New opening

• Darjeeling Express comes to Carnaby with a permanent spot in Kingly Court

  

  What: Darjeeling Express

  In a nutshell: Indian sharing platters from supperclub gone permanent. 

  Summing it all up: She's had lots of success with her pop-ups and residencies and now Asma Khan is launching a permanent Darjeeling Express restaurant in Kingly Court. 

• Dirty Bones brings cheeseburger dumplings and more to Soho

  

  What: Dirty Bones Soho

  In a nutshell: Dirty food in Soho.

  Summing it all up: The latest from Dirty Bones sees them coming to Soho (they also have a spot in Carnaby) where you'll be able to eat all the mac & cheese pimped up burgers and more dirty food to your heart's content.

• WonderBunz in Hammersmith is serving a full English breakfast in a steamed bun

  

  What: WonderBunz

  In a nutshell: Steamed Asian buns with Western-fusion flavours

  Summing it all up: A new restaurant with a self-service kiosk will be dishing out Asian-style steamed buns, as well as some more Western fillings like vegetarian curry and even a full English.

• LEON Shaftesbury Avenue puts on singing staff

  

  What: LEON Shaftesbury Avenue

  In a nutshell: LEON brings its usual healthy fast food to the West End, served to you by singing staff

  Summing it all up: Healthy lunchtime chain LEON has auditioned 40 aspiring luvvies to create a team that can not only cook, but also sing to customers at the same time.

• Il Pampero Italian restaurant is coming to The Hari in Belgravia

  

  What: il Pampero

  In a nutshell: Italian in Belgravia

  Summing it all up: Boutique hotel The Hari is going all out with a new Italian restaurant.

• Wright Brothers brings seafood to Battersea Power Station

  

  What: Wright Brothers Battersea

  In a nutshell: Seafood, oysters and more at the Power station.

  Summing it all up: Wright Brothers have some very highly rated seafood restaurants dotted across town and this sees them opening in the area around the iconic Battersea Power Station. 

• Rail House Cafe comes to Nova Victoria from the people behind Riding House Cafe

  

  9/2/16 - updated with soft launch details

  As the new openings at Victoria's Nova come towards us in a wave, we've more news about another. This time, it's from the same people behind Riding House Cafe, who are opening the similarly monikered Rail House Cafe.

  This new place is considerably larger that Riding House or Village East (which is also run by the same company).

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• Traditional Japanese dining in Shoreditch with Sanjugo London

  

  What: Sanjugo London

  In a nutshell: Traditional Japanese food in in Shoreditch

  Summing it all up: Shoreditch's newest Japanese restaurant has plenty of familiar favourites, from sushi to tempura, and includes some more exotic items, like baby octopus and sparkling sake.

• Lassco Bar and Dining opens on Maltby Street

  

  What: LASSCO Bar and Dining

  In a nutshell: Seasonal cuisine and cocktails on Maltby Street from the duo behind the Coal Vaults.

  Summing it all up: Prix fixe ingredient-led dining among the salvaged architecture of Ropewalk warehouse, and a bar with cocktails that’ll complement the food and school you in local history at the same time.

• What restaurants are going in the new Battersea Power Station?

  

  Updated 7/2/17 with more new openings

  So this is actually happening. If you've lived in London as long as we have, there have been SO many ambitious plans put forward for Battersea Power Station that haven't made it off the drawing board.

  But now the regeneration of one of the city's most iconic landmarks is properly underway and we've just got word on what's being planned, food and drink wise, in the first stage of the development. Circus West Village

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• Monica Galetti is opening Mere restaurant on Charlotte Street

  

  06/02/17 - Updated with opening date and menu details

  She's currently best known as a MasterChef Professionals judge and before that, Monica Galetti was the senior sous chef at Le Gavroche, where she'd been for 2 years. Next up is her own restaurant called Mere in Fitzrovia.

  Here's what we know:

  • It's a joint production between Monica Galetti and her sommelier husband David Galetti - so
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• Shake Shack comes to Victoria with burgers and a Cocoa Beer Float

  

  The huge Nova complex in Victoria is entering its final stages now, and it's clearly bringing a HUGE change to the area (and we say this from experience, having worked there in the past). And the latest to open the doors will be the next burger outlet from Shake Shack. 

  You can expect the usual burgers, shakes, dogs and concretes from the latest Shack, and they're alos teaming up with Mast Brothers

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• Welsh chef Tom Simmons is opening at Tower Bridge

  

  What: Tom Simmons, Tower Bridge

  In a nutshell: Welsh heritage cuisine with French and English influences

  Summing it all up: One Tower Bridge will be the home of this new restaurant from Tom Simmons, who reached the quarter-finals in MasterChef The Professional, and who'll be dishing up Welsh-influenced cuisine from breakfast to dinner.

• Francesco Mazzei to open Radici trattoria in Islington

  

  A Hot Dinners Exclusive - updated 22/3/17 with booking details

  What: Radici

  In a nutshell: Southern Italian cooking in Islington

  Summing it all up: A new Italian trattoria with a terrace and wine room is arriving on Almedia Street, bringing with it lots of traditional south Italian dishes, as well as more laid back meals like pizzas, charcuterie and cheeses.

• Bubblewrap’s Hong Kong-style egg waffles are coming to Soho

  

  6/3/17 - Updated with opening date.

  What: Bubblewrap

  In a nutshell: Hong Kong egg waffle stall puts down roots in London

  Summing it all up: After cutting their teeth as a festival food truck, this mix-and-match street food from east Asia is making its way to Soho for good.