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Jun
Kachori - SE17
Indian
London
This all-day regional Indian restaurant opened in Elephant and Castle's Elephant Park in June 2023, serving dishes cooked by chef Brinder Narula, formerly of Benares and Gymkhana.
Lucky Cat Manchester - M2
Pan-Asian
Manchester
Gordon Ramsay brings his Asian small plates concept from Mayfair to Manchester.
May
Sam's Kitchen - W6
British, Modern
London
Soft-launching in late May just a few doors along Crisp Street from Sam's Riverside, Sam Harrison's vision of "the perfect little local corner café" offers a full English breakfast and all-day bacon rolls alongside more contemporary dishes such as beetroot with halloumi and za’atar on sourdough with goat's cheese, crushed nuts, pickled red onion, roasted garlic confit and poached eggs.
The Apollo Arms - SW4
British, Modern
London
This Clapham pub has been taken over by the pub operator behind Ganymede in Belgravia and The Hunter’s Moon in South Kensington; re-opened May 2023.
Lilienblum - EC1Y
Israeli
London
Israeli chef-restaurateur Eyal Shani has followed up pitta specialist Miznon, in Soho and Notting Hill, with a very different concept off the Old Street roundabout on the edge of the City, serving sharing plates from a menu divided by ingredients rather than courses. Opened in May 2023, Lilienblum is named after a street in Tel Aviv.
Silures - CF24
British, Modern
Cardiff
Two former Gordon Ramsay and Galvin bros staffers have joined forces to launch this high-end restaurant and cocktail bar in the suburb of Roath. The Silures were a powerful tribe of ancient Britain, occupying what is now south east Wales.
Wild at the Cross - N1
British, Modern
London
The signature first-floor restaurant in the former 1990s Kings Cross nightclub The Cross offers a southern Mediterranean menu and organic wines. The six-floor venue also features a range of bars plus a dance-floor and a roof terrace; opened May 2023.
20 Berkeley - W1J
British, Modern
London
The latest venue from Misha Zelman's Creative Restaurant Group (Endo at the Rotunda; Humo) celebrates top-quality British produce, in a Mayfair property never previously used as a restaurant, and kitted out like an English Manor House. It opened in May 2023 under executive chef Ben Orpwood, who sources ingredients at the height of their short seasons for the best results.
Apoy - W1G
London
Meaning 'fire' in Tagalog, this latest venture in the Oxford Street Market Halls from Filipino chef Ferdinand 'Budgie' Montoya (best known for his venture Sarap which ran in Heddon Street, Mayfair last year but is currently homeless) is a celebration of his country's barbecue street stalls, with skewers of meat flavoured in sweet-sour marinades then grilled over charcoal.
Carlotta - W1U
Italian
London
Hot on the heels of Jacuzzi comes this new venture from the Big Mamma Group; they promised a more intimate, pared-back interior, but when the standard is Ave Maria, who knows what restraint will look like - the menu will list a "10-tiered chocolate fudge cake", for example. Opened May 2023.
RenMor - TR7
British, Modern
Newquay
Costing £3million and aiming to provide a 'world class experience', the new flagship restaurant at the clifftop hotel The Headland offers tremendous sea views and a menu showcasing the best of Cornish produce from local fishermen, farmers and small holdings. RenMor means 'restaurant by the sea' in Cornish.
Lasdun - SE1
British, Modern
London
Named for National Theatre architect Sir Denys Lasdun, this new all-day British brasserie will be run by the team behind The Marksman. Opened May 2023.
The Campaner - SW1W
Spanish
London
Opening this summer in the new Chelsea Barracks redevelopment, this all-day venture from restaurateur Mar Martin aims to combine "Barcelona soul" with the best British produce. "Campaner" means bell-ringer in Catalan – heralding an important announcement.
Harvest - NW10
British, Modern
London
Chef Jesse Dunwood Green has returned to Kensal Green for his third restaurant (after nearby Parlour and Six Portland Road in Notting Hill), with a focus on ingredients sourced directly from the grower, farmer or fisherman.
Papi - E8
British, Modern
London
Rising star chef Matthew Scott laid down a marker with creative zero-waste cooking for his HOT4U meal delivery service during the pandemic. He is now in a permanent venue in London Fields that Grace Dent of The Guardian assures readers is "genteel".
