Chef owner Jake Finn is bringing us No. Forty Nine
After finding success with live-fire spot Cinder, first in Belsize Park and then in St John’s Wood, Jake Finn is opening a new concept in North West London this June, just a minute’s walk away from his restaurant in St John’s Wood. He’s teaming up with Ella Williams (ex-Hausu, Mountain and Crispin) for No. Forty Nine, which’ll run as a bakery, all-day bistro and wine bar.
No. Forty Nine will open daily from 8am to serve coffees, juices, brekkie dishes to-go, breads and pastries like, pastrami pain suisse; burnt leek, cheddar & Marmite swirls; miso butterscotch canelés; and candied orange financiers. From midday, Ella will be serving a menu that blends NYC bistro dishes with Mediterranean influences, meaning plates like:
- cornbread madeleines with scotch bonnet honey butter
- crab choux buns
- steak tartare with sour cream & onion crisps
- asparagus and romano bean salad with kalamata dressing
- tagliolini with prawns and bisque
- roasted aubergine with avjar and kumquat dukkah
- steak haché with five peppercorn sauce
- oxtail & guindilla pizza
- Baby Guinness sundae with coffee fudge and graham cracker crumble
- Crack Pie with sea salt and crème fraîche
By night, No. Forty Nine will transition into a wine bar, with an evolving Old World, predominantly European list, with a small selection of low-intervention bottles and classic cocktails.
With a terrace for al fresco dining plus a piano inside too, it sounds like No. Forty Nine will have all bases covered.
Key Information
Opening date | Tues 2nd June 2026
Address | 49–51 St John’s Wood High Street, London NW8 7NJ
For more information | @nofortynine_london
