These Are The Coolest New Restaurants Opening In London This Summer
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You’ll want to bookmark these restaurants ahead of their open – here are the latest hot tables
2026 has already been a big year for new London restaurants – Jeremy King has reinvented Simpson’s In The Strand, Gordom Ramsay has brought his TV concept Hell’s Kitchen to London, while a number of chefs who have built their names up in cult kitchens will open debut ventures, too. And there are a whole hosting exciting new spots primed to open their doors this summer. Here are the coolest restaurants opening in London in the coming months.
C&TH’s Pick Of The Latest London Restaurant Openings: Summer 2026
Restaurants Opening Soon
Lunette, the Strand
Soho House founder Nick Jones has opened the buzziest London hotel of 2026, St Clement on the Strand. And this September, no doubt there’ll be even more hype around it following the opening of Lunette: a rooftop restaurant led by Florence Knight, the chef behind Sessions Arts Club in Clerkenwell. Knight left two years ago after helping turn it into one of London’s most sought-after restaurants – and now she’s back with her first solo venture. Perched on the 11th floor of the hotel, Lunette will serve daily tasting menus focused around seasonal ingredients, with ‘very pretty’ interiors led by Eagle & Hodges.
When? September 2026
Where? 180, The Thames, 12 Temple Pl, Temple, London WC2R 2NF
Cordelia’s, Mayfair
Adding to London’s gamut of live-fire restaurants is Cordelia’s, a steakhouse launching on Clarges Street this August. Led by head chef Jordi Sebastianelli – who is well seasoned in cooking beef from his time at Le Petit Beefbar Chelsea – the dining room will centre around an open theatre kitchen sizzling up British rib-eye, Galician côte de boeuf and steak tartare alongside a signature rotisserie chicken. Drinks-wise, there will be a focus on tequila and agave, with DJs upping the ante on select evenings.
When? 26 August 2026
Where? 6 Clarges Street, Mayfair
Saltwater, Soho
The founders of Aussie-inspired eatery Milk Beach are back with Saltwater – and this time it’s all about sushi. Drawing inspiration once again from Sydney, as well as LA, the grab-and-go sushi concept is soon to open on Soho’s Berwick Street with a menu of handrolls, nigiri and hot donburi bowls. Think seared salmon with miso glaze, bluefin tuna rolls, and miso chicken bowls served with rice, greens and smacked cucumber. Sustainability is a pivotal part, too: the restaurant works with leading supplier True World Foods – known for providing fish for places like Nobu and Roka – and food is served in seaweed-based, plastic-free packaging.
When? 13 August 2026
Where? 3-4 Berwick Street, W1F0DR
Pearl, Mayfair
Last year The Beaumont kicked off its new era with the launch of Rosi. And this September, the hotel will continue to evolve its culinary offering with Pearl, set to take over the elevated section of Brown Hart Gardens. Led by culinary director Lisa Goodwin-Allen, the eatery will focus on Mediterranean fare with an all-day dining menu: think filled croissants for breakfast, followed by seafood-focused lunches and dinners featuring dishes like lobster linguine and caviar-adorned chicken milanese. The large terrace is sure to be a highlight too.
When? September 2026
Where? 8 Balderton St, Brown Hart Gardens, London W1K 6TF
Waterhouse, Bethnal Green
Following the closure of their British tasting menu restaurant The Water House Project, husband-and-wife duo Gabriel Waterhouse and Patricia Wakaimba are launching a new venture: Waterhouse. Opening its doors this August on Ezra Street, just off Columbia Road Flower Market, the restaurant will focus on the produce and traditions of North East England – drawing on Waterhouse’s own heritage. Produce like Lindisfarne oysters and Lake District Herdwick hogget will take centre stage, alongside a selection of preserved ingredients like vinegars, kombuchas and misos – with a kitchen garden supplying herbs and wild flowers to the chefs.
When? 6 August 2026
Where? 7A Ezra St, London E2 7RH
Nakimushi, Notting Hill
Coming from the team behind cult favourite Dorian, this new Japanese restaurant is sure to be a big hitter. Nakimushi will open in Notting Hill this September, uniting two of restaurateur Chris D’Sylva’s west London residencies: Japanese bistro Urchin, and Robin’s Ramen. The first floor will host a ramen bar, serving signature noodle soups alongside snacks of lobster gyoza and hogget skewers with yuzu kosho labneh. Upstairs, meanwhile, will focus on hot Japanese cooking: there will be ramen, but also dishes including grilled lobster chazuke, and aged black Holstein beef cooked on the robata grill.
