Our carefully curated monthly guide is back with new openings for Spring, from exciting pop-ups by popular brands to glamorous restaurant.
Enjoy!
Address: 214 Oxford St, London W1C 1DA
Opening Date: 1 May 2025
Opening Offer: £5 voucher for the first 1000 customers thought the doors on opening day
Ikea is replacing Top Shop on Oxford Street offering the traditional IKEA experience over three floors, including a 130-seater Swedish Deli serving their signature meatballs. They recently hosted the Hus of FRAKTA pop-up as a small teaser of the space.
Address: 1 New Drum St, Aldgate, London E1 7AY
Opening Date: 1 May 2025
Restaurateur Murat Kilic (owner of Middle Eastern restaurant Amber) opens his second restaurant in Aldgate, inspired by Murat's "love of travel and experimentation" and designed by Nina Woodcroft.
Address: 7th Floor, The Stratford Hotel, 20 International Way, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, E20 1FD
Opening Date: 1 May 2025
Chef Daisuke Shimoyama's Hannah at County Hall is moving to The Stratford Hotel taking over the old Allegra space and is rebranding as Kokin, focusing on woodfire and Japanese Omakase tasting experience, with a Temae sushi bar and occasional tuna nights carving an entire sustainably-sourced bluefin tuna.
Address: Old Spitalfields Market, 59 Brushfield St, London E1 6AA
Opening Date: 1 May 2025
Opening Offer: 500 free sandwiches on opening day
A Harneet Baweja (owner of Gunpowder) Company's latest venture is a Thai fried chicken restaurant with Executive Chef Jane Alty (co-founder of The Begging Bowl in Peckham). The menu is inspired by the street food in Bangkok.
Address: 110 Westbourne Grove, London W2 5RU
Opening Date: 1 - 25 May 2025
Travelling discovery destination, raye the store, host its Spring Showcase/ residency in the heart of Notting Hill with a dynamic 4 weeks pop-up, offering the latest in cutting-edge innovation across food, drinks, beauty, nutrition and wellness, with over 90 brands and over 250 unique products, all personally selected by founder Nicole Compen.
Address: 86 Walm Lane, Willesden Green, London, NW2 4QY
Re-opening Date: 1 May 2025
Opening Offer: 100 free selected boba teas for the first customers in line on opening day, 2pm and 50% off for the rest of the day
CUPP store in Willesden is under new management and they are reopening with a celebratory offer.
Charles Pan-Fried Chicken Pop-Up - London
Address: Truffle Burger South Bank, Under Hungerford Bridge, 30 The Queen's Walk, London SE1 8XX
Opening Date: 2-25 May 2025
Truffle Burger are back on the Southbank for a Summer residency from April to October and are hosting friends from around the world. This month they are bringing Harlem institution Charles Pan Fried Chicken for two weeks, led by chef Charles Gabriel, focusing on pan-fried chicken.
The McVitie's Chocolate Digestive Experience Pop-Up
Address: Below the Lights, 44-48 Regent Street, London W1
Opening Date: 2-5 May 2025, 11am-7pm
McVitie's are celebrating 100 years of their staple Chocolate Digestives with a free pop-up featuring "biscuit-based artwork", a spin-the-wheel to win merch (tops, t-shirts, hats, socks and mugs), a giant connect-four game, a Photo Booth and a Biscuit Bar where guests can decorate their own biscuit, a giant branded tea cup for insta-worthy pictures. So expect biscuits, merch, games and even more biscuits, as well as a large queue.
Nespresso Boutique - Covent Garden
Address: 34 Henrietta St, London WC2E 8NL
Opening Date: 2 May 2025
Nespresso opens flagship boutique in heart of Covent Garden.
Address: 66-68 Great Eastern Street, Shoreditch, London EC2A 3JT
Opening Date: 2 May 2025
Sumiya, previously named LinKee, emerges as a premier destination for contemporary Japanese dining.
