

  Popular Shepherds Bush Mexican Killer Tomato is expanding, opening a second restaurant - also in West London - on Portobello Road

• Pamban brings chai, coffee and a touch of Indian and Sri Lankan food to Camden Market

  

  There's a new coffee house with a difference coming to Camden Market very soon and it definitely looks like one to watch. 

  It's called Pamban - named after an island right between India and Sri Lanka - which is where the duo opening it hail from. And it'll be mainly a chai and coffee house - with all the chai (masala, rose and lavender) served in clay cups. 

  But it's their all-day

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• A new Hoppers is coming to St Christopher's Place, Marylebone

  One of Soho's most popular restaurants is getting a sibling as Hoppers comes to Marylebone. Expect this second place to be much larger than the first too. 

• LA-style Wedge Issue Pizza are coming to Shoreditch

  Already popular on Clerkenwelll road, this sees Wedge Issue Pizza land in Shoreditch. They have LA style thin crust pizzas and cater pretty well for the vegan crowd too...

• Down by the river: checking into Michael Caines' Lympstone Manor

  The Michelin-starred chef Michael Caines now has his very own place in Devon. We went to check it out.

• Neil Rankin's Temper comes to Angel Court in the City - and it's all about curry and gin

  Neil Rankin turns his barbecue expertise to his second temper restaurant. But while the first was about meat and tacos, this is all about curries cooked on open flames using creative ingredients, and there’ll be 20 different types of gin for you to sample too…

• Saucy pasta bar with a twist is opening on Tottenham Court Road

  Dublin chef sets her sights on London with this Tottenham Court Road pasta bar that has a distinctly healthy range of options

• Tombo opens their third poke restaurant in Fitzrovia

  Select from Tombo’s classic options or build-your-own poke bowl at their newest venue in Fitzrovia, and indulge in a matcha green tea sundae.

• Test Driving The Mountgrove Road Bothy - a neighbourhood wine bar in Highbury

  Featuring a wine list from the GM of the Laughing Heart, this is a wine bar worth seeking out.

• The Garden Cafe comes to Lambeth, with chefs from Padella and St John's Bread & Wine

  The Garden Museum's new cafe in Lambeth is serving seasonal food with simple ingredients.

• Del 74 is opening Cantina Del 74 in London Fields, with an expanded menu and frozen margaritas

  After only a few months in Clapton, rising taco star Del 74 is taking on a second home in Mare Street. 

• The Ivy comes to Tower Bridge

  It's the latest Ivy all-day restaurant to hit town. And this one comes with a riverside view. 

• Caribbean rum shack Cottons moves to a new home on Curtain Road

  After a successful stint in Shoreditch Boxpark, the Caribbean rum shack has found a new beach hut-themed home on Curtain Road, where there'll be a tiki-style bar, a street food menu and more rum than you can shake a stick at.