On your marks, get set, dine!
Address: Underbelly Bouevard, 6 Walker's Ct, Soho, London W1F 0BT
Opening Date: 1 November 2024
Artusi are bringing their Italian-inspired neighbourhood cooking to Underbelly Boulevard Soho, after the success of their two other locations, Peckham and Deptford.
Address: Serpentine North Gallery, West Carriage Drive, London W2 2AR
Opening Date: 1 November 2024
Friends Of Ours, one of Shoreditch's most popular brunch spots, a six-month pop up brunch restaurant inside Zaha Hadid building in the Serpentine North Gallery (formerly Benugo), offering creative seasonal menus made with locally sourced produce.
Address: Southbank Centre, London Bridge, London
Opening Date: 1 November 2024
The Curling Club opens an all-new venue for 2024: the renowned Vinegar Yard, with a state-of-the-art stretch tent on the ground floor and a glass enclosure on the mezzanine, ten rinks and some great food vendors such as Baba Gs, Nanny Bills, Nik’s Kitchen, Bad Boys Pizza Society, Japanese Chicken Shop and Untitled Sandwich Shop.
Address: 3 Atlantic Road, Brixton, London SW9 8HX
Opening Date: 1 November 2024
Matt Harris & Tommy Kempton, owners of chicken shop Other Side Fried and Ploussard, are turning their Brixton place into a wagyu beef hamburger bar.
Address: 7 Shepherdess Walk, Islington, London N1 7QE
Opening Date: The dining room opens 1 November 2024
Lee Godwin and Mike Harrington have reopened a 200-year-old pub last year and are now opening the pub's dining room.
Address: 18 Adam Street, London WC2N 6EZ
Opening Date: 4 November 2024
RSA House opens luxury cocktail bar, serving sustainable, regenerative British cocktails in their 250-year-old historic Georgian townhouse.
Address: 37 Highgate High St, Highgate Village, London N6 5JT
Reopening Date: 4 November 2024
Heath Ball is a pub landlord who owns the Red Lion & Sun in Highgate, and is now taking over a historical site (Monty Python's favourite hangout pub) just 200 yards away from it.
Address: 92 Tottenham Ct Rd, London W1T 4BU
Opening Date: 4 November 2024
Opening Offer: 50% off pasta during the first week
Franco Manca's Ahmos Wasif brings affordable traditional Neapolitan, Sicilian and Roman pasta to London, in a fast-food style. There will also be a loyalty card: after six stamps customers receive a free pasta dish.
Address: 4th Floor, Harrods, 87-135 Brompton Road, Knightsbridge, London SW1X 7XL
Reopening Date: 4 November 2024
One of London's oldest dining rooms, serving afternoon tea to royalty and celebrities since 1911, is now reopening after a makeover by the David Collins Studio, with pie and pastry god Calum Franklin overseeing the evening menu. The afternoon tea will have tea sommeliers creating custom blends and a seasonally changing menu, by Markus Bohr (Harrod's Executive Pastry Chef).
Address: 3 Filmworks Walk, W5 5FA
Opening Date: 4 November 2024
Opening Offer: 50% off food and drink during Soft Launch
The grab-and-go Chinese roast meat counters in the City is expanding.
Nipotina
Address: 49 South Audley Street, Mayfair, London W1K 2QE
Opening Date: 4 November 2024
Samyukta Nair, who ownsBombay Bustle, Jamavar, MiMi Mei Fair, KOYN and KOYN Thai, and Socca, is now opening an Italian restaurant in Mayfair. The name means ‘granddaughter’ and is focused on homestyle dishes made with seasonal produce, by head chef Somaia Hammad.
Address: Borough Yards - 1 Bank End, Borough Yards, London SE1 9BU
Opening Date: 5 November 2024
New "decadent treehouse wine bar" focused on fizz from around the world, part of the Fables & Company family, behind Plume/ Grays & Feather in Covent Garden and Finch in Brixton.