Kraken rum ice-cream van pop-up
Address: Battersea Power Station, Circus Rd W, Nine Elms, London SW11 8DD
Opening Date: 2 May 2025, from 11:30am
Opening Offer: Free Sea Scoops
Kraken Rum's ice cream van is serving seafood 'soft serve', offering gelato-style scoop of seafood in a black wafer cone with fishy toppings and drizzles along with chilled Kraken Black Spiced Rum cocktails.
Address: 34 Lower Addiscombe Rd, Croydon CR0 1RG
Opening Date: 3 May 2025
Opening Offer: 100 free bubble teas & Matcha
Asian convenience store for Oriental food.
Address: 28 St James St, Walthamstow, London E17 7PF
Opening Date: 3 May 2025
Opening Offer: Treasure hunt for five huge tins of Honest Toil Olive Oil on 3 May and 100 free mini doughnuts & glasses of St John Cremant on 10 May, from 9.30am.
Shop chain selling food, drink and produce from over 200 independent producers, with the range including organic vegetables, British meats, bread and empanadas, wines and more.
Address: Battersea Power Station, Circus Rd W, Nine Elms, London SW11 8DD
Opening Date: 3-4 May 2025
Pop-Up Offer: Free beer
1664 Blanc, the super-premium French beer, is hosting a 2 day pop-up where visitors can enjoy a free half pint served straight from the brand's iconic blue Airstream bar.
Address: 53 Battersea Rise, Clapham Junction, London SW11
Opening Date: 4 May 2025
Authentic Korean cuisine.
Address: Westfield Stratford City, Montfichet Rd, London E20 1EJ
Opening Date: 5-9 May 2025
Pop-Up Offer: Free kombucha
Lipton launches new Kombucha range: Strawberry Mint, Raspberry and Mango Passionfruit with a public activation at Westfield.
Address: 5-6 Melbourne Terrace, Melbourne Grove, East Dulwich, London SE22 8PL
Opening Date: 7 May 2025
A rotisserie by John Ogier (ex-The Marksman and Lasdun) and chef Jack Coghlan (ex-Planque and Lyle's) on the old Il Mirto site. John has partnered with Helen Evans (of Eric's bakery) to supply the milk buns.
Address: 300 Oxford St, London W1C 1DX
Opening Date: 8 May 2025
John Lewis's makeover comes with a new restaurant by Jamie Oliver. The chef is launching a new cookery school and cafe inside the store including two classrooms and a 50-seater café.
Address: 18 Phipp Street, Shoreditch, London EC2A 4NU
Opening Date: 8 May 2025
Alex Grant and chef Simon Shand (ex Leroy, Arbutus, Wild Honey and Frenchie) are relaunching Leroy restaurant as Duchy, with influences from France and Italy, taking the name from the Duchy of Savoy (a territorial entity from SE France to NW Italy).
Address: 157 Kentish Town Road, London NW1 8PD
Opening Date: 8 May 2025
Restaurateur Omar Shah (owner of Ramo Ramen and Mamasons) is opening neighbourhood candlelit bistro on the former Ramo Ramen site. The menu is Filipino with European accents, focusing on wood-fired cooking.
He has recently also opened two new businesses in Kentish Town - Hoodwood - a Caribbean takeaway and a Filipino/Japanese bakery - Cafe Mama & Sons.
Address: Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA
Opening Date: 8 May 2025
A new food, music and arts spot on Somerset House riverside terrace is opening as part of the Somerset's 25th anniversary.
Address: 322 Andrews Rd, Hackney, London E8 4RP
Opening Date: 9 May 2025
Mitshel Ibrahim (owner of Ombra) is transforming Forno into "a listening bar of sorts" every Friday evening serving pizzas and natural wines and hosting DJs such as Ruby Francis, Baby Monet, DJ Tunesmith and Karl Bos.
Address: 2-5 Duke of York Square, 80 Kings Road, Chelsea SW3 4LY
Opening Date: 9 May 2025
A new specialist independent grocery store replacing Partridges.
