A new omakase, the follow-up to Cloth, and the first Dishoom south of the river all feature in London’s newest openings for October. After all, shorter days just mean the perfect excuse for longer dinners.
Of course, keeping up with London’s relentless wave of openings can feel like a full-time job – so we’ve done the legwork for you. Here’s our pick of the most exciting new and upcoming restaurants to try this October, plus a few recent favourites worth revisiting. It is our job, after all.
The best new openings for October
Endo
8-9 Blacklands Terrace, SW3 2SP
Chef Endo Kazutoshi
Benjamin McMahon
Since Covid, London has experienced an omakase boom, but the consensus was that Endo at the Rotunda stood out above the rest. A fire in 2025 sadly took it out of action, but in autumn Endo Kazutoshi will return with two restaurants for the price of one. A 10-seat omakase, simply called Endo, will sit on the bottom floor of a two-storey Chelsea townhouse, inspired by the intimate sushi counters of Tokyo during the 1920s and 1930s. Above sits Moga – a more casual Japanese hi-fi listening room inspired by the Taishō era, with a bar menu created in collaboration with London tea specialists, Postcard Teas.
Opens 1 October; endo-chelsea.com
Clementine
267 New North Road, N1 7AA
Pancakes at Clementine
London is home to many fine bakeries, but judging by the queue many still have to endure to get my Sunday morning pain aux raisins, we need more yet. Clementine looks to be an excellent addition, the sophomore effort from Anna Higham, owner of Quince in Islington. Located just opposite the original, it will carry the same ethos – rooted in British tradition with a raft of scones, pies and buns – but will carry it into a café setting open for breakfast, brunch and lunch. Open Wednesday through Sunday, menu additions include warming porridge, soup and toasties.
Opens 10 October; @clementine.quince
Dishoom
11–13 Park Street, SE1 9AB
Special chicken at Dishoom
Borough is a haven for restaurants, ready to satiate your desire for almost any cuisine. It is curious, then, that in a city known for outstanding Indian food, for a long time it stood as a glaring oversight for the area. That is changing – first Oudh 1722 arrived, and now Dishoom is coming, bringing its Bombay-style café to the west wing of the Grade II-listed Hop Exchange. Open from breakfast until late, the new café will bring together Dishoom’s much-loved food, drink and warm hospitality, alongside a new dish and drink created exclusively for Borough.
Opens 12 October; dishoom.com
Solis
26 Kingly Street, Carnaby, London W1B 5QD
Dishes at Solis
Ana Gonçalves and Zijun Meng will open the first standalone Solis restaurant in Soho on Tuesday 20 October. Opening on Kingly Street, Solis Soho marks the biggest chapter in the brand’s story so far and will become the brand’s new flagship. The opening will allow Ana and Meng to fully realise the Solis concept for the first time. Alongside Solis favourites such as the grilled half chicken infused with the restaurant’s signature smoked Aji-Aji chilli oil, and flat iron steak with Solis steak sauce (served by the jug for liberal pouring and dipping), there will be an expanded grill offering of larger cuts designed for sharing, including a Chateaubriand served with steak sauce, chimichurri and aji picante.
Opens 20 October; solisgrill.co.uk
Cloth Cornhill
38 ½ Cornhill, London, EC3V 9DR
Farringdon restaurant Cloth will be launching its sophomore effort in October, taking over Simpson’s Tavern off Cornhill, known as London’s oldest chop house, which counted William Thackeray and Charles Dickens as fans. It will feature a ground-floor pub with beers, cask ales and bar snacks, as well as an adjoining old grill room. On the first floor sits the main restaurant, spread across two dining rooms, where you can expect dishes like venison, bacon and bone marrow pie, and grilled lemon sole with potted shrimp and sea beet.
Opens 1 October; clothrestaurants.com
Roast
45 Curtain Road, London EC2A 3PT
Interiors at Roast
After over two decades at Borough Market, Roast will open its second London restaurant this month in Shoreditch, with a massive 135-cover space serving all-day dining from breakfast to dinner. As you might expect from the name, the Sunday roast is a flagship, bolstered by a longstanding commitment to outstanding British produce, partnering with trusted farmers, growers and artisan suppliers, but beyond that expect a seasonally driven menu, with a few new dishes created especially for the latest venue.
Opens 20 October; roast-restaurant.com
Da Pino
175 Stoke Newington Road, London N16 8BP
Team at Da Pino
Da Pino is the new casual Stoke Newington spin-off from the Casa Fofo team, which closed at the end of September. Still on the same site, chef Giuseppe “Pino” Pepe is back with a menu full of Italian and modern classics, from antipasti such as raw scallops with peanut milk and green tomatoes to primi and secondi dishes that include tomato ravioli with basil, grilled rice with mussels and potatoes, and trout with fennel and herbs. On Sundays, a regular guest DJ will be creating a more relaxed atmosphere.
