New restaurants, hotels and bars opening in May 2025

Fowlescombe Farm, Devon

 

Rural retreat Fowlescombe Farm has opened its doors in the foothills of Dartmoor. Guests can stay in the regenerative farm’s ten luxury suites, which have been designed by Swiss architect Studio Gugger and creative director Paul Glade. It also features a flagship farm-to-table restaurant – the Refectory – headed by executive chef Elly Wentworth.

 

Opening date 13 May

Room rate £410

Address Fowlescombe Farm, Ugborough, Ivybridge, Devon PL21 0HW

 

Myrtos, South Kensington, London

 

Chef Asimakis Chaniotis, previously of the Michelin-starred Pied à Terre, has launched his debut restaurant, Myrtos, in London’s South Kensington. Taking its name from the island of Kefalonia’s famed beach, the restaurant showcases elevated Greek cuisine, as well as artwork from Yorgos Papadopoulos and Christos Raptis.

 

Opening date 12 May

Typical dishes Snail flatbread; lobster giouvetsi (orzo) with tomatoes, mussels, lemon and basil; yoghurt parfait with caramelised almonds

Address 260-262 Brompton Road, London SW3 2AS

 

The Aubrey Sando Bar, Knightsbridge, London

 

The Aubrey, the Japanese izakaya at London’s Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, has launched a luxury ‘sando bar’. Each sando features two slices of home-made shokupan bread, ‘kewpie’ mayo and tonkatsu sauce. The menu has been curated by executive chef Sebastian Comerso.

 

Opening date 1 May

Typical dishes Chicken katsu sando; A5 wagyu menchi katsu sando

Address The Aubrey at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, 66 Knightsbridge London SW1X 7LA

 

Permit Room Portobello, London

 

Dishoom has launched its first London-based Permit Room, which started as a spin-off bar in Brighton in 2023. Spread across three floors, Permit Room Portobello is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner and also sleeps guests at its debut room offering – the Lodging Houses.

 

Opening date 9 May

Typical dishes Permit Room French toast; Dishoom bacon naan roll

Address 186 Portobello Road, London W11 1LA

 

Polo Club hotel, Warwickshire

 

The 42-bedroom Polo Club hotel has opened its doors within the Dallas Burston Polo Club in Southam, Warwickshire. Managed by Focus Hotels, the property offers additional amenities such as the Caesar’s Lounge, the Millstone Hare gastropub, access to four professional polo pitches, a fully-equipped gym and a variety of meetings and events spaces.

 

Opening date 13 May

Room rate £145

Address Stoneythorpe Estate, Southam, CV47 2DL

 

Twenty8 NoMad, Covent Garden, London

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NoMad London has welcomed Twenty8 NoMad, a New York City-inspired bistro led by culinary director Bryce Shuman, executive chef Zak Gregoire and pastry chef Martha Hernandez. The restaurant has been designed by Martin Brudnizki Design Studio and is centred around a custom-built, eight-foot wood-burning hearth.

 

Opening date 9 May

Typical dishes NoMad chicken with black truffles and foie gras; grilled flatbread

Address 28 Bow St, London WC2E 7AW

 

Belly, Kentish Town, London

 

Modern Filipino-European bistro Belly is set to open in London’s Kentish Town. From the former half of Maginhawa Group, Omar Shah, who is behind Mamasons Dirty ice cream and Ramo Ramen, the 35-cover restaurant will offer unique dishes such as steak tartare with cured yolk and nori seasoned crisps and beef fat fries with house-made Sriracha Thousand Island sauce.

 

Opening date 8 May

Typical dishes Wood fired wagyu picanha with peppercorn and liver sauce; diver scallops with malt vinegar and fermented shrimp coconut sauce; frozen custard profiterole with fish sauce caramel

Address 157 Kentish Town Road NW1 8PD

 

Sino, Notting Hill, London

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Polina Sychova and chef Eugene Korolev – president of Bocuse D’Or Ukraine – are set to open Ukrainian-inspired restaurant Sino in London’s Notting Hill. Taking its name from the Ukrainian word for ‘hay’, the 52-cover restaurant will pay homage to the country’s varied terrain. Ukrainian mixologist Ana Reznik, formerly of A Bar with Shapes for a Name, has created a cocktail menu featuring the likes of Buckwheat Milk Punch and Apple Bun.

 

Opening date 21 May

Typical dishes Hay infused wild mushroom broth; Vareniky (dumplings) with ox tail, spicy beef broth, and housemade mushroom garum

Address 7 All Saints Road, London, W11 1HA

 

Bibi’s, City of London

 

Mediterranean salad bar Bibi’s has launched in the City of London with ambitions of consolidating its presence in the white collar lunch market. Since Turkish-born chef Bilur Yapici and her partner Tansel started the business in 2018, it has grown to more than seven sites across the capital.

 

Opening date 1 May

Typical dishes Bibi’s Signature Salad (spiced bulgur wheat with cucumber, turmeric with chickpeas and rocket, glazed roasted carrots with thyme, white cabbage and black cumin seeds, home made hummus, mixed leaves)

Address 16 Cullum Street, EC3M 7JJ

 

Little Blue Noodle Bar, Belgravia, London

 

The Hong Kong-inspired Little Blue Noodle Bar has opened at the Peninsula London, offering four signature noodle dishes celebrating chef Hou’s heritage, with the support of Jonnie Liang, executive sous chef at the Peninsula Beijing. A secret dish centred around Peking duck will also be available during the launch period.

