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His main home may be Elystan Street, but Phil Howard's other business looks like it's doing pretty well. Fresh pasta bar Notto is already on Piccadilly and in Covent Garden, and a third is on the way to the City. 

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In France they're responsible for a roster of hotter-than-hot restaurants, and back in 2021 we were the first to let you know that the Loulou Groupe were heading to London for their first UK opening. Now, four years later, we have more details on what's being planned.

The team have taken over a Grade II listed building in the

A quick look back at all the chef collabs that have taken place at Carousel over the past few years would reveal a distinct trend - they really love working with Mexican chefs. And at some point something on the team clearly asked the question, 'Why don't we open our own Mexican restaurant if we're so into it?' The net result is that Carousel founders, Ed and Ollie Templeton are currently working on one.

Cometa is being described as a contemporary Mexican seafood spot, influenced by the likes of Mexico City's Contramar and New York's The Four Horsemen. In the kitchen,

If you were one of the many fans of the much-missed Korean tea shop be-oom on Exmouth Market, then we've got some news that should gladden your heart. Founder Sooji Im has another venture in the offing. She's moved into central London, where she'll be opening TOKKIA, a luxury Korean matcha house.

On offer will be finely whisked Korean matcha, paired with saltbreads - a traditional Korean roll that looks

A health food restaurant that's opened across Europe is making its UK debut in Soho this month as Hg Soho (known as Honest Greens on the continent).

It's taking over a space in Soho that's directly opposite Kod (and used to be Good Housekeeping). The restaurant first opened in Barcelona in 2017 and has spread to more European cities since then. They bill the

We can't quite believe it's been 10 years since Padella first roared onto the London restaurant scene. The idea of well-priced, freshly made pasta dishes in a modern setting blew our tiny London minds at the time and set the scene for a perma-queue that pretty much remains at its OG Borough Market restaurant to this day.

Now the duo behind it, Tim Siadatan and Jordan Frieda (and also co-owners of Islington's Trullo), are gearing up to open a third Padella (their Shoreditch one opened back in 2020). This one's in the heart of the West End, in Soho on Kingly Street.

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They already have two big hits in Islington behind them with Goodbye Horses and The Dreamery and now the same team are blazingly on track for a third with Stable Wines. 

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Ruth's is a new neighbourhood restaurant and bar coming to Putney, and it's got an impressive team behind it. 

It's a team-up between Ed Baillieu and Callum Ross, who originally met in New Zealand (where Callum is from) and have since worked together as far afield as London, Auckland, Hong Kong and New York. This will be their first project together, opening in the neighbourhood where Ed grew up. The pair have an impressive background in London alone. Callum was GM at The Camberwell Arms and Forza Wine at the

After so many Italian restaurant openings, it's refreshing to be talking about something different throwing open its doors in London next month. Dim Sum Library is a Hong Kong import by the Aqua Group and is going to be taking over what used to be the group's Luci restaurant in Covent Garden.

They're pitching it as a modern take on classic dim sum, and they've brought in chefs Jian Jia (who

As we wind up the year, there are still some very big new openings still to come this month, including the new opening from Core's Clare Smyth and the long-awaited Guinness brewery in Covent Garden.

26/11/25 - updated with the opening date and traders revealed.

Once thought to have been dealt a killing blow by the lockdowns, the past couple of years have been a boom time for food halls. The latest to join the fray is the newest Market Place and it's easily their most central London location yet. 

So far, they've opened in places like St Paul's,

The space that was The Good Egg at Eat 17 in Walthamstow has just undergone a big transformation. They've teamed up with the people behind East London's Proud Mary olive oil to launch Proud Mary Pizzeria. It'll be taking over the space in the evening (The Good Egg will still be running during the day). 

The room itself has had something of a glow-up, with pink walls

You've got to do a lot to stand out against the competition, particularly in London's dynamic food and wine scene. So we applaud the folk behind new E17 wine and listening bar Olfaclub for doing several things differently.

The pair behind it, Beth and Jeremy, are hoping to create a welcoming space to try out new wine. To that end, they'll be offering a wine list available exclusively by the glass. And nothing else.

Whether you're an ex-pat looking for a slice of home (and pumpkin pie) or just fancy getting in on the pre-festive season celebrations, here's our pick of the Thanksgiving events happening in London.

Restaurateur Martin Kuczmarski is a busy man. Just days after opening Martino's, his follow-up restaurant to The Dover, in Chelsea he's at it again. Now he's gearing up to open another space on Dover Street, just a few doors down from his OG restaurant.

Dover Street Counter sounds like it'll be much more of a playful, casual spot. They're pitching it as "a place to drop in - and likely stay longer than planned."