7 New Openings We're Excited For

Pizza lovers, this month is for you. There are two hot new pizza places opening up in London this August, so if you’re looking for a different spot, you’re going to want to visit. Plus, a new Spanish restaurant from the chef behind Heddon Street’s Sabor – we’re already excited for this one. If you’re keen to visit before the rest, here are the new London openings to look forward to this summer.

Legado

With Sabor’s Nieves Barragán at the helm, we already know that Legado is going to be one of London’s most exciting new openings. Located in Shoreditch, Legado will be serving a menu that goes beyond the familiar, allowing lesser-known dishes, regional culinary traditions and the Spanish artisans to take centre stage. With seating for over 60 in the dining room and space for 16 at the counter, Legado will also introduce the Taberna, a dedicated bar and outdoor terrace open all day serving tapas and pintxos.

On the menu, highlights include the Legado Sandwich – an intricate, two-day process made with Swiss chard, Cecina, and smoked cheese, fried in breadcrumbs – a fond memory from Nieves’s grandmother’s kitchen. Seasonal specials will include traditional Valencian fideuà, made with short, thin noodles that replace traditional paella rice.

opens on 28th august
where: 1C Montacute Yards, 185-186 Shoreditch High Street, E1 6H
website: www.legadorestaurants.com

Berberè Marylebone

Award-winning Berberè pizzeria is launching a new site on James Street, Marylebone, this month. Founded in Bologna in 2010 by Calabrian brothers Matteo and Salvatore Aloe, the new Berberè is a two-storey space with the ground floor catering for 26 covers and the first floor hosting 20 diners. Plus, there will be a 16-cover alfresco terrace. Berberè is renowned in the city for its signature sourdough base and seasonal ingredients.

Renowned for its signature sourdough base and seasonal ingredients.

opens on 4th august
|where: 50 James St, London W1U 1HB
website: www.berberepizzeria.co.uk

The team behind Seven Dials Market is opening Kerb Social Club, a drinks-led concept that’s very much American sports bar meets pub comfort – but with a particular focus on creating an inclusive community buzz (unlike your typical sports bar). The bar blends retro-inspired design with modern cultural energy and entertainment – so you can look forward to everything from Super Sunday screenings to Mario Kart marathons, chess finals and karaoke showdowns. Expect festival-favourite fried chicken from Only Jerkin’, hot dogs with a cult street food following from Oh My Dog, and bold Detroit-style pizza from Cutie Pies.

open now
where: Old Spitalfields Market, 65 Brushfield Street, London, E16AA
website: www.kerbsocialclub.com

A drinks-led concept that’s very much American sports bar meets pub comfort.

40ft Blackhorse Road

Founded by Irish brewer Steve Ryan, 40ft Brewery will be opening its doors as a ‘grown-up’ version of the original Dalston taproom. The vast new space, situated on Lockwood Way, will host daytime events for children and parents, a dog park, fully hireable spaces for big events, food pop-ups, all-day parties, plus DJ and comedy nights.

With 100 seats available inside and 100 in the courtyard garden, 40ft Blackhorse Road is set to be a nice local spot for events. and some great beer, of course.

opens on 8th august
where: Unit 10, Lockwood Way, Walthamstow, E17 5RB
website: www.40ftbrewery.com

Bad Boy Pizza Society

Bad Boy Pizza Society is slice shop by day, casual sit-down pizzeria by night, opening in Bethnal Green. The menu takes inspiration from Italian-American cuisine, elevated with top-quality ingredients and a refined approach. New York-style pizza is the star of the show – served as both hot slices and full pies in a proper restaurant setting. Expect a mix of NY-style rounds and thick, Sicilian squares, all made with the kind of dedication that’s earned them National Pizza of the Year in both 2022 and 2024.

open now
where: 419 Bethnal Green Road, London, E2 0AN
website: www.badboypizzasoc.com

Bad Boy Pizza Society is slice shop by day, casual sit-down pizzeria by night.

Pintxito

Pintxito, a bar inspired by the Basque Country, will be opening under the arches of Covent Garden Piazza this month. The 30-cover spot has interiors inspired by bars found across the Basque region and will feature oak tabletops, flagstone floors and a terracotta clad pintxo display counter. Blackboards will list a changing selection of pintxitos every day. Classics on the menu include baby squid in squid ink and anchovy gildas, crispy pig’s ears and king oyster mushrooms with piquillo and salsa verde. The concise, exclusively Basque drinks list will include white, rosé and sparkling txacoli, Rioja Alavesa, beer, cider and gin.

opens in august (date tbc)
where: covent garden piazza
website: www.pintxitolondon.com

One for September:

Hexmoor

This one’s opening in September, but we’re giving you a little teaser because it’s very cool. From the minds behind some of London’s coolest immersive experiences (we’re talking about Alcotraz, Moonshine and Avora) comes Hexmoor – an immersive cocktail adventure that brings you inside a mystical wizarding prison. You can interact with magical characters, discover a secret portal to a real working wand shop, and fraternise with rogue sorcerers who have committed “crimes of dark arts”. Visiting inmates will don their official jumpsuits and rub shoulders with the notorious dark arts wizards who call Hexmoor home. Prepare for some seriously cool immersive theatre, film-like set design, magical special effects and world-class cocktails at the world’s first wizarding prison.

opens in september
where: Unit 11, 127, Hackney Rd, London E2 8GY
Website: www.hexmoor.co.uk