Dishoom Permit Room - Notting Hill
Address: 186 Portobello Road, London W11 1LA
Opening Date: 9 May 2025
Opening Offer: 50% off food between 3 - 8 May 2025
Dishoom's eight restaurant in London will be an all-day bar and cafe, on the former Portobello Road Distillery site.
Address: 38 Pentonville Road London N1 9HF
Opening Date: 9 May 2025
Bosch is launching a pop-up restaurant run by Gok Wan where guests will be eating off the floor to launch of their new vacuum. Tickets are £10 and proceedings will be donated to charity.
Address: 28 Bow St, London WC2E 7AW
Opening Date: 9 May 2025
NoMad London is transforming their cocktail bar Side Hustle into a New-York-inspired brasserie. Named and the address of the hotel and designed by Martin Brudnizki Design Studio, it will be a laid-back affair with "moody, playful charm". The menu is inspired by New York and French brasseries, including a raw bar section and a seafood tower.
Address: 26 Foubert's Place, Soho, London W1F 7PP
Opening Date: 9 May 2025
Combo wine bar and French restaurant from Michael Searle, Josh Anderson and head chef Giacomo Peretti (of Le Gavroche, Temper, Firebird and The Culpeper). The menu will have a modern take on French cuisine, while "still respecting classic technique" with British and French ingredients, changing seasonally.
Address: 260-262 Brompton Road, South Kensington, London SW3 2AS
Opening Date: 9 May 2023
Greek restaurant from ex-Pied a terre chef Asimakis Chaniotis on the former Aubaine site.
Locatelli at the National Gallery
Address: 12 St Martin's St, London SW1Y 5BS
Opening Date: 10 May 2025
Authentic Italian dining by chef Giorgio Locatelli and Searcy's on the mezzanine level of the gallery's Sainsbury Wing following its refurbishment. There will also be a Bar Giorgio on the ground floor.
Address: 31 Camberwell Church St, London SE5 8TR
Opening Date: 10 May 2025
Jo Lavender and Rob Newlan are opening an all day bakery and restaurant on the former Forza Win site, serving from pastries to salads and pasta dishes to more elevated evening meals and low intervention wines.
Address: 118 Talbot Road, Notting Hill, London W11 1JR
Opening Date: 10 May 2025
Opening Offer: 50% off sushi all month
A very casual, speedy sushi bar by Notting Hill Fish Shop, the team behind Dorian and Tuna Fight Club. A 10 seater restaurant with head chef Nicky (ex-Dinings) and same wine list as Dorian.
Address: 119 Shoreditch High St, East London E1 6JN
Re-opening Date: 10 May 2025
Max Fishman and Rodrigo Cervantes are moving their churchyard burrito stand to another church - Shoreditch Church.
Address: 33c Craven Road, Brook Mews North, Paddington, London, W2 3BX
Address: 4 Grosvenor Street, London, W1K 4DJ
Opening Date: 12 May 2025
This marks the 11th location for atis in London.
Address: 26-29 Drury Lane, Covent Garden, London, WC2B 5RL
Opening Date: 12 May 2025
Chef Stevie Parle (owner of Joy) opens British restaurant with Executive Chef Olly Pierrepont (ex Head Chef of Luca and La Trompette) and Head Chef Andy Bright (ex Kerridge’s Bar & Grill, Saison and Fera). There will also be Town Bar, with drinks by Kevin Armstrong (of Satan's Whiskers).
Address: The Old Truman Brewery, 21 Hanbury St, Shoreditch, London E1 6QR
Opening Date: 12 May 2024
A second Pizza Pilgrims in Shoreditch, by brothers Thom and James Elliot, bringing their 72-hour, double-fermented dough Neapolitan pizzas to Truman Brewery.
Address: 28 Chancery Lane, Holborn, London WC2A 1EU
Opening Date: 12 May 2025
A new spin-off restaurant of Dumplings' Legend, one of Chinatown's most popular restaurants.
