MAY
New month, new exciting opportunities. We bring you all the new openings in London, from small cafes to luxurious restaurants. Enjoy!
Address: 216 Westbourne Grove, London W11 2RH
Opening Date: 1 May 2024
Ladurée is opening a café in Notting Hill serving their well-known and loved macarons and coffee, as well as patisserie and pastries and soft serve ice cream, but this time we can enjoy them in a proper cafe.
Address: 74 Victoria Street, London W1E 6SQ
Opening Date: 1 May 2024
Opening Offer: 15% off the bill for 20 guests per day until de official opening
A warm, friendly restaurant and bar offering all-day dining in the heart of the Square Mile.
Address: King's Wardrobe, 53-55 Carter Lane, London EC4V 5AF
Opening Date: 1 May 2024
Opening Offer: 100 free coffees on opening day
Cafe bar and courtyard serving breakfast, lunch and evening bites by Native Places.
Address: 67 Charlotte Street, Fitzrovia, W1T 4PH
Opening Date: 2 May 2024
Founder Cordula Schulz focuses on risotto and fine dining for his new restaurant in Fitzrovia, with Andrea Granzarolo as head chef.
Address: Brixton Village, Coldharbour Ln, London SW9 8PS
Opening Date: 4 May 2024
A rooftop paradise with food and drinks by Incipio Group, in Brixton Market, that includes traders such as Jalisco, The Joint (pictured), La Nonna, Club Mexican, Black Bear Burger, Three Uncles and Nopalito.
Address: Chelsea Barracks, 1 Garrison Square, London SW1W 8BG
Opening Date: 5 May 2024
From the team behind Terraza Martinez in Barcelona (popular for their seafood paella) is taking over Chelsea Barracks' award-winning dining space designed by architect Ben Pentreath.
Address: 80 George Street, Richmond upon Thames, TW9 1HE
Opening Date: 5 May 2024
Popular sushi company are opening their 13th site.
Address: 70-74 Stoke Newington Rd, London N16 7XB
Re-opening Date: 5 May 2024
The best regional Mexican food and cocktails in town since 2021 and now a new 120-cover street-level bar and restaurant opens above the original site. There space is now a bar called Cinco and the new upstairs area has become a Cocina & Cocteleria.
Address: 15-17 Hill Rise, Richmond, TW10 6UQ
Opening Date: 6 May 2024
Boutique fresh pasta restaurant group opens fourth site, serving also Sicilian street food-inspired snacks and cocktails.
Buffalo Trace Distillery London Tasting Experience
Address: 32-33 Long Acre, Covent Garden, London
Opening Date: 6 May 2024
The American whiskey brand from Kentucky, USA is opening a tasting and retail space in Covent Garden.
Address: 149 Draycott Avenue, SW3 3AB
Opening Date: 6 May 2024
From the man who owned the Paparazzi Café (celeb-y Mayfair spot which shut back in 2012) comes a place that will make you feel a bit like you are in a Fellini movie and it is named after the iconic Italian director itself, offering big La Dolce Vita energy.
Address: 128 Wilton Road, London SW1V 1JZ
Opening Date: 7 May 2024
Mildred's sixth plant-based restaurants, on the former Le Pain Quotidien space.
Address: 84-86 Great Eastern St, London EC2A 3JL
Opening Date: 8 May 2024
An all-day grand cafe in Hoxton's new art’otel, with Brush Lounge & Cocktail Bar upstair, serving an European-cuisine-focused menu.
Address: 135 Portland Rd, Holland Park, London W11 4LW
Re-opening Date: 8 May 2024
The former Julie's (once one of the hottest places in town according to A-listers) is reborn with the opening of this modern neighbourhood French brasserie by Tara MacBain (Cordon Bleu-trained chef).
Address: 191 Rye Lane, London SE15 4TP
Opening Date: 8 May 2024
Authentically Britalian cafe from chef Alex Purdie (ex Bouchon Racine and Bocca di Lupo) and Richard Crampton-Platt (ex Bocca di Lupo and Gelupo).
