A restaurant is a fantasy that combines sexy, gourmand and lavish elements, where you can fully experience the joy of a five-course meal or the guilty pleasures of a dirty burger. A “good restaurant design is about achieving equilibrium between the food, service, and design – in effect, telling a complete story.” said David Rockwell and we couldn't agree more.
Address: 1 Willow St, London EC2A 4BH
Opening Date: 1 September 2023
Llama Inn, the Peruvian restaurant from Brooklyn NYC (and New York Times' Top 100 Restaurants list, with chef Erik Ramirez), is coming to The Hoxton Shoreditch Rooftop, headed up by Marcin Maliczowski.
Address: 53 Stroud Green Road, London N4 3EF
Opening Date: 1 September 2023
Hiden Japanese Curry Lab's new branch, after Kings Cross and Camden, serving crafted, authentic Japanese Curry in London.
Address: 29 All Saints Rd, London W11 1HE
Opening Date: 2 September 2023
Opening Offer: 50% off slices for the first 2 weeks
Local coffee house by day, natural wine and Detroit-style pizza bar by night.
Address: 230 Kingsland Road, London, E2 8AX
Opening Date: 3 September 2023
New Japanese Okonomiyaki pancake restaurant serving real Osaka taste, from the SushiHeads team.
Address: 16 Blackstock Road, London N4 2DW
Opening Date: 5 September 2023
A bakery, fine food & wine shop - the second project of Alexandre, Amaury & Matthieu, three friends who share a passion for artisan food & drink (the team behind Tufnell Park's Authentique Epicerie & Bar and Bakery and the French Market in Whetstone).
Address: 51 Exmouth Market, London EC1R 4QL
Opening Date: 6 September 2023
A fun time restaurant coming soon to Exmouth Market.
Address: 26 Cadogan Gardens, London SW3 2RP
Opening Date: 6 September 2023
The newest addition to the Cadogan Gardens collection, this hotel is the formerly The Draycott Hotel.
Forza Wine at The National Theatre
Address: National Theatre, Upper Ground London SE1 9PX
Opening Date: 7 September 2023
London's second italian-inspired Forza Wine opens at The National Theatre, by co-owners Michael Lavery and Bash Redford in partnership with KERB.
Address: 75 Camberwell Church Street, London SE5 8TU
Opening Date: 7 September 2023
Opening Offer: 25% off food from 7-8 September 2023
A new wine bar & dedicated wine shop from the Peckham Cellars Team.
Address: 202 Upper Richmond Rd, London SW15 6TD
Opening Date: 7 September 2023
Opening Offer: Soft Launch party on opening day
Putney's brand new independent pub, restaurant and roof garden, first opened as a pub in 1889.
Address: 30 Parkfield St, London N1 0PZ
Opening Date: 8 September 2023
Huge sports pub & kitchen in Angel Central shopping centre by Maven Leisure (who also own Chelsea's The Botanist and Aviary in Moorgate).
Address: 562 King's Road, Chelsea, London SW6 2DZ
Opening Date: 9 September 2023
Irish-British inspired restaurant serving elevated Irish & British fusion cuisine and 1920s vintage speakeasy cocktail bar “with a Bohemian twist”, by Harvey Armstrong and Gareth Locke from Made of Chelsea. Prime Time Lager, which was officially launched by Harvey and MIC co-star Sam Holmes in 2021 will be the exclusive lager served here.
Address: Unit 14, Canada Square, London E14 5AX
Opening Date: 11 September 2023
Opening Offer: 50% off mains from 11-13 September 2023
Authentic Sri Lankan food by twin sisters Vasanthini and Dharshini Perumal.
Address: 65 Regent's Park Road, Primrose Hill, NW1 8XD
Opening Date: 11 September 2023
New York style bagel concept by Dan Martensen (New York-born fashion and portrait photographer) and Jack Ponting (head baker and pastry chef at Caravan).
Address: 65a Brushfield Street, London E1 6AA
Opening Date: 12 September 2023
Opening Offer: Soft launch 5-9 September with 30% off food at dinner
French brasserie/ neighbourhood restaurant in Spitalfields Market.
Address: 58 Great Marlborough St, London W1F 7JY
Opening Date: 12 September 2023
Opening Offer: 50% off food for lunch bookings, 12 to 20 September 2023
Mayfair’s Bocconcino is opening second restaurant with head chef Simone Serafin (from Cecconi's and 5 Hertford Street). Third location to follow in 2024 at The Strand.
