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- Konjiki is serving up cheese nigiri and sushi tacos in Kensington
Kensington's restaurant scene is on fire right now and nowhere is that more obvious than on Kensington Church Street. Hot on the heels of Krokodilos and Passyunk Avenue opening their doors comes a
... - Seventy Five is a new restaurant inside Liberty with an Ex-Da Terra chef in charge
Somewhat out of the blue, Liberty on Regent Street is getting ready to open a brand new restaurant. It's part of their 150th anniversary celebrations, hence the name of the restaurant, Seventy Five.
It sees them teaming up with catering group Goose + Berry and while that might make you wonder if it's just another in-store restaurant, they do appear to have brought in an interesting head chef. Joe Holness has previously been at Da Terra and
... - Greek restaurant Myrtos arrives in South Kensington with an ex-Pied a Terre chef in charge
We've had a few excellent new Greek restaurants open in London of late and it looks like another is coming to South Kensington. Myrtos is from ex-Pied a terre chef Asimakis Chaniotis who will be opening the restaurant in South Kensington (taking over from Aubaine).
The food here takes its inspiration from across Greece, using produce sourced from
... - Parasol sees the Discount Suit Co team join forces with Ruby's founder in Dalston
28/3/25 - updated with opening details
The team behind bars like Discount Suit Company and The Sun Tavern are getting ready for their next bar, this time in Dalston. They're taking over the basement venue that was once Nest nightclub. They've brought in Tom Gibson, the man behind Ruby's and more to create some sort of bar superteam.
On the
... - The big new London restaurants opening in April 2025
Springtime is properly upon us and that's bringing with it lots of new places to eat. From a pub in Camberwell by The Baring team to a high-end seafood restaurant in Belgravia from Tom Brown, here's what's coming your way in April.
- Canal in Westbourne Park is the new waterside restaurant from the Crispin and Bistro Freddie team
As you might expect from a restaurant named Canal, this next opening from Ham Restaurants is all about its location on the canal. The team, who are behind Crispin, Bar Crispin and Bistro Freddie, are opening this ground-floor, all-day restaurant as part of the Mason & Fifth hotel in Westbourne Park.
We don't know too much about the menu yet other than that it "will celebrate the best of British and
... - Angela Hartnett's latest Cafe Murano is opening in Marylebone
It's been some time since Angela Hartnett opened the last Cafe Murano (over five years ago in Bermondsey) but now she's getting ready to open a new branch, this time in Marylebone.
The latest cafe is opening on Dorset Street (possibly taking over the old AOK Kitchen site but we're still waiting on confirmation). Full details about the new opening are still to be revealed, but we'd
... - Chantelle Nicholson is opening The Cordia Collective in a Grade II West Sussex estate
26/3/25 - updated with Baked by Cordia opening date
Two years ago Chantelle Nicholson opened Apricity in Mayfair, a restaurant that perfectly showcased her strong commitment to sustainability and vegetable-forward approach to cooking. The restaurant later won the
... - Rotisserie chicken and pork belly is on the menu at Chuck's in Brixton
Over in Brixton two seasoned restaurateurs are teaming up for what sounds like a very promising rotisserie restaurant. They're Kieran Monteiro (previously Boma) and Sam Mousawi (who ran the Park Road Kitchen Group in Battersea) and their new place, Chuck's, brings rotisserie chicken and pork to Brixton Village at pretty decent prices.
Set inside Brixton Village Market,
... - Kung Fu Mama Taiwanese noodle bar picks Covent Garden as its launchpad
What do you get if you pair up the co-founder of Ottolenghi with the founder of a noodle empire? It turns out that a Taiwanese noodle bar in Covent Garden is the answer. The business duo in question are Noam Bar-Chang (Ottolenghi's right-hand man) and Chris Hsu the man behind the best-selling Taiwanese noodles brand in the UK, Kung Fu Mama. They've gone into business to open a noodle bar on Long Acre that'll focus on
... - Alfie's at Belgravia pub The Alfred Tennyson will offer tableside theatre and a 'black book' of wine
2025 continues to be a year of dining well in London pubs. The latest central London boozer to take things up a notch is Belgravia pub The Alfred Tennyson, which is just getting ready to unveil a new upstairs dining room.
Alfie's will offer a very different menu to the general pub food downstairs, with a series of dishes created by the pub's Executive chef Ben Tish and Head Chef Stevie Phillip
... - Holy Carrot's second plant-based affair is in Spitalfields
After making a big splash in Notting Hill with their first restaurant last year, Holy Carrot already has a second site lined up, this time in Spitalfields.
Run by Irina Linovich and ex-Acme Fire Cult chef Daniel Watkins, it's a plant-based restaurant and one that has really found an audience. Of the original restaurant, we said it was "a plant-based menu that pushes what's
... - Bleecker Burger's next stop is at Baker Street
21/3/25 - updated with the opening date
They make what is one of our favourite burgers in London and now Zan Kaufman's Bleecker, is about to get bigger. Soon after opening in Seven Dials and London Bridge, Bleecker is ready to expand again, this time opening on Baker Street.
It's planned to be their biggest Bleecker yet, fitting in 28 seats (as well as having takeaway, of course). It also
... - Flat Iron's next steakhouse is in the Royal Festival Hall
21/3/25 - updated with the opening date.
Flat Iron is getting even bigger. The affordable steakhouse already has 14 restaurants in London and there's about to be a 15th - and it's also their second in Waterloo.
Clearly, they've set their sights on opening in more prominent places following their recent opening right on Victoria station. The next one is taking
... - E5 bakehouse is opening at the new V&E East Storehouse in Stratford
The new Stratford Cross development is resulting in adding some very interesting new food options to the area. We've recently had the opening of Templar from the
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