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Hot Restaurant Openings and News - June
- Jo Aspin
- Jun 1
- 5 min read
Updated: Jun 2
Put the kettle on and grab your diary. This month's hot restaurant openings round-up is a bumper issue. Leave the Ozempic at home, you'll want to be hungry this June.
Noisy Oyster
We’re loving the name of this soon to arrive restaurant, opening in Nicholls Clarke Yard, Spitalfields London, E1. The makers of Firebird in Soho, Madina Kazhimova and Anna Dolgushina are setting out to launch a modern seafood bistro, billing it as ‘stylish, upbeat and a little rowdy’. We’re in! The fish-focused menu will draw influence from key coastal regions in Italy, Spain, Portugal, and France while showcasing the best of the UK’s seafood. Chef Alfie Bahnan (ex-Trullo, Paradise, Lagare) will head up the kitchen. Expect freshly shucked oysters, dry-aged tuna steak with pink peppercorn sauce & trout roe, pressed skate schnitzel with mixed peach panzanella, and delicious sounding pasta dishes. Jumping on the trend, mini martinis will be aplenty.
Opens 20 June
2 Nicholls Clarke Yard, London, E1 6SH
Barbarella
Big Mamma Group opens Barbarella in Canary Wharf this June. Housed in a water-side condo and featuring a waterside terrace for soaking up the sunshine, the look has been inspired by the golden age of Roman cinema in the 70s. The kitchen will be led by Roma-born Marco Rastelli, serving up extra-thin, extra-wide Ruota di Carretto pizzas; caramelised Italian tomato tatin with Parmigiano cream, Cornish lemon sole to share, filleted table-side, and grilled steaks - from delicate fillets to a vast 1.2kg T-bone. Plus check out Big Mamma’s biggest-ever cocktail menu for twists on classics like a new pistachio espresso martini - and the group’s most extensive wine list yet. Yikes, come with your credit card.
Opens 20 June
Barbarella, YY Building in Canary Wharf this June at YY Building, 30 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf, E14 5HX www.bigmammagroup.com/italian-restaurants/barbarella
Little Blue Noodle Bar @ The Peninsula London
Noodles appear to be trending in the capital. Noodle & Beer Chinatown (spicy Sichuan noodles), Songhelou Chinatown (Suzhou-style noodles) and Kung Fu Mama in Covent Garden (Taiwanese noodles) have all opened in the last month or two. Little Blue Noodle Bar at The Peninsula London joins the crowd, adding to the growing popularity of noodle-focused dining. Chef Hou’s noodle specials come in the form of Dan Dan Noodles with minced beef and Sichuan chilli oil, Zha Jiang Mian with pork belly, silky spiced Aubergine Noodles, or Prawn E-Fu Noodles with ginger and spring onion. Enjoy with Hong Kong cult-favourite Gweilo beer outside on their terrace when the weather allows.
Now open
No reservations required, service from: Monday – Sunday, from 4pm-10pm.
Little Blue Noodle Bar, The Peninsula, 1 Grosvenor Pl, London SW1X 7HJ
Cafe Linea
The gorgeous sounding all-day restaurant, bar and bakery opens in Chelsea this month. Housed within a Grade-II listed 19th-century arcade, Café Linea is inspired by the grand European café tradition, and the team plan to ensure a seamless transition from morning to evening, when candles come out in the vaulted ceiling space. A large outside terrace will overlook the square. Within the café, ‘Minis by Linea’ will showcase Cafe Linea’s signature patisserie from delicate mini tarts and pillowy choux to elegant cakes to select and enjoy on site or take away.
Opens 23 June
Café Linea, 90 Duke of York Square London, SW3 4LY
La Petite Maison Launches Bespoke Rosé
La Petit Maison London has partnered up with iconic Provençal winery Château La Coste to create a bespoke rosé this summer. Get it exclusively at LPM London or pick it up at Selfridges online and in-store. The limited-edition rosé has been created from biodynamic grapes grown on Château La Coste’s acclaimed estate. If you’d like to try before you buy, visit the one-day rosé bar pop-up on their terrace on Saturday 21 June.
LPM London, 53-54 Brook's Mews, London W1K 4EG
The Chalk Freehouse
This one's all over the news. Tom Kerridge’s right-hand chef, Tom De Keyser (12 years at 2-Michelin-starred The Hand & Flowers) will take over the revamped Victorian gastropub - The Chalk Freehouse. Expect a menu of refined British comfort at its best - from signature Pork Fat Chelsea Buns with vanilla custard (hello!) to 30-day Dry-Aged Rib Roasts with all the trimmings. The space features a bar, 60-cover dining room, and a private dining space for 10, as well as a charming pub garden, which is bound to be on the hot lists this summer.
Opens 16 June
The Chalk Freehouse, 25-27 Tryon Street, Chelsea, SW3 3LG
Canal
The effortlessly cool team behind London favourites Bistro Freddie and Crispin are heading West with the opening of Canal. The sun-drenched terrace overlooking the Grand Union Canal doubled with a lively communal dining room, will set the stage for creative sharing plate dining. Think turntables, natural wines and dishes like Portland Crab Doughnuts, Jersey Sirloin. Cocktails on tap have been created by A Bar with Shapes for a Name team.
Opens 30 June
Canal, 11 Woodfield Rd, London W9 2BA
Osteria Angelina
Forget Peppa Pig, Angelia Dalston now has a sibling with the opening of Osteria Angelina in Spitalfields. Founders Joshua Owens-Baigler, Amar Takhar and Laura Horta have taken on a 75-cover converted warehouse space featuring a monochromatic look overseen by Anna Owens Designs who has also created the restaurant’s bespoke tableware and furniture. Guests can watch the chefs making fresh pasta, like this tomato and kosho rigatoni pictured. Grill cuts cooked over fire from Skate Wing on the Bone with Sea Urchin Butter to Aged Porterhouse brushed with Tare will also be on show.
Now open
Osteria Angelina, 1 Nicholls & Clarke Yard, off Blossom Steet, Norton Folgate, E1 6SH
TASTE of London
Plates at the ready, London’s most foodie of foodie festivals Taste of London is back at Regent’s Park – 18-22 June. Hot restaurant participants include Manzi’s, Bébé Bob, Akira Back and Guy Ritchie's highly anticipated Lore of the Land, as well as Empire Empire, the sister restaurant of Gunpowder offering a tribute to India’s seventies scene.
Friday will see a brand new showdown as two finalists from the World Food Championships battle it out once again for the bragging rights of best burger. Hassan Naja, the Dubai-based brains behind One More, the 2024 winner of the World’s Best Burger, will go head-to-head with The Beefy Boys, who earned a Judge’s Choice Award and took home fourth place. In a sizzling rematch, festival goers will taste and vote for their favourite in this epic battle.
Pull up your sleeves for the Taste Cook School, back with hands-on cooking sessions led by star chefs and top culinary influencers, including Big Zuu and discover modern Korean cuisine in London at this year’s K-Food BBQ Cook School.
Regent's Park, London NW1 4LL
Wednesday 18 June – Sunday 22 June 2025
Tickets: tasteoflondon.com
Features Editor, Chatting Food: Jo Aspin
Jo Aspin is a freelance writer specialising in UK restaurants, travel, food and drink. She is also a Director at hospitality PR agency Amy Williams Consultancy, based in London.
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