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New restaurants opening in London in November 2026

Big Mamma’s new City restaurant, Tom Booton’s first place of his own, tacos from the Acme Fire Cult team and four venues at the new London Museum.

A busy London restaurant

November is a busy month for openings, with three new places in Covent Garden, the first restaurant of one of London’s best young chefs and four venues at the new London Museum. Here they are, in order.

Just opened

  • Bubala Covent Garden, 14 Garrick Street. Vegetarian Middle Eastern, the group’s fourth site. Opened 19 October.
  • Solis, 26 Kingly Street, Soho. A South American-inspired chicken and steak grill from the team behind TĀ TĀ Eatery. Opens 20 October.
  • Roast Shoreditch, 45 Curtain Road. A sibling of Roast at Borough Market, with 135 covers. Late October.

Tuesday 27 October: Lenny’s

New Haven-style pizza at 24 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden.

Monday 2 November: Elezar

An Eastern European chophouse in Mayfair (The Vestry, 2A Mill Street) from Misha Zelman, who founded Goodman.

Friday 6 November: Edmondo

Big Mamma’s new 200-seat Italian at Bank, with a big steak list.

Thursday 12 November: Tattu Canary Wharf

Japanese and Chinese food in a dramatic room at 5 Water Street.

Saturday 28 November: London Museum

The new London Museum opens with four places to eat and drink: Clerks House, Bartholomew’s, Temperance Cocoa Rooms and The Roost. Robin Gill is in charge of the food and Mr Lyan the drinks.

Also in November

  • Ralphie’s, 87 Pimlico Road. Tom Booton’s first restaurant of his own, after The Grill at The Dorchester. British comfort food, 40 covers and a menu for dogs. Late November, bookings open in late October.
  • Acme Taco at 40ft Brewery in Dalston, from Andrew Clarke of Acme Fire Cult.
  • Heard, 33 to 35 Wellington Street, Covent Garden. Burgers and soft-serve from Jordan Bailey.
  • Braai Bird, 57 Nunhead Lane. South African-style rotisserie chicken from the Kudu team.
  • Los Primos at Borough Yards. A walk-in Spanish bar from the Barrafina people.
  • The Poet, a pub with a chef’s table at the General Market in Smithfield, from the Suna team.
  • Han & Han, 16 St Barnabas Street. Modern Chinese.

Missed October? Here are last month’s openings.

Sources

Last checked: 20 October 2026. Dates and prices can change, so check with each venue before you go. Photo: malias / Flickr, CC BY 2.0.

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