Midland Grand Dining Room - NW1
French
London
Set in the stunning pink Gothic Revival St Pancras Renaissance Hotel, and using the hotel's original name, this 'elevated brasserie' promises to serve a modern interpretation of classic French cuisine, under ex-Chiltern Fire House chef Patrick Powell.
Chalk Restaurant - RH20
British, Modern
Washington
Set in a converted 18th-century threshing barn on the Wiston wine estate between Horsham and Worthing in West Sussex, this relaunched restaurant features wines, meat and vegetable produced on the estate and cooking by highly rated chef Tom Kemble, who made waves in London at the Bonham's auction house in the years before covid.
LA BISTROTECA - L8
Liverpool City Centre
Local chef Livia Alarcon's first solo venture is a European-style bistro in the Baltic Market at Cains Brewery on Stanhope Street. Livia made her name as head chef at Maray and raised her profile with appearances on Jason Atherton's TV show Chefs' Brigade.
Homies on Donkeys - E11
Mexican
London
Arriving with a strong reputation from Walthamstow, this hip-hop-blasting, graffiti-walled taqueria has taken over the old Spicebox location on Leytonstone High Road. You'll find standard and more unexpected tacos, mixing classic Mexican flavours with more local ingredients.
Apr
The Three Horseshoes - BA4
British, Modern
Batcombe
Margot Henderson of Rochelle Canteen in Shoreditch has taken over this restored 17th-Century Somerset inn with rooms, which reopened after refurbishment in early 2023.
Faru - DH1
British, Modern
Durham
A couple of long-term senior staff at Newcastle's House of Tides have quit their jobs to launch their own ambitious restaurant in Durham, with the blessing of their mentor, House of Tides founder Kenny Atkinson. Faru means journey in Old English.
Jake and Laura Siddle will open on Durham's Silver Street this spring, offering a seasonal tasting menu of British and local produce to 10 tables. The venue will be converted from a Mountain Warehouse shop, with a stained-glass window rediscovered during the building work to take pride of place in the open kitchen.
Epicurus - NW1
London
The latest venture from a pair of ex-Palomar chefs, in Camden Market's North Yard, marries North American diner food with Middle Eastern flair and flavours. Shiri Kraus and Amir Batito already run the Black Cow steakhouse nearby.
The Fish Shop - AB35
Fish & seafood
Ballater
A new venture from ArtFarm, the hospitality and development company behind The Fife Arms in Braemar; opened in late April 2023 and already visited by HM The King and Queen. Expect stylish interiors and local seasonal fare. There's also a fishmonger attached.
Boudica - SW11
International
London
Named after the Ancient British queen (aka Boadicea) who burnt Roman London to the ground, this latest addition to the Battersea dining scene close to the renovated power station offers an internationally inspired menu from a former Corrigan's chef, Italian-born Luigi Vairo.
Canary and Kitchen - B60
International
Bromsgrove
MasterChef UK 2019 contestant Mike Eaglesfield and wife Antonia, who was born in the Canary Islands, have been running home dining experiences since before lockdown and now have their own 8-seater restaurant. Expect "familiar flavours with a twist".
Trinco - SE22
Sri Lankan
London
Vibushan Thirukumar launched this Sri Lankan “community focused, sustainable restaurant” inside his co-working and wellness hub Oru Space (co-founded with business partner Paul Nelmes in 2020); the vegan and vegetarian dining is rooted in Tamil culture.
Purnell’s Café & Bistro at Charterhouse - CV1
British, Modern
Coventry
'Yummy Brummie' Glynn Purnell, in partnership with Historic Coventry Trust, opened a cafe and pizzeria in the cloisters of this Grade I-listed 14th former Century Carthusian monastery in April 2023. Once fully restored, Charterhouse will be an interactive heritage and educational visitor attraction.
Chungdam - W1D
Korean
London
This newly opened Korean barbecue restaurant in Soho is bringing the pyeon beak steambox to London – a three-tiered box made from hinoki wood, a type of cypress. It's taken over the site formerly occupied by Chinese restaurant YMing in Greek Street, and is named after Cheongdam-dong, an affluent – and foodie – district of Gangnam in Seoul.
There's also a private karaoke room if that's your thing.