Address: 36 Broadgate, City of London, London EC2M 1QS
Opening Date: 14 May 2025
Opening Offer: Free portion of croquetas to the first 50 people dining in the opening week
Brindisa spin-off Bar Kroketa opens third restaurant in the City on the old Pizarro space.
Address: UNDR, 3-5 Thorpe Close, Ladbroke Grove, London W10 5XL
Opening Date: 14 May 2025
Dom Taylor (of The Good Front Room) opens new restaurant in the music and events space UNDR as a "creative twist to traditional dishes nostalgic to Dom".
The Good Egg x Eat 17 - Walthamstow
Address: 28-30 Orford Rd, Walthamstow, London E17 9NJ
Re-opening Date: 15 May 2025
Eat 17 in Walthamstow closed recently but has now been taken over by The Good Egg, focusing on brunch.
Address: 38 George Street, Marylebone, London W1U 7DS
Opening Date: 15 May 2025
The Elghanayan family behind Le Relais de Venise l’Entrecôte are opening a Japanese temaki bar with Head Chef Rodrigo Alonso (ex-Sushi Atelier) and GM Roxy Voinea (of Dorian).
Address: 279 Hackney Road, East London E2 8NA
Opening Date: 16 May 2025
Natural wine bar & shop opening up in a former blinds shop, by Arthur Gomez (of The White Horse pub, Terroirs and Classic Fine Foods UK), Thomas Barclay and Jean Michel Peragine.
Il Leopardo by Crosta Mollica Pop-Up
Address: 5 Leonard Circus, Shoreditch, London EC2A 4DQ
Opening Date: 16-17 May 2025
The authentic Italian pizza brand Crosta Mollica offers ready-made pizza bases and is opening a pop-up pizzeria, Il Leopardo, for two days, with the pizzas starting at £2.50. Proceeds will go to charity EMERGENCY, which provides healthcare to people affected by war, poverty and landmines worldwide.
Address: 1 Nicholl's Clarke Yard, Shoreditch, London E1 6SH
Opening Date: 20 May 2025
Angelina is opening a second site in the Nolton Folgate development, with a mix of Italian and Japanese cooking set around an open kitchen.
Address: Units 1 and 2, 127a Kensington High St, Kensington, London W8 5SF
Opening Date: 20 May 2025
Pasta group Bancone, which has received a Michelin Bib Gourmand, opens new restaurant serving fresh pasta dishes.
Address: 74 Duke Street, Mayfair, London W1K 6JZ
Opening Date: 20 May 2025
The team behind Supernova, Creme and North Audley Canteen opens a Parisian brasseries serving "classic French dishes, great wines, and finely prepared cocktails".
Address: 7 All Saints Road, London W11 1HA
Opening Date: 21 May 2025
New Ukrainian restaurant from Polina Sychova and chef Eugene Korolev (who worked for Michelin-starred Vendôme near Cologne, Atelier Amaro in Warsaw and Benoit in Paris) on the former 7 Saints restaurant space. 'Sino' means "hay" in Ukraine hence the motifs in the design and in the menu. Drinks are created by Ukrainian mixologist Ana Reznik (ex A Bar with Shapes for a Name).
Address: West Hampstead - 77 Mill Lane, West Hampstead, London, NW6 1NB
Opening Date: 22 May 2025
The Patron team closed their Finsbury Park outpost last year but are now opening a French restaurant inspired by Parisian bistros and brasseries, on the former The Swing site, with Chef de cuisine Louis.
Address: 60 Golbourne Road, Notting Hill, London W10 5PR
Opening Date: 23 May 2025
Chef Thomas Straker opens second restaurant just down the road from his original restaurant. HE will soon expand with a deli on the ground floor moving the all-day restaurant upstairs.
