While we all need comfort and familiarity, the best things often happen when we break out of our comfort zones. To ease your way into adventure (a flavour adventure, that is) we have curated a list of new openings for you to try. Enjoy and live life wildly!
Address: 30 Grosvenor Sq, London W1K
Opening Date: 1 September 2025
The former U.S. Embassy is a Grade II listed building that is being transformed into a hotel and retail destination, designed by British architect Sir David Chipperfield. It will have 139-rooms, five restaurants, six shops, a spa, and a large ballroom.
Serra:
Opening Date: 1 September 2025
Mediterranean/Greek restaurant led by Chef de Cuisine Alex Povall (formerly Executive Chef at Berenjak-Soho).
Jaqueline
Opening Date: 1 September 2025
A tearoom and dessert salon perfect for afternoon tea, where pastries here are "inspired by single blooms".
Eagle Bar
Opening Date: 1 September 2025
The hotel's rooftop cocktail bar which also has the American eagle sculpture from the previous US Embassy.
GSQ
Opening Date: 1 September 2025
A deli with a terrace space, offering Assembly coffee, pastries, salads and sandwiches.
Tobi Masa
Opening Date: 16 September 2025
Chef Masa Takayama has just ended his time at Harrods Dining Hall and now is opening a second London restaurant at the hotel, similar to his three-Michelin-starred restaurant in New York, featuring an omakase counter, a main dining room and a separate bar.
Carbone at Chancery Rosewood hotel
Opening Date: 17 September 2025
Popular New York Italian restaurant chain frequented by A-listers will be one of the main restaurants in the hotel.
Le Caprice - TBC
Opening Date: September 2025
Richard Caring is said to be re-opening Jeremy King's Le Caprice at the new Chancery Rosewood hotel but this is still to be confirmed.
Address: 226 Westbourne Grove, Notting Hill, London W11 2RH
Opening Date: 1 September 2025
A pizza-by-the-slice restaurant by the team behind Eggbreak, serving 25 NYC-style crispy base pizzas per day made by Naples-born chef Angelo Cassata.
Address: King's Cross Station, London N1C 4AH
Re-opening Date: 3 September 2025
Pub at the back of King's Cross station reopens following a refurbishment.
Address: 53 Churchfield Road, Acton W3 6AY
Opening Date: 4 September 2025
Local bakery by Tessa Faulkner opens second site, mainly for takeaways, after the huge success in Notting Hill.
Address: 216 Hoe St, London E17 3AY
Opening Date: 4 September 2025
Opening Offer: 100 free sushi on opening day
Handcrafted authentic sushi from modern sushi kitchens.
Address: 4 Cromwell Place, Kensington, London SW7 2JE
Opening Date: 4 September 2025
The Lavery are opening a cafe downstairs in the Grade II townhouse, with original oak floorboards as well as modern aspects. It will serve breakfast, then Mediterranean-influenced dishes and salads at lunch.
Address: Off Church Ln, Petersham Rd, Richmond TW10 7AB
Date: 4-6 September 2025
The Petersham Nurseries in Richmond, owned by Lara Boglione, are hosting three evenings of 'Fireside Feasts' suppers clubs, inspired by her family's evening suppers in the garden. Italian chef Barù has created menu of Italian-inspired dishes cooked over fire.
Two Twins Tacos
Address: 291 Portobello Road, Notting Hill, London W10 5TD
Opening Date: 5 September 2025
After a successful street stall in Brixton, and then a permanent space in Brixton Village, the team from Two Twins (and also Meat Head's birria tacos in Camden), opens new space in Notting Hill.
Address: Battersea Power Station
Opening Date: 5 - 7 September 2025
South East Asian festival returns to Battersea Power Station for the second year for a free-to-enter, three-day celebration of South East Asian food, culture and community. Tuck into delicious food and drink from some of London’s finest South East Asian street food pop-ups or book a spot at the riverside Feasting Table, which is new for this year’s festival.
Address: 5 Ramsden Rd, Balham, London SW12 8QX
Opening Date: 5 September 2025
Opening Offer: 50% off food until 30 October (enter the code "SoftLaunch50" in the special requests box when booking online)
A new Japanese kushiyaki-style restaurant specialising in smoky flame-grilled skewers, small plates and sake.