Opens 7 October; dapinolondon.co.uk
Our favourite recent openings
Cassette
42 Maiden Lane, WC2E 7LJ
Pork collar
Despite the name, this new opening was not inspired by a deep affection for retro music devices, but rather by French dining – specifically, contemporary Parisian. It comes from the same team behind Levan and Bar Levan, bringing a central branch of the Peckham favourite to Covent Garden. Head chef is Essa Fakhry, founder and ex-head chef of Note in Dublin and formerly of Planque in London, whose bistro-style cooking will include anything from coq-au-vin jaune pie and grilled monkfish served au poivre, to a terrine of fromage de tête and tarragon.
Opens 23 September; cassettelondon.co.uk
Kid
55 Frith Street, W1D 4SJ
Kid Soho cherry pastry
What do you get when you combine a chef from Mangal 2 and the restaurateur behind Oma and Smokestak? As close to a guaranteed hit as possible, you’d imagine. Opening in September, Kid focuses on the flavours of central Anatolia, where Sertaç Dirik’s family hails from, located on the corner of Frith Street and Bateman Street. From charcoal-forward mains like Cornish lamb saddle, rolled and grilled, and served with an ezme of roast garlic and sivri peppers, to a family-inspired braised goat kid, using traditional clay‑pot tandır cooking. At the centre of the table will be Tombik pide, a Turkish bread baked in the wood‑fired oven, and a seeded sourdough pide grilled on the mangal.
Opens 1 September; kid.london
Nakimushi
7 Kensington Mall, W8 4DY
The team behind some of Notting Hill’s most sought-after restaurants – Dorian and Eel Sushi Bar – are opening a brand new venture, Japanese townhouse restaurant Nakimushi. Led by chefs Yuji Shimokawa and Robin Kosuge, it combines their respective mega-hit residencies Urchin and Robin’s Ramen under the same roof. Spanning three floors, the ground floor will feature a dedicated ramen bar serving Tokyo-style bowls, while upstairs, a more intimate 25-seater restaurant will take a broader look at Japanese cooking through larger sharing plates, while still keeping the ramen focus.
Opens 7 September; nakimushi.co.uk
The Horses
26-28 Ray Street, Clerkenwell, EC1R 3DJ
The Horses
The latest opening from Public House Group, whose stable of London pubs already includes The Hart, The Hero and The Pelican, breathes new life into the historic pub on Ray Street in Clerkenwell. Formerly The Coach, The Horses will combine the informality of a classic neighbourhood boozer with a slightly elevated approach to cooking, focusing on independent producers, seasonal British produce and fresh seafood. The menu will change daily according to the day’s catch, alongside vegetables and herbs grown in the group’s own market gardens in the Cotswolds.
Opens x September; thehorsesec1.com
Pearl
Brown Hart Gardens, W1K 6WP
Set within a restored Grade II listed pavilion at Brown Hart Gardens, Pearl is a new restaurant and terrace offering Mediterranean-inspired cooking from Lisa Goodwin-Allen. Open daily from 8am, it’s a good spot for breakfast as well as dinner; think dishes like burrata with grilled peppers and artichokes, and octopus with ’nduja aioli and grilled swordfish with preserved lemon. The launch also includes the reopening of the 950 square metre gardens, redesigned by the late landscape architect and horticulturalist Nigel Dunnett, known for favouring naturalistic rather than manicured planting.
Opens 14 September; thebeaumont.com
George & Dragon
240 St John Street, EC1V 4PH
Marc Francis-Baum
From Barworks founder Marc Francis-Baum, the Grade II listed former Peasant will house both a neighbourhood pub and Island, the first permanent restaurant from Tom Brown and Brad Carter, after a stint in Mare Street Market. The pub is on the ground floor, offering a neighbourhood local vibe where classic snacks like scotch eggs and fresh shucked oysters sit beside more substantial offerings like salt and vinegar skate and piri piri chicken. Upstairs, it continues Brown and Carter’s surf & turf inspired by the British Isles, where sharing platters loaded with seafood and meat are the star of the show. We look forward to the follow-up restaurant, Odysseus & Cyclops.
Opens 16 September; georgeanddragon.com
Talli Queen
412 Uxbridge Road, W12 0NR
Indian food in pubs is one of London’s most enduring love affairs, and continuing the grand tradition in Shepherd’s Bush is Talli Queen, from chef Avi Shashidhara of The River Café. Set within the former Queen Adelaide, the 120-year-old pub on the Uxbridge Road, expect dishes cooked over a custom charcoal grill and tandoor - from toddy shop clams and Kerala chilli beef to kebabs with kulcha and slow-cooked goat nihari - alongside 18 draught lines, Indian spirits and house-made bar snacks. On Sunday’s, there will be an Indian-inspired take on the traditional pub roast, with sharing dishes including lamb shoulder, biryani and grilled meats.
Opens 1 September; thetalliqueen.co.uk