Address: 88 Farringdon Road, London EC1R 3EA
Opening Date: 25 May - 26 October 2025
A neighborhood restaurant with a weekly-changing menu of Mediterranean-inspired dishes from their own chef, Nick Bramham. Their Quality Wines & Friends monthly series happening on Sundays will showcase a menu of 6-8 dishes and the line-up is:
- 25 May: Tom Zahir - founder of Decatur in Louisiana;
- 6 July: Chef Adejoké Bakare - of Michelin-starred Chishuru;
- 27 July: Sertaç Dirik - co-owner and ex head chef of Dalston's finest Mangal II
- 31 August: Chef Dara Klein - founder of Tiella;
- 28 September: Chef Boutheina Ben Salem - of French-Tunisian supperclub and residency;
- 26 October: Writer Melek Erdal - Alevi Kurdish cook.
Address: 150 Cheapside, St Paul's, London EC2V 6ET
Opening Date: 27 May 2025
The popular food hall opens third site after Peckham and Vauxhall and a fourth at Baker Street follow. IT has two floors, on the ground floor it will have nine food traders and a large bar, while downstairs there will be booths, a second bar, pool tables and a free ice cream machine. The nine food traders are:
- Free Wheelin Pizza - wood fired pizza sold by slice;
- OPA - gyros and halloumi fries;
- Streat Latin - Venezuelan & Colombian dishes;
- Thai House - Bangkok-inspired street food;
- Duck Shed - duck wraps and burgers;
- Hot Scotch - Caribbean dishes;
- Tikka Nation - Charcoal-grilled tikka and curries;
- Argentinian Grill - South American asado;
- Rolled - Aussie-style sushi.
Address: Unit 1, YY London, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5HX
Opening Date: 28 May 2025
Opening Offer: 50% off food for the first week
Eastern Mediterranean restaurant opens biggest site, with a large terrace, on the ground floor of the YY London building at One Canada Square.
Address: 2 Westgate St, Hackney, London E8 3RN
Opening Date: 28 May 2025
A doner kebab shop run by a DJ.
Address: 4 The Polygon, Clapham, London SW4 0JG
Opening Date: 30 May 2025
A sandwich truck by chef India at Michelin-starred restaurant Trinity opens on its terrace for alfresco dining or as a takeaway.
E5 Bakehouse at V&A East Storehouse
Address: V&A East Storehouse, Stratford Cross, London E20 3AX
Opening Date: 31 May 2025
The new Stratford Cross development sees the opening of V&A East Storehouse with E5 Bakehouse bakery & cafe supplying the food (with sister sites in Poplar and London Fields).
Address: 56B S Molton St, London W1K 5SH
Opening Date: 31 May 2025
Roji omakase bar has launched Neo-Izakaya HIMI in January and is now relaunching as Noren sake and sushi bar. the menu will be a la carte, open on Fridays and Saturdays only.
Address: 82a Clapham High St, London SW4 7UL
Opening Date: 31 May 2025
Opening Offer: 50 free cookies for the first customers and £1 treats for the next 100
Address: Arch 263 Poyser Street, Hackney, London E2 9RF
Opening Date: May 2025
Rogue Sarnies are moving to a bigger site in Hackney and are also opening their Summer stand at Between the Bridges.
Address: 15 Kingly St, Carnaby, Soho, London W1B 5PS
Opening Date: May 2025
Kemal Demirasal (celebrated Turkish chef and owner of The Counter - Notting Hill) opens second London restaurant, with a listening and cocktail bar Under The Counter located beneath it.
Address: 250 Cann Hall Rd, Leytonstone, London E11 3NN
Opening Date: May 2025
Sandwich shop with bread provided by The Snapery East and coffee by Assembly Roast.
Address: Fulham Pier, London SW6 6HH
Opening Date: 29 May 2025
London's newest riverside destination, a seven-storey building on the promenade with a Riverside market on the ground floor with over 10 kitchens. Food and drink vendors include Tinie Tempah’s Raps, Goila Butter Chicken and Base Face Pizza for this space. Inside there will be a restaurant and brasserie headed up by Adam Byatt, as well as a boutique hotel and spa, and an entertainment space called The Orange Box. It will also have a roof terrace reserved for the members' club.
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