New opening

• Treats Club are opening their permanent hot donut bar in Hackney

  

  They've been popping up across town and even have a lockdown DIY kit - but now Treats Club Dessert Bar are settling down with their first permanent shop in Hackney. 

  If you're yet to come across them, then the key thing you need to know is that

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• Maison Francois is a new brasserie for St James, taking the old Greens site

  Taking the former address of Greens, Maison Francois will be a brasserie and wine bar, featuring a finalist of Masterchef: The Professionals as chef. 

• EL&N Cafes have just opened a new grab and go cafe in St Pancras. And yes, it's VERY pink.

  

  St Pancras commuters have never had it so... pink. London's newest EL&N cafe, the oh-so-Instagrammable enterprise, opened this week at the station.

  This one's a little different to the rest of their cafes, being the group's first self-serve one. You'll be able to get your pink coffee and slice of pink cake to-go, just before you jump on your train (which is handy, because train food trolleys are not in operation at the

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• Supa Ya Ramen launches a permanent restaurant in Hackney

  Chef Luke Findlay's ramen supperclub puts down permanent roots in Hackney.

• Hoshi street food finds a permanent home in Spitalfields

   

  You may have come across Hoshi before. They've been popping up at Kerb and a number of markets across town, serving up what they dub 'Asian-inspired' street food. Now, as lockdown restrictions are slowly lifted, they're getting ready to open a permanent place in Spitalfields.

  The permanent restaurant is billed as fresh fast food and is primarily a takeaway spot. The menu is mainly a create-your-own affair.

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• KIBOU sees the Japanese restaurant from Cheltenham come to Battersea

  KIBOUSushi in Cheltenham have won many accolades for their Japanese cuisine and now they’re bringing an 80-cover restaurant to London’s Battersea, which not only includes their trademark authentic ramen but will come with a standalone whisky and cocktail bar for connoisseurs of Japanese spirits and beers.

• The Berkeley unveil The Garden restaurant - an alfresco haven in Knightsbridge

  

  There's no doubt that restaurants with access to an outside area are going to have a better time of it than others as places reopen for business this weekend. So props to The Berkeley who not registered, 'ooh we have quite a decent outside space at the back of the hotel' but also 'why don't we do something brand new with it?'

  To that end, they'll be opening an entirely new alfresco restaurant on Saturday. The Garden at The

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• Bar Swift is coming to Shoreditch

  

  Their Soho venue has been closed throughout the lockdown but now that Bar Swift (ranked 41 on the 50 Best Bars in the World list last year) are back, they're already getting ready to open a second bar in Shoreditch (where Floripa used to be). 

  This venue will be an all-day affair, opening at 8am on weekdays. Of course, you won't be able to pick up a cocktail then, so they'll shift to coffee and brunch dishes in the mornings. There will be Neal's

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• Tavolino sees ex Bancone chef Louis Korovilas head Thameside

  Louis Korovilas was head chef of Bancone and has now moved onto his new restaurant Tavolino, on the south bank of the Thames with impressive views of the river. There he'll be bringing an impeccably-sourced menu of Italian pasta, pizza and lots more.

• Six by Nico sees Scottish chef Nico Simeone heading to London with his six-dish tasting menu - updated

  Scottish chef Nico Simeone is heading to London with his concept restaurant, hitting up Fitzrovia with a regularly changing tasting menu.

• Tandoor Tacos spins out from Tandoor Chop House, landing in the Hoxton Southwark

  

  Tandoor Chop House (currently in Covent Garden) is about to get a new spin-off in Southwark called Tandoor Tacos. They are exactly as they sound - a mash-up of Mexican and Indian food, with the Chop House paratha breads converted into tacos. 

  Here's what's on the menu:

  • A Peas Yourself - Chickpeas, ginger, garlic and chilli, pickled cucumber and endive,
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• Knoops are bringing amazing hot chocolate, milkshakes and more to Clapham and High Street Ken

  

  Yet another London store which blossomed all too briefly in the weeks before lockdown closed it was Knoops - a hot chocolate shop at Clapham Junction. The original one, which opened in Rye back in 2013 had built up quite the fanbase for its continental hot chocolates.

  And this isn't just any old chocolate drink - the chocolate used ranges from 28% up to 100% cocoa and you'll find a mix of single origins and blends. Owner Jens Knoop has spent

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• Sidechick sees Patty & Bun step into the roast chicken business

  

  First we had Coqfighter opening a beef burger space, Good Burger. Then we had Honest Burgers moving into the chicken space with Honest

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• Bears at the Pavilion will be dishing out Icelandic soft serve on Brook Green

  

  Popular West London ice-cream sellers Bears Parlour is opening its second outlet this weekend - a kiosk on Brook Green.

  Run by Phil Harrison, former head chef at the much-respected Anglesea Arms gastropub, and his partner Vera Thordadottir, they've made quite the name for themselves with their Icelandic soft serve.

  Seasonal ice-cream flavours include things like Salted Pumpkin Seed Nougat or Blueberry, Lavender Jam

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• Attawa is a new Punjabi restaurant, opening in Dalston with a MasterChef semi-finalist's menu

  

  During the lockdown, some new restaurants that were due to open instead kicked things off with a delivery service. One of those is Attawa in Dalston, which has a menu that's been created by Arbinder Duggal, a semi-finalist on Masterchef: The Professionals 2019. 

  The restaurant is run by Ravinder and Amar Madhray, a husband and wife team, and the restaurant takes

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