Address: The Pantechnicon, 19 Motcomb, Belgravia, London SW1X 8LB
Opening Dates: 6 November 2024
Nordic-Japanese dining and shopping hot spot, The Pantechnicon, which has been closed for refurbishment, is reopening with a new restaurant and lounge cocktail bar.
On the ground floor, mezzanine the the outdoor covered terrace there will be a Provençale restaurant, Amélie, serving a Mediterranean-influenced menu by Head chef Steve Raveneau (ex Mayfair’s The Arts Club).
Next there is Sachi, a Kappo-Japanese restaurant, which moved from the basement to the second floor and rooftop terrace, and serves traditional Kappo Ryori menu (refined, multiple courses using seasonal ingredients) by executive chef Moon and also has an omakase chef’s table.
The basement space will be taken over by LUUM, a Latin-American-influenced cocktail bar, with music, live acts and a late-night menu by Stefano Chila (ex Chiltern Firehouse).
Address: 383 King's Road, Chelsea, London SW10 0LP
Opening Date: 6 November 2024
The group behind Pachamama and Zephyr have recently closed Chicama in Chelsea and are now opening a Mediterranean restaurant by chef Adam Rawson and Greek Executive Chef Tzoulio Loulai.
Address: 192 Wandsworth Bridge Road, Fulham, London SW6 2UF
Opening Date: 6 November 2024
Ratika Arora, a self-taught baker, and Andrew Scott, a pizza chef, which started their business focusing on NYC cookies as a delivery service, are now opening a fully-fledged bakery, with coffee by Blending Room.
Address: East Dulwich, 25 Lordship Ln, London SE22 8EW
Re-opening Date: 6 November 2024
Spacious pub with outside terrace, wallpaper printed with books and beer from its sister brewpub, reopens after a six-figure Hafizmakeover.
Address: 14-15 Beauchamp Place, Knightsbridge, London SW3 1NQ
Opening Date: 7 November 2024
The Arrow Hospitality restaurant team, behind Kutir and Manthan, have recently closed Geode and are reopening as luxury Indian restaurant Vatavaran (meaning “atmosphere” in Sanskrit) with Michelin-starred chef Rohit Ghai. There will also be a fourth-floor cocktail bar called Shikhar ("mountain peak"). Ghai will team up with business partner Abhi Sangwan for the drinks list.
Address: 51 Wilton Way, Hackney, London E8 1BG
Opening Date: 7 November 2024
Wilton Way Deli and Wines by Francesca D’Agostino are opening a second site, an "all-day caff inspired by the old-style Italian/British cafes that are disappearing", with a space for Sweet Pea florist and workshops downstairs.
Address: Market Place Vauxhall, 7 S Lambeth Pl, London SW8 1SP
Opening Date: 9 November 2024, 3-5pm
Streat Latin is launching at Market Place Vauxhall, and to celebrate they are throwing a party where contestants can win a year’s worth of tacos and margarita. Guests can enjoy the UK’s first official Tortilla Slap Championships, hosted by @fat_boi_ldn, Luchadores Wrestling and a mariachi band. PLUS they are giving away free tacos and margaritas to all attendees.
Fantail
Address: 250-252 Seven Sisters Rd, Finsbury Park, London N4 2HU
Opening Date: 10 November 2024
Jonny and Joel are opening their second cafe, serving home-baked goods and guest coffees.
The Mayfair Chippy Knightsbridge
Address: 138 Brompton Rd, London SW3 1HY
Opening Date: 11 November 2024
The Mayfair Chippy team are looking to expand to Knightsbridge, offering an all-day dining experience featuring quintessentially British dishes and focusing on fish and chips.
Address: 22-24 Seymour Place, Marylebone, London W1H 7NL
Opening Date: 11 November 2024
John and Desiree Chantarasak are launching a stand alone AngloThai restaurant after successful pop-ups and popular meal kits. Desiree will focus on European natural and low-intervention wines. The restaurant will have an open kitchen, by Thai-American designer May Redding and will serve an a la carte and a daily changing chef's set menu. Later in the year it will also have a private dining space called Baan.
