June's best new London restaurant openings
From French-inspired cocktails to trendy trolley service: June's new London restaurant openings are a mouth-watering prospect
The Innovative One: Neo-Bistro, Mayfair
The lowdown: There's been a wave of chefs in London serving exquisite food in relaxed environments over the past few years. This opening is an extension of that, mimicking the new relaxed bistros of Paris.
Why go? Mark Jarvis of Anglo is behind it, Chef-Patron at London's most celebrated neighbourhood restaurant.
Read more ...The Experimental One: Coupette, bar opening
The lowdown: The head bartender of the Savoy's Beaufort Bar is going it alone and opening his own bar in Bethnal Green.
Why go? This bar is one of a series of new bars focusing on high quality, but experimental cocktails in London. Others include Untitled, down the road in Dalston.
Read more ...The All-Day One: Granger & Co Chelsea
The lowdown: Aussie chef Bill Granger presides over three of London's best restaurants – they must be some of the most Instagrammed spots in London. And now his successful formula of stylish, but relaxed, all-day dining has reached Chelsea.
Why go? Granger & Co restaurants look a million dollars. Expertly stylish, we can't think of anywhere that balances unmissable interiors with classy, all-day cuisine better. As good for breakfast as it is for dinner, this is the fourth London outpost.
Read more ...The Local's Favourite: Magpie, Heddon Street
The lowdown: The team behind Pidgin are back with an all-day restaurant reinventing the breakfast.
Why go? James Ramsden and Sam Herhily were two amateurs in 2015 when they set up their first restaurant, Pidgin. Two years on and their hospitality-first approach has customers returning, including those on the Michelin board, who awarded them a star in 2016.
Read more ...The Indian One: Calcutta Street, Brixton
The lowdown: Shrimoyee Chakraborty's pop-ups reinterpreted the thriving food hubs of Calcutta for the streets of London. After a successful run, she has transferred the small plates formula to a restaurant setting.
Why go? The first Calcutta Street restaurant in Soho was at the helm of the Indian small plates trend last year.
Read more ...The Vegetarian One: tibits restaurant, Bankside
The lowdown: You pay per 100g of food at this vegan and vegetarian restaurant. A Swiss concept, tibits already has one London outpost, on Heddon Street.
Why go? For thoughtful vegetarian and vegan-friendly food, and to try what you like from a walk-up bar, and pay by weight afterwards.
Read more ...The Michelin-Starred One: Jean Georges at The Connaught, Mayfair
The lowdown: The conservatory at the front of The Connaught hotel is one of London's most glamorous settings, overlooking the well-kept red brick streets of Mayfair. A huge French chef is behind its reopening.
Why go? As chefs go, Jean Georges Vongerichten has had some pretty exceptional success. His eponymous Jean George in New York is one of only seven restaurants in the world to be thrice Michelin starred.
Read more ...The Community-Led One: Darjeeling Express, Kingly Court
The lowdown: Asma Khan made headlines in 2015 when Fay Maschler, the revered London Evening Standard food critic, named her Indian food pop-up as one of her 15 favourites of that year. Now she's opening a full-scale restaurant.
Why go? Khan previously worked as a lawyer, fighting for second women abandoned by abusive families in India. Now these women make up her entire kitchen staff.
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