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Nov
Guinness at Old Brewer’s Yard - WC2H
British, Modern
London
Opening 30 Nov 2024
Opening autumn 2024, the Irish brewer's new £73million Covent Garden micro-brewery and 'culture hub' includes a rooftop bar and restaurant featuring open-fire cooking. It follows similar visitor centres in Dublin and Edinburgh.
La Bellezza - B3
Birmingham
Opening 30 Nov 2024
Opening autumn 2024 in the former Vinoteca premises in Chamberlain Square, a trattoria from the Paris-based Big Mama group – their first in the UK outside London. Expect gaudy, Insta-friendly interiors (vintage bottles, tapestry curtains, and Murano glass chandeliers) and a tongue-in-cheek, over-the-top take on Italian hospitality. The 150-cover space will offer a typically over-indulgent menu, including fresh pastas, Neapolitan pizzas, and desserts (with dishes such as Il Gran Carbonara, Mafaldine al Tartufo, and Pici al Ragu di Agnello). Calorie counters should probably avoid the ‘iconic’ 6-inch tall lemon meringue pie and giant profiterole.
Long Chim - W1D
Thai
London
Opening 30 Nov 2024
Taking up a ground-floor residency at Hovarda in Rupert Street, Soho, Aussie chef David Thompson makes his return to London 12 years after closing Nahm in Belgravia. He’s now based in Bangkok, and Long Chim is his take on the cooking of the city’s markets and alleyways.
Row at 5 - W1S
London
Opening 30 Nov 2024
Originally set to open in 2023, a new flagship for Jason Atherton opens on Mayfair's Savile Row occupying the ground floor and basement of a new building. The format is to be one of multi-course menus and is one of a flurry of launches his business currently has in the pipeline.
SanHao - W1D
London
Opening 30 Nov 2024
Opening 2024 in Chinatown’s Gerrard Street, from the team behind newcomers YiQi and The Eight, with the promise of traditional Chinese hand-pulled noodles, soups and pan-fried buns cooked to order.
Seven North - EC2M
Mediterranean
London
Opening 30 Nov 2024
Originally slated to open in autumn 2023, the new Sircle Hotel in Devonshire Square, near Liverpool Street station, features a restaurant from Israeli chef Eyal Shani, who is making his presence felt in the capital with two branches of Miznon and Tel Aviv-style Lilienblum near Old Street. Seven North, already up and running in Vienna, combines pan-Mediterranean and German culinary influences.
Terra Mare - CF10
Cardiff city centre
Opening 30 Nov 2024
Opening in autumn in the former Libertine cocktail bar close to Cardiff Castle on the High Street, a southern Italian restaurant specialising in the cuisine of Puglia. Two types of pasta will be made by hand on-site every day under the direction of chef Francesco Germinario, and the wine list will focus on Italian vintages.
The Garden Cobham - KT11
Cobham
Opening 30 Nov 2024
Opening in 2024, the kitchen return of chef Ashley Palmer-Watts, for almost 20 years Heston Blumenthal's no. 2 as head chef of the Fat Duck and launch chef at the Mandarin Oriental's Dinner by Heston. Expect kitchen perfection in the 35-seat restaurant, along with a bigger wine bar, cafe and bakery, with luxury accommodation following soon.
The Savoy Hotel, Savoy Lounge - WC2R
Afternoon tea
London
Opening 30 Nov 2024
Opening November 2024 and replacing the former Thames Foyer, this grand atrium, now refurbished with a new central walkway, is the setting for the Savoy's classic afternoon tea but also hosts drinks, nibbles and full meals at other times of the day and night. If it's just scones you're after, the new dedicated space Scoff offers them to eat in (with a hot drink) or take home.
Dec
Satori - B13
Billesley
Opening 31 Dec 2024
Opening in late 2024 on the original site of Carter's of Moseley, this is billed as 'the first Japanese fine dining restaurant in Birmingham' by its owners FB Holdings, the team behind Baloci in Edgbaston and Qavali in Brindley Place.
Jan
Dove - W11
London
Opening 07 Jan 2025
Opening on 7 January 2025 in the former premises of his seafood specialist Orasay (which closed on 31 December) in Notting Hill. Chef Jackson Boxer is promising to cook the food he wants to eat ‘right now’, with seafood, chicken and steak on the menu.
Prince Arthur Belgravia - SW1W
London
Opening 15 Jan 2025
Scheduled to open on 15 January on Pimlico Road in Belgravia, a smart pub with a fresh seafood counter featuring own-label caviar on the ground floor and an upstairs restaurant serving Basque food from the grill by ex-Brat and Barrafina chef Adam Iglesias.
Alfonsina - EC1A
London
Opening 31 Jan 2025
Opening in early 2025 in Smithfield Market’s Long Lane, a Latin American fusion restaurant from chef Ricardo Younis Morena, who has worked across the region. He promises dishes inspired by Peru, Brazil and Mexico as well as his native Argentina, with cocktails, wines and craft beers to match.
