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February 2026
Hoppers Shoreditch
The white-washed, light-filled former home of Lyle’s has been transformed into the newest outpost of Sri Lankan and South Indian mini-group Hoppers.
WHEN: 4th February
WHERE: Tea Building, 56 Shoreditch High Street, London E1 6JJ
FOLLOW: @hopperslondon
BOOK: hopperslondon.com
Also see: Hoppers Soho
Osteria Vibrato
A return to the restaurant scene for Charlie Mellor of the influential Hackney wine bar Laughing Heart.
WHEN: 7th February
WHERE: 6 Greek Street, London W1D 4DE
FOLLOW: osteriavibrato
BOOK: osteriavibrato.co.uk
Cometa
Carousel’s shape-shifting space has moved from a wine bar to a seafood-forward Mexican restaurant inspired by the like of Mexico City’s Contramar.
WHEN: 20th February 2026
WHERE: 19-23 Charlotte Street, London W1T 1RL
FOLLOW: @carousel_ldn
BOOK: opentable.com
The Good Front Room
Dom Taylor, winner of Netflix series Five Star Chef, has found a permanent home for his elevated Caribbean cooking.
WHEN: 5th February 2026
WHERE: Thomas Tower, Dalston Square, London E8 3GU
FOLLOW: @thegoodfrontroom__
BOOK: thegoodfrontroom.co.uk
In Lamentation
Michael O’Hare’s thundering talent and an expansive creative vision lands in an intimate village setting.
WHEN: 26th February 2026
WHERE: 174 High Street, Boston Spa, West Yorkshire LS23 6BW
FOLLOW: @ohare.michael
BOOK: inlamentation.com
March 2026
Forza Wine Soho
A lively canteen for Italianate small plates, good wines and even better cocktails.
WHEN: 2nd March 2026
WHERE: Manette Street, London W1D 4AL
FOLLOW: @forzawine
BOOK: forzawine.com
Also see: Forza Wine at the National Theatre
The Wild Duck
Prolific operators Sam and Georgie Pearman, who run the Double Red Duke and the Masons Arms in Clanfield, have restored and reopened a Grade II-listed in the pretty village of Ewen.
WHEN: 2nd March 2026
WHERE: Drakes Island, Ewen, Cirencester GL7 6BY
FOLLOW: @thewildduckewen
BOOK: countrycreatures.com/wild-duck-ewen/
Also see: the Double Red Duke
Cece’s
The Public House group is at it again with their latest new opening announced just two days before doors open – this time a restaurant with an Italian spirit and big wines.
WHEN: 4th March 2026
WHERE: 123a Clarendon Road, London W11 4JG
FOLLOW: @ceceslondon
BOOK: ceceslondon.com
Also see: the Pelican, the Bull Charlbury, The Hero
Burro
London’s Italian love affair continues with the incoming Burro from Conor Gadd, chef-owner of north London neighbourhood stalwart Trullo.
WHEN: 11th March 2026
WHERE: 2 Floral Court, Floral Street, London WC2E 9FB
FOLLOW: @burro_restaurant
BOOK: trattoriaburro.com
Also see: Trullo
Rockfish Sidmouth
Mitch Tonks is preparing to launch his 11th Rockfish restaurant specialising in sustainable British catch – this one is set in Sidmouth’s newly restored Drill Hall.
WHEN: 17th March 2026
WHERE: The Esplanade, Sidmouth EX10 8BE
FOLLOW: @therockfishuk
BOOK: therockfish.co.uk
The Black Horse
For their sixth site, farm-to-fork restaurateurs the Gladwin brothers are returning to the West Sussex village they grew up in to open their first pub with rooms.
WHEN: 25th March 2026
WHERE: High Street, Amberley, West Sussex BN18 9NL
FOLLOW: @theblackhorse_pub
BOOK: gladwinbrothers.com
Impala
Super 8, the maker of modern restaurant icons is the fuel behind this North African accented open fire restaurant led by Meedu Saad.
WHEN: 26 March 2026
WHERE: 14 Dean St, London W1D 3RS
FOLLOW: @meedu_saad
BOOK: impalasoho.com
Simpson’s in the Strand
After lengthy delays, Jeremy King is throwing open the doors to his grandest restaurant launch yet.
WHEN: 30th March 2026
WHERE: 100 Strand, London WC2R 0EZ
FOLLOW: @simpsons1828
BOOK: simpsonsinthestrand.co.uk
April 2026
Outlaw’s Bistro
As Nathan Outlaw calls time on his flagship Outlaw’s New Road, he’s launching an intimate bistro at his guest house across the road.
