{"id":1176859,"date":"2026-08-30T07:19:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T07:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1176859\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T07:19:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T07:19:54","slug":"the-15-best-new-london-restaurants-opening-in-september-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1176859\/","title":{"rendered":"The 15 Best New London Restaurants Opening in September 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most of the UK restaurant industry took their August 9 to 5 off, and who can blame them? But the summer lull is now over and we\u2019re heading into autumn with a bumper month of terribly exciting new openings for London.\u00a0<\/p>\n

We hope you\u2019re feeling hungry, because not only does September herald the return of the king (aka Mangal II\u2019s Serta\u00e7 Dirik<\/a>), but a brand new gastropub from Public House Group \u2013 the hotshot squad behind Notting Hill\u2019s bougie Fat Badger<\/a> and Maida Vale\u2019s The Hero<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also a fresh kitchen residency at one of east London\u2019s best pubs, The Adam & Eve, as well as the arrival of a Soho location for one of the best smashburgers around, Dumbo<\/a>, and a new temporary home for Malaysian pop-up Duda Diner.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

The best new London restaurants opening in September 2026<\/strong>
\n\"Chef
\nPhotograph: KidChef Serta\u00e7 Dirik and restaurateur David Carter of Kid <\/p>\n

1. The big one<\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard to argue with the kitchen clout of Mangal II\u2019s saviour aka chef Serta\u00e7 Dirik<\/a> and Oma kingpin David Carter<\/a>. Since Serta\u00e7 left the family business a couple of years ago, baby we\u2019ve been burning for the announcement of his very own restaurant and it\u2019s finally here. The dashing duo are opening Turkish restaurant Kid in the middle of town, promising magnificent meze and serious salatas, as well as the titular braised kid goat and k\u00f6fte of many colours.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Opens:<\/strong> September 1<\/p>\n

Address:<\/strong> 53-55 Frith Street, Soho, W1D 4SJ<\/p>\n

\"Casette\"
\nPhotograph: CasetteCasette <\/p>\n

2. The French Peckham transplant\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The team behind Peckham\u2019s lovely Levan and equally nice Bar Levan are heading central. On the south side of Covent Garden, this French restaurant will see former Planque chef Essa Fakhry leading things in this Grade II building from the 1630s. You\u2019ll fall head over high heels for it. Levan co-owner Mark Gurney says: \u2018It\u2019s inspired by lazy weekends drinking gentian spritz and playing p\u00e9tanque outside Auberge de Chassignolles; by \u00c9douard at Bistrot des Tournelles in Paris, where our friendship grew over a shared love of music; and by Toto at Le Verre Vol\u00e9, where I recently DJed as part of their Beaujolais Nouveau celebrations\u2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Opens:<\/strong> Late September<\/p>\n

Address:<\/strong> 42 Maiden Lane, Covent Garden, WC2E 7LJ<\/p>\n

\"Elliott
\nPatrick WilsonElliott Kaye of Marrion’s Bar <\/p>\n

3. What Norman\u2019s did next\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Only the memory of Norman\u2019s remains, the new-school greasy spoon in Archway that people couldn\u2019t quite work out if they loved or hated. Now the caff\u2019s ole handy man Elliott Kaye (who\u2019s also cooked at Lyle\u2019s, The French House and Leroy) is back with a chilled-out east London bistro. Marrion\u2019s Bar will serve up good wine and comfort food, with the likes of devilled crab rarebit, moules frites, a cheeseburger and tuna melts. \u2018I wanted Marrion\u2019s to be somewhere I\u2019d actually want to go – somewhere you can have a drink, eat something good and feel at home. Nothing too fussy or pretentious,\u2019 says Elliott.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Opens:<\/strong> September 10<\/p>\n

Address:<\/strong> 177 Morning Lane, Hackney, E9 6LH<\/p>\n

\"Bunso\"
\nBunsoBunso, Kentish Town <\/p>\n

4. The combination Filipino bakery and pizza joint<\/strong>
\nBunso<\/a>, Kentish Town<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hungry again? Bunso is the latest from Kentish Town hospitality kingpin Omar Shah. Hot on the heels of his breakout success Belly (not to mention Guanabana, Mamasons and Ramo Ramen), Bunso promises to be a Filipino bakery during the day before morphing into a pizza joint in the evenings. \u2018I want Bunso to be somewhere you can come in the morning for a really good pastry and coffee, drop in for lunch, or come back at night for pizza, pasta and a bottle of wine,\u2019 says Shah. \u2018Ultimately, I want it to feel like it belongs to the neighbourhood.\u2019\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Opens:<\/strong> Late September<\/p>\n