Chotto Matte - M2
Fusion
Manchester
Opening 31 Jan 2025
There's a while to wait for Mancunian fans of the Japanese-Peruvian food - the St Micheal's development, where this rooftop terrace restaurant will open, isn't due to be finished until 2024.
Don't Tell Dad - NW6
London
Opening 31 Jan 2025
Opening in early 2025 on Lonsdale Road in Queen’s Park, a bakery that doubles as a restaurant. Keren Sternberg, previously head baker at Layla, is behind the breads and pastries, while ex-Noble Rot chef Luke Frankie comes to the fore at lunch and dinner.
Lucky Cat - EC2N
London
Opening 31 Jan 2025
Opening in 2025 at the top of the City's tallest tower, 22 Bishopsgate, a branch of Gordon Ramsay's Asian-inspired restaurant, with a bar and rooftop terrace. The site will also incorporate a 14-seat chef's counter spin-off from his Chelsea flagship, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, and a branch of his casual Bread Street Kitchen.
Rockfish - DT7
Lyme Regis
Opening 31 Jan 2025
Opening in early 2025, the latest branch of this Devon-based fish and seafood specialist has taken over the site of Mark Hix’s Oyster and Fish House (which closed in December 2024). Expect a good range of fish supplied from Brixham, where founder Mitch Tonks has his own day boat.
Treehouse Hotel - M3
Manchester
Opening 31 Jan 2025
The UK's second Treehouse hotel will now open in Manchester in early 2024, with a ground-floor restaurant by Mary-Ellen McTague and a 14th-floor destination restaurant and bar from Sam Grainger.
Feb
Effie - W2
London
Opening 28 Feb 2025
From the Pachamama Group, this 2025 debut is set to occupy two floors of a monolithic landmark in Bayswater – the former Whiteleys department store. The sunny seas of the Aegean are popular inspiration for restaurant openings currently and this one aims to fish in similar waters.
Pip - M3
Blackfriars
Opening 28 Feb 2025
Opening late summer 2024 in the Treehouse Hotel on Deansgate, from high-profile former Aumbry chef Mary-Ellen McTague, an all-day restaurant billed as ‘a celebration of everything I am passionate about – seasonal, low-waste cooking, and the incredible produce we have here in the northwest’.
Mar
Josephine - W1U
London
Opening 31 Mar 2025
Opening in spring 2025 in the former Daylesford Organic premises in Blandford Street, Marylebone, the second helping of Claude Bosi's tribute to the bouchons of his native Lyons (named after his grandmother). The Chelsea original was one of the hit openings of 2024, so it might be difficult to find a table at short notice.
Luna - SE1
London
Opening 31 Mar 2025
Scheduled to open in spring 2025 next door to Le Pont de la Tour on Shad Thames, a cosy wine bar from the team behind nearby Legare, with a terrace for warmer weather. Expect biodynamic wines accompanied by light meals.
Uyare - LS2
Leeds city centre
Opening 31 Mar 2025
Scheduled to open in early 2025 in the Victoria Gate rooftop site vacated by Issho (RIP), the new venture from hit South Indian outfit Tharavadu is expected to follow the same Karalan small-plates theme, but on a larger scale with up to 300 guests at a time.
May
Jun
Carbone - W1K
London
Opening 30 Jun 2025
Opening summer 2025 in the Rosewood Chancery hotel, in the former US Embassy in Mayfair’s Grosvenor Square, a London branch of the New York Italian whose retro style and ‘red sauce’ cooking has been hugely popular in the past 10 years. Its competition with Le Caprice at the opposite corner of the hotel will be fun to watch.
Le Caprice - W1K
London
Opening 30 Jun 2025
Opening summer 2025 in the Rosewood Chancery hotel, in the former US Embassy in Mayfair’s Grosvenor Square, the revival of Le Caprice, the one-time celeb-magnet in St James’s that closed down during the pandemic. Owner Richard Caring promises a “chic, comfortable and classic” mix of old and new.
Oct
Freyja - NE15
Heddon-on-the-Wall
Opening 31 Oct 2025
Scheduled for a late 2025 opening, a modern Scandi-style restaurant to
be built in the walled garden of Close House in the Tyne Valley, now
part of a golf course. It's from the high-achieving owners of Hjem in
Wall – Swedish chef Alex Nietosvuori and his Northumberland-born partner
Ally Thompson – who will work their magic on produce from the garden and
meat, game and fish from within a 30-mile radius.
Opening Date to be Confirmed
Restaurant TBC at Admiralty Arch Waldorf Astoria - SW1A
London
Due to open in 2025, the new hotel in Admiralty Arch will have unparalleled views from two restaurants, including one on the rooftop.
Nammos - SW7
Mediterranean
London
(Update - originally announced for 2023, articles from June 2024 now slate this as a 2024 opening. Meanwhile the group have also purchased a site in Mayfair). High-end Mediterranean seafood and beef top the menu at this chichi outfit from a group based in Mykonos, with offshoots in Cannes and Dubai. It's reservations-only, to minimise disturbance in tranquil 'Knightsbridge village'.