WHEN: 3rd April 2026
WHERE: 1 The Terrace, Port Isaac PL29 3SG
FOLLOW: @nathanoutlaw
BOOK: outlaws.co.uk
The Latimer
The Spiteri brothers head into the pub business following their departure from barge restaurant Caravel.
WHEN: 21 April 2026
WHERE: 274 Latimer Rd, London W10 6QW
FOLLOW: @lorcanspiteri
Spring 2026
The Old Point House
Paternoster Farm, winner of Best Local Restaurant in Wales for 2025, is moving. Born out of post-lockdown popups and housed in the old milking parlour, the future of the family-run farm restaurant was thrown into uncertainty when Pembrokeshire County Council refused renewal of the tenancy. Now chef-owner Michelle Evans has taken matters into her own hands with a move to the Old Point House pub in the nearby village of Angle where she grew up. A Kickstarter is underway (here) to facilitate opening in May.
WHEN: May 2026
WHERE: Angle, Wales
FOLLOW: @paternoster_farm
Also see: Paternoster Farm
Oudh 1722
Aktar Islam of the exceptional Opheem in Birmingham is making his London debut specialising in Awadhi cooking hailing from the royal courts of Lucknow.
WHEN: Spring 2026
WHERE: 66 Union St, London SE1 1TD
FOLLOW: @oudh1722
BOOK: oudh1722.com
Also see: Opheem
Dishoom Leeds
Bacon naans, black daal and steaming sweet chai and the inevitable queues coming soon to Leeds city centre.
WHEN: Spring 2026
WHERE: Coronation Buildings, 68-78 Vicar Lane, Leeds LS1 7JH
FOLLOW: @dishoom
BOOK: dishoom.com
ALSO SEE: Dishoom
Maria
The duo behind Nether Edge favourite Bench and Pearl at Park Hill are drawing on Sicilian family roots for their new trattoria in Sheffield’s Heart of the City development.
WHEN: Spring 2026
WHERE: Wellington Street, Sheffield
FOLLOW: @trattoria_maria
BOOK: mariarestaurants.co.uk
ALSO SEE: Bench, Pearl at Park Hill
Buvette
This New York import already had a stab at making it in London with a stint in Notting Hill from 2021-2024. Take two is a spot in Neal’s Yard, previously home to St John Bakery.
WHEN: Spring 2026
WHERE: 2 Neal’s Yard, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9DP
FOLLOW: @buvettelondon
BOOK: ilovebuvette.com
The Smithfield
After a stint as a branch of Three’s a Crowd, the old Reliance site looks set to restore some of its old spirit with chef James Donovan (ex-Rochelle Canteen and Native) at the helm.
WHEN: Spring 2026
WHERE: North Street, Leeds
FOLLOW: @the_smithfield
Summer 2026
James and Maria Close at Rockliffe Hall
Chef power couple James and Maria Close are the driving force behind a new destination restaurant in the grounds of five-star golf hotel Rockliffe Hall.
WHEN: Summer 2026
WHERE: Rockliffe Hall Hotel, Hurworth on Tees, Darlington, County Durham DL2 2DU
FOLLOW: @rockliffe_hall
BOOK: rockliffehall.com
Cloth Cornhill
The bitter dispute over the historic Simpson’s Tavern has culminated in the capable team from Cloth in Farringdon taking charge.
WHEN: Summer 2026
WHERE: 38 1/2 Cornhill, London EC3V 9DR
FOLLOW: @clothrestaurant
BOOK: clothrestaurants.com
Freyja
Find Ally Thompson-Nietosvuori and Alex Nietosvuori at the South Causey Inn for a six month residency while building work continues on their upcoming restaurant with rooms in the grounds of Close House.
WHEN: Summer 2026
WHERE: Close House, Heddon-on-the-Wall, Newcastle upon Tyne NE15 0HT
FOLLOW: @restaurant.freyja
Mor
Six years after his Cornish pop up, chef Tom Sellers, of the prolific Restaurant Story and Story Cellar, will be returning to the South West with a new restaurant in the Carbis Bay Estate.
WHEN: Summer 2026
WHERE: Carbis Bay Estate, Cornwall
FOLLOW: @tomsstory
Also see: Restaurant Story, Story Cellar
About new openings in 2026
This list brings together confirmed and forthcoming restaurant openings across Britain and is updated. regularly. Opening dates are accurate at the time of publication, but plans can change. Some restaurants may open for a soft launch before settling into full service.
