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- New London restaurants opening in January 2022
We've all made it to 2022 and we're starting to see some brand new restaurants appear on the scene. Here's who will be opening in London this month.
- Ottolenghi heads to Chelsea's Pavilion Road for his next deli opening
10/1/22 - updated with opening date
The foodie hub that is Chelsea's Pavilion Road is soon going to be home to one of Yotam Ottolenghi's biggest neighbourhood delis. The all-day spot will open from breakfast through to early evening and they're promising some rather special new dishes that will be exclusive to Chelsea folk.
Running along the same lines as other Ottolenghis, there'll be
... - Yolk brings egg pots and sandwiches to Soho
After a first glance at the name, you might expect Yolk to be the latest of London's trend of egg-based restaurants. And while eggs are indeed on the menu, it's actually also about sandwiches or, as they put it, "fine fast food". They've already opened two places in the city in New Street and Broadgate and their latest is coming to Soho's Golden Square.
Eggs are available at breakfast in the shape of
... - Hot Stone relaunches in Fitzrovia as RAI and it's all about omakase
Mid-pandemic, Hot Stone launched their second restaurant in Fitzrovia - but now it's getting a relaunch as a completely new restaurant called RAI.
Still led by their Executive Chef Padam Raj, It'll be a full omakase-style tasting menu affair, combining primarily Japanese and British ingredients. Particular attention is being paid to high-grade sourcing from Japan,
... - Alkebulan Dining Hall will be a London food hall celebrating African cuisine
London hasn't had a brand new food hall since the pandemic started - and much of what we do have has been closed on and off over the past two years. So it's good news on all fronts to hear about a new place opening that also promotes a more diverse food offering.
Alkebulan will be a food hall celebrating African cuisine. The company behind it, TGP International, were responsible for 3 Henrietta Street in Covent Garden
... - The key new London restaurants to look out for in 2022
2022 brings a new year of very promising new London restaurant openings. Here's our pick of the best...
- Abandon Ship sails from Scotland to Covent Garden
Abandon Ship are pretty big in Scotland (there are two Abandon Ship bars there already and the group behind them has 13 in total) and now they're getting ready to launch in Covent Garden.
Taking over what used to be PIx, their London bar comes with a design that they're describing as a "sensory explosion", so it should definitely stick out in Covent Garden. We'd say it seems closest to
... - Cicchetti is coming to Knightsbridge
San Carlo already have two Cicchettis in London (and a few more restaurants too) and now they're gearing up for a third - this time in Knightsbridge.
As with their previous restaurants, it'll all centre around "contemporary Italian dining" with fresh pasta dishes, pizza, fish and meat-focused "carne" plates alongside a selection of fritti dishes. Here's a taste from their current
... - Wolfox cafe and wine bar eyes up the old Savoy Taylors Guild on the Strand
It's been home to a tailors since the early 20th century and its distinctive frontage on the Strand is Grade II listed, but next year the historic Savoy Taylors Guild is going to switch from cutting cloth to serving food.
The site's been taken over by Wolfox a coffee and restaurant group with places in Brighton and Leeds. Here at their first London opening they're planning a "high end cafe and wine bar".
If that follows
... - Ugly Dumpling are opening a second restaurant in Fitzrovia
After success in Carnaby, Ugly Dumpling are branching out and opening a new restaurant in Fitzrovia (right next door to Lima).
If you're unaware of Ugly Dumpling, they are as you might expect, a dumpling restaurant. Their fillings are a mix of traditional fillings and their own creations. On the former, you'll have fillings like pork belly, aromatic duck and prawn and chive. For their
... - Pastry God Cedric Grolet picks The Berkeley for his first London patisserie
With a reputation that precedes him, world-renowned pastry chef Cedric Grolet is heading to London, opening his first UK patisserie (and the first outside France) at The Berkeley in Knightsbridge. Rumours had been building of a UK base for the chef with all the pastry skills, when he posted a
... - Emilia's Crafted Pasta is opening in Canary Wharf's Wood Wharf
Emilia's Crafted pasta gets ready to open its third restaurant, this time in the new Canary Wharf development Wood Wharf. Expect their much-loved fresh pasta dishes, new snacks, a bar with tabletop games and lots more...
- Honest Burgers go vegan with new V Honest restaurant
Updated 11/1/21 with opening date
After opening Honest Burger restaurants all over town, they're now looking to try something different with V Honest, their first fully vegan burger restaurant.
The menu will have vegan versions of the Honest and the Tribute and to that, they're adding the Buffalo, Pesto, Teriyaki and the Chilli burgers. At this point, the Teryaki's the only
... - Shutters opens at One Canada Square with its Cali-Cornish seafood mix
It takes a brave soul to put a seafood restaurant in the lobby of one of London's biggest office blocks (here's hoping their extraction is top-notch), but the folks behind Shutters which has just opened up at One Canada Square are hoping their mix of Cornish fish and Californian vibes will be a winning formula.
The team behind it are Cornish company The Happiness Cartel who also run a Shutters restaurant down in Marazion in
... - Dear Grace sees the Pergola team expand to White City
Best known for their rooftop and alfresco spots, Pergola and The Prince, the Incipio team are heading to White City in the New Year for their next opening.
Dear Grace is going to be an all-day space that'll be open from breakfast onwards. Opening in the spaces that used to house Wellbourne Brasserie and Motherclucker, it aims to be a handy place for work during the day while serving up cocktails and small plates after
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