Restaurant Openings from Foodepedia

Chakra opens in West London

Chakra opened in November, marking the celebration of the Hindu festival of light, Diwali. and is situated on the border of Notting Hill and Holland Park 

A taste of Germany in Soho

The burger is dead and the hot dog is king. Its campaign for fast food dominance continues apace with the opening of The Bratwurst in Soho, a German sausage joint.

Morgan M opens new resturant near the Barbican

Building on the success of his award-winning restaurant in Islington, Morgan Meunier is opening on Long Lane in Barbican. Morgan M Barbican, a new two-storey restaurant, has seasonally focused menu that includes small plates and tasting menus.

Steak in the City as Hawksmoor Guildhall opens

The new Hawksmoor steak restaurant and cocktail bar on Basinghall Street in the City is now open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, Monday to Friday.  With 160 covers in the dining room, 50 in the bar and a private dining room seating 22, Guildhall is the biggest Hawksmoor yet and a threat to cows everywhere.

Holy Puck! CUT opens in Park Lane

Chef and restaurateur Wolfgang Puck has made his restaurant debut in Europe with CUT at 45 Park Lane. If you like steak, then you're going to like this.

Bread Street Kitchen

Bread Street Kitchen, a lively and exciting new restaurant and bar from the team at Gordon Ramsay Holdings, will open on 26th September at One New Change, London. Bread Street Kitchen will be home to a relaxed dining experience, set in a large warehouse-style room that draws inspiration from the East London aesthetic surrounding it.

Cay Tre opens in Soho

Vietnamese restaurateur Hieu Bui has opened his fourth restaurant in London, a second incarnation of Cay Tre this time in the heart of Soho.

Boisdale of Canary Wharf

One month until the oysters go off at Hix

Mark Hix brings his Lyme Regis seafood restaurant Hix Oyster & Fish House to London’s Selfridges in May for PROJECT OCEAN

Capote y Toros gives us reason to celebrate sherry

Capote y Toros, the new venture from Abel Lusa puts sherry and world class charcuterie in the spotlight. Its opening on April 8 gives Londoner's a chance to give sherry a second chance.

Chef and food writer Silvena Rowe due to open new restaurant called Quince at the May Fair this Spring

This spring, food writer and TV chef Silvena Rowe Brings her own unique style of Eastern Mediterranean cooking to London's five-star Mayfair hotel. The new restaurant which will be named Quince at the May Fair, will feature a menu that draws on Rowes wealth of experience in Eastern Mediterranean cuisine and will be inspired by everything from ancient Ottoman banquets to modern-day Syrian spice markets.

Chabrot

Chabrot, an intimate 65 cover restaurant across two floors, is reminiscent of a classic French bistro in design, offering a menu of dishes from across Southern France. Chabrot is in fact a traditional Dordogne/Charente ritual which became increasingly popular during the food shortages in the 2nd world war. Wine is poured into the dregs of a soup bowl for a final mouthful

Bistro du Vin Clerkenwell opens for business this April

Although Descartes would almost certainly disapprove, the opening of Bistro du Vin Clerkenwell this coming April, is definitely something to celebrate

Polpo Cicheti. Basement food comes to Soho

The Polpo Cicheti Bar is planned to open on 8th February 2011 and will be located on the lower ground floor at Polpo.  The Polpo Cicheti Bar will be a place for a pre/post-dinner drink or a light cicheti snack accompanied by an ‘ombra’, in the true Venetian style.

Covent Garden ham to star in Opera

Opera Tavern will open on Thursday 20th January 2011. Owned by Sanja and Simon Mullins Opera Tavern will be the third addition to their current restaurant portfolio which includes the award winning Salt Yard and Dehesa.

New restaurant, Kopapa, in Seven Dials, Covent Garden, London

Lucky old Seven Dials, not only do they have the most fashionable steak and burger place in town in Hawksmoor, they now have another foodie magnet arriving in the shape of Kopapa, Peter Gordon's newest restaurant, next Tuesday. Bloggers! Charge your camera batteries!

New OXO Tower Bar now open

The new OXO Tower Bar is now open, giving Londoners an iconic place to enjoy a cocktail or two. Situated on the 8th floor of the the OXO Tower building, the OXO Tower Bar offers stunning views over London, a warm atmosphere to relax in and an impressive cocktail list created by Ian Goodman and his team.

What a load of waffle

Wafflemeister's 50s-themed waffle store is designed to evoke the rock ‘n’ roll revolution of that decade (although that has yet to reach Belgium)  and is echoed in the decor with leather finishes and chrome accents.

New London restaurant Brasa opens this month

New London restaurant Brasa is due to open this month in West London. Brasa is being billed as a 'luxury grill restaurant' which will serve up meats cooked on a traditional grill.

Biggest ever Wahaca to open on Wardour Street

One of London's most loved Mexican street food restaurants Wahaca is opening a new restaurant, and it's going to be the largest one yet. Wahaca are also launching a tequila bar downstairs, so Soho's Wardour Street is about to get even livelier!