Address: Mandarin Oriental Mayfair, 22 Hanover Square, Mayfair, London W1S 1JP
Opening Date: 11 November 2024
Mandarin Oriental Mayfair is opening a rooftop cocktail bar & lounge, with an indoors area for 50 guests and with a large outdoor terrace, with chef Akira Back and his team running the kitchen and serving light bites.
Address: 14–15 Henrietta Street, London WC2E 8QH
Opening Date: 11 November - 23 December 2024
Seasonal festive pop-up bar that takes over a room in Covent Garden's Henrietta hotel each year since 2018, serving kitschy jolly cocktails.
Address: Hovarda, Ground Floor, 36–40 Rupert St, Soho, London W1D 6DW
Opening Date: 12 November 2024
Australian chef David Thompson is opening Long Chim (meaning ‘come and try’) residency at Hovarda with his head chef from Michelin-starred Aksorn in Bangkok, Patipan ‘Pae’ Jipromma, and will serve an “authentic Thai menu” inspired by the street food of Bangkok. Long Chim also has restaurant in Sydney, Perth and Dubai.
Santo Remedio Casona & Cantina
Address: 13-14 Thayer St, Marylebone, London W1U 3JR
Opening Date: 12 November 2024
Opening Offer: Soft launch 7-10 November
Edson and Natalie Diaz-Fuentes are opening their third Santo Remedio Mexican restaurant, on the space that was once Xier.
Address: 118 Bethnal Green Road, London E2 7EE
Opening Date: 12 November 2024
Z He and Alex Peffly are serving their signature steamed buns at a new location near Brick Lane, to transport guests to 1980s disco nights in Hong Kong.
Address: 3 Circus Road, St John's Wood, London NW8 6NX
Opening Date: 14 November 2024
Belgravia restaurant Motcomb's is opening a second restaurant, serving "British, European and Asian favourites" with a New York-style pizza section.
Address: 102 Tooting High Street, Tooting, London SW17 0RR
Opening Date: 14 November 2024
Filipino Barbecue and Grill experience by Turo Turo, formerly a street food stall and food residency at Holborn pub, from chef Rex De Guzman (ex Maze by Gordon Ramsay).
Address: Westfield Stratford City, Montfichet Rd, London E20 1EJ
Opening Date: 15 November 2024
Indian street food restaurant in Westfield Stratford by Nisha Katona.
Sarnie Party: Christmas Special
Address: 133 Copeland Rd, Peckham, London SE15 3SN
Opening Date: 15 - 17 November 2024
The UK's ultimate sandwich festival is celebrating Christmas Specials. The first ever Christmas Special Sarnie Party, a brand new food festival for 2024, is celebrating the unbridled joy of things-between-bread with over 20 of the UK's top chefs taking part.
Address: 24 Battersea Park Rd, London SW11 4HY
Opening Date: 16 November 2024
Pastry chefs Ru-Yan Foong (ex Ottolenghi and The Fat Duck) and Miguel Jocson (formerly at The Langham Sydney) run a bakery delivery and catering company and are opening their own place in Battersea.
Address: 1 New Fetter Lane, London, Holborn, EC4A 1AN
Opening Date: 18 November 2024
A yakitori restaurant from Mike Zheng and Kuangyi Wei.
Address: 143 Fenchurch St, London EC3M 5BS
Opening Date: 18 November 2024
A second Nancy Spains Irish pub by Kerry-born brothers Peter and Nicholas O’Halloran, with sister pub in Shoreditch, opening on the former The Wine Lodge pub. Expect Murphy's stout, Tayto crisps and the occasional residencies.
Address: 113-117, Finsbury Pavement, Moorgate, London EC2A 1RS
Opening Date: 18 November 2024
Opening Offer: 50% off all a bowl or plate week, 11am-3pm, and a spring the wheel for prizes and free samples from their brand partners on opening day
atis, the food-to-go brand that serves vibrant salads, bowls and plates cooked from scratch, is opening ninth storein Moorgate
Address: 7 Frying Pan Alley, Spitalfields, London EC2M 4AA
Opening Date: 19 November 2024
An indoor boules (pétanque) venue with sister site in the South Bank (and also in Sweden and Denmark), with 10 indoor lanes, serving French bistro-inspired food and drink.