Restaurant 8 by Andrew Sheridan - L2
British, Modern
Liverpool city centre
The flagship restaurant of award-wining chef Andrew Sheridan, 8 is one of the UK's most progressive dining experiences. Located in the heart of Liverpool - next to the original Cavern Club - diners are treated to an immersive sensory experience focusing on high quality food and drink, and music. Expect the unexpected.
Tiella - N1
Italian
London
Opened on April 14 2023 in a backstreet Islington pub, Tiella is a six-month residency offering rustic Italian cuisine named after a Pugliese casserole of rice, potatoes, onions and mussels. Chef Dara Klein grew up in New Zealand with a family from Puglia, and her CV takes in highly rated kitchens including Sager + Wilde, Trullo and Brawn.
Vervain, Birch Selsdon - CR2
British, Modern
London
Selsdon is gaining a sibling to Birch in Cheshunt, set in an 18th-century mansion with foraged fine dining from ex-Typing Room chef Lee Westcott. See also Elodie, the dine-dining option at the same hotel, which also boasts three bars, a spa, a Lido (opening Summer 2023), a 200-acre kitchen garden and a co-working space.
Smokey Kudu - SW3
London
Relocated to Chelsea within the new RIXO flagship store in April 2023, having vacated its original premises in Queen’s Road, Peckham. Part of the Kudu Collective owned by by South African chef Patrick Williams and his partner Amy Corbin.
The Gurkhas - W1W
Pan-Asian
London
From Nepalese team behind Hot Stone in Islington, this upmarket new venue in Great Portland Street, Fitzrovia aims to showcase an 'elevated' take on classic Nepalese cuisine. Head chef Joe Allen has a Nepalese wife and Gurkha father-in-law, and has travelled extensively in Nepal to study some of its culinary secrets.
Sheesh - W1S
International
London
Dylan Hunt brings his celeb-magnet brand to Mayfair, serving wagyu beef and truffles alongside more standard kebab staples. The Chigwell original entertains Essex royalty from Harry Kane to Rod Stewart, and visitors including the Gypsy King himself, Tyson Fury.
Cavo - WC2H
Mediterranean
London
This huge new Mediterranean restaurant in the Now Building, part of the new Outernet entertainment complex adjacent to Tottenham Court Road tube station, can accommodate 240 diners inside and many more in its roof gardens. It has a raw fish and carpaccio bar, and a wine list stretching from Spain to the Middle East.
Noble Rot Mayfair - W1J
British, Modern
London
The wine-led restaurant group opened its third venue in April 2023, in the picturesque Shepherd Market, on the former site of Boudin Blanc (RIP).
Maene - E1
British, Modern
London
Townsend at the Whitechapel Gallery and former Anglo chef Nick Gilkinson opened this all-day bistro, at the top of a four-storey Victorian warehouse in Spitalfields, in early April 2023. The name is "an old English word meaning public or universal, but which also translates to a sense of community".
Story Cellar - WC2H
French
London
This new Covent Garden venue from hot-shot chef Tom Sellers is an offshoot of his celebrated Restaurant Story, inspired by his love of Parisian brasseries. Dine at the ground-floor counter or in the cellar on specials including rotisserie chicken and large cuts of meat from the grill to share. There's also a good selection of wines by the glass. Opened 1 April 2023.
Ploussard - SW11
British, Modern
London
Seasonal plates to share and low-intervention wines – including an example made from the ploussard grape in the French Jura – are on the menu at this 35-cover neighbourhood spot from Tommy Kempson and chef Matt Harris, who used to run the site as an offshoot of their Brixton-based Other Side Fried chicken burger outfit.
Terra Moderna - NW3
Australian
London
Modern Italian cuisine with Antipodean influences – including an impressive list of Australian and New Zealand wines – is to be found at this new venture in the heart of Belsize Park from Australian founder and coffee entrepreneur Jeffrey Young, who is also behind the England's Lane café next door.
Assaggini - EH2
Edinburgh
This spacious casual-dining Italian in New Town's Rose Street offers small sharing plates of pasta and Roman-style hand-stretched pizza alla pinsa, made using a combination of Italian and Scottish ingredients. Private dining is available downstairs.
