Some of our favourite places to eat in London might have shuttered this year, but there is hope, believe us.
This summer sees the launch of numerous new restaurants where you can stuff yourself with impunity. We now bring you all the places that it’s worth getting excited about during July, with BBQ for the sunny days ahead, a limited edition set lunch inspired by the most hyped London art exhibition in years, and a diner where you can get drunk on Friday night and return on Saturday morning to sort out the hangover.
Still desperate for more? In case you missed it, this iconic pie and mash shop just reopened in Angel, and we’ve just reviewed new openings Teal in London Fields, Maai in Clapham by a Masterchef champ, Vesper in Exmouth Market from Time Out fave Jackson Boxer, and the lavish Oudh 1722 in Borough.
The best new restaurants opening in London, July 2026
1.The brilliant barbecue
Hon’s BBQ, Hackney Wick
Ok, we’re excited about this one. Taking over the former Silo site is a Chinese-Texas BBQ joint run by chef Man Hon Luk, which has already wowed meat-hungry Londoners during a residency stint at nearby bar All My Friends. Everything will be smoked on-site, and the menu looks set to include short rib with Sichuan peppercorn sauce, Iberico pork ribs in a Texan rub, and Taiwanese pork belly. There’ll also be all manner of excellent sides, such as Lap Cheong sausage smoked mac and cheese.
Opens: July 17
Address: First Floor, Unit 7, The White Building, Queen's Yard, Hackney Wick, E9 5EN
2. The LA-style diner
Johnny Boy’s, Stoke Newington
The founder of Hackney vegan restaurant Facing Heaven and adjacent dive bar Easy 8 is branching out into all-day dining with this spot inspired by the food and restaurants of LA’s vast and varied immigrant communities. ‘As Mexican, Jewish, Greek, and Japanese enclaves popped up all over Southern California,’ says California-raised Julian Denis, ‘so developed a movement of family-run, DIY eateries that became neighbourhood focal points and second homes for many people growing up in these communities, just as they did for me’.
It’ll be open for breakfast on the weekends (come for breakfast burritos and chilaquiles) and for dinner Wednesday through to Sunday, where you can land crab tostada, patty melts and pastrami dip sandwiches.
Opens: July 4
Address: 3 Northwold Road, Stoke Newington, N16 7HL
3. The Frida Kahlo-inspired Michelin-worthy meal
Tate Modern Restaurant, South Bank
Santiago Lastra of Michelin star restaurant Kol has created a special Mexican menu to go alongside Tate Modern’s new Frida Kahlo exhibition. Lastra hails from Coyoacán – also Frida’s hometown – and his three-course meal begins with a tomato ceviche tostada with blue salsa which turns pink when you squeeze lemon onto it. Art! Next is short rib tamale with mole – Frida’s favourite food – and ice-cream inspired by the colours of Frida’s final painting, ‘Viva La Vida’. While you’re up at the gallery’s 6th floor restaurant, don’t forget to check out the extremely good views of London.
Runs: Through July until August 31
Address: 6th Floor, Tate Modern, Bankside, SE1 9TG
4. The massive all-day Persian restaurant
Soraya, Marylebone
With room for 190 diners across 6,000 square feet, Soraya is the latest and largest from Pachamama, the same team behind Zēphyr, Bottarga, and Nina. For breakfast there’ll be sharing plates of kuku sabzi herb omelette; eggs benedict with saffron hollandaise, and khachapuri pide, while later you’ll be able to chow down on a host of fab flatbreads, lamb koobideh, short rib khoresh and ghormeh sabzi stew.
Opens: July 15
Address: 96 George Street, Marylebone, W1U 8AF
5. The French fancy
Brasserie Olivia, Sloane Square
The first international offering from French restaurant group La Nouvelle Garde, this brasserie does classique Parisian fare from cassoulet to steak frites, as well as a dedicated breakfast menu, cheese plates and a seafood bar. Deeply chic.
Opens: July 9
Address: 1 Sloane Square, Chelsea, SW1W 8EE
6. A central London sushi bar
Miokuru, Soho
Using British seafood to whip up Japanese classics, this handroll sushi bar is set to serve pressed scallops as well as chalkstream trout sashimi, and their 12 signature handrolls, filled with the likes of cornish white crab and wild garlic mayo, beef tartare with wasabi mustard and crispy Scottish salmon.
Opens: July 12
Address: 6–8 Warwick Street, Soho, W1B 5LU
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