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  • The Black Penny coffee house opening on Great Queen Street

    The Black Penny

    There's a new coffee house, The Black Penny, heading to Great Queen Street next week. Billed as "bridging the gap between fast food and gourmet gastronomy" it's a mix between a coffee house and cafe/restaurant. The place is named after 17th coffee houses which were known as Penny Universities - you paid a penny for a cup of coffee and admission.

    During the day there's a changing menu of British influenced seasonal food. Some examples of those so far are:

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  • The team behind Le Chateaubriand come to London to bring Le Chabanais to Mayfair

    The team behind Le Chateaubriand come to London to bring Le Chabanais to Mayfair

    Updated 26 May - now you can read our full Test Drive of Le Chabanais

    The opening of Le Chabanais is set to be one of the highlights of the London restaurant year and now more details are being revealed about the restaurant coming to Mayfair.

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  • Jason Atherton leads a host of restaurants heading for Nova, Victoria

    Nova

    We've noticed a very clear trend in the London restaurant scene recently and it's all connected with new developments across town. Before, such places often opened with somewhat generic chains, but now we're seeing new restaurant enclaves appear all over town, often led by very big names or extremely popular mini-chains. So we've had Pizarro and more at

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  • Shake Shack is coming to Stratford Westfield

    Shake Shack is coming to Stratford Westfield

    It had been rumoured for a couple of days and now the news is out - a second Shake Shack is coming to London, to Stratford's Westfield.

    This will see them follow similar Shake Shack set-ups in malls around the world, offering everything that's currently available in Covent Garden - shakes (obviously) and burgers including the ShackBurger, SmokeShack (with bacon) and ‘Shroom Burger and the Shack-cago Dog. Exclusive to the

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  • The next Draft House is coming to Old Street

    Draft House Old Street

    The rejuvenation of the Old Street area is bringing with it more eating and drinking options to the area, Ceviche has already landed while Bone Daddies and Honest Burgers are on the way. And the next to land there is the latest from Charlie McVeigh's Draft House. 

    It's going to open in the new development The Bower, just off City Road. It'll be split across two floors and they say it'll have a "utilitarian aesthetic" and is inspired by the

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  • Masala Grill opens on the Kings Road

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    A while back, we reported that Chutney Mary was on the move, crossing town to St James and in turn making way for a new Indian restaurant on the Kings Road site. Well Masala Grill has just opened its doors and we've had lots more information about the menu there.

    The informal restaurant is from the same stable as Amaya, Chutney Mary,

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  • Red's True Barbecue comes to London and lands in Shoreditch

    Red's True BBQ London Shoreditch

    There's no slowing down the barbecue trend in London as another restaurant will soon be smoking all sorts of meat in Shoreditch. This time it's Red's True Barbecue, which has a number of restaurants in the north (Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham, Headingly), and this is their first in London.

    The menu will be the same as in their other restaurants with some fairly outlandish dishes on the menu. Like the "Ox Cheek Bone Luge" - 8 hour smoked

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  • Grillstock comes to London with a new Walthamstow smokehouse and festival too

    Grillstock comes to London with a new Walthamstow smokehouse and festival too

    For folks in E17, there's a new local BBQ opportunity as Bristol fave Grillstock warms up for their upcoming festival with a brand new smokehouse. It's the first time they've come to London and they've already opened the doors in Walthamstow.

    At the new venue, you can expect a soundtrack and design inspired by their festivals (more of that below) and a mix of booths and communal tables. As

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  • The next Dolls House will open in Peckham

    The next Dolls House will open in Peckham

    Having now settled on Upper Street in Islington, Adam Towner and Katy Rosewarne of the Dolls House are already getting ready to open the next site in Peckham, taking over the site that held the Clayton Arms.  

    As with the previous venues, the decor will all be drawn by marker pen and it will be split between a public bar - The Parlour - and a restaurant which becomes a private members' area after 11 pm - The Ballroom. And

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  • Big Easy Bar.B.Q & Lobstershack is coming to Crossrail Place, Canary Wharf

    Big Easy Bar.B.Q & Lobstershack is coming to Crossrail Place, Canary Wharf

    The huge Crossrail project is bringing with it lots of new stations and one of the biggest will be Crossrail Place in Canary Wharf - and that's where the next Big Easy is coming to, before they look at expanding across the UK.

    They'll be taking over the top floor roof terrace of the new Norman Foster Cross Rail Terminal. As part of that, there will be loads of space for alfresco BBQ (and

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  • Bull in a China Shop rotisserie chicken and whisky bar coming to Shoreditch

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    Updated 17/4 with soft launch offer.

    The Chan brothers, who are behind The Drunken Monkey are opening a second venture that appears to be a distillation of all that is East London right now. Bull in a China Shop will be a rotisserie chicken restaurant and whisky bar alongside breakfast bao buns and savoury congee porridge.

    Taking over a pub opposite the Tea Building in the heart of Shoreditch, the all-day restaurant and whisky bar

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  • Fu Manchu dim sum bar coming to Clapham North

    fumanchu logo17/4 - updated with soft launch info.

    If you're after some late night foodie fun, south of the river, sounds like Fu Manchu opening this summer in Clapham North might be for you. This late night dum sum and cocktail bar is taking over a space under the arches on Lendal Terrace. Featuring a long bar and raised seating area, the cocktails are inspired by the Sax Rohmer book titles, so expect The Kiss Of Death and Mancho’s Mind Control made from Chinese tea

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  • Barzetti Italian Kitchen opens in St Pancras

    Barzetti Italian Kitchen opens in St Pancras

    This one's come under the radar a little - a new addition to St Pancras station (just beside the big Marsk & Spencer at the back). It's an Italian restaurant with a short menu of pizzas salads and some simple Italian starters and mains. You can see the full menu online here.

    They'll be open fully on the 18th, but today they're having a 50% off soft

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  • Fatburger is coming to London, starting with Camden

    Fatburger is coming to London, starting with Camden

    We've had it the rumours section of the Coming Soon page for a long time now, but now there's confirmation that US chain Fatburger is definitely coming to London. And it looks like they have a Five Guys style approach, with a plan to open 20 Fatburgers across the country, starting with Camden. That site is already being

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  • Bouillabaisse seafood restaurant coming to Mayfair from Kurt Zdesar

    Bouillabaisse seafood restaurant coming to Mayfair from Kurt Zdesar

    Bouillabaisse is the next restaurant from Kurt Zdesar, who most recently opened Chotto Matte in Soho - and is best known for opening the first Nobu in London. This time the focus is firmly on seafood and with a particular effort at sustainability. To that end, he's done a bit of travelling visiting day-boat fisherman in Greece, Spain and the UK and is aiming to bring some of their practices to the

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