House of Ming - SW1E
London
India's upscale Taj group brings its take on the cuisines of Sichuan and Canton to the St James's Court hotel, between Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament. It's stablemate to the hotel's Keralan superstar Quilon, so expect the highest standards.
Mar
Mano Mayfair - W1S
South American
London
This Brazilian-Japanese fusion restaurant and lounge opened in Mayfair's Mill Street at the end of March 2023, after a sojourn last year in nearby Heddon Street, with a promise of "fun dining" against a backdrop of house music. Chef Rafa Gomes, a Brazilian MasterChef winner with three restaurants in Rio and one in Paris, is in charge of the menu.
X by Harry Guy - CH1
British, Modern
Chester
Chef Harry Guy (ex-Savoy Grill and Mallory Court Hotel) opened his debut restaurant in Wildes Group’s new Chester boutique hotel in Spring 2023.
Gwen - SY20
British, Modern
Machynlleth
Ynyshir chef Gareth Ward has opened this wine bar / restaurant, named after his mother, to offer a more affordable taste of Ynyshir; head chef Corrin Harrison will be cooking 10-course meals for just eight diners. There are also plans to open a pizzeria next door, using a pizza oven bought from fellow-chef Peter Sanchez-Iglesias following the closure of his Pi Shop in Bristol. Opened March 2023.
Freak Scene - SW6
Pan-Asian
London
Ace Aussie chef Scott Hallsworth has revived his raved-about Freak Scene pan-Asian restaurant once again – this time off Parson’s Green in Fulham. The new venture follows his Double Dragon pop-up, which ran for several months in 2022 in Clerkenwell and also generated much enthusiasm. Freak Scene itself started out as a pop-up in Farringdon, and was followed by mark II in Soho
The Parakeet - NW5
British, Modern
London
Former Brat chefs Ben Allen and Ed Jennings opened this "culinary-led pub" (FKA gastropub) in March 2023, serving “locally sourced, seasonal dishes” cooked over flames.
The Beefsteaks @ M. Manze - N1
British, Modern
London
The historic Islington pie and mash shop in Chapel Market closed in 2018 but has now reopened as a low-intervention wine bar serving British small plates by Alex Pashby of street-food trader The Beefsteaks.
Stock Market Grill - M2
British, Modern
Manchester
Replacing Tom Kerridge's Bull & Bear in the Stock Exchange Hotel is this dining room with cooking by chef Joshua Reed Cooper, who has previously worked at Stockport’s Where the Light Gets In and at Manchester’s Mana.
Nord - L3
Scandinavian
Liverpool
Liverpudlian chef Daniel Heffy (ex-Secret Diners Club & Buyers Club) has returned from Stockholm to helm an ambitious new restaurant in the Plaza building, from GSG Hospitality. Expect prime British ingredients presented with plentiful Scandinavian influences.
Nessa - W1B
British, Modern
London
1 Warwick is a members’ house belonging to the Maslow’s family (Mortimer House); the ground-floor "neighbourhood restaurant" is run by executive chef Tom Cenci.
Rambutan - SE1
Sri Lankan
London
On the former site of a Konditor bakery, this spot hosts the debut restaurant of Coventry-born Sri Lankan chef and cookbook author Cynthia Shanmugalingam. There was an ice cream pop-up over the summer of 2022, and the restaurant opened in March 2023.
London Shell Co - N6
London
The first land-based venue from the team behind the canal barges well-known for their seafood is a combined fishmonger and seafood bar in Swains Lane, near Parliament Hill Fields in Highgate. Late-afternoon oyster-and-wine deals are a special draw. Leah and Harry Lobek, the sibling founders, grew up nearby.
The White Horse - CH3
British, Modern
Churton
Gary Usher of Elite Bistros completed this community pub in March 2022; his plans for the place "are pretty simple, we want to serve great drinks, delicious unpretentious food by a team that love what they do".
Archway - SW8
Italian
London
Opened in March 2023, a new wine bar specialising in pasta cooked by a former River Café chef (Alex Owens). It occupies a railway arch opposite the entrance to Battersea Park and close to the new Battersea Power Station development. The other woman behind the new place is Emily Few Brown, who launched the catering company Spook almost ten years ago.