Revery Bar at Hilton on Park Lane
Address: London Hilton on Park Lane, 22 Park Ln, London W1K 1BE
Opening Date: 13 September 2023
The all-new Hilton on Park Lane reopens after refurbishment and unveils Mayfair's newest luxury cocktail destination, Revery Bar.
Address: 202-220 Cromwell Rd, Kensington, London SW5 0SW
Opening Date: 13 September 2023
Mediterranean-inspired restaurant, bar and café in Ember Locke (an aparthotel lifestyle complex), with executive chef Talia Prince in charge.
Address: 2 St Anne's Ct, London W1F 0AZ
Opening Date: 13 September 2023
Block Soho unveils the ultimate food pop up, serving up indigenous Jamaican cooking by acclaimed chef Collin Brown.
Address: 37 Tulse Hill, London SW2 2TJ
Opening Date: 13 September 2023
Maya Manwaring opens bakery after a successful crowdfunding campaign.
Address: 9 Clapham Common South Side, London SW4 7AA
Opening Date: 13 September 2023
Modern British restaurant by Richard Herbert and head chef Julio Amado.
Address: 14-15 Beauchamp Place, London SW3 1NQ
Opening Date: 14 September 2023
A hidden gem by Salvatore Broccu and Marios Louvaris, along with executive chef Francesco Scala (all three being ex-Novikov), serving a modern menu of Mediterranean and Asian dishes and a dazzling selection of cocktails, over three floors of a Georgian townhouse.
Address: 19-21 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7DB
Opening Date: 14 September 2023
Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich's second venture in Bloomsbury.
Address: 6 Clarges St, London W1J 8AE
Opening Date: 15 September 2023
Comptoir Robuchon in Mayfair is being transformed into L'Atelier Robuchon (closed in 2019).
Address: 30 Marylebone Ln, London W1U 2DR
Opening Date: 15 September 2023
Tao Group Hospitality opens Italian restaurant in this new conscious luxury hotel in Marylebone, home to first-class restaurants, bars, rooms and suites.
Address: 14 Garrick St, London WC2E 9BJ
Opening Date: 15 September 2023
The Peruvian restaurant 'Floral by Lima' in Covent Garden is reopening as 'Lima Cantina' after renovation.
Address: 14B-C Market Row, London SW9 8LD
Opening Date: 15 September 2023
Vegan tacos and cocktails, founded by Meriel Armitage.
Address: 411 St John St, Angel, London EC1V 4AB
Opening Date: 15 September 2023
Incipio Group launches a new bar and kitchen, inspired by the ‘creative energy’ of New York City.
Address: 141 Commercial St, London E1 6BJ
Opening Date: 15 September 2023
Hakim Ziyech's taco restaurant in Shoreditch.
Address: 57 Warren Street, London W1T 5NR
Opening Date: 15 September 2023
Wine shop and tasting room.
Address: Corner of Courtfield Road and Ashburn Place, South Kensington, London SW7 4QH
Opening Date: 15 September 2023
London's first Korean omakase restaurant, offering an eclectic mix of elegance and theatrics.
Address: 1 Kingly Street, Carnaby, London W1B 5PA
Opening Date: 15 September 2023
Opening Offer: 100 free donuts on opening day
Lungi Mhlanga's dessert bar serving freshly made filled doughnuts pops-up in Carnaby for six months only.
Address: 9a Rathbone Place, London W1T 1HW
Opening Date: 16 September 2023
Flagship store in Fitzrovia, has over 600 locations worldwide but this is the second site in UK, after opening in Brighton last year.
Address: The London Edition, 10 Berners St, London W1T 3NP
Opening Date: 16-17 September 2023
Winner of The World’s 50 Best Bars 2022, Barcelona’s speakeasy-style bar will take over The London Edition’s Punch Room, serving up five signature cocktails: the Evolution Negroni, Tesla, Copper, Flemming and The Cloud.
Address: 20 Queen St, London W1J 5PP
Re-opening Date: 18 September 2023
Closes on 21 August, Angela Hartnett's Michelin-starred restaurant has undergone a refurb and is now reopening to also celebrate its 15th birthday, the makeover and its brand new head chef, George Ormond (taking over from Emily Brightma).
