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The celebs flock to it for Mediterranean food and party vibes when they’re on the island and now Mykonos spot Nammos is heading for London

Jolene is launching Jolene Bridle Lane, bringing its much-loved pastries, sandwiches and coffee inside the Aries flagship store in Soho.

Chelsea seafood spot The Sea, The Sea is opening a bistro and fish shop across the road from the original location

Discover Lokal, the new Turkish restaurant in Fitzrovia, offering modern takes on traditional flavours and fresh cocktails.

Creative Restaurant Group has brought in ex-Cycene chef Theo Clench to open new concept IGNI, on the old HUMO site

Aktar Islam, who holds two Michelin stars for his Birmingham restaurant Opheem, is opening Oudh 1772 in London

A new Lebanese bakery has opened in Dalston Edami specialises in mankoushe, traditional flatbreads baked fresh and topped to order. It has taken over the…

3rd May 2026

You Are Here is a weekend festival all about British youth culture that’s being created, directed and designed by Danny Boyle

Your guide to all the hottest supper clubs, residencies and events currently sweeping London’s restaurants

11th – 21st June 2026

Meltdown Festival has been curated by the likes of Yoko Ono and David Bowie, and now Harry Styles is taking the reins for 2026

Landing on Tudor Street this summer, Bulbul is set to give the City’s restaurant scene an injection of colour and spice. Just a short walk…

Dough Hands will be taking over the kitchen in the Shipping Container at All My Friends in Hackney Wick, doing XL pies and slices

Tower Hamlets Council has ordered the removal of all tables and chairs on the Poyser Street – here’s how you can help fight it

Local trio Andrew Neilson, Amil Ourabah, and Jake Salter are opening Algerian-inspired rotisserie chicken spot Roost in Forest Gate

The Golden Tooth, opening on the former site of the Leconfield, will see the gastro pub concept get Papi-fied, red loos and all.

16th May 2026

Shop one-off samples and designer pieces from a whole host of celebs and brands at the Women for Women International car boot sale.

Actor Theo James, Carousel co-founder Ed Templeton and chef Naz Hassan are opening Milanese-inspired Ornella

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has made an additional £4.66 million worth of funding available for this year’s Notting Hill Carnival

A planning proposal for the development of flats on Morning Lane has been refused, meaning Hackney’s MOTH Club is not at risk

April 2026

Celebrate a decade of Three Sheets with a special collaboration featuring dumplings and tea-infused cocktails this April.

The 2027 London Marathon could be run over two days, The Kenton has banned children due to bad behaviour, and more London news at a glance

Mayor Sadiq Khan is bringing back the Summer Streets Fund, with £400,000 available to help support al fresco dining in London

9th – 12th April 2026

Roti King and Morley’s are linking up for what might be the most London pop-up of the month in Brixton this April

British-Afghan BBQ concept Cue Point, run by Mursal Saiq and Joshua Moroney, is getting a perm home in West London

Opening in Camden, the Museum of Youth Culture will collect, preserve and celebrate the stories of teenage life in Britain

The team behind Julie’s is taking on another Notting Hill project and reinventing the historic The Prince Edward pub

22nd July – 13th September 2026

Experience Secret Cinema in London as it returns in 2026 with Grease: The Immersive Movie Musical at Evolution in Battersea Park

When do the clocks change in the UK? This March sees the start of British Summer Time as the clocks go forward one hour

Kentucky meets Dublin in London as dual concept The Horsemen and Fitzgerald’s gallops into Broadgate Circle this April

Farsin Rabiee and Ziad Halub, who have been running Iranian-Iraqi spot Logma as a supper club, have opened Logma Cafe Bistro

Family-run spot Burnt has been slowly growing over the past few years and now it’s heading to East London for site number three

Indian-Italian fusion pizzas are coming to Shoreditch as Tufnell Park spot East West Pizza opens a second site

1st – 4th May 2026

London’s first Korean food festival, JUNG Festival will be pitching up at Canopy Market in King’s Cross over four days

A new round of Tube strikes has been called this spring with RMT union members walking out over a four-day working week

Parisian restaurateur and WSET-certified wine expert Carole Bryon is opening a second Lady of the Grapes wine bar

Jikoni founders Ravinder Bhogal and Nadeem Lalani Nanjuwany will be opening a restaurant at the V&A East in Stratford

Alexander McQueen’s Sarabande Foundation, which supports creatives and artists, has opened House of Bandits Cafe in Tottenham

Hong Kong French toast concept Cantoast, which is known for flavours like golden salted egg and black sesame, is opening a bakery

After announcing Nest on Old Street was closing, the team is now flipping the site into British bistro Tavern

Even after trending all of last year, martinis remain the cocktail of the moment and soon you can get them at Brutes of Mayfair

Named after the Berlin term for a neighbourhood, Kiez Kebab is taking over The Counter site on Golborne Road

Greek hospo group Ergon is bringing its Athenian restaurant Taverna Ermou over to London, opening it in Marylebone

Quentin Tarantino’s debut play, swashbuckling comedy The Popinjay Cavalier, will be premiering in the West End

Chef Mike Bagnall and ex-Bambi GM Dylan Walters are opening Abruzzo-inspired restaurant Auguste in London Fields, on the old Papi site

Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich are closing Honey & Smoke and turning it into wine bar Honey & Co Great Portland

Med Salleh has just opened in Kentish Town, serving a menu of street food inspired by co-founer Med Pang’s upbringing in Malaysia

Larger Than Life: Starring Wallace & Gromit, Shaun and More, is opening at Lightroom in King’s Cross in the autumn

Mondo Sando already has two outposts in South East London and this April, it’s adding a third with Mondo to Go.

14th – 23rd August 2026

Broadwick Live, the team behind Drumsheds and Printworks, is launching Magazine Open-Air in Greenwich this summer

Trèsind opened in Dubai in 2014 and has become a popular spot thanks to its “modernist Indian dining experience” and it’s coming to London

Kumori, founded by Marc Flekei, started doing pop-ups last year and this spring it’s opening the doors to a permanent handroll bar in Soho

18th – 21st March 2026

The Mulberry sample sale is back at Showcase this spring, with prices of bags, leather goods and more slashed by up to 70%