 

Opening date 25 April

Typical dishes Dan dan noodles with minced beef, Sichuan chilli oil; Zha jiang mian with pork belly; spiced aubergine noodles

Address The Peninsula London, 1 Grosvenor Place, London SW1X 7HJ

 

Cinnamon Kitchen Leeds

 

Chef Vivek Singh is set to open Cinnamon Kitchen’s first restaurant outside of London this month at the Queens hotel in Leeds, 17 years after the launch of the brand. The menu pays homage to the 2,355-mile journey of the Himsagar Express and infuses British influences into traditionally Indian dishes, with a couple Leeds exclusives added into the mix.

 

Opening date 17 May

Typical dishes Old Delhi butter chicken; seekh kebab in the hole; curd and cardamom tart

Address New Station Street City Square, The Queens Hotel, Leeds LS1 1PJ

 

Fortune Fried Chicken, Liverpool Street, London

 

Harneet Baweja of HB Company – owner of Gunpowder in London’s Liverpool Street and Bib Gourmand Empire Empire in London’s Notting Hill – is expanding his restaurant portfolio with the launch of Fortune Fried Chicken, which will serve Thai fried chicken in Old Spitalfields Market. With executive chef Jane Alty at the helm, formerly of Peckham’s Begging Bowl, Fortune Fried Chicken will share her passion for Thai fried chicken, which she discovered while working under chef David Thompson.

 

Opening date 2 May

Typical dishes Chicken burger with som tam, sriracha mayo, cheese; chicken topped with golden garlic, sticky rice, corn

Address Old Spitalfields Market, 59 Brushfield St, London E1 6AA

 

Emberwood, Bath

 

David Hazell, formerly of the Michelin-starred Paco Tapas and Bristol’s Clifton Lido, has been named executive head chef at Bath’s new restaurant specialising in open-fire cooking: Emberwood. Located within the Francis Hotel in Bath, the project is being led by the London-based Five Graces Hospitality, who are behind Julie’s in Holland Park and Dorian in Notting Hill.

 

Opening date May

Typical dishes Burnt aubergine with goat’s curd, confit tomatoes, green beans; hake with caramelised fennel, samphire and charred potatoes; miso custard tart with vanilla pod ice cream

Address No. 5 Queen Square, Bath BA1 2HH

 

Market Place St Paul’s, London

 

Market Place is set to open its latest food hall in London’s St Paul’s at the end of May. It comes after managing director Blake Henderson told The Caterer last September of his plans to double the group’s estate this year with a focus on central London sites. The 6,834 sq ft venue will open near St Paul’s Cathedral with nine traders showcasing food from regions including South America, Thailand and Greece.

 

Opening date Late May

Address 150 Cheapside, London EC2V 6ET

 

Pyro, Borough, London

 

Chef Yiannis Mexis, previously head chef at the Michelin-starred Hide in London’s Mayfair, has launched his first restaurant, Pyro, in London’s Borough. The former chef at the three-Michelin-starred Ledbury and the Michelin-starred Elystan Street has created a sharing plates menu embedded in contemporary Greek taverna culture. Meanwhile, the cocktail list has also been devised by Ana Reznik, previously of A Bar With Shapes For A Name.

 

Opening date 1 May

Typical dishes Spanakopita with fragrant herbs and barrel-aged feta; whole Cornish turbot cooked over bay leaves, ladolemono; whole lobster with mussels and roasted tomato orzo

Address Southwark Quarter, 53B Southwark St, London, SE1 1RU

 

Hello Jojo, Camberwell, London

 

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Head chef Will Faris, formerly of the Dairy and the Ritz, and head baker Jo Garner, previously of Mountain and E5 Bakehouse, are set to launch a neighbourhood restaurant and bakery in London’s Camberwell. Open from breakfast to dinner, Hello Jojo will serve everything from chocolate rye Swiss rolls to Tamworth pork chop with spring garlic soubise.

 

Opening date 10 May

Typical dishes Bakers eggs, tomato jam, house rasher, raclette; skate cheeks, bonito mayonnaise, seaweed and malt vinegar caramel

Address 31 Camberwell Church St, London SE5 8TR

 

Town, Covent Garden, London

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Chef Stevie Parle, who started his career at the River Café before launching fresh pasta diner Pastaio, is set to launch a new restaurant – Town – in London’s West End. Led by executive chef Olly Pierrepont, previously head chef of Luca and La Trompette, alongside head chef Andy Bright of Kerridge’s Bar and Grill and Zinzan Riess-Hollier of Luca, Town will offer sustainable British produce with an emphasis on ethical sourcing.

 

Opening date 12 May

Typical dishes Day boat crudo, tomato water and Todoli grapefruit; Seasalter clams, sherry and grass fed butter; Morello cherry pie with cherry stone ice cream

Address 26-29 Drury Lane, London, WC2B 5RL

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