The commencing of spring means three things: daffodils, fuzzy lambs and a litany of new restaurant openings to grace the capital this March. 

From the highly-anticipated opening of Three Sheets' second bar and David Carter's Greek-inspired restaurant, AGORA, to the opening of Josephine by culinary legends Claude and Lucy Bosi – there are plenty of brand-spanking new spots to sink your teeth into.

But, keeping on top of London's new openings can feel like a full-time job. So we've done the hard work for you to scout out the most exciting new and upcoming restaurant openings this March, alongside rounding up our favourite recent openings from the past few months. It is our job, after all.

New London restaurant openings this March

Mauro Colagreco at Raffles London at The OWO

57 Whitehall, SW1A 2BX

Mauro Colagreco's flagship restaurant Mirazur in Menton, France is known for both its integration with and celebration of nature, surrounded by a veritable Eden of organic farms and gardens. He brings that spirit to the heart of Whitehall with his eponymous restaurant at Raffles London at The OWO – this time opting to champion the produce of the United Kingdom. Diners spend a couple of hours on a flavour odyssey, with dishes such as kohlrabi with crab, rosemary cream, apple and celery juice as well as local red oak lettuce with smoked fish and vermouth sauce. Settle in.

raffles.com

Camille

2-3 Stoney Street, SE1 9AA

If you want a cockle-warming dinner with a healthy dose of French flare, then Camille is your answer. It's the latest conquest of Clare Lattin and Tom Hil, the duo behind London's much-adored Ducksoup and Little Duck, and retains their trademark approach to simple, honest, provenance-led cooking. The menu serves up rustic fare by the bucket load with the likes of trotter and parsley terrine, lemon sole with snail butter and langoustine cassoulet on the menu. Plus, with a focus on nose-to-tail cooking and in-house curing, you can also expect to chow down on plenty of homemade sausages, lardons and charcuterie. Bon ap!

camillerestaurant.co.uk

Morchella

84-86 Rosebery Avenue, EC1R 4QY

Both a neighbourhood hot spot and a city-wide favourite, if you ask any Londoner who knows their stuff what their favourite restaurants are there's a high chance they'll include Perilla on their list. The team behind that Newington Green fave are bringing their secret sauce to Exmouth Market with Morchella, a restaurant and wine bar with a Mediterranean-focused menu and a wine list from some of the city's best distributors. They've brought former GBM finalist Daniel Fletcher on board to man the pans.

morchelladining.co.uk

Three Sheets Soho

14-15 Manette Street, W1D 4AP

Three Sheets has remained one of London's best bars since it opened in Dalston in 2016. It makes sense, then, that eight years on they eyed up thriving Soho for their second, slightly expanded iteration. Three Sheets Soho will buld upon what everyone loves in E8, namely great cocktails and even better energy, plus coffee and pastries in the morning, a full lunch and dinner menu and aperitifs, too. See you there.

threesheets-bar.com

Josephine

315 Fulham Road, SW10 9QH

The much-anticipated opening of Claude and Lucy Bosi's new Lyonnaise Bouchon in Chelsea has arrived, and we can't wait to tuck into the personal project of these two hailed Michelin-starred chefs. Inspired by Claude's late grandmother and the traditional Bouchons so often frequented by Claude and Lucy in his hometown of Lyon, expect to chow down on hearty bistro classics like brioche and morteau sausage, French onion soup, leek vinaigrette and more. Plus, the wine menu exclusively features pours from the Rhone Valley, including Josephine's own label wine, available in red, white and rosé. Don some elasticated trousers and pop a paracetamol because a night of silky reds and juicy steaks awaits.  

josephinebouchon.com

AGORA

2-4 Bedale Street, SE1 9AL

Situated downstairs from the aforementioned OMA, AGORA, takes its cues from the energetic street markets and restaurants of Athens by way of Borough Market. It's the more casual sibling to OMA, with a two-meter charcoal rotisserie (called a souvla) that the menu will centre around – using whole animals such as native breeds of pork, lamb and chicken from Somerset and Cornwall. Open all day from noon, it's the perfect spot to pop by for a sticky date bun and coffee through the takeaway hatch, post-work cocktails or dinner where you can pile plates high with tzatziki, wood-fired flatbreads and plenty of flame-kissed meats. Yum.