Address: 55 Shirland Rd, Maida Vale, London W9 2JD
Opening Date: 8 May 2024
Public House Group - Phil Winser and James Gummer (the team behind The Pelican in Notting Hill and The Bull in Charlbury) are opening a new London pub, with a menu by chef Ed Baillieu. Formerly known as The Hero of Maida, it closed in early 2024 after a refurbishment.
Address: 13 Rookwood Way, Fish Island, London E3 2XT
Opening Date: 8 May 2024
Lynsey Coughlan and Lindsay Lewis, locals of Hackney, are opening a cafe as part of Fish Island's The Trampery campus, serving a mix of British and Irish food by head chef Craig Johnson (ex Arbutus and The Corner Room).
Address: 3 Henrietta Street, London WC2E 8LU
Opening Date: 8 May 2024
A new pizza restaurant on the former Gentlemen Baristas space, serving an interesting potato pizza.
Address: 144 Portobello Road, London W11 2DZ
Opening Date: 9 May 2024
The 'ultimate ice cream experience' shop is opening second site in Notting Hill, with a third to follow in Chelsea soon.
Address: National Theatre, South Bank, London
Opening Date: 9 May 2024
KERB's open-air street food market is back for their fifth summer bringing London's most delicious street food to the South Bank from four new traders: Baba Dhaba, Chicken Bandits, MexClub and Hackney Gelato.
Address: Rolling Stock, 46-48 Kingsland road, E2 8DA
Opening Date: 9 May 2024
Opening Party: Launch event on the 9th of May from 5pm until late, tickets here
After a huge success at Pop Brixton, followed by a glorious launch at Hackney Wick, the guys at Mexclub will open their third location to serve some of the best Mexican tacos and xurros in town at Rolling Stock.
Address: 45 Park Ln, London W1K 1PN
Opening Date: 10 May - 29 September 2024
Sandia Chang's Bubbledogs returns with a summer pop-up serving dogs and Champagne, in a partnership with James Knappett and Elliott Grover (Cut's executive chef).
Address: Annabel's, 46 Berkeley Square, London W1J 5AT
Opening Date: 10 May 2024
Annabel's new South American inspired restaurant focusing on steaks, in the space that used to be their Mexican Rooms restaurant in the second floor of the club.
Address: The Brunswick Centre
Opening Date: 10 May 2024
Opening Offer: Meet Eddie Hall on opening day for a live cooking demo
Common Room will be serving vibrant, nutritious salad and gourmet grain bowls with hand-crafted sauces, as well as artisan barista coffee.
Address: 35 Old Church St, London SW3 5BS
Opening Date: 11 May 2024
Local & Wild pub in Chelsea from chef Patron Oliver Gladwin and his brother Richard Gladwin aka The Gladwin Brothers (of Rabbit in Chelsea, Sussex in Soho and the recently closed Fat Badger in Richmond) making this their first pub.
Address: Inside Cocotte, 79 Salusbury Rd, London NW6 6NH
Start Date: 13 May 2024
From Romain Bourrillon, the owner of rotisserie chicken spot Cocotte, Romain Bourrillon, which is why they're kicking off their first residency at the Cocotte in Queen's Park.
Address: 15 Kingly Street, Soho, Carnaby, London W1F 9BP
Opening Date: 14 May 2024
Turkish chef Kemal Demirasal is opening a second The Counter with an Aegean-inspired menu.
Address: The OWO, Whitehall, London SW1A 2EU
Opening Date: 15 May 2024
Endo Kazutoshi's Japanese rooftop restaurant at the OWO. Kioku Sake bar opened in April.
Address: Callooh Callay, 65 Rivington Street, London EC2A 3QQ
Opening Date: 15 May 2024
Opening Offer: 50% off food bill from 15 to 18 May
A 3 months Korean diner pop-up by Jay Morjaria (chef and Million Pound Menu winner) at cocktail bar Callooh Callay in Shoreditch, serving Korean food in an American diner style.
