New opening

• Earthling Ed's Unity Diner moves to a bigger Spitalfields site

  Vegan activist Earthling Ed's Unity Diner is moving on to bigger things - leaving the original Hoxton Market premises for a larger site in Spitlafields. But the full plant-based menu is the same. 

• Wilder Restaurant and Bar will take over the basement space at Boundary London in Shoreditch

  Sir Terence Conran has teamed up with an experienced chef to transform the fortunes of the lower ground restaurant at the Boundary London, reopening as Wilder.

• Roma on Brick Lane from the Made of Dough crowd will dish out Roman pizzas for a fiver

  The Made of Dough crowd are behind this new pizzeria on Brick Lane serving up thin Roman-style pizzas for just a fiver.

• BABBER will serve up modish kebabs at Peckham's The White Horse

  

  Londoners love their kebabs. And the rise of more modern kebab offerings in London continues to grow with the arrival of BABBER in Peckham this month.

  Run by head chef Joseph Ryan who started at Hoi Polloi and Salon in Brixton Village before running the kitchen at nearby Frank’s Bar, it's going to take the food you're perhaps more likely to eat after drinking and put it squarely back in the pub.

  Customers at The White

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• The Borough Market Kitchen is a new dining space coming to the Market

  Up to 25 food traders will feature in a new communal dining space, The Borough Market Kitchen, that opens in Jubilee Place in mid-November.

• Italian restaurant Legare to open in London Bridge this Autumn

  An ex-Trullo chef joins an ex-Barrafina GM for Legare, offering seasonal Italian pasta and natural wines.

• The Ivy Victoria takes over the old Jamie's Italian space in Victoria

  The Ivy Collection's latest addition to its 36-strong restaurant emporium will be a 292-seater restaurant and bar called The Ivy Victoria,

• Chick ‘n’ Sours to open in Spitalfields

  Quirky fried-chicken outlet with a cult following, Chick ‘n’ Sours will open a fourth site in November. The 50-cover location in Spitalfields also features a new menu with plant-based offerings and a take-away option.

• Casa do Frango brings its piri piri chicken to Shoreditch - and piri piri beer too

  One of our readers' favourite restaurants in town is coming to Shoreditch. Expect their amazing piri piri chicken, brand new Portuguese dishes and piri piri beer too. 

• Judy Joo brings Seoul Bird to Westfield Shepherd’s Bush

  

  Korean-American chef and television personality Judy Joo will bring a taste of Korea to the food court at Westfield Shepherd’s Bush. Seoul Bird will feature her famous double-fried chicken.

• Patty & Bun set their burger sights on Carnaby

  

  It's all change in Kingly Street this winter as Patty&Bun have picked it as the location for their ninth restaurant, opening in November. So they'll be bringing along all the burgers you've loved from their other restaurants. If you're new to Patty&Bun, that includes:

  • ‘Ari Gold’ Cheeseburger - Beef Patty, Cheese, Lettuce, Tomato, Pickled Onions, Ketchup, Smokey P&B Mayo, Brioche.
  • 'Smokey Robinson' - Beef
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• Tom Kerridge opens The Bull and Bear at Manchester's Stock Exchange Hotel

  Tom Kerridge is opening another hotel restaurant. This time he's teaming up with Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville's company to launch in the new Stock Exchange Hotel in Manchester. 

• Flat Iron X Winemakers Club in The City combines steak with magnums of wine

  The next restaurant from steak masters Flat Iron is something of a departure. They'll be concentrating on bavette steak - and pairing that with a huge range of wines by the magnum.

• Lyon's Seafood & Wine Bar brings a top restaurant team to Crouch End

  A restaurant team with tonnes of experience are behind this sustainable seafood restaurant and wine bar in the heart of Crouch End.

• Naifs is a vegan and vegetarian bistro for Peckham

  New restaurant Naïfs is a large bistro-style vegan restaurant for Peckham and it comes from an ex Vanilla Black chef.