Address:<\/strong> 1a Hawley Road, Kentish Town, NW1 8RP<\/p>\n

\"Nakimushi\"
\nNakimushiNakimushi <\/p>\n

5. Oodles of noodles\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

From the team behind Notting Hill\u2019s acclaimed Dorian and Eel Sushi comes the grand Nakimushi, which will feature a ground-floor ramen bar and a more refined 25-seater upstairs restaurant serving a broader spectrum of Japanese cuisine. Chefs Yuji Shimokawa Kelly and Robin Kosuge gave both concepts successful trial runs at their Urchin and Robin’s Ramen residencies at Holland Park\u2019s Supermarket of Dreams, so expect a giddy and receptive audience as well as a busy signal when trying to book a table.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Opens:<\/strong> September 7<\/p>\n

Address:<\/strong> 7 Kensington Mall, London, W8 4EB<\/p>\n

6. The very posh pub<\/strong><\/p>\n

With west London\u2019s Fat Badger, Pelican and Hero as well as the Bull in Charlbury<\/a>, Public House Group have finessed the art of the modern gastropub; putty-coloured plaster walls, artsy foxed mirrors and buffed wood finishes. Oh and extremely good cooking. The Horses is their first move east, and will bring their seasonal, Cotswolds-grown produce to the table. After something fishy? There\u2019ll also be a host of seafood here at this former site of the 1897-built Coach & Horses.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Opens:<\/strong> Late September<\/p>\n

Address:<\/strong> 26-28 Ray Street, Clerkenwell, EC1R 5ER\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Macbeth
\nMacbeth x Hot Fresh PizzaMacbeth x Hot Fresh Pizza <\/p>\n

7. The Portuguese pizza spesh<\/strong><\/p>\n

What\u2019s a monthly London restaurant update without a little pizza news, eh? This isn\u2019t a new parlour but rather a week-long pop-up that brings together two local heroes; the revamped Macbeth<\/a>\u2019s Portuguese kitchen and the team behind Fresh Hot Pizza<\/a> at the also newly revamped Fox. What happens when you bring them together? A pizza that pays tribute to Porto\u2019s wet and wild Francesinha sandwich, dripping with mozzarella, and with sausage, ground beef and pork belly bobbing about like islands in the stream of cheese.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Available:<\/strong> August 31 to September 6<\/p>\n

Address:<\/strong> 372 Kingsland Road, Haggerston, E8 4DA<\/p>\n

\"InterStellar
\nInterStellar BBQInterStellar BBQ <\/p>\n

8. The Michelin star BBQ takeover<\/strong>
\nInterStellar BBQ x La Barbecue at The Ned, City<\/strong><\/p>\n

American meat institutions InterStellar BBQ and La Barbecue are coming to London for a serious BBQ collaboration. Two of the best little smokehouses in Texas, these Michelin-recommended Austin spots are popping up at The Ned for a one-month residency, with pitmasters John Bates and Ali Clem prepping the \u2018ultimate BBQ tray\u2019, featuring peach tea glazed pork belly, pulled lamb shoulder, chimichurri beef short rib, pork ribs and chopped cheese sausage. Unbuckle your belts now in preparation.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Available:<\/strong> September 4 – October 4<\/p>\n

Address:<\/strong> Electric Bar & Diner, The Ned, 27 Poultry, City, EC2R 8AJ<\/p>\n

\"Seouls
\nSeouls of MischiefSeouls of Mischief <\/p>\n

9. The punchy pub kitchen<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mexican-Korean fusion street food folk Mexican Seoul are giving their burger-based off-shoot Seouls of Mischief a spin at east London boozer, the Adam & Eve. Come for the smash burgers and wings as well as the elote corn ribs and stay for the weird \u2018L\u2019 shaped pool table. But try not to drink so many pints that you have to call \u2018daddy come and get me\u2019.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Launches:<\/strong> September 4<\/p>\n

