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New Smithfield pub The Poet by the Sune team will have both Scampi Fries Scotch eggs and a 14 course chef's table

Information: 18 September 2026

A couple of decades ago, there were advanced plans, if you can credit it, to demolish the lovely Victorian buildings that surround Smithfield Market. Happily, the whole area has now been protected...

Alto 19 is a new Canary Wharf high rise restaurant from the people behind Lina Stores and Kricket

Information: 18 September 2026

If you're looking for a new restaurant with a great view, this might be for you. A new high-rise restaurant is coming to Canary Wharf called Alto 19. This one comes from White Rabbit Projects, a...

Yai sees Speedboat Bar's Luke Farrell move into fine dining territory in Marylebone

Information: 18 September 2026

Luke Farrell has had an impressive string of hits over the past few years, with both Speedboat Bar and Plaza Khao Gaeng becoming hugely popular Thai restaurants. Now the chef is getting ready to...

First look at Mayfair's new boutique hotel The Shepherd Mayfair

Information: 18 September 2026

18/9/26 - Updated with new images and revised opening date. Recently, there have been a lot of fancy new Mayfair hotels opening, from the Chancery Rosewood on Grosvenor Square to the upcoming St...

Miracle is coming back for another round of Christmas bling, and in a new location too

Information: 17 September 2026

A couple of weeks ago, we brought you news that the team behind Miracle were launching a new Halloween bar and noted that it was in a much bigger location than the usual Christmas pop-ups. We...

Test Driving Le Café LPM, bringing a taste of the original Mayfair hit to Knightsbridge

Information: 17 September 2026

After 18 years, LPM has decided to branch out, opening spin-off Le Café LPM at The Lanesborough in Knightsbridge. We popped in for lunch to see how it compares to the original.

The McDonald's Heist menu is back, bringing in more menu items from around the world to the UK

Information: 16 September 2026

McDonald's are known for having some very different items on the menu in other countries, and last year decided to bring some of them to the UK. That was such a massive hit that they're getting...

Could Penhale's (from the Camille team) be Smithfield's new St John?

Information: 16 September 2026

Their Borough Market restaurant Camille has quietly forged a stellar reputation for its French food. But when the same team opens B. Penhale in Smithfield, they're moving instead to Britain and...

Bistro Sablé doubles up, serving up its classic French food at a Shoreditch pub residency

Information: 16 September 2026

The original Bistro Sable opened in Islington late last year, taking over from The Smokehouse in Islington. That seems to have worked pretty well as the people behind it also own The Princess of...

AJ Records is a rapper-backed French restaurant, bar and music studio taking the Hakkasan Hanway Place space

Information: 15 September 2026

Nearly two years after the original Hakkasan at Hanway Place closed, a new restaurant and bar are getting ready to open in its place, and it'll be quite a change. AJ Records is being billed as an...

Test Driving Nakimushi, a restaurant of two floors, two chefs and one menu from the Dorian team

Information: 15 September 2026

Nakimushi is the latest opening from the Dorian team; and it's a mix of ramen bar and Japanese restaurant. We went down to Notting Hill to see how the concepts are working together.

The Horses in Clerkenwell is next to get the posh pub treatment from the Public House Group

Information: 14 September 2026

Updated 14/9/26 with menu details and soft launch info It was known as The Coach & Horses for 228 years before a rebranding turned it into The Coach. Now, new owners the Public House group are...

Borough is getting a new late night New York Italian bar from a Michelin-starred chef

Information: 14 September 2026

It's all change at Spring Street Pizza down in Borough, where some pretty exciting plans are underway. The pizzeria by chef Tom Kemble, who won a Michelin star for his previous restaurant at...

Brook & Green sees The Silver Birch location reimagined as a Chiswick neighbourhood restaurant

Information: 14 September 2026

Earlier this year, The Silver Birch in Chiswick closed after six years, but that's not the end of the road for its owner, Tim Price. He's completely relaunching the restaurant but moving away from...

New restaurants and bars opening in London this week

Information: 14 September 2026

This week, The Pem gets a top new chef, Professor Green comes to Soho, Island relocates its surf and turf to Clerkenwell and more...

Stoke Park sets its cap at London's foodies bringing in chef Tom Sellers to run its restaurants and bars

Information: 11 September 2026

It's the hotel where Renee Zellweger and Hugh Grant enjoyed a mini break in Bridget Jones's Diary, and the place where James Bond and Goldfinger had it out on the golf course. But now Stoke Park in...

Nikkei restaurant Bamboo Mat doubles up with a new Canary Wharf opening

Information: 11 September 2026

Updated 11/9/26 with soft launch offer Nikkei restaurant Bamboo Mat has been proving a big hit in Stratford - so much that it's gearing up for a second opening in Canary Wharf. Before moving to...

It's Bagels head up the hill to Hampstead

Information: 11 September 2026

Updated 11/9/26 with opening date Three years after they opened their first bagel shop in Primrose Hill in 2023, the NYC-inspired bakery is expanding its North London footprint by opening in...

Juno, coming to Olympia, is claiming to be the UK's biggest Italian restaurant

Information: 11 September 2026

The parade of restaurants opening at Olympia is continuing with Juno. This is the latest from the Incipio Group, which is also behind a trio of rooftop restaurants there: Bar Arriba, Wolves of...

Edmondo sees Big Mamma arriving in the City with a Milan and Enzo Ferrari-fuelled affair

Information: 11 September 2026

19/8/26 - Updated with the opening date Back at the beginning of 2025, we brought you news that Big Mamma were getting ready to open in the City. Since then, they've opened Barbarella in Canary...

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