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If there's one thing that successive lockdowns have promoted, it's the rise of local food culture. Corner stores suddenly became more important than ever when we were all confined to our homes.

Now Camden residents are the latest to benefit from a brand new store. Half Cut Market on York Way sees some very interesting food and wine folk involved. Co-founder Holly Wilcocks (ex-Noble Rot and MEATliquor) has

Just as London's finishes hosting the 50 Best Bars awards, another very promising bar is opening in Kensington. 

Amaro is the passion project of Elon Soddu, previously Head Mixologist of The Savoy. Elon and his bar team all have experience in five-star

If you had been planning a trip to Japan until it closed its borders, well, we have some news that may console you on the food front. There’s a new restaurant from two accomplished Japanese chefs coming to Mayfair called Roji.

The name Roji can translate as either ‘journey/path’ or ‘hidden alley’, which is appropriate enough, as this is a little sanctuary tucked down a Mayfair back alley. In fact, you’ll need to be

If you’re the kind of person who loves fish and chips but has concerns about eating sustainably, then fret no more. One of your mindful New Year’s Resolutions can involve heading to Wapping in East London, to check out new restaurant Off The Hook, where absolutely everything has been accounted for, right down to the time your chosen fish arrived in London.

Run by chef Neil Wagner in collaboration with Shaun

Updated 6/12/21 with new opening date

Zia Lucia are continuing their march south with a new pizzeria, this time in Balham. 

If you're not familiar with them, they first started on Holloway Road (where they've now merged with pasta restaurant Berto) and the restaurant is all centred around their 48-hour slow-fermented doughs. With each pizza, you get a choice of traditional white

The Light Bar was one of the first restaurants to open post-lockdown in 2021 and next year they're getting ready to launch something new. This time they're opening the upstairs restaurant which they're calling The Timber Loft, and it's all sounding rather promising. 

In charge of things will be Tristan Downes, who last worked with Stevie Parle at Joy. He's bringing a few of

They've been going strong on Broadway Market and now Hill and Szrok are stretching their wings with a second location called Stella's on Newington Green (The new place isn't called Hill & Szrok as original chef Alex Szrok has moved on).

If you're unaware of them, at their current location they're butcher by day, restaurant by night. This new place has launched

It's all go at Finsbury Park. As part of the new development around the station, there are all manner of restaurants, cafes and bars opening and the latest to throw their hat into the ring is Tonkotsu.

The good news for fans of the ramen group is that their signature Tonkotsu ramen will be on offer here - making it perfect for hungry commuters or Arsenal fans craving that gorgeous pork and lardo broth. They'll also

As the end of 2021 looms, things are quietening down on the new opening side - but there are still some very interesting new restaurant openings in December...

Two years after he opened Daffodil Mulligan, chef and restaurateur Richard Corrigan is hard at work on his next project. He'll be opening what sounds to be a very interesting place as part of the whole Hawley Wharf development in Camden Market.

In an interview this weekend with the ...

New restaurant and bar Boiler & Co is heading to Bankside and has a very interesting chef heading up the menu - Kerth Gumbs. Last seen at Ormer Mayfair, he also made a big splash in the final of Great British menu last year. 

Here, he'll have a menu of small plates that will have references to his home of Anguilla with dishes

Piccadilly is getting a stunning new rooftop bar and restaurant.

During the pandemic, one of the restaurants to close was the long-running Bar Boulud, one of two key restaurants at the Mandarin Oriental (the other is Dinner by Heston). 

But now they've just announced the successor - The Aubrey, which is being billed as "an eccentric Japanese izakaya experience". It's apparently the first Uk restaurant by Maximal Concepts,

Chelsea has a new neighbourhood dining spot. Newly opened at The Cadogan, A Belmond Hotel, on Sloane Street is The LaLee.

After closing their Shoreditch restaurant during lockdown, the folks behind the Jones Family Project have bounced back again and are about to open in Covent Garden.

The Jones Family Affair takes over the large space that used to be home to Les Deux Salons on William IV Street. If you've been to either their Eccleston Yards space or the old Shoreditch spot you'll know that Jones Family restaurants go