Banca di Roma - G1
Italian
Glasgow
Brothers Antonio, Pasquale and Simone Cozzolino bring a taste of Mount Vesuvius to the Glasgow Royal Exchange Building, having frown up on the family's tomato farm in the shadow of the volcano on the Bay of Naples. They have big-city finesse, too, having worked for Francesco Mazzei at Sartoria in London's Mayfair.
KöD - EC2M
Steaks & grills
City of London
Founded in Århus in 2014, this Danish steakhouse group has opened its first venue outside Scandinavia in the City of London's Devonshire Square. Late hours (kitchen until 11pm, bar until 2.30am) make it useful for winding down after a long day's work.
Mark Poynton at Caistor Hall - NR14
British, Modern
Caistor St Edmund
Former Midsummer house chef Mark Poynton opened an eponymous restaurant at the Norfolk country house hotel in March 2023, with Byron Franklin as his head chef.
The Fox Inn at Broadwell - GL56
British, Modern
Broadwell
An historic Cotswolds pub owned by Donnington Brewery; the kitchen was recently taken over by Peter Creed & Tom Noest, who run three other restaurants in the area.
Cah Chi - KT3
Korean
London
A new location for an old restaurant; this incarnation opened in early 2023.
Lir - BT52
Fish & seafood
Coleraine
From the Native Seafood company (started as a necessity in lockdown by Rebekah and Stevie McCarry instead of running a restaurant), the former Coleraine yacht club building at the marina serves a menu that changes daily depending on what the fishermen, farm and local suppliers have to offer; if you can't get a table, try the street food option, Native Seafood & Scran.
Feb
Plates by Purnell's - B3
Spanish
Birmingham
Tapas from Glyn Purnell, just around the corner from Purnell's.
Toba - SW1Y
Indonesian
London
Camden’s excellent Indonesian street food vendor Pino’s Warung opened a separate central London restaurant in February, Eater reported. The team launched Toba in the old Ikoyi site in St. James’s Market, bringing beef rendang, satay, and fried snacks with them.
JOIA - SW8
Portuguese
London
Star Portuguese chef Henrique Sá Pessoa, who trained in London almost 30 years ago, has made his return to the capital with the opening of a new high-rise restaurant in the Battersea Power Station development; his 15th-floor Iberian restaurant "with its own bar on the floor below as well as a rooftop bar with an infinity pool), is part of the new art’otel design by Foster + Partners; opened February 2023.
Higher Ground - M1
British, Modern
Manchester
The team behind Cinderwood Market Garden in Cheshire and Flawd, the neighbourhood wine bar and bottle shop in Ancoats, have finally re-launched their bistro concept, which had to close just weeks after opening in early 2020.
Socca - W1K
French
London
Originally due to open in late 2022 - and finally launched on Valentine's Day 2023 - a collaboration between Claude Bosi and Samyukta Nair that "pays homage to the coastal towns of Cannes, Marseille and Nice, with an emphasis on French-Mediterranean style dishes and wines".
Larch - EC3M
Italian
London
The little (and much lower) sister of the Walke-Talkie tower's Fenchurch Restaurant, on the 37th floor, and Darwin Brasserie on the 36th.
ArtSpace Café - W1K
Sandwiches, cakes, etc
London
A new informal dining space within Claridge's, serving up toasties, crepes and cakes in a new, free, art gallery space designed by John Pawson.
Zapote - EC2A
Mexican
London
Taking over the site of St Leonards, chef Yahir Gonzalez, formerly of Aqua Nueva, and co-founder Tony Geary promise an "accessible neighbourhood restaurant serving exceptional Mexican cuisine".
Crocadon - PL12
British, Modern
Saltash
Dan Cox, previously head chef at Fera, took over this former sawmill and organic farm on the Devon/Cornwall border in 2018 an spent five years planning and planting and raising rare-breed livestock in order to open this 25-cover ultra-sustainable restaurant with an open kitchen which occupies an old barn on the farm.
Beckford Canteen - BA1
British, Modern
Bath
Set in a Georgian former greenhouse close to Bath city centre, this restaurant and bottle shop from an upmarket West Country pub group features modern British cooking from accomplished chef George Barson, who ran the kitchens at Kitty Fisher's and Cora Pearl in London.
Mayha - W1U
Japanese
London
High-end Japanese omakase dining in a stylish setting at this Marylebone offshoot of a Beirut original from the Nothing But Love Group.
