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- Claude Bosi is opening Lyonnaise restaurant Josephine in Chelsea
Updated 23/1/24 with a new opening date
It's been quite the year for chef and restaurateur Claude Bosi. He began with the opening of his bistro Socca in Mayfair with Samyukta Nair and then followed that up with the unveiling of his glamorous rooftop restaurant
- Hyde London City hotel is opening on Old Bailey, complete with a modern Turkish restaurant
Just when you thought the city couldn't possibly fit any more upmarket hotels, another new opening is on the horizon. This time it's the turn of boutique hotel brand Hyde, themselves part of Ennismore, the people behind the Hoxton hotels. They're opening Hyde London City on Old Bailey.
It's not the first time that this particular building has been a hotel.
... - Amsterdam live fire restaurant Nela is coming to The Whiteley in Bayswater
We already knew that plans were afoot to bring Whiteleys, now renamed The Whiteley, back to its former glory (albeit this time as a hotel, apartments and restaurants). The people behind Pachamama are opening Effie there and now we have news of another
... - The Rex Delicatessen by Larry Jayasekara and Tim Jefferies opens in Mayfair
We've known for a while that Larry Jayasekara is opening The Cocochine with gallery owner Tim Jefferies in Mayfair. That restaurant should see the light of day this spring, but it's not the only project they've been working on. On the
... - Morchella will serve up Mediterranean food on Exmouth Market from the Perilla team
23/1/23 - updated with the opening date and website details
They've had lots of success with Perilla on Newington Green and now the same team are opening Morchella on Exmouth Market (taking over from Firebrand Pizza).
This time the restaurant will be all about Mediterranean cuisine, with a focus on sharing dishes like octopus luciana, salt-baked
... - Singapulah will serve up a taste of Singapore on Shaftesbury Avenue
Updated 25/1/24 with the opening date
Several years back, Singaporean restaurateur Ellen Chew trialled a new concept in Soho. The pop-up was a cafe by day (Arôme) and restaurant by night (Singapulah). We all know how well Arôme did - it currently has two
... - Dom's Subs are on the move in the City, heading to Ludgate Circus and Leadenhall
17/1/24 - updated with opening details.
Just a few short months after they closed their store in Bevis Marks, to the despair of City workers, sandwich folk Dom's Subs are storming back, opening up not one but two sandwich shops in the Square Mile again. Back in October, they opened at Ludgate Circus in an incredibly small space described by them as a "little teeny tiny sandwich
... - Good Manners is the new coffee and sandwich stall from Bad Manners by Canonbury station
Bad Manners (formerly Quarter Kitchen) have been a big deal in Hackney since launch, with their take on Mexican food forging quite the fan base. And now they've just launched a spin-off in Islington (as first spotted by London on the
... - A British restaurant is opening at the new Tanner Krolle shop in Mayfair
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Quite a few London high-end shops have gone down the in-store drinking or dining route. There's the very popular Café Leon Dore, Dunhill has its bar and courtyard cafe at Bourdon House, and
... - Hovarda joins Hawksmoor as a floating restaurant in Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf folk who've been wondering who was going to take over the other huge floating restaurant beside Hawksmoor at Wood Wharf now have their answer. It'll be the Canary Wharf outpost of Aegean restaurant Hovarda, which has been serving up Med-style dishes in Soho for the past six years.
Well, that's half the story at least, as Hovarda will only be taking on the water-level deck of
... - Clap is spreading to Knightsbridge
10/1/24 - updated with the opening date
In a strong case of "you really should have renamed this before opening in the UK", Clap is coming to Knightsbridge.
Clap, a restaurant that's inevitably only going to be referred to with a definite article attached, has opened in Dubai, Riyadh and Beirut before landing in London. Referred to as "sensory Japanese dining" (which we're not sure makes it any
... - Bruno is Michael Sager's passion wine bar project in Victoria Park Village
After half an hour chatting to wine bar owner and importer Michael Sager we're already feeling extremely jealous of anyone living in Victoria Park. In addition to the food and drink delights already there, they're about to get what sounds like the perfect neighbourhood wine bar.
Of course, Sager has a lot of experience in the game - his first place, Sager + Wilde pretty much reinvented the London wine bar
... - Alley Cats Pizza brings NYC slices to Marylebone
Fans of NYC style pizza pies should take note of a new pizzeria that's just opened up off Baker Street. Alley Cats Pizza is from the restaurant group that run Ochre at the National Gallery and (whisper it) Angus Steakhouse. Here in Marylebone their head chef Francesco Macri, who's ex-Pizza Pilgrims and Princi, has put together a tight menu that takes New York's pizza scene as its inspiration.
There are just seven thin
... - The big new London restaurants opening in January 2024
One of the quietest months of the year for new openings, there are still some very interesting new restaurants coming to London in January.
- Emilia's Crafted Pasta comes to Baker Street
5/1/24 - Updated with the soft launch info
The march of fresh pasta restaurants across London continues, with a fourth Emilia's about to join the fray. This time they're heading to Baker Street, just down the road from Sherlock Holmes' pretend gaff and next to Regent's Park.
As with every Emilia's, all the pasta will be made fresh on-site. Here it'll be in a special pasta station
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