Address: 113 Lower Richmond Rd., London SW15 1EX
Opening Date: 5 September 2025
Opening Offer: 30% off food until 30th November (enter the code "SoftLaunch30" in the special requests box when booking online)
Indian neighbourhood restaurant from chef Imran Mansuri (formerly at Kolamba, Tamarind and Benares), serving a bold fusion of Indian flavors with innovative, modern techniques.
Address: 270 Merton Rd, Southfields, London SW18 5JN
Opening Date: 7 September 2025
An Italian food window by Stefano (GM at Electric Shuffle in Canary Wharf) selling gourmet focaccia sandwich and salads, along with Birra Moretti.
Address: 36 Maiden Lane, London WC2E 7LJ
Opening Date: 8 September 2025
Opening Offer: 100 free portions of Vadai lentil doughnuts on opening day
The couple behind the two Kolamba restaurants are opening a new Sri Lankan street food affair called ADOH!, which is a word used for salutations or to express surprise, on the previous Franca Manca site.
Address: Somerset House, Strand, London, WC2R 1LA
Opening Date: 8 September 2025
Opening Offer: 50% off food 4-7 sept for pre-bookings
Eastern Mediterranean café, deli, shop and restaurant by Syrian chef, restaurateur and refugee Imad Alarnab making this his second restaurant. He also owns Imad's Syrian Kitchen (even hosted King Charles), which started as a pop-up. The restaurant is a co-venture with General Manager Michalis Ntais and chef Christos Georgogiannopoulos. Aram will have a more formal restaurant, Salamlik, towards the end of the year where it will also host supperclubs and cooking classes.
Buns From Home - Leadenhall Market
Address: Gracechurch St, London EC3V 1LT
Opening Date: 9 September 2025
The bakery that does the 'best hand rolled cinnamon buns in the country' is expanding again, this time in the heart pf the city.
Address: The Whiteley London, 149 Queensway, London W2 4YN
Opening Date: 10 September 2025
Neal's first UK restaurant by the people behind Pachamama are opening an Amsterdam import, a live-fire restaurant with a menu by chefs Hari Shetty and Ori Geller (ex Nobu in London and Mr Porter in Amsterdam). The menu features a raw bar and lots of vegetables, wood-fired pizza, grilled meat and seafood.
Address: 57-59 Streatham Hill, London SW2 4TX
Opening Date: 10 September 2025
Neighbourhood bakery chain expands taking over a former pet shop, serving artisan sourdough breads, pastries, sandwiches, and cakes alongside specialty House Blend coffee.
Address: 189 High St, Harlesden, London NW10 4TE
Opening Date: 10 September 2025
New cafe serving açaí, matcha, coffee and good vibes.
Address: 25th Floor, art’otel London Hoxton, 1-3 Rivington St, London EC2A 3DT
Opening Date: 11 September 2025
Art’otel Hoxton opens new restaurant on the 25th floor with 360- degree views. Chef Kenny Atkinson (of BBC’s Great British Menu and Michelin starred restaurants House of Tides and Solstice in Newcastle) will run the kitchen and focus on French and Mediterranean dishes alongside Head Chef Nicola Losquadro (ex Sucre, Mere Restaurant by Monica Galetti and The Oystermen Kitchen & Seafood Bar).
Address: Levels 17 and 18 Paddington Square, 128-142 Praed St, London W2 6LG
Opening Date: 12 September 2025
The modern Asian rooftop restaurant, bar and club by ADMO group, from 'Crazy Rich Asians' at the top of the famous Marina Bay Sands hotel, is opening in London, across two top floors of the new Renzo Piano building in Paddington Square. Downstairs there will be a bar and a restaurant with indoor and outdoor dining spaces. Upstairs they will have a private dining room, lounge area and cocktail bar. So it's going to be BIG. ADMO also own CLAP London and will open Mykonos restaurant Nammos in Mayfair next year.
Address: 6 Sackville St, Mayfair, London W1S 3DD
Opening Date: 12 September 2025
Punk Royale opens first permanent restaurant outside of Scandinavia after successful pop-up at Carousel, on the former Amethyst and London Stock space. Meant to look like a "brutal bistro" mixing fine-dining food with a party vibe and MEATliquor design style.
Noxy Brothers - Tottenham Court Road
Address: 9 Russell Sq, London WC1B 5EG
Opening Date: 12 September 2025
Noxy Bros Coffee are opening a brand new store near Tottenham Court Road station.
