In the first of a flurry of new restaurant openings, Jason Atherton has relaunched his Pollen Street Social flagship as a more casual grill-focused restaurant and bar.
Maison François founders François O’Neill and Ed Wyand have opened a second London restaurant that combines their vision for a modern-day French canteen with their love of merch.
The team behind highly-rated Islington Indian food pubs The Tamil Prince and The Tamil Crown will venture south of the river for the first time early next month with a new casual dining concept.
From a well-tailored Savile Row restaurant to one located within a church crypt in Mayfair, here's a list of the forthcoming significant launches to have on your radar.
High-profile Australian chef David Thompson is finally set to bring his Thai casual dining concept Long Chim to London next month with the launch a new residency in Soho.
The husband-and-wife chef team behind Japanese counter restaurant Roji (pictured) have announced its closure ahead of opening a new more casual izakaya.
Taiwanese restaurant group BAO will launch a restaurant within Bloomberg Arcade towards the end of this month bringing its total number of London sites to seven.
A new concept from the Maison François team, another project from Jason Atherton, and the debut venture from chef Greg Clarke are among this month's key restaurant openings.
Having previously worked there as head chef and GM respectively, Drew Snaith and Hannah Kowalski will relaunch the diminutive Hackney restaurant early next month as Sesta offering a more accessible a la carte menu.
All-day restaurant group Bill's is returning to the expansion trail with two new sites set to launch in the coming months and further openings planned in the new year.
Judy Joo is pushing ahead with the UK expansion of her Korean fried chicken concept Seoul Bird with the launch of a new sister brand and a forthcoming airport debut.
Next month will see Selin Kiazim return to the capital with Leydi, an all-day restaurant in Farringdon the former Oklava chef says will ‘put Turkish food on the map’.
Following success with South East London pub residencies, Jack Macrae and Viggo Blegvad are turning their Mondo Sando sandwich brand into a permanent fixture with a site on Camberwell’s Peckham Road.
Rebecca Mascarenhas’ Barnes restaurant Church Road will relaunch as the more casual HomeSW13 mid next month having closed quietly yesterday (18 August).
The Salad Project is to launch a multifaceted restaurant site on Fenchurch Street in the City of London that will also operate as a training academy and menu development hub.
Drew Snaith and Hannah Kowalski have unveiled further details for their new restaurant Sesta following confirmation that it will take the site in London’s Hackney that currently houses Pidgin.