Address: 149 Lordship Lane, London SE22 8HX
Opening Date: 19 November 2024
Dynamic Vines, who supply wines from over 60 independent winemakers to most London restaurants, are opening their first wine shop and bar, close to their warehouse in Bermondsey.
Address: 37 Coleman Street, London EC2R 5EH
Opening Date: 19 November 2024
Opening Offer: 100 free sushi dogs on opening day
The ninth SushiDog store is opening at Bank.
Address: 217 Brompton Road, London SW3 2EJ
Opening Date: 20 November 2024
Lebanese nut retailer Rifai is opening its first standalone flagship store in London, serving the finest Lebanese mixed nuts, coffee, chocolate, confectionery and healthy snacks.
Address: 26-28 Bruton place, Mayfair, London W1J 6NG
Opening Date: 21 November 2024
Launched by Daria Grebenyuk, she's brought in some interesting talent to head up the restaurant. Head Chef, Slawomir Sawicki was previously at Eric Chavot, Galvin at La Chapelle and Arts Club. She's also brought in Peter Prescott, best known for partnering with Sir Terence Conran on Boundary, Lutyens and Albion, to advise on the new restaurant.
Address: 151 Holloway Rd, London N7 8LX
Opening Date: 21 November 2024
Baker Pierre Alix from Normandy runs an independent French café-boulangerie bakery handcrafting organic artisan bread "au levain naturel" and premium viennoiseries "à la Française" and is opening a second site.
Address: 42 Peckham Rd, Camberwell, London SE5 8PX
Opening Date: 22 November 2024
Mondo Sando's co-founders Jack Macrae and Viggo Blegvad are opening a Cafe Mondo in Camberwell, with a large "secret garden".
Sainsbury’s Big Friendly Feast
Address: Icetank, 5, Grape Street, London WC2H 8DW
Opening Date: 22 - 23 November 2024
Sainsbury’s Big Friendly Feast is London’s first 2D illustrated dining experience inspired by the Roald Dahl’s iconic 'BFG’, serving a range of delights from Sainsbury’s new Taste the Difference Christmas range including a host of festive party food and sweet treats, such as the Taste the Difference Golden Forest and Taste the Difference Ice Ice Bao-By Penguins, all for a £5 donation to Comic Relief's Nourish the Nation programme.
Waitrose Food & Drink Festival 2024
Address: Tobacco Dock, London
Festival Date: 22-24 November 2024
A fabulously festive experience by Waitrose where you can go on a gastronomic adventure, hear from in-house expert chefs, discover a Cheese Room, meet inspiring producers, taste a cocktail (or two) or join in with a cocktail-making or wreath masterclass.
Address: 5 Savile Row, London W1S 3PB
Opening Date: 23 November 2024
Jason Atherton's next restaurant will take over two floors of a new building on Saville Row and the concept is described as "a culinary voyage" involving a multi-course dining experience.
Address: Strand, London WC2R 0EZ
Opening Date: 23 November 2024
Savoy's Thames Foyer, the space used for afternoon tea, is being transformed into a restaurant inspired by chef Auguste Escoffier (Savoy's chef in 1889).
The Savoy will also open Scoff soon, an English scone shop.
Address: Harvey Nichols, Fifth Floor, 109-125 Knightsbridge, London SW1X 7RJ
Opening Date: 22 November 2024
Opening Offer: 1000 free slices on opening day
Mark and Alan Wogan are opening their next site in Harvey Nichols for their signature huge 20" pizzas made with 36-hour aged dough.
Address: 137-141 Brompton Rd, London SW3 1QF
Opening Date: 23 November 2024
Two centuries old authentic Turkish delights and confections cafe opening by Harrods.