Address: 240 Upper Richmond Road, London SW15 6TG
Opening Date: 16 May 2024
Sylvia Perera (chef and restaurateur) is opening a new Sri Lankan restaurant, famous for their hoppers and kottu cooked in an open kitchen, in Putney.
Address: 198-200 Earls Ct Rd, London SW5 9QF
Opening Date: 16 May 2024
Opening Offer: Free corn dog for the first 100 customers on 16 & 17 May
Bringing their famous Korean corn dog in Earl's Court after they only just opened in Westfield Stratford.
Address: Camden Beer Hall, 55-59 Wilkin St. Mews, London NW5 3ED
Festival Dates: 17 - 19 May 2024
UK's first-ever sandwich festival, a celebration of the 'unbridled joy of things-between-bread' by Molly Hutchinson (of Meatopia) and Allie Behr (of Hot Sauce Society). A weekend stacked with 'once-in-a-lifetime sangers, brilliant brews, and thrills galore' from vendors such as Mondo Sando, Rogue's Sarnie, Ruben's Reubens, Picnic Margate, Big Deal’s Bodega and other special guests. Tickets are £30 per session and include three sandwiches and a Camden Town Beer.
Address: 20-21 Leicester Square, London WC2H 7JX
Opening Date: 18 May 2024
A Middle Eastern burger joint, originally a Dubai food truck selling signature wagyu sliders and run by Amal Al Marri and Deem Albassam. The UK Salt though is owned by Qatar-based Ali Ahmed Buhindi.
Holland Park Café by Daisy Green
Address: Holland Park, Ilchester Place, London, W8 6LU
Opening Date: 18 May 2024
Taking over the park's cafe, Daisy Green will serve small plates with their famous Brunch available throughout the day, as well as hearty salads, sandwiches perfect for a picnic and Gelupo gelato.
Address: Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, 5 Thornton St, London E20 2AD
Opening Date: 20 May 2024
The team behind Between the Bridges summer pop-up are opening a permanent food hall in Stratford, that will include a large cafe, a terrace and street food. Lulu Cox (ex Rochelle Canteen, Bocca di Lupo and St. John) and chef Jamie Duvale (ex Gordon Ramsay) are in charge of the menu. The Terrace will be an alfresco space serving Happy Endings and Hackney Gelato, while The Yard will have a rotating group of street food and artisanal traders, markets and outdoor screenings. They will also open a new restaurant there later in the year.
Address: 126 Charing Cross Road, London W2CH 0LA
Opening Date: 20 May 2024
Chef Mark Morrans (ex MNKY HSE) brings us a fancy smash burger made with wagyu, including a breakfast muffin, croissants and milkshakes.
Address: National Theatre, Upper Ground, London SE1 9PX
Opening Date: 20 May to 29 September 2024
Forza Wine team are opening Forza Taps at National Theatre on its Weston Terrace, one floor below the current restaurant. It will be a tap bar concept (wines and cocktails) alongside a snacks menu, with great views of the river.
Lil' Watan at Market Place Vauxhall
Address: Market Place Vauxhall, 49 Southwark St, London SE1 1RU
Opening Date: 20 May 2024
Opening Offer: 100 free wraps: 50 wraps from 2pm and 50 more from 5pm on 31st May
A new addition to Vauxhall serving authentic Lebanese street food by Abed Sinno & Karim Jammal, name meaning ‘for the homeland’.
Address: South Wing, Somerset House, The Strand, London WC2R 1LA
Opening Date: 21 May 2024
Rishim Sachdeva's next restaurant, a small all-day cafe serving "mostly vegan" dishes, including grab-and-go options and "home condiments" to buy, in partnership head of pastry Tarryn Williams. Rishim also opened Tendril in Mayfair last year.
Address: 1C Portland Pl, London W1B 1JA
Opening Date: 22 May 2024
Michel Roux has closed Le Gavroche and Langham's Roux at the Landau (now transformed into Mimosa) but the chef will take over the Palm Court space for a new restaurant inspired by British classics and traditional French cooking methods.