Address: 14-15 Langham Pl, London W1B 2QS
Opening Date: 15 September 2025
Cafe and patisserie Richoux closed during lockdown then opened a Piccadilly restaurant for a short time. It has now been bought by Big Belly Hospitality, who will reopen it as a Parisian-style cafe, on the former Pizzeria Mozza space. It will feature wood panelling, white marble tabletops and navy blue leather sofas. They are focusing on a wood-fired oven as well as patisserie and viennoiserie. A second Richoux is already being planned to open near Tower Bridge and then venture in Dubai and Saudi Arabia in 2026.
Address: The Dorchester, 53 Park Ln, London W1K 1QA
Re-opening Date: 15 September 2025
Chef Tom Booton leaves The Grill at The Dorchester (recently renamed to The Grill by Tom Booton) after six years of service, and now Martyn Nail (Executive Chef at Claridge's for 36 years) will be the new Culinary Director alongside Chef Jacob Keen-Downs (ex Gold in Notting Hill).
Address: 73 Great Eastern Street, Shoreditch, London EC2A 3HU
Opening Date: 15 September 2025
Pachamama group are transforming Pachamama East into a Greek-inspired restaurant, Lagana, switching from Peru to Mediterranean dishes, following the success of this change at Bottarga and Nina in Marylebone.Their Group Executive Chef, Tzoulio Loulai, will curate the menu alongside Brand Director, Yaroslava Malkova.
Address: 30 Charlotte Street, London W1T 2NG
Opening Date: 15 September 2025
Contemporary Portuguese restaurant, developed by MJMK Restaurants in collaboration with Portuguese chef Leandro Carreira (of The Sea, The Sea), inspired by the Iberian Atlantic coastline, replacing Nuno Mendes' Lisboeta.
Address: Belsize Village, 29 Belsize Ln, Belsize Park, London NW3 5AS
Opening Date: 15 September 2025
Modern Asian restaurant brand will open second site.
Address: 5 Devonshire Square, Shoreditch, London EC2M 4YE
Opening Date: 15 September 2025
Opening Offer: 20% off your stay with the code "CHEERSLONDON" until 30 September 2025 for visits until 28 February 2026
A brick-lined hotel on the edge of Shoreditch, part of Sircle Collection and designed by Sam Wright, with 81 bedrooms, a restaurant, a cocktail bar and private members' club, which is the transformation of a former textile warehouse.
Address: 30 Market St, Watford WD18 0PY
Opening Date: 15 September 2025
Opening Offer: Free platters 2-4pm
Fast food restaurant serving halal platters continues rapid expansion.
Address: 7 Moxon Street, Marylebone, London W1U 4EP
Opening Date: 16 September 2025
Kudu Collective by husband and wife duo Amy Corbin and Patrick Williams (who also own Kudu, Kudu Grill and Curious Kudu) are closing their Peckham restaurants and taking over the old Aubaine restaurant to bring their South African-influenced dishes to central London.
Address: 139 Ebury St, Belgravia, London SW1W 9QU
Opening Date: 16 September 2025
The Ganymede is relaunching as The Elizabeth, by chef Anthony Demetre (of Michelin starred Wild Honey) with the menu inspired by his "bistronomy" roots.
Address: 17 Bruton Street, Mayfair, London W1J 6QB
Opening Date: 16 September 2025
Mayfair’s newest seafood restaurant named after the late Queen Elizabeth as the royal address is actually her birthplace. This is the twelfth project from acclaimed restaurateur Ross Shonhan (Nobu, Zuma, Bone Daddies, Strawfire, Netsu), whohas partnered with the Russell Sage Group (Quaglino's, Petrus, Savoy Grill) for a Mediterranean-inspired menu featuring seasonal seafood. It will have an oyster bar, a fireside grill, a heated terrace and a cocktail bar.
Address: 1 Leadenhall Pl, London EC3M 7DX
Opening Date: 16 September 2025
Opening Offer: Free pizza party on launch night and £1 slices on 17 & 18 September
Slice-O-Rama pizza is popping up at One Under Lime wine bar with a fresh new menu.
Address: 102 Portland Rd, Holland Park, London W11 4LX
Opening Date: 17 September 2025
Julie's Restaurant has expanded with a new pop-up: Little Julie's cafe which is opened temporarily and plans to become a permanent spot, serving breakfast and lunch by chef Owen Kenworthy.