Address: Floor 1, 206 The Gallery, Westfield Stratford City, London, E20 1ES
Opening Date: 25 November 2024
NYC burger and craft beer group Black Tap, known for their award-winning burgers and crazy shakes are coming to London. The owners are Chris Barish (son of Planet Hollywood founder Keith Barish) and Julie Mulligan and they plan to open a flagship restaurant in Soho as well.
Address: 50 Carnaby Street, London W1F 9QA
Opening Date: 26 November 2024
Opening Offer: 100 free doughnuts and a spin the wheel with prizes on opening day
Donutelier are opening their second London branch following the success of their store on Charing Cross Road. These are, hands down, the best donuts in London!
Address: Market Halls Victoria, 191 Victoria St, London SW1E 5NE
Opening Date: 26 November 2024
BAO's latest opening in Market Halls Victoria focusing on bao buns and making them double -the Big BAOs.
Address: Mercato Metropolitano Mayfair, St. Mark's Church, North Audley Street, London W1K 6ZA
Opening Date: 27 November 2024
The best sandwich shop in Milan is coming to London.
Spud Bros Express Pop-Up
Address: 9a Archer St, Soho, London W1D 7AX
Pop-Up Dates: 29 November 2024 - End February 2025
Preston baked potato truck by Jacob and Harley Nelson is viral on TikTok and a staple at the town's Flag Market for 70 years. They are now opening a pop-up in Soho on Jamie Oliver's Pasta Dreams pop-up space.
Address: 156 Stoke Newington Church St, London N16 0JU
Opening Date: 29 November 2024
New fish and chip shop on the former Truffle Burger site by Inan and Kas who also own three other fish and chip shop outside London.
Aldi Pigs in Blankets restaurant
Address: 133 Bethnal Green Road, Shoreditch, London E2 7DG
Pop-Up Date: 29 - 30 November 2024
Aldi's bottomless pigs in blankets restaurant is back, serving six courses of pigs in blankets along with a glass of Prosecco, all for £5. The menu includes a Pig in Blanket Roulette, Truffle Chipolata Pigs in Blankets, Loaded Yorkshire Sliders and a footlong vegan pig in blanket.
Address: Electric Blvd, Upper Ground Floor, Battersea Power Station, SW11 8AL
Opening Date: 30 November 2024
Opening Offer: 50% off during soft launch on 28 & 29 November via a booking link. Plus free sushi tasting at pop-up on 9 November, 12pm-2:30pm
Popular Copenhagen chain serving Nordic and Japanese sushi and yakatori menu are opening their fifteenth site.
Address: 6-8 Caledonian Rd, King's Cross, London N1 9DT
Opening Date: November 2024
Curry house The Tamil Prince in Islington is opening second branch in King's Cross, on the former VE Kitchen site, after opening a site in Battersea in October, focusing on rotis and curries.
Address: 19 Borough High Street, London Bridge, Borough, London SE1 9SE
Opening Date: November 2024
Hieu Bui, the restaurateur behind The Vietnamese Kitchen group (owns Viet Grill and Cay Tre) are opening their fourth Kêu restaurant on the space formerly occupied by Patty&Bun, focusing on noodles from Vietnam's late-night noodle bars, and authentic Saigon street food.
Address: Marble Arch
Opening Date: November (TBC)
Primark is launching in-store Australian Lena Lu Donut bars, where you can customise your own doughnut, selling also coffee, shakes and bagels. Lakeside and Watford sites opened in October.
Jupiter Burger
Address: Netil Market, 13-23 Westgate St, London E8 3RL
Opening Date: November 2024
Dom's Subs by Greg Boyce are now doing California-inspired beef and veggie burgers, inspired by California-style burger joints, opening on the former Lucky Chip site.
SanHao
Address: 3 Gerrard Street, London W1D 5PD
Opening Date: November 2024
Restaurateurs Kevin Cheong and Keng Yew Leong (who own The Eight cafe and Yiqi) are opening their third restaurant in Chinatown, serving hand-pulled noodles and soups, on the former Wan Chai Corner space.
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