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- New Shoreditch spot 45 Curtain Road connects the trends as a Japanese and Mediterranean chophouse
It's all change once more in Shoreditch, as the hotel that was formerly The Curtain and then The Mondrian has now transformed into 45 London. With the change in ownership comes a new restaurant (in the space that was Red Rooster followed by Bibo).
45 Curtain Road has taken two of the biggest London restaurant trends this year and brought them together under one roof. It'll be a Japanese chophouse with a menu influenced by the
... - Test Driving The Black Eel - a tardis-like pub in Dalston with truly great comfort food by Riley's
The Black Eel is a new pub in Dalston that's taken over an absolute warren of rooms with a very talented chef in the kitchen. We went down to try it out.
- The best London restaurants for Thanksgiving 2025
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.
- Crisp Pizza open The Marlborough pub in Mayfair with a little help from The Devonshire - here's a first look
9/11/25 - Updated with photos and menu details
One of London's big openings for the autumn is the arrival of Crisp Pizza in Mayfair, where they've taken over The Marlborough Head pub on North Audley Street, renaming it The Marlborough.
For the Mayfair opening, Crisp's and now The Marlborough's owner Carl McCluskey is getting support from the whole team behind The Devonshire:
... - Mazarine in Mayfair sees an ex-LPM chef taking coastal French cooking to Hanover Square
French restaurants have been a booming business on London's dining scene in 2025, and the latest to join that trend is Mazarine.
This comes from the team behind Sparrow Italia and is run by ex-LPM chef Thierry Laborde (who was previously head chef of Le Gavroche). It's taking a southern/coastal approach to French cooking, so expect things here to have
... - Nora sees the team behind Beam opening a modern Turkish restaurant in Canary Wharf
They have four Cafe Beams across London, but now the brothers behind Beam, Ozgur and Sidar Akyuz, are getting ready to open something new. Nora will be a modern Turkish restaurant in Canary Wharf.
In charge of the kitchen here is Daniel Alt. He used to be Executive Head Chef at The Barbary, so that should be a good sign of what to expect here. Daniel and his team
... - De Nadas' Argentinian empanadas are coming to Kew
They have four empanada shops across London, and now De Nadas are heading out to Kew for their fifth opening. They'll be taking over what was the Pether butcher shop.
If you're unfamiliar with them, De Nadas have 15 different types of Argentinian-style empanadas on the menu. Those flavours include classic beef, ham & cheese, spicy lamb, blue cheese & pear, Malbec onions &
... - Hoppers is coming to Shoreditch, taking over from Lyle's, and looking beyond Sri Lanka
Earlier this year, after more than a decade in business, James Lowe's Lyles shut up shop for good. Since May, the restaurant has been vacant, but now we know what's taking its place - a new version of Hoppers.
- Bistro Sablé is a French bistro taking over from Smokehouse in Islington
Islington locals will be well aware of Smokehouse, the pub/restaurant on Canonbury Road that's been open for just over a decade (originally launched by Neil Rankin). And that's particularly because of its lovely terrace, hidden from the busy road by plenty of greenery.
Well, now Smokehouse's time is up as it's just been replaced by something quite different. It's
... - Former Sosharu chef Alex Craciun is behind casual by day, immersive by night Aces Foodcraft opening in Fitzrovia
30/10/25 - updated with the opening date
It's been almost a decade since we last encountered the cooking of chef Alex Craciun in London. Back then, the chef had taken on the head chef position at Jason Atherton's Sosharu, for which he received almost universal praise from the critics. Grace Dent said his was 'the best chicken
... - Chelsea Grill takes over from Fantomas in Chelsea
We were fans of Fantomas when it first opened in Chelsea, late in 2024. It was part of a trio of restaurants that opened in a short period of time by the group behind Wild. Krododilos and Pinna were
... - Vagabond are opening London's biggest urban winery and bar at Canada Water
30/10/25 - updated with the opening date
If you live or work in the Docklands and have been wondering what's going to take over the space at the recently completed Dock Shed at Canada Water, then we're here to enlighten you. It's going to be an absolutely massive new wine bar and winery. The space has been taken up by Vagabond wine bars: if you haven't been to one before, they're the bars where all
... - London's version of a Guinness Storehouse, Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Covent Garden, is finally opening
Updated 29/10/25 with the opening date, bar and restaurant details
It's been on the cards for a very long time, but the Guinness Open Gate Brewery in Covent Garden is finally opening. Following in the footsteps of Dublin and Edinburgh, London is the latest capital city to get its own huge city-centre brewery/distillery. And it's a big project; Guinness has apparently spent £73 million on the
... - SOOM Korean BBQ, where you cook at your table, has arrived in Covent Garden
They already have a Korean restaurant in Canary Wharf with 3KOBROS, and now the same team are coming to St Martin's Lane with SOOM.
The new restaurant, taking over the space that used to be The Theatre Cafe, will be all about Korean BBQ. So there will be individual stone tables, each with an electric BBQ grill and you'll be cooking your own meats and vegetables.
... - MA/NA sees the Los Mochis team head to Mayfair with a Japanese restaurant
28/10/25 - updated with more details
Mayfair residents wondering what's happening over at the old Ruya site on Upper Grosvenor Street, next to Corrigan's, should know that they'll have a new restaurant on their doorstep in the new year. It was bought by the Thesleff Group, which is behind Los Mochis in Notting Hill, Sale e Pepe in Knightsbridge and the Juno and Luna omakase
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