We know you’re a sucker for a new opening. Just the word ‘new’ in the title of this article was enough to lure you in, the promise of fresh drinking and dining spots too enticing to miss. And luckily, London has one of the most exciting food scenes in the world; an ever-changing tapestry of fusion flavours, best-in-class chefs, and ritzy, glitzy openings you simply must try.
So, as we’re the world’s leading luxury lifestyle group, we’ve selected the finest new restaurants this March. From an Indian-inspired breakfast to a boujee 12-course menu, here are five you won’t want to miss.
Kricket Shoreditch
We bet you didn’t have an Indian-inspired breakfast on your March bingo card, but Kricket’s brand-new concept is sure to bowl you over. After successful innings in Brixton, Soho, and more recently, Canary Wharf, Kricket is hopping over to Shoreditch – and this time, they’re bringing breakfast to the table. While you won’t be stumped on what to order, don’t sleep on the samphire pakora or the grilled butternut squash makhani – you’ll soon see what all the hype is about.
35–42 Charlotte Rd, EC2A 3PB
Victor Garvey at The Midland Grand
What do you get when the man behind Chiltern Firehouse and SOLA’s chef join forces? Well, without stating the obvious, something big. But if you want the specifics: a Michelin-starred chef cooking up a storm inside the St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel’s super-swish dining room. There’ll be a seven-course tasting menu, and we have high hopes that SOLA’s signature finishing touches will be finessed in front of diners, like butter-poached lobster trickled with lobster jus tableside.
St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel London, Euston Rd, NW1 2AR
Din Tai Fung Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf’s food scene is the best it’s ever been, and now, there’s another reason why it’s coming up trumps: Din Tai Fung. Follow your nose to Crossrail Place for a Taiwanese feast in east London. Expect the same dishes you know and love from its Selfridges outpost, like its multi-award-winning Xio Long Bao (delicately folded steamed soup dumplings), plus some new additions like beef tenderloin fillets and broccoli tossed in garlic oyster sauce.
Unit CR32 Crossrail Pl, E14 5AR
Trullo at Harvey Nichols
Knightsbridge might not have needed another Italian, but none have quite as much in store as Trullo – and not just because it’s inside Harvey Nicks. Hot off the press this month: Islington’s treasured trattoria has opened a stylish, southwest sister for a three-month pop-up. On the menu, you’ll find classics like silky smooth slow-cooked beef shin ragu with pappardelle, alongside new Knightsbridge-approved dishes like tagliarini crowned with a dollop of Beluga caviar.
109–125 Knightsbridge, SW1X 7RJ
3 Gorges
Goodge Street is always in our good books, but even more so after 3 Gorges gave it a Cantonese glow-up. And with Yipeng Qian at the helm – who’s worked his Michelin-starred magic at MiMi Mei Fair, Hakkasan, and Gouji – we can guarantee it’s going to be good. We can also guarantee that the 12-course menu for £388, although on the boujee side, is perfect for blowout dinners: think cheese lobster and black truffle king crab noodles, and caviar Peking duck.