@agora

Our favourite recent openings

Dalla

120-122 Morning Lane, E9 6LH

The closure of the Noble Fine Liquor group of restaurants – including Bright and P Franco – earlier this year was an enormous loss to the London hospitality industry. A few phoenixes have risen out of the ashes of their former homes; the new Bambi in what used to be Bright near London Fields; the re-purchase of P Franco by the team working there with the help of a successful crowdfunding campaign; and now Dalla in what was once Peg. The brainchild of Gennaro Leone, Mitchell Damota – formerly of P Franco and Burro e Silvia – and Gianmarco Leone, the restaurant will serve up homestyle Italian food and is sure to become a neighbourhood stalwart.

dallarestaurant.com

Sune

129A Pritchard's Road, E2 9AP

Honey Spencer and Charlie Sims are something of hospitality royalty. She is wine director at The Palomar group, he general manager at Brawn, and they both have stints at Noma under their belt. Now, they're branching out on their own, opening Sune at the end of Broadway Market. The kitchen is in the extremely safe hands of Michael Robins, formerly of Akoko, Acme Fire Cult and The Midland Grand.

sune.restaurant

The Devonshire

17 Denman Street, W1D 7HW

After running The Guinea Grill for six years, Oisin Rogers' departure from the famed Mayfair pub was fairly big news last year. But it was all for good reason, and that good reason is The Devonshire. Having flung open its doors in Piccadilly to great fanfare (they quite literally ran out of Guinness in their first few days) the pub is proving a worthy addition to the central London drinking and dining scene, and leaning into that tried-and-true business model of cracking watering hole downstairs and incredible, classic dining upstairs.

devonshiresoho.co.uk

The Walmer Castle

58 Ledbury Road, W11 2AJ

We're firmly in chunky knit and chapstick season, when cosy evenings in the pub are more or less obligatory. Located on the iconic Ledbury Road in Notting Hill, the refurbished The Walmer Castle gastropub is headed up by husband and wife duo Jack and Poppy Greenall – publicans and proprietors of the much loved The Surprise Pub in Chelsea. On the menu are certified cockle-warmers like scotch eggs with dijon mayo, pork and chicken terrine with cornichons and confit creedy carver duck leg with lentils and pancetta. Plus, they're slinking out Sunday roasts served with de rigueur Bloody Marys. Cheers to that.

walmercastle-nottinghill.co.uk

Tashas

3 Prospect Way, SW11 8BH

You'd think Battersea Power Station might have run out of sufficient space to continue adding such killer restaurants, but they just keep on coming. The latest addition is Tashas, a hefty 150-cover restaurant and the first UK site to house the South African-inspired cafe concept. Founded by CEO Natasha Sideris in 2005 in Johannesburg, there are now 15 spots across South Africa and the UAE serving up simple, nourishing all-day dining. The menu, inspired by Sideris' travels, features crowd-pleasing plates like crispy cornflake pork schnitzel with potato salad; smoked salmon and green goddess; and spiced syrup-soaked brioche with homemade almond paste and apricot jam. With a chic atmosphere, a confident cocktail offering and soothing food, you'll leave Tashas well-fed for the shopping ahead.

tashascafe.com

FARM SHOP

64-64a South Audley Street, W1K 2QT

Artfarm

Sick of the absence of farm shops in the big smoke? Grumble no more because Artfarm, the brains behind Roth Bar & Grill, The Fife Arms Hotel and Mount St. Restaurant, opened FARM SHOP on 8 December in Mayfair. Stocking the same award-winning produce as their Somerset outpost, Durslade Farm in Bruton, expect to revel in aisles of hyper-seasonal wild food, artisanal cheese, meats, homemade condiments and bakery items. What's more, there's a separate butchery room (where they make their sausages), a temperature-controlled room for wine and cheese, a restaurant and food-to-go options, including hot beef sandwiches and coffee from South West roastery, Mozzo.

@farmshopuk