Address: 3 Great Titchfield St., Fitzrovia, London W1W 8AX
Re-opening Date: 18 September 2023
Adejoké (‘Joké’) Bakare’s new straightforward restaurant in Fitzrovia, serving modern & traditional West African dishes, named Best Restaurant of 2020 by TimeOut.
Address: Seven Dials Market, 35 Earlham Street, London WC2H 9LD
Opening Date: 18 September 2023
A sushi bar from Chef Andrew Le and his father.
Address: Claridge's, Brook Street, London, W1K 4HR
Re-opening Date: 18 September 2023
Claridge’s Restaurant slowly reopened during the summer after being closed for 2 years. It is now run in-house, with Irish chef Coalin Finn in charge of the all-day menu. It now uses its initial name, after 'Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's', then 'Fera' and lastly 'Davies and Brook', and will offer full service from September.
Address: 42 Holborn, London, EC1N 7RA
Opening Date: 19 September 2023
A Mediterranean-inspired cuisine in an all-day dining concept restaurant with Executive chef Erdal Atas in charge.
Address: 227 Dartmouth Road, London SE26 4QY
Opening Date: 21 September 2023
Spasia Dinkovski got hugely popular during lockdown when she was selling North Macedonian-style böreks (flaky dough pies) made at home and sold via Instagram, and after successful pop-upset Four Legs' The Plimsoll, Peckham Cellars and Albie at The Hoxton, she decided to go permanent.
Thursday Steak Night at Black Bear Burger
Address: 11 Market Row, London SW9 8LB
Opening Date: 21 September 2023 and every Thursday night after that
Our favourite burger shop in London will be doing a new weekly Thursday Steak Night at their Brixton restaurant.
Jackson Boxer residency at Selfridges
Address: 400 Oxford St, London W1A 1AB
Start Date: 22 September 2023
Jackson Boxer, the chef from Orasay and Brunswick House, is doing a residency at Selfridges before opening his own restaurant, Lumette.
Address: 88 Upper Street, London N1 0NP
Opening Date: 23 September 2023
After pop-ups and supperclubs, Hainan House by Sunny Wu is opening permanent location in Islington, serving Southern Chinese delicacies.
Address: Cubitts, 9 Broadway Market, London E8 4PH
Date: 23 September 2023 (11am to 5pm)
F Cooke is returning for one day only to what was their home for over a century at no9 Broadway Market, serving their traditional pie, mash and liquor; the same authentic recipe that Robert Cooke created in 1862.
Address: 6 Sackville St, London W1S 3DD
Opening Date: 27 September 2023
Modern fine dining European restaurant serving seasonal tasting menus with innovative international bites.
Address: 79 Barlby Road, London W10 6AZ
Opening Date: 27 September 2023
By architect Vincenzo De Cotiis and chef Emanuele Pollini.
Address: 100 Hoxton Street, Shoreditch, London N1 6SD
Opening Date: 27 September 2023
An air fryer restaurant is coming to London for the first time for one night only from eBay and ‘Air Fryer King’ Nathan Anthony serving a 12-plate tasting menu.
Address: 41 Broadway Market, London E8 4PH
Opening Date: 27 September 2023
Chef Robert Ortiz (from Lima - first Peruvian restaurant in Europe with a Michelin star) follows up after his success with Chakana in Birmingham by opening a London branch.
Address: 375 Lonsdale Rd, London SW13 9PY
Re-opening Date: 28 September 2023
Joe Grossmann, the founder of burger chain Patty & Bun, is reopening the Watermans Arms pub in Barnes, on the waterfront.
Address: Sanderson, 50 Berners St, London W1T 3NG
Re-opening Date: 28 September 2023
Chic cocktail spot with plush Phillipe Starck-designed decor of violet silk curtains and mirrors.
The Toblerone Diamond Truffle Vault
Address: 189 Piccadilly, London W1J 9ES.
Pop-up Dates: 28-30 September 2023
An immersive experience to launching Toblerone's new truffles. The pop-up is designed like a fake jewellery store, where you crack a code to enter into the vault to try the gold-wrapped diamond shaped chocolate.
Address: 6A-8A, Lonsdale Rd, Queen's Park, London NW6 6RD
Opening Date: 29 September 2023
Opening Offer: Soft opening week 22nd to 27th September
Paul Delrez (former Top Chef contestant and owner of Brussels bistro La Guinguette en Vill) teams up with Andrew Dax (from Chameleon) to open an 'all-day dining Modern European restaurant'. Before official opening they are running a Summer Series of Guest Chef experiences from Saturday 1st July.
