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The Late Edition

London's evening edition. Independent, updated daily.

Openings

New restaurants in London, and the bars and late-night places

New and about to open. Details come from the venue's own announcement and the trade press, and are checked on the date shown. Where one of us has actually eaten or drunk there, the entry says so.

Artist's impression of the bar and dining room at Din Tai Fung King's Cross
Restaurant · King's Cross

Din Tai Fung London: King’s Cross Opening December 2026

The Xiao Long Bao specialists open a fifth London room: 160 covers, a 30-cover terrace, UK-only cocktails and dumpling masterclasses. Due December 2026.
A table set for two with two glasses of wine
Restaurant

London Museum Smithfield: its four bars and restaurants

The new London Museum's food and drink, run by Green & Fortune with Robin Gill and Mr Lyan: four places, one open round the clock. Opens 28 November.
Cook working in pizzeria
Restaurant · The City

Edmondo, The City

Big Mamma Group's first City restaurant: a 200-cover Italian at 6 Lombard Street, with XL focaccia and T-bone steaks. Opens 6 November 2026.
Close up of person eating a dish in a restaurant
Restaurant · Soho

Bar Douro, Soho

Max Graham's third Bar Douro, on Greek Street: Portuguese small plates round an open kitchen, and Maronesa beef. Due November 2026, per its site.
Cozy cafe interior with modern decor
Restaurant · South Bank

Caravan Southbank, South Bank

Caravan's biggest restaurant yet, in two rebuilt railway arches at the Southbank Centre, with two bars and a terrace. Due November 2026.
A man mixing alcoholic drinks
Bar · Covent Garden

Schofield’s, Covent Garden

The Schofield brothers bring their Manchester cocktail bar to Earlham Street: classic cocktails with house twists, over two floors. Due November.
Two purple gargoyles on stone plinths under ultraviolet light beside a crazy golf hole
Other · Shoreditch

Ted’s Crazy Golf, Shoreditch

Two 9-hole courses in the old Temper site, a gothic graveyard and a vampire toy shop, with a retro diner. Opens Friday 16 October.
A street food cart with fresh baguettes at night
Restaurant · Camden

Bunso, Kentish Town

Omar Shah's Filipino-inspired all-day place: pastries and coffee by day, deck-oven pizza, pasta and kinilaw by night. Opens 13 October 2026.
Indian round dish with spices and sauces on the side
Restaurant · Southwark

Dishoom London Bridge, Southwark

Dishoom's eighth London site, in the Hop Exchange, with a Keralan pepper chicken served only there. Soft launch from 12 October, food half price.
A variety of breads and pastries on a glass display counter
Cafe · Islington

Clementine, Islington

Anna Higham of Quince Bakery opens a 20-seat daytime cafe across the road, with Marcus Westlake on the food. Opens 3 October, Wednesday to Sunday.
Spicy lamb curry in traditional indian brass pot
Pub

The Talli Queen, Shepherd’s Bush

Avi Shashidhara, formerly of Hibiscus and the River Cafe, turns the old Queen Adelaide into an Indian-leaning pub. Its own site says October 2026.
A delicious foods on a wooden table
Restaurant · Covent Garden

Bubala, Covent Garden

Marc Summers's fourth Bubala, and its biggest: vegetarian Middle Eastern plates on Garrick Street, with a terrace. Hot Dinners gives 19 October.