Michael Caines at The Stafford
Address: 16-18 St James's Pl, London SW1A 1NJ
Opening Date: 17 September 2025
Chef Michael Caines opens his first restaurant in London at the Stafford, following the departure of chef Lisa Goodwin Allen, as the group takes over his restaurant at Lympstone Manor where he won a Michelin star. He also held two stars at Gidleigh Park. Previously called The Game Bird, the new restaurant will offer an "elevated dining experience" and will feature a new tasting menu.
Liverpool Street Chophouse and Tavern
Address: 16a New St, London EC2M 4TR
Opening Date: 17 September 2025
Evolv Group (formerly D&D) with new CEO Martin Williams (ex M group) are opening a new chop house on the former New Street Grill space. they also own Paternoster Chop House (rebranded as Vagabond .
Mike Reid, who was at M with Martin Williams (as well as Le Gavroche and Restaurant Gordon Ramsay), is leading the food here. The menu will embrce an old school approach, with dishes like "pea soope" from a 1669 recipe. There will also be a big focus on meat, of course, such as Barnsley lamb chop with anchovy dressing and beef shin & oyster suet pudding (although there will be an oyster section of the menu too). Steaks come from The Ethical Butcher and we like the sound of their team-up with the excellent Blenheim Forge - you'll be given the choice of one of six handcrafted steak knives before you start the main event.
Address: Market Halls, 1 Paddington Sq, London W2 1DL
Opening Date: 17 September 2025
Opening Offer: 20 free Pad Ka Mao dishes for the first customers 17-24 September
Inspired by the bustling Thai Temple Markets in Bangkok, using Jude's grandmother's recipes.
Address: Rolls Passage, City of London EC4A 1HL
Opening Date: 18 September 2025
Alan Kai Ho, aka Tse, who runs Korean/Japanese restaurant Dotori in Finsbury Park, opens a second site, on the former The Pineapple Club space. It will be an intimate new Japanese izakaya restaurant across two-floors, including a terrace.
Address: COMO Metropolitan Hotel, 19 Old Park Ln, London W1K 1LB
Opening Date: 18 September 2025
Jonny Lake (of Michelin-starred Trivet) and Isa Bal (one of the best sommeliers in the world) are launching a second site, turning the previous Labombe Wine Bar into a restaurant.
Address: 14-16 Davies Street, Mayfair, London W1K 3DR
Pop-Up Date: 19 September - 15 October 2025
American sportswear brand Gant opens 'The Gant House' immersive pop-up for a month exclusive takeover at French restaurant, Mister Nice to launch Fall/Winter 2025 campaign. Expect custom-made tableware and Mister Nice's dishes reinvented with a French/American twist. The space will transform into a collegiate clubhouse inspired by their East Coast roots and preppy heritage.
Address: 1 Cavendish Square, London W1G 0LA
Opening Date: 20 September 2025
A Grade II listed building which is a former bank is being transformed into a Japanese restaurant following a £15 million refurb by a Maltese restaurant group, with a sister Aki in Valletta. The former bank vault will now be transformed into a cocktail bar and there will also be a private banking room. They will serve a mix of classic sushi, robata and Kushiyaki dishes.
Address: 61 Old Compton Street, Soho, London W1D 6HS
Opening Date: 20 September 2025
Opening Offer: 500 free schiacciata on opening day from 11am
The legendary Florentine sandwich shop is bringing their exquisite sandwiches made with raditional Tuscan flatbread and vibrant atmosphere to UK.
Address: Ritzy Cinema, Brixton Oval, London SW2 1JG
Opening Date: 20 September 2025
The Ritzy in Brixton (by Picturehouse) is launching its newly refurbished café bar and restaurant.
Address: Unit G9, Kingly Court, Kingly St, Carnaby, London W1B 5PW
Opening Date: 22 September 2025
Chef Rob Roy Cameron (ex Untitled, Gazelle, 41 degrees and El Bulli ) opens Spanish restaurant focusing on fire cooking.
Address: 53 Marchmont Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 1AP
Opening Date: 23 September 2025
Opening Offer: 50% off food from 23rd to the 30th of September 2025
Family-run cafe, with sites in Deptford and South Kensington, open third branch next to the Brunswick Shopping Centre.
Address: House of Louie, 13-15 West St, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9NE
Opening Date: 24 September 2025
Wani Tzuki is an elevated Japanese izakaya dining experience reopening of the reimagined House of Louie. Expect soulful French dining at well-loved Louie and vibrant love music and mixology at The Alligator Bar, all under one roof.