Raffles London at the OWO and The OWO Residences by Raffles
Address: 57 Whitehall, London SW1A 2EU
Opening Date: 29 September 2023
The brand’s first opening in London. Raffles will operate a 120 room and suites flagship hotel at Sir Winston Churchill's Old War Office iconic building. Once a backdrop to royalty, politics, scandal and spies is now opening as a branded hotel and luxury residences.
Also opening at Raffles are two bars:
The Drawing Room- a lounge with a British influence for afternoon tea.
Pillar Kitchen - a healthy eating bistro.
Address: The OWO, 57 Whitehall, London SW1A 2BX
Opening Date: 29 September 2023
The first of the three bars opening at the OWO.
Mauro Colagreco at Raffles London at The OWO
Address: The OWO, Whitehall, London SW1A 2EU
Opening Date: 29 September 2023
The Italian-Argentinian chef behind one of the world's best restaurants is making his London debut, in the grand new hotel in the landmark Grade II listed former Old War Office on Whitehall. He will have three restaurants at the hotel:
Mauro Colagreco - elevated dining restaurant focusing on British vegetables.
Mauro's Table - 'Chef's Table', with a dramatic open show kitchen
Saison - Mediterranean all-day dining, focusing on seasonal cuisine
Mauro's French restaurant Mirazur has won the World's 50 Best Restaurants list in 2019.
Address: 25 Peter St, London W1F 0AH
Opening Date: 29 September 2023
The latest venture of David Bellaiche (from Creme and NAC in Mayfair). Expect massive queues.
Address: 74 Luke Street, Shoreditch, London EC2A 4PY
Opening Date: 30 September 2023
Opening Offer: soft launch with 50% off food, 30 September - 5 October
A 45-cover restaurant in the heart of Shoreditch, from the team behind Crispin (Spitalfields) and Bar Crispin (Soho) with chef Anna Søgaard (from Erst in Manchester), serving a bistro-style menu and French wine.
Address: 202 Westbourne Grove, London W11 2RH
Opening Date: Early September 2023
Second branch of Wild Tavern, which opened first in Chelsea, with Mayfair and Kensington coming soon.
Address: Islington's Chapel Market, 74 Chapel Market, London N1 9ER
Opening Date: September 2023
The Beefsteaks will open a permanent steakhouse after the success of the pop-up at the Manze pie shop and wine bar. The 60 cover restaurant will serve seasonal British small plates, low-intervention wines, craft beers and cocktails.
Address: 21 Great Windmill Street, London W1D 7LB
Opening Date: September 2023
Mexican restaurant by footballer José Fonte.
Address: 8 Little Newport St, London WC2H 7JJ
Opening Date: September 2023
Barshu group partners with Chef Ming (from the Rocking Horse in Birmingham) to bring us dumplings and BBQ skewers in Chinatown.
Address: 37 Golden Square, Soho, London W1F 9LB
Opening Date: September 2023
Famous for their "press for Champagne" buttons, this will be Bob Bob Ricard's third restaurant, on the space of former Folie restaurant on Golden Square and focusing on...rotisserie chicken.
Address: Druid Street, Bermondsey, London SE1 2EZ
Re-opening Date: 29 September 2023
Opening Offer: Soft Launch on 29th & 30th of September
London sake brewery Kanpai, by self-taught brewers Tom and Lucy Wilson, are relocating their taproom and kitchen.
Address: 139 Ladbroke Grove, London W10 6HJ
Re-opening Date: Late September 2023
Design-led pub with cocktails, small plates, DJs and live music with boutique rooms, by owner Zora Singh (from Three Falcons in St John's Wood). She refurbished the KPH pub in Notting Hill is renamed it 'The Knight of Notting Hill', making this her second free house pub, serving northern Indian cooking.
Address: 17 New Cavendish St, London W1G 9UA
Opening Date: September 2023
Authentic Persian cuisine in the heart of Marylebone.
Address: The White Building, Queen’s Yard, Hackney Wick, London E9 5EN
Opening Date: September 2023
Zero-waste restaurant Silo's latest collab supper club series by Doug McMaster featuring ingredients that are damaging the environment. After the June collab with Matt Orlando and Skye Gyngell in July, now Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall will cook up Himalayan Balsam.
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