New opening

• Made of Dough gets a permanent pizzeria in Peckham

  Legendary pizzeria Made of Dough is the latest to make the jump from temp to perm when it moves into its first proper home in Peckham. Expect all the classics, plus some new pizzas and a bar serving gelato milkshakes...

• The Lacy Nook brings Macedonian food and more to Stoke Newington

  Bringing together tastes from all over the world - think miso, jalapeno and tahini on aubergine  - The Lacy Nook experiments with international flavours, led by Macedonian friends Elena and Jana, with help from Nobu’s Tom Catley.

• Sibarita is Covent Garden’s new Catalan wine and cheese bar from Encant’s Victor Garvey

  After wowing Londoners with his Catalan food at Encant and Bravas Tapas, Victor Garvey has teamed up with his dad to open another restaurant on Maiden Lane. This time, it’ll be a laid back wine and cheese bar, with tapas and plenty more to enjoy.

• WOLF II in Broadgate is the new all day City restaurant from its Stokie counterpart

  Originally a hit in Stoke Newington, this is the second Wolf to hit London. Expect aperitivo in the evening, pasta in the afternoon and eat in or takeaway breakfast - which includes fontina wild boar waffles - folk around Liverpool Street will be sorted all day long.

• CHIK’N from Chick ‘N Sours hits Baker Street - and they do breakfast

  Baker Street will the home to the flagship branch of CHIK’N, an ethical fried chicken restaurant that’ll be open all day.

• Calcutta Street’s first sister restaurant opens in Brixton

  Shrimoyee Chakraborty is opening a new Calcutta Street in Brixton, with a big focus on atmosphere and small sharing plates. There’ll be some new menu additions, plus bespoke cocktails made with traditional Shorbot, and a late license until 1am every night to top it all off.

• Little Duck - The Picklery combines store with all day diner focusing on fermentation and pickling

  This latest opening from the folk behind Rawduck and Ducksoup will be a all day diner, wine bar AND neighbourhood store

• The Wigmore tavern comes from Michel Roux Jnr and The Langham

  The Langham Hotel is getting a new next-door tavern called The Wigmore and Michel Roux Jnr is in charge of the food.

• Salt + Pickle arrives in Crystal Palace with all things cured and preserved

  Preservation is the name of the game at the aptly named Salt + Pickle, a new locally-owned deli and bar who'll be serving up treacle-cured salmon, homemade pastrami, and providing beers from local breweries just up the road to wash it all down.

• Test Driving Del 74 - a real taco find in Clapton

  Del 74 is a taqueria in Clapton that seems to be doing everything just right. When various folk on the London restaurant scene recommended it to us, we popped down for a Test Drive. 

• Bao are bringing Xu Taiwanese restaurant to Soho

  

  28/4/17 - Updated with opening date

  What: Xu

  In a nutshell: Taiwanese restaurant from the people behind Bao

  Summing it all up: Bao have been one of the big success stories in London. Now the team behind it are opening their third restaurant, an upmarket Taiwanese restaurant in Soho.

• Unico's Italian gelato comes to Notting Hill, and it'll be available as vegan

  

  Vegans rejoice - a new Italian delicatessen called Unico is coming to Notting Hill, and there'll be animal-free versions of everything on the menu. including lots of gelato.

  After opening a tremendously popular

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• Humble Grape Islington will be a wine shop and bar on Theberton Street

  N1 gets a new wine shop and wine bar

• The Vincent is coming to Hackney Downs from the people behind the Sebright Arms

  All day dining in Hackney Downs from the Sebright Arms team

• Trolley restaurant Magpie is coming from Pidgin's James Ramsden and Sam Herlihy

  The Pidgin duo are rolling up their sleeves to get creative with the theme of dim sum in their first Zone 1 restaurant. There’ll be trays of cocktails on arrival, trolleys of dim sum at your table, and imaginative ingredients like fennel pollen, gjetost and nukazuke pickles...