Address:<\/strong> 155 Homerton High Street, E9 6AS<\/p>\n

\"Beefbar\"
\nBeefbarBeefbar <\/p>\n

10. The flash hotel resto revamp<\/strong>
\nBeefbar<\/a> at Broadwick Soho, Soho<\/strong><\/p>\n

Broadwick Soho\u2019s in-house restaurant is starting over again and ditching their Dear Jackie basement restaurant and replacing it with a branch of glitzy global brand Beefbar. The Chelsea outpost, Le Petit Beefbar, closed earlier this year in preparation. Expect this to be as razzle-dazzle as the Monte Carlo, Paris, Mykonos and New York outposts, with Japanese Kobe and Australian Wagyu served in an outr\u00e9 room, where everything\u2019s beautiful in its own way.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Opens:<\/strong> September 14<\/p>\n

Address:<\/strong> 20 Broadwick Street, Soho, W1F 8HT\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Pizzas
\nPhotograph: Five Feet PizzaPizzas on the menu at Five Feet <\/p>\n

11. Pan pizza perfection\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

More pizza news! Five Feet Pizza comes from three heavyweights of the London food scene: Jay Patel (co-founder of Legare<\/a> and Luna), Roland Horne (founder and CEO of WatchHouse) and Jack Ellingham (former chef and baker at Dusty Knuckle<\/a>). They\u2019ll be serving pan pizzas with spongy centimetre-thick dough (not quite thick enough to qualify as deep-dish). So powerful it might make your false eyelashes fall off.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Opens:<\/strong> September<\/p>\n

Address:<\/strong> 4 Tanner Street, Bermondsey, SE1 3LE<\/p>\n

\"Duda
\nDuda DinerDuda Diner <\/p>\n

12. Malaysian magic in west London<\/strong>
\nDuda Diner<\/a> at The Pilgrim, Paddington\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

After coming to the end of their Nunhead residency, Hakeem and Zura Ahmad of Duda Diner bring their superior nasi lemak and kerabu salad to The Pilgrim as the final part of the hotel\u2019s 2026 Incubator Kitchen Series. Ideal for date night with your potential new boy (or girl) friend.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Available:<\/strong> September 17 to late December<\/p>\n

Address:<\/strong> 25 London Street, Paddington, W2 1HH<\/p>\n

\"DUMBO
\nPhotograph: Felix Dol MaillotDUMBO burger <\/p>\n

13. Serious smash burgers for Soho<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dumbo\u2019s second London burger joint will serve the same sleek cheeseburgers and fries as their Bethnal Green Road location. The French-born brand\u2019s double patty smash burgers are bulked out with gleaming American cheese as well as plump pickles and ketchup and mustard. Dumbo also offers a vegetarian \u2018Earth burger\u2019 option, as well as fries and nuggets. If you eat like a little bird, this one ain\u2019t for you.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Opens:<\/strong> September 4<\/p>\n

Address:<\/strong> 37 Berwick Street, Soho, W1F 8RS\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Avinash
\nAvinash Shashidhara\/Talli QueenAvinash Shashidhara\/Talli Queen <\/p>\n

14. An Indian gastro-boozer\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Former River Caf\u00e9 cook and Pahli Hill head chef Avinash Shashidhara is opening a slick desi gastropub on the site of what was the Queen Adelaide pub. The menu will include \u2018Military canteen-style meatballs\u2019, chicken and liver pepper fry, Kerala chilli beef and Bangalore-inspired dosa. There\u2019ll be roasts every Sunday, with slow-cooked lamb shoulder and biryani to share. With a great bar, there\u2019ll be no reason to hurry home.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Opens:<\/strong> September\u00a0<\/p>\n

Address:<\/strong> 412 Uxbridge Road, W12 0NR.<\/p>\n

\"Rack
\nNic Crilly HargreaveRack City Ribs <\/p>\n

15. Soul food BBQ<\/strong><\/p>\n

Something\u2019s burning? Nope, it\u2019s just the excellent Rack City Ribs, previously in residence at north London honky tonk the Dukes of Highgate. They\u2019re now swinging over to Kitchen E20 at the Stratford Hotel for a three month pop-up. Expect Caribbean-edged barbecue, with crispy jerk pork ribs, battered boar sausage and chicken wings with pineapple glaze.<\/p>\n

Launches:<\/strong> September 1<\/p>\n

Address:<\/strong> The Stratford Hotel, 20 International Way, London E20 1GQ<\/p>\n

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