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- Milk Beach brings its Aussie restaurant to Soho
17/8/22 - updated with the opening date
They've become big in Queen's Park and now Australian restaurant Milk Beach is heading into town for a second restaurant in Soho.
They'll be opening in the new Ilona Rose House building on Greek Street (where The Little Scarlet
... - Le Bab hit up Spitalfields for their next opening
While they wait to open their next restaurant at Battersea Power Station, Le Bab are joining the traders at Old Spitalfields market in the meantime. The latest opening from the kebab slinger sees them take over the old Bvrger stall inside the market where they'll be serving up a short menu of three of their kebabs - the chicken shish (pictured) along with a pork ribeye kebab and roast aubergine kebab.
In addition, you'll
... - Salt Yard have brought Mediterranean tapas to Borough
Salt Yard are growing again. They only recently expanded to Westfield and now the latest Salt Yard has opened in Borough.
As with their previous openings, it's a combo of Spanish and Italian tapas in a venue that's decked out with lots of exposed brickwork. The
... - Cafe Royal scoops ex-Greenhouse chef Alex Dilling for brand new restaurant
15/8/22 - updated with more details on the opening
After the shock closure of the Greenhouse, along with its stablemates The Square, back in 2020, all eyes were on the restaurant's chef Alex Dilling to see what he did next. Fast forward two years and the answer to that is he's opening a brand new restaurant at the Hotel Cafe Royal.
Called Alex Dilling at
... - Arome have opened a new bakery just off Oxford Street
They're big in Covent Garden, but now Arome bakery have unveiled a brand new space, just off Oxford Street.
Mere steps from Selfridges is where you'll find the new Arome and, as before their breads, cakes and pastries are inspired by French patisserie techniques, but using flavours from Singapore, Japan and France. So, alongside loaves of their shokupan Japanese milk bread,
... - Shawarma restaurant Hala Wala has arrived in Camden
Recently opened in Camden, there's a brand new Shawarma shop called Hala Wala that sounds like a promising place to pop in and try.
Their shawarma is marinated for 24 hours in their own blend of spices and comes in chicken, chicken sojok (spicy chicken), lamb and mixed, of course. Once it's
... - Karen's Diner is coming to London - get ready to be roasted
Never heard of Karen's Diner? That's about to change. Put simply, it's a restaurant where all the staff are deliberately rude to you and it's coming to London.
It started in Australia only last year but has become pretty big over here, opening in Manchester and Sheffield and now, ...
- Ex-Noma chef John Javier is opening his members-only London restaurant to the public
He's worked at Noma and Momofuko Seiobo and ran a London supperclub that once saw the legend Harrison Ford turn up. Now chef John Javier is opening the doors of his London restaurant to members of the public.
The Tent (at the end of the universe) first opened back in February as part of members' club 17 Little Portland Street. But what was an invite-only spot will now be a regular restaurant
... - Kinoya are bringing their ramen from Dubai to Harrods in London
A Dubai ramen restaurant feted by both Michelin and the World's 50 Best Restaurants list is coming to London. Kinoya Ramen was this year marked as the One To Watch on the Middle Eastern and North Africa iteration of the 50 Best List. They said "the effect it has had on the Dubai dining scene in its fledgling stage has been profound".
The izakaya-style restaurant will open at Harrods next spring, so we did a
... - Australia's Meat & Wine Co is opening in Mayfair
A South African steakhouse from Australia is the latest international restaurant group to set its sights on London - and Mayfair in particular. The Meat & Wine Co is the brainchild of founder Bradley Michael, who took inspiration from his home in South Africa to bring braai-cooked steaks and amazing wines to the folks of Australia. They have opened previously in London - in Westfield to be specific - but
... - Xi’an Biang Biang Noodles is coming to Covent Garden
It looks like a new outpost for Whitechapel's Xi’an Biang Biang Noodles is on the horizon. As reported by industry newsletter Propel, they're looking to open in Covent Garden next, taking over from what used to be an On the Bab restaurant.
The original restaurant came from the people behind Highbury's Xi’an Impression and focused on their most-loved dish. Assuming it's the same
... - Pitchside at Tobacco Dock is aiming to be the UK's biggest sports bar
When it comes to football, Boxpark Croydon really has carved a space out for itself as the place to be. However, with the World Cup coming up in November, a new contender to the crown is incoming.
Skylight in Tobacco Dock is the challenger, with its new venue Pitchside opening within the second level of the warehouse. They're billing it as the biggest sports bar
... - Cavita's basement cocktail bar Mayahuel is now open in Marylebone.
Two months after she opened her Mexican restaurant, Cavita, chef Adriana Cavita is now ready to unveil her cocktail bar and mezcaleria Mayahuel. Situated underneath the restaurant but with its own entrance on Wigmore Street, Mayahuel looks every bit as enticing as the restaurant
... - New London restaurants opening in August 2022
August can be one of the quietest months for new restaurants (the quiet before the storm in September) - but there are still some strong new openings.
- The Starman, a David Bowie-inspired bar, opens on Heddon Street
Ground control to David Bowie fans: Heddon Street will already be familiar to you as the location for the Ziggy Stardust album photo cover in 1972, which is commemorated by a blue plaque. Now, just a few doors down, the tribute to the musician continues with The Starman, which opened in early July.
Taking over the old Strawberry Moon bar/club site, The Starman brings some ch-ch-changes (sorry; we’ll stop this)
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