Hawthorn - TW9
British, Modern
London
Chef Joshua Hunter and former Glasshouse manager Patra Panas opened Hawthorn at the old Glasshouse site in Kew on 1 February 2023. Hunter, formerly of Kitchen W8, Murano, and Trompette, has also cooked for the likes of David Beckham and Tom Cruise.
Eline - E2
British, Modern
London
A restaurant and wine shop in a Hoxton housing development from wine expert Maria Viviani and chef Alex Reynolds, who met while working at Pophams.
The Halfway at Kineton - GL54
British, Modern
Kineton
Jacobean pub-with-rooms recently taken over by Nathan Eades and Liam Goff, formerly of The Wild Rabbit in Kingham.
Jan
Darjeeling Express - W1B
Indian
London
Back almost where it all started, Asma Khan's all-female team will be once again cooking their family recipes in Kingly Street from January 2023.
EDIT - E8
Vegan
London
From Elly Ward and the team behind plant-based pioneer Super Nature, this vegan spot in Hackney focusses on seasonal ingredients and a low-waste philosophy.
Mister Nice - W1K
French
London
This two-storey French/Mediterranean restaurant took over the former Kallos Gallery; it's the project of French businessman Jean Philippe Kley, who already part-owns a local members' club. Originally due to open in 2021, it will feature a secret tunnel for members to access the club.
Jacuzzi - W8
Italian
London
The latest offering from the Big Mamma group (Gloria, Circolo Popolare, etc) is this oddly-named four-floor behemoth on Ken High Street, with a Sicilian-styled mezzanine with retractable roof and glitter-ball disco toilets. We'd expect nothing less.
Humo - W1S
Japanese
London
On the former site of Wild Honey, a wood-fired concept restaurant from chef Miller Prada who worked with Endo Kazutoshi at Endo at the Rotunda; expect Japanese flavours from the four-metre long grill - no electricity or gas will utilised as fuel.
Vori - W11
Greek
London
Restaurateur Markos Tsimikalis has closed his Shoreditch Greek restaurant, Hungry Donkey, to open here in Holland Park. Food and drink offerings are based around grapes, grains and olives.
Arma - W1D
Italian
London
Tuscan-inspired spot that opened in early 2023 on the site of the short-lived Arma shawarma restaurant.
Supa Ya Ramen - SE15
Japanese
London
Chef Luke Findlay brings his 'traditionally inauthentic' cult ramen (using ingredients such as Parmesan cheese or Cumberland sausages) to this functionally kitted-out Peckham venue. He started it out as a supper club before opening his original restaurant in Dalston.
Jackson's - CF10
Fish & seafood
Cardiff
On the ground floor of chef Lee Skeet's Cora (now relocated), an all-day restaurant and oyster bar.
Dec
Gura Gura - WC2H
Pan-Asian
London
In Covent Garden’s The Yards, a new pan-Asian restaurant from restaurateur Gobind Chona, whose Delhi restaurant Tippling Street is an homage to London pubs; opened winter 2022.
Tabu - B1
Pan-Asian
Birmingham
A vast new pan-Asian restaurant and basement cocktail bar, in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter in the premises which previously housed The Vaults nightclub.
Tozi Grand Cafe - SW11
London
All-day Italian-style dining, inspired by the grand cafes of Europe and the culinary traditions of Venice, is offered at this venue in the Battersea Power Station development's new art'otel. It has a sister restaurant in Victoria.
Chet's - W12
Thai
London
Los Angeles celeb chef Kris Yenbamroong has found a permanent showcase for his US-style ‘nu Thai’ cuisine at the new Hoxton Hotel overlooking Shepherd’s Bush Green.
The Forager - FK14
Scottish
Dollar
MasterChef: The Professionals 2018 finalist Dean Banks has added this gastropub to his empire; expect British pub classics and Sunday roasts.
Daily Noodles - BS1
Japanese
Bristol
Restaurateur Larkin Cen closed all three Woky Ko outlets in October 2022, but has re-opened the original Wapping Wharf site in this new format, where he says he "can deliver the original concept and the original price point by stripping out the complexity in the business and focusing on creating great food that does not leave you feeling guilty. Great food that you can have everyday of the week."
