BEST RESTAURANTS AND BARS OPENING IN LONDON IN JANUARY 2026
"New Year, New Me", New Restaurants. We welcome the new year and new resolutions, but most excitingly, all the new restaurants we get to discover and enjoy. Cheers to new beginnings!
Address: 44 Commercial St, Shoreditch, London E1 6LT
Opening Date: 2 January 2026
Song Que Cafe, the acclaimed Hoxton Vietnamese institution, is opening a spin-off called Song Que Pho Bar in Spitalfields. Taking over the former Pearly Queen site, the new spot will focus on the signature pho and best-selling dishes that have made the original restaurant a London favourite since 2002.
Address: 44 Old Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1V 9AQ
Opening Date: 2 January 2026
A cocktail bar in the former Gibson venue, offering traditional bar snacks, martinis and black velvets, led by Will Hawes and Aaron Wall and named after Prince Buster, one of the most influential figures in the history of ska and reggae music.
Address: Gunnersbury Park, Gunnersbury Park Museum, Popes Lane, W3 8QL
Re-opening Date: 5 January 2026
The community cafe which is a collaboration with local sustainable food supplier The Pure Food Co, focusing on sustainability, is reopening.
Address: 74 Commercial Street, London E1 6LY
Opening Date: 5 January 2026
Known for West African-inspired French pastries, Subs opens its third London location. The brand previously established locations in Walthamstow and Clapton, gaining popularity for unique items like mango-glazed croissants.
Tsujiri - Stratford
Address: Aquatics Walk, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford 6, London E20 2AS
Opening Date: 13 January 2026
Opening Offer: 100 free matcha brioche on 13 & 17 January, and £1 matcha lattes with the purchase of a brioche 19-23 Jan
The popular matcha tea house and dessert brand is opening a new site.
Address: 10 Heddon Street, Mayfair, London W1B 4BX
Opening Date: 15 January 2026
Berkeley Square Hospitality is relaunching 10 Heddon Street as a modern interpretation of Georgian cuisine focused on open-fire grilling, after successful residencies at Manteca, Fallow and Sarap. It will have a wine list of 100 Georgian natural wines and bespoke ChaCha-based cocktails. Founders are Giorgi Mindiashvili and Mitz Vora (ex Ennismore), who also ran Hoxton hotels (Eggbreak, Seabird).
Address: 55A Dean St, London, United Kingdom W1D 6AG
Opening Date: 15 January 2025
Opening Offer: £4.90 cake tray offer 15-17 January, to include a bun, a cake and a drink
Malaysian owned Asian bakery and patisserie by award-winning pastry chef Michael Kwan Ho Lam (ex The Dorchester) who won Pastry chef of the year at Craft Guild of Chefs awards.
Address: 109 Columbia Road, London E2 7RL
Opening Date: 16 January 2026
A new permanent location for Chef Dara Klein's acclaimed Italian trattoria, taking over a former Victorian pub site, offering rustic Italian dishes with a New Zealand twist. Chef Dara worked at Brawn, Trullo, and has now partnered with a childhood friend, Ry Jessup (co-founder of Homeslice and The Plimsoll).
Address: 8 Fulham Broadway, SW6 1AA
Opening Date: 16 January 2026
Opening Offer: Soft launch from 12 January
The new flagship location for the award-winning authentic Korean Fried Chicken chain.
Address: The Brunswick Centre, Unit 8 Bernard St, London WC1N 1BS
Opening Date: 16 January 2026
Opening Offer: Free pho on opening day from 12pm
Address: 42 Leyton High Road, London E15 2BP
Opening Date: 16 January 2026
Middle Eastern Eatery by head baker Vanessa Campanelli (ex Morny bakery, Toklas, Fortitude and Cedric Grolet at The Berkeley) and speciality coffee by head of coffee Laura, an award-winning barista. Owners Nargis Shaikh and Umar Raza are opening this neighbourhood cafe in an old garage opposite and the name means joy in Arabic.
Address: 2-4 Ringers Road, Bromley BR1 1HT
Opening Date: 17 January 2026
Opening Offer: 100 free tacos on opening day at 6pm
Expect halala burritos, rice bowls, birria tacos and gravy fries.
Vnilla - Mercato Mayfair
Address: St. Mark's Church, 13A N Audley St, London W1K 6ZA
Opening Date: 17 January 2026
Opening Offer: 100 free puddings on opening day, from 12pm
The popular banana pudding spot is officially landing at Mercato Mayfair, in the Grade I-listed St Mark's Church.
Address: George Street, London W1U 8PB
Opening Date: 19 January 2026
Opening Offer: 2 preview sessions where guests can try a salad for free and 100 free bowls on opening day from 11am
London-based healthy on-the-go brand Atis launches another new sites after the recent openings in Kings Cross sand Mayfair. We applaud this impressively fast expansion.
Pasta Factory
Address: Market Place Vauxhall, 7-11 South Lambeth Place, London SW8 1SP
Opening Date: 19 January 2026
Opening Offer: 100 free pasta on opening day
Offers authentic Italian pasta such as classics like carbonara, pesto, and gnocchi, plus vegan options, in a vibrant street food setting.
Address: 115 Westbourne Grove, Notting Hill, London W2 4UP
Opening Date: 19 January 2026
An intimate 16-seat restaurant by chef Victor Garvey (of Michelin-starred SOLA), featuring a chef's table experience with Japanese-influenced cuisine focusing on seasonal produce and "simplicity", warm, wooden interior and live DJ music.
Address: Rolls Passage, London EC4A 1HL
Opening Date: 20 January 2026
Opening Offer: 50% off from 8-19 January
Alan Tse, owner of Dotori, opens a second Japanese restaurant and sake bar on the former The Pineapple Club space. Spread across two-floors, it will feature a terrace, and will turn into a comfortable izakaya late in the evening.