When? September 2026
Where? 17 Mall Chambers, Kensington Mall, W8 4DY
Kid, Soho
Another exciting one for in-the-know London foodies: the chef behind the much-loved Mangal II, Sertaç Dirik is opening his first standalone restaurant in Soho. Better still, he’s joined forces with David Carter, the man behind Oma and Agora, on the launch. Named Kid, the eatery will draw inspiration from Dirik’s Turkish heritage; expect dishes like pide bread, meze and salatas ahead of bigger plates of Cornish lamb saddle with sivri pepper ezme and braised goat kid. ‘At its core, KID is a restaurant that aims to show the vastness of Turkish cooking, expressed with the warmth you’d come to expect from someone’s home,’ he says. ‘Utilising the techniques I grew up learning from my parents, I feel it is an absolute privilege to serve you this summer in London’s most distinctive neighbourhood.’
When? September 2026
Where? 53-55 Frith St, London W1D 4SJ
Restaurants Opened Recently
Weezie’s
Weezie’s is a buzzy new pizza and wine bar in Eccleston Yards. The brainchild of Abbie Roden and Will Sandback – also the duo behind nearby hotspot amie – the restaurant serves signature thin-crust pizzas alongside small plates, orange wine and cocktails. Tuck into loaded crisps topped with aged ham, cornichons and parmesan ahead of pizzas like the Sobrasada, which features a tomato base, fior di latte mozzarella, hot honey drizzle and fresh parsley. It’s a stylish space filled with vintage furniture, with tables spilling out onto a courtyard – ideal for long sunny lunches. Top tip: don’t skip the dips – the buttermilk ranch is a nod to Abbie’s Kentucky roots and is perfect for crust-dipping.
Where? Eccleston Yards, 14-15 Eccleston Yards, London SW1W 9AZ
© Helen Cathcart
The Sea The Sea
Chelsea’s favourite fishmongers The Sea, The Sea has moved house to a big, new bistro and seafood bar just down the road from its original. Head chef Nick Marsden (ex-Dovetale, Pitt Cue) prepares and pickles sustainably sourced fish across dinner and, if you’re brave enough, dessert – start with his pickled Fowey mussels, and end with a potato ice cream served with smoked eel. You can also expect to pick up lunchboxes packed with sashimi sets and shellfish rolls, and browse a varied seaweed counter.
Where? 243 Pavilion Rd London SW1X 0BP
The husband and wife team behind new Greek restaurant Maza in Mayfair, Christina Mourtgalou and Adrien Carré
Maza
Styled after a 1980s Athenian taverna, Mayfair-based Maza features nostalgic interiors from David Archer, the designer behind the Chiltern Firehouse and the Peninsula. Sister restaurant to Notting Hill’s Mazi, Maza is inspired by co-owner Christina Mourtaglou’s hellenic upbringing; expect homemade breads, handmade sea urchin pasta, and fire-cooked molten meats like crispy pork belly gyros. Its upstairs doubles as a vinyl listening bar, where 70s and 80s Greek records can soundtrack the end of your night.
Where? 21-23 Bruton Place, Mayfair W1J 6ND
The Spiteri family
The Latimer
Locals to Latimer Road were sorely disappointed when Ariadne’s Nectar Bar closed in 2023, but a family of restaurateurs promise to revive its spirit under new guise as The Latimer. The Spiteri family are already behind some of London’s most legendary launches – Jon Spiteri helped set-up St John, The French House, and Sessions Art Club, while Melanie Arnold was co-founder of Rochelle Canteen; their children in turn have begun to path their own mythos through Caravel and Koya. Son Lorcan leads the kitchen, from which you can expect elevated pub classics, like black pudding confit potatoes, and Sunday roasts re-envisioned as sharing platters.
Where? 274 Latimer Rd, London W10 6QW
A render of what KINZ will look like
KINZ
Set in a former bank, originally designed by Sir Edward Maufe in the 1930s, KINZ is an all-day Lebanese brasserie from Rasha Khouri Bruzzo (Akub), Jad and Karim Lahoud. You can pick up the day with classic eggs, or share a full Lebanese breakfast spread, while lunch and dinner is served mezze-style, with baba ghanoush and large lamb cutlets. The sprawling new dining room also includes a deli space, so diners can pick up Lebanese spice essentials, as well as a wine room set in the building’s original bank vault.
Where? 50 Notting Hill Gate, London, W11 3JD
CeCe’s
Though the trio behind the Public House group (Phil Winser, James Gummer and Olivier van Themsche) already boast a litany of drinking spots in Notting Hill and its surrounds, CeCe’s is a rare venture into good old restauranting. This new opening boasts an old school Italian menu – think fonduta agnlotti and chicken vignole – plus a bumper list of wines from wider Europe and the US. Its interiors, which are concealed behind the venue’s ‘copper door’, are ‘surreal and characterful’, says van Themsche. And only a five-minute walk from sister watering hole, The Fat Badger, should you wish to extend your night.
Where? 123 Clarendon Rd, London W11 4JG