Address: John Lewis, 300 Oxford St, London W1C 1DX
Opening Date: 22 May 2024
John Lewis on Oxford Street are transforming their rooftop into a summer pop-up terrace in partnership with Benugo, named after the year John Lewis first opened its doors.
Address: Unit FC2005, The Balcony Montfichet Road, Westfield Stratford City, London E20 1ES
Opening Date: 23 May 2024
Opening offer: 600 free bao buns from 23 - 26 May.
Taiwanese street food.
Address: Mercury House, 11 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8UL
Opening Date: 24 May 2024
Former Bar Elba on the rooftop of Mercury House is being transformed into a Circe's by bar veteran Tobias Jackson (ex The Escapologist and Blame Gloria), serving Mediterranean dishes, live music, guest DJ and more.
Address: 92 Stoke Newington High Street, London N16 7NY
Opening Date: 24 May 2024
Mezcal bar Doña launches a restaurant above as the bar's move from pop-up to permanent, serving up Latin American fusion dishes, with Honduran-born chef Karla Zuniga running the kitchen (ex Breddos Tacos and Tigre Tacos residencies at Doña in the past).
Address: The Carlton Tower Jumeirah, 1 Cadogan Place, Knightsbridge, London SW1X 9PY
Opening Date: 25 May 2024
The group behind Gaia in Mayfair are opening a second La Maison Ani, named after chef Izu Ani himsel, the first having opened in Dubai in 2023, to bring French dining to Knightsbridge.
Address: 23 Charlotte St., London W1T 1RW
Opening Date: 25 May 2024
Carousel's 23-seater mezcaleria and tostada bar will open right next door. Mezcal maestro Matteo Vaccargiu (award winning mixologist, formerly at Equal Parts, Hide and Pollen Street Social) will be working with Carousel's Joshua Bratt, on the space used by Carousel for rotating residencies.
Alaz
Address: 448 Chiswick High Road, London W4 5TT
Opening Date: 25 May 2024
Opening Offer: Soft Launch with 25% off their Dine In menu on 25 & 26 May 2024
A Egyptian-focused partnership between Alaa El Kahky (Egyptian TV network owner) and caterer Sabrina Tolba (her father ran the Pharoahs restaurant in Teddington).
Address: 2 Inverness Street, London NW1 7HJ
Opening Date: 28 May 2024
A colourful Mexican restaurant serving margarita and tacos, by two Mexicans Aima Indigo (model turned restaurateur, ex La Bodega Negra and Mexcalito) and Daniel Sanchez (ex Ella Canta and Chingon Tacos).
Address: 100 Shoreditch High Street, London E1 6JQ
Residency Date: 29 May - 1 September 2024
Chef Adriana Cavita's Mexican restaurant in Marylebone will take over the kitchen at Ryan Chetiyawardana's Seed Library bar in Shoredirch for three months, serving tacos and tostadas.
Address: Railway Arches, Albert Embankment, Vauxhall, London SE1 7TP
Opening Date: 31 May 2024
Albert Embankment’s Railway Arches will become home to a new indoor food and entertainment hall, a food Mecca in London, featuring 11 street food vendors, including:
- Chipsy - Loaded fries and a smoked BBQ feast
- Birria Taco - Cal-Mex style tacos and ramen with a twist
- Sekushi - Japanese & Pan-Asian dishes
- Karapincha - Sri Lankan food inspired by family recipes.
- Fresco Trattoria Pizzeria - Neapolitan-style pizzas
- Lorenzo Kusina - soul food with a Filipino twist.
- O’Gosht - American/Middle-eastern favourite comfort food
- OshPaz - Uzbekistan dumplings
- Sexy Buns - big sandwiches
- Gelato Lab - Ice Cream Union do gelato
- Nuttea - ice cold mylk and fruit teas
It will also have a separate bar and lots of entertainment, such as live music, bingo and screens for summer sports events screenings.
Address: 81 Westbourne Grove, London W2 4UL
Opening date: May/June 2024
Third London location by two sisters, Megan & Georgia.
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