Address: Brook's Mews, London W1K 4HR
Opening Date: 21 January 2026
Richard Hart will be executive baker and creative director at the new Claridge's Bakery, located next to ArtSpace Cafe. He is one of the world's best bakers, renowned for the seven years he spent at Tartine in San Francisco and co-founding Hart Bagery in Copenhagen with René Redzepi of Noma.
PerfectTed x Krispy Kreme Pop-Up
Address: Krispy Kreme, 101 Fleet St, St Paul's, London EC4Y 1DE
Event Date: 22 January 2026
Opening Offer: 1,000 Free matcha & doughnuts, from 10am
To celebrate their launch with Krispy Kreme, PerfectTed is running an exclusive store takeover for one day only, treating everyone to matcha and donuts.
Address: 66 - 67 Burlington Arcade, London W1J 0QU
Opening Date: 23 January 2026
Cafes and bakery by chef Nicolas Rouzaud (who runs Nicolas Rouzaud at The Connaught).
Address: 133 Queen's Road, London, SE15 2ND
Opening Date: 26 January 2026
Opening Offer: 25% off till February
LAndrea Asciuti (owner of 081 Pizza) brings us "UK’s first Bri-talian pizza", and names the restaurant after his wife. He was nominated in Top 50 Pizzas in Europe list.
Address: 81 Buckingham Palace Rd, Victoria, London SW1W 0AJ
Opening Date: 26 January 2026 (TBC)
In their tenth year, Brother Marcus are opening their eighth restaurant, after recently launching a branch in Soho. The Eastern Mediterranean restaurant will replace the former The Stoke House.
Hoko Wonton Noodles - Covent Garden
Address: Seven Dials Market, Earlham St, London WC2H 9LX
Opening Date: 30 January 2026
A new spot in Seven Dials Market serving a short menu of traditional Cantonese wonton noodle soup and tossed noodles.
Address: 17 Mercer St, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9QJ
Opening Date: 30 January 2026
NYC-inspired cocktail bar from Bart & Taylor hospitality group and bartender Angelos Bafas (aka @mr.ungarnished of Nipperkin bar and the Kioku Sake Bar). Named after NYC's first celebrity bartender, Alexander Cato, it focuses on classic cocktails, community, seasonality, and minimal waste, with British spirits used in the basement "Hyper" bar. The space is divided in three parts: The House of Julep on the ground floor, serving cocktails made with herbs grown on-site, the main bar downstairs, inspired by synaesthesia, and the Study, hosting events such as pop-ups and masterclasses. They will focus on "elevated American classics" for the food menu.
Address: 392-393 Mentmore Terrace, London Fields, London E8 3PH
Opening Date: Soft launch 31 January 2026/ Official opening 4 February 2026
Opening Offer: 50% off food, 30-31 January 2026.
A modern Cantonese restaurant abehind Wonton Charlie's in London Fields by Frank Yeung and Abhinav Malde, offering a Hong Kong-inspired menu featuring dishes like grilled fish balls, Char Siu, and cocktails.
Address: Peterborough Court (ex The Telegraph Building), 133 Fleet Street, London, EC4A 2BB
Opening Date: 31 January 2026
Theatrical steak & grill concept by Arian and Alberto Zandi of Emerald Hospitality Group, using a central open-flame clay grill, opening on the seventh floor of the former Daily Telegraph’s Fleet Street HQ. This address is part of a large redevelopment project that will also include other restaurants, such as "Casa Como" and the Japanese fusion "Dining on the Clouds", along with new office spaces.
Address: Hilton on Park Lane, 22 Park Ln, Mayfair, London W1K 1BE
Opening Date: January 2026
The Hilton on Park Lane adds a sushi restaurant to its portfolio, with sister branches in Spain, Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
RH (Restoration Hardware) - London
Address: 7 Burlington Gardens, Mayfair, London W1S 3QG
Opening Date: January 2026
The luxury US giant fka RH opens a multi-level lifestyle destination with a retail gallery, restaurant, bars, coffee shop, and a roof terrace, across the Grade II listed building that was formerly Abercrombie & Fitch. There will be a restaurant, wine bar and barrista bar on the ground floor and another wine bar on the second floor with its own roof terrace along with a basement Champagne and caviar bar.
Address: 30 Upper Grosvenor St, Mayfair, London W1K 7PH
Opening Date: January 2026
Markus Thesleff's new Japanese restaurant takes over the old Ruya site. A "luxury Japanese dining and drinking destination" rooted in the philosophy of 'Mana' (life-force in ingredients). Expect refined Japanese dishes by Executive Chef Leo Tanyag (from Los Mochis, Juno) and exceptional cocktails, wine, and sake, led by Bar Director Pietro Collina (Los Mochis, Sale e Pepe). The Thesleff Group, also runs Los Mochis, Sale e Pepe, Juno and Luna.
Address: 17 Bohemia Pl, London E8 1DU
Opening Date: Late January 2026
The Peck Peck team is moving into the Hackney Church Brew Co. kitchen with a new venture called Hendl. Taking over from Lagom, this residency focuses on rotisserie-style cooking—serving up not just chicken, but also porchetta and Sunday roasts alongside the brewery’s own beers.
Address: 81 Goldsmith's Row, London E2 8QR
Opening Date: Late January 2026
Soft Opening: 2 January 2026
Permanent home for the Iranian-Iraqi supper club in Hackney, serving comfort food and pastries.
Address: 3 Rivington Walk, Canary Wharf, London, E22 3AB
Opening Date: 30 January 2026
Cantonese roast meats restaurant with sister sites at Tower Bridge and London Wall.
*This guide is updated daily so check again for new additions.
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