New restaurants, hotels and bars opening in February 2025

February is set to welcome a fantastic selection of new openings, ranging from cult-favourite brands launching their first permanent sites (think Crunch Sandwich Shop and chef Hannah Drye’s Dough Hands) to the Knave of Clubs pub in London’s Shoreditch, which might be east London’s answer to firm Soho favourite the Devonshire.

 

Meanwhile, Hambledon Wine Estate will be welcoming its first 40-cover restaurant this month, which will be serving the likes of grilled fillet of mackerel with soy and honey glaze, and roasted loin of Hampshire venison.

 

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The Knave of Clubs

James Dye, co-owner of London venues the Camberwell Arms, Franks and Bambi, and Benjy Leibowitz, formerly of JKS, inHouse and the NoMad in New York City, have teamed up to form High Note Hospitality. The pair will relaunch the Knave of Clubs pub in Shoreditch, the east London institution dating back to 1880 that was formerly home to French restaurant Les Trois Garçons until the mid-200s. The Knave of Clubs will also welcome culinary director Patrick Powell, previously of Allegra and Chiltern Firehouse, who will open a separate restaurant, One Club Row, on the first floor of the building from March.

 

Opening 27 February

Typical dishes Prawn scotch eggs with chilli jam; Knave grilled cheese; venison sausage rolls with spiced ketchup

Address 25 Bethnal Green Road, London E1 6JX

 

Crunch Sandwich Shop

Cult sandwich brand Crunch is set to open its first permanent bricks and mortar site in London’s Soho. College friends Sacha Yonan, Michael Medovnikov and chef Joni Francisco, who trained under Alexis Gauthier at Gauthier Soho, started Crunch as a pop-up in a pub in London’s Hackney in 2022 before taking on a stall at Old Spitalfields Market, where the business became famed for its brioche-inspired bread.

 

Opening February

Typical dishes Patty Melt (truffle beef patties, Red Leicester cheese, crispy onion marmalade and black truffle mayonnaise); Michael’s Chicken (southern-fried chicken cutlet, shredded lettuce, baby pickles, homemade dill aioli) 

Address 60 Dean Street, London W1D 6AW

 

Dough Hands

Chef Hannah Drye is launching a permanent residency for Dough Hands at the 321-cover Old Nun’s Head pub, where she will serve her signature Italian-American 12-inch pizzas alongside a selection of sides and dips. She will continue to operate Dough Hands at the Spurstowe Arms by London Fields, where she became known for her Jode and Shroomy pizzas.

 

Opening 13 February

Typical dishes Jode (nduja and hot honey with stracciatella and basil); Shroomy (soy-roasted mushrooms, taleggio cheese, tarragon and garlic)

Address The Old Nun’s Head, 15 Nunhead Green, London SE15 3QQ

 

Alba London

The Amalfi-inspired Alba London is set to open in Knightsbridge, a stone’s throw from Harrods department store. The restaurant was designed by architecture studio Yodezeen and features furniture from luxury design house Exteta, which specialises in yachts. It promises to bring ‘La Dolce Vita’ to the capital through dishes such as risotto con gambero and saffron and tagliatelle with white Alba truffle.

 

Opening February

Typical dishes Sicilian carpaccio gambero rossi di mazara; panettone tiramisu

Address 1st Floor, 70 Brompton Road, London SW3 1ER

 

Oorja

Gura Gura’s Gobind Chona is returning with casual Indian restaurant Oorja on London’s Shaftesbury Avenue. The 105-cover site is spread across two floors and has been adorned with terracotta panelling and beige furnishings. The all-day diner will also serve an Indian Sunday roast.

 

Opening February

Typical dishes Egg burji on toast (three spiced and scrambled eggs on sourdough); green mustard and corn roti; tandoori-spiced roast beef with Yorkshire pudding, potatoes, vegetables and garam masala beef gravy

Address 117 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2H 8AF

 

Hambledon Wine Estate Restaurant and Tasting Room

Berry Bros & Rudd and Symington Family Estates’ Hambledon Wine Estate, a renowned English winemaker based in Hampshire, is set to welcome its first restaurant and tasting room under managing director James Osborn and head chef Nick Edgar. Edgar previously worked as head chef at the two-Michelin-starred Belmond Le Manoir Aux’Quat Saisons in Oxfordshire before moving to the Samling in the Lake District, which also earned a Michelin star under his stewardship.

 

Opening 5 February

Typical dishes Chalk Stream trout with beetroot dill and horseradish; braised beef cheek, pomme purée with roasted and pickled alliums

Address The Hambledon Wine Estate, East Street, Hambledon, Waterlooville PO7 4RY