Our pick of the best new restaurants opening this month in London.

BAO, FITZROVIA W1

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You’ve probably already heard of the hugely popular street-food turned permanent restaurant Bao. The founders have just announced their second site, serving their signature Taiwanese steamed buns. Bao will take over the former site of Boopshis in Fitzrovia

 

BOMBETTA, SNARESBROOK E11Bombetta London

A group of local foodies (including food writer Suzannah Butcher) have teamed up with owners of The Chef’s Deli, Ben and Jo Milne, to open a new Italian grill restaurant a short walk from Snaresbrook tube station. It will serve bombette (an authentic Pugliese street food) as well as charcuterie and cheese.
 

DIP & FLIP, BATTERSEA SW9
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Head to Dip & Flip for an indulgent burger and chips, served with rich, succulent gravy. There are already Dip & Flip restaurants in Wimbledon and Tooting, with two more planning for Brixton and Battersea this month.

 

NOTCH, SOHO W1C

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A new rooftop bar is arriving just in time for summer. Notch is to replace Roofnic, accessible via a secret entrance between 533 and 535 Oxford Street.

 

CIELO BLANCO, EXMOUTH MARKET EC1
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Inspired by the barbacoa markets of Oaxaca, a new Mexican restaurant opens on the former site of Bonnie Gull Seafood Bar in the foodie Mecca of Exmouth Market. There is already a Cielo Blanco in Leeds, this is their first London outpost.
 
MORITO, HACKNEY E2
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Hoxton is getting its very own Morito, a spin-off of the very popular Exmouth Market tapas bar. The new site, just a stone’s throw from Columbia Road Flower Market, will see Moro head chef Marianna Love head-up the kitchen alongside founder Sam Clark.

 

TALLI JOE, SOHO WC2H

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A new Indian restaurant and cocktail bar, inspired by the dive bars of India, arrives on Shaftesbury Avenue. Its menu of regional dishes has been devised by ex-Benares executive chef Sameer Taneja.

 

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