One of our favourite things about dining throughout the capital is the constant opening of new restaurants. From creative neighbourhood haunts to bold international names, the excitement of discovering a new go-to is unparalleled. Read on for our list of ones to look forward to in the coming months.
Notting Hill
Akub
Dubbing itself a ‘modern Palestinian restaurant’, Akub will open in Notting Hill. Celebrated chef and proprietor Fadi Kattan runs a sister restaurant in Bethlehem and aims to execute the highlights of Palestinian cooking utilising seasonal British ingredients.
Bacchanalia
Courtesy of Caprice Holdings and Richard Caring, Bacchanalia will open on Berkeley Square toward the end of this year. Featuring art by Damien Hirst, the decadent establishment will serve Greek and Italian cuisine in the opulent terraced space.
Connaught House, 1-3 Mount Street, Mayfair W1K 3NB
31 Great Windmill Street, Soho W1D 7LP
Bantof
A welcome addition to Soho’s dining scene, Bantof features a menu curated by chef Asimakis Chaniotis of Pied a Terre. The stylish, evening-only space spotlights a considered art collection, and several sharing and tasting plates encourage post-work or late-night drinks and snacks.
Bossa
Brazilian chef Alberto Landgraf will open his first London restaurant in Marylebone. Helming the kitchen himself, this lively restaurant will celebrate contemporary Brazilian cuisine accompanied by a ‘very strong’ wine and cocktail list.
3 Vere Street, Marylebone W1G 0DG
9 Chance Street, Shoreditch E2 7JB
Cycene
At the end of October, Blue Mountain School will open Cycene in Shoreditch. Accommodating just 16 diners at a time, the bi-level space will serve a tasting menu by chef Theo Clench featuring Eastern Asian and Australasian flavours.
Din Tai Fung Centre Point
Joining locations in Selfridges and Covent Garden, Din Tai Fung's award-winning Taiwanese dumplings come again in central London. As with the other restaurants, there will be no reservations – so be prepared to wait – and the requisite robots will make another appearance.
Unit R04, Centre Point, 11 St Giles Square, WC2H 8AP
1 Electric Boulevard, Nine Elms, Battersea SW11 8BJ
Joia
Occupying the top two floors of art’otel London Battersea, Joia will feature a Catalonian and Portuguese menu by two Michelin-starred chef Henrique Sa Pessoa. Featuring a bar and formal restaurant, classic dishes will spotlight seasonal British and Iberian produce.
Mayha
A Japanese restaurant by way of Beirut, Mayha is opening shortly for lunch and dinner in Marylebone. Featuring a two-floor space, it will house an omakase restaurant as well as a raw bar, utilising British and Japanese ingredients alongside a speciality sake and cocktail list.
43 Chiltern Street, Marylebone, W1U 6LS
41 S Audley Street, Mayfair W1K 2PS
Socca
Paying homage to a beloved part of French Rivieran cuisine called socca – a savoury chickpea pancake – Claude Bosi and Samyukta Nair will open a namesake restaurant this autumn. Inspired by Bosi’s childhood, the relaxed restaurant will feature favourite items indigenous to the region executed with seasonal flair.
Straker’s
TikTok’s star chef, Thomas Straker, is opening a namesake restaurant in his local neighbourhood of Notting Hill next month. The quasi-celebrity will likely include some of the dishes that led to his internet fame – meaning diners can expect creative iterations of sweet and savoury butter flavours, plus the freshest seasonal ingredients.
91 Golborne Road, Notting Hill W10 5NL
1 Berkeley Street, Mayfair W1J 8NE
Tom Sellers at the 1 Hotel Mayfair
Overlooking Green Park, chef Tom Sellers will helm the dining offering at the soon-to-open 1 Hotel in Mayfair. Keeping in line with the hotel group’s commitment to sustainability, the cuisine will be primarily organic and hyper-seasonal with minimal waste and a complementary cocktail menu at the in-house bar and café.
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