Address: 77 Brewer St, London W1F 9ZN
Opening Date: 24 September 2025
London’s House of Entertainment opens Flagship in a Grade II-listed Art Deco building, for competitive gaming and premium dining. Menu is curated by Culinary Director Roger Olsson, from Crispy Chicken Sliders with miso mayonnaise, to the iconic Clays “KFC” (Korean Fried Cauliflower). Behind the bar, maestro Jon Calabrese serves up signature cocktails, including clarified classics on tap, alongside seasonal serve.
Address: 31 Foubert's Place, Carnaby, London W1F 7QQ
Opening Date: 25 September 2025
Opening Offer: 50% off food from 16th October-16th November (enter the code "SLLHeard50" in the special requests box when booking online)
Chef Jordan Bailey (who won two Michelin stars at his former Irish restaurant Aimsir) recently opened a burger place in Borough Market and is now already expanding his restaurant and the menu, pairing each burger with a beer or wine, inspired by his wife, sommelier Majken Bech-Bailey.
Address: 190-192 George Lane, South Woodford, London E18 1AY
Opening Date: 25 September 2025
Opening Offer: 40% off food until 31st October (enter the code "SoftLaunch40" in the special requests box when booking online)
A fusion menu featuring everything from sizzling Middle Eastern grills to Pan-Asian delights.
Cicoria & Bar Cicoria by Angela Hartnett
Address: 5th floor, Royal Opera House, Bow St, London WC2E 9DD
Opening Date: 26 September 2025
Chef and restaurateur Angela Hartnett opens Italian-inspired restaurant at the Royal Opera House, with Cafe Murano in Marylebone coming soon as well. Cicoria will also feature a Turin-inspired all-day rooftop terrace bar.
Via Emilia by FOOD ROOTS - Into the Food Valley - Notting Hill
Address: 12 All Saints Road, Notting Hill, London W1 1HH
Opening Date: 26 September 2025
Opening Offer: Soft launch with 40% off 29 September - 23 October 2025
Italian restaurant that focuses on food products, recipes, and wines that originate exclusively from the Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy.
Address: The BoTree, 30 Marylebone Ln, London W1U 2DR
Opening Date: 26 September 2025
The BoTree hotel in Marylebone opens a new subterranean nightclub and events space known as 77, home to a roster of global DJs, focusing on house music by DJs and live acts. It will have an L-acoustics sound system, lasers, and LED screens for an immersive sensory experience.
Address: The Hoxton, 81 Great Eastern St, Shoreditch, London EC2A 3HU
Opening Date: 29 September 2025
Italian trattoria from Paris, owned by restaurant group Paris Society (who also have Gigi, Louie and Maxims), comes to London at The Hoxton, making this their second international site.
Address: 55 Lavender Hill, London SW11 5QN
Opening Date: 29 September 2025
Cult pizza place is opening their 15th site.
Address: Darby's, 3 Viaduct Gardens, London SW11 7AY
Opening Date: 30 September 2025
An all-day cafe and aperitivo bar by chef and restaurateur Robin Gill, next door to his Nine Elms restaurant, inspired by San Sebastian and Venice.
Address: 31-37 Northcote Rd, Battersea, London SW11 1NJ
Opening Date: 30 September 2025
The Ivy Collection opens new venue in the old bank building on Northcote Road, bringing relaxed yet sophisticated all-day dining to Battersea. The restaurant will be the brand's 44th site.
Address: 58 Poland St, Soho, London W1F 7NR
Opening Date: 13 September 2025
Tasos Gaitanos and Alex Large, the founders of six Brother Marcus ventures, are opening a bespoke Eastern Mediterranean-inspired cocktail bar in Soho, in the former home of acclaimed bar The Blind Pig above Jason Atherton's Social Eating House. Cocktails list is curated by bar developer Angelos Bafas (bar manager at Nipperkin), made with macerated spirits, house ferments and wild-foraged British produce. Food menu includes snacks and Eastern-Med mezze. The 83-cover venue is designed by Finch Studio, with Cretan pottery accents, bronze detailing, and a cave-like ceiling.
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Address: 58 Poland St, Soho, London W1F 7NR
Opening Date: 23 September 2025
Opening Offer: 50% off food 23-28 September 2025
Below the Blind Pig, the downstairs space where Social Eating House was, will be transformed into another Brother Marcus restaurant serving Eastern Mediterranean dishes, focusing on brunch.
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