In a city where new hotels, restaurants and experiences appear almost daily, it can be overwhelming to choose where to dine. London consistently welcomes excellent new restaurants and refreshed classics, and keeping track of every opening is a challenge. To make your choices easier, here are four new and newly updated eateries shaping the city’s dining scene this year.
Carlotta
Opened this May, Carlotta is an intimate trattoria offering Neapolitan and Sicilian staples with a playful Italian‑American twist. Nestled in Marylebone Village and part of the Big Mamma group, the menu features dishes such as penne alla vodka with Cornish crab, lamb arrosticini skewers, tempura shrimp cocktail and rosé veal tartare. An extended whiskey list sits alongside the food selection. The venue evokes 1980s glamour: expect a blue‑velvet drinking den, a ruby red terrace, a long skylit dining room and a Venetian marble bar for pre‑dinner cocktails.
© The Wigmore, The Langham
The Wigmore
Located inside one of London’s most celebrated luxury hotels, The Wigmore is the pub at The Langham that blends signature food and creative cocktails. For spring and summer the venue has unveiled a refreshed cocktail menu by Bodhan Burkovetskyi, introducing 11 new cocktails alongside an existing selection. Standouts include an Earl Grey Negroni (Tanqueray gin, Italicus aperitivo, dry vermouth and bergamot), the tequila‑forward Sassy Mango and the Pineapple Express Martini. The list also adds five inventive gin and tonic pairings. The food menu has been updated too, with savory plates such as pork rillette, baba ganoush and spiced duck pastilla complementing the drinks.
© Alex Maguire Photography
Franco’s
Franco’s on Jermyn Street has been a London dining institution since 1945. The restaurant now showcases a redecorated private dining room that can serve as part of the main dining area when not reserved for events. The space accommodates up to 16 guests in one room, 32 at a single long table, or 50 across five tables of 10. The makeover features bespoke 17th‑century scenic wall coverings that evoke the Italian countryside, alongside mirrored antique paneling and Art Deco brass fixtures that brighten and elevate the room. A new walk‑in wine storage room is another practical addition certain to please wine lovers.
© Anton Rodriguez, Double Standard
Double Standard
The Standard, London’s ground‑floor bar and restaurant, has introduced a new Sunday brunch at Double Standard that includes a D.I.Y. Bloody Mary station. Running every Sunday from 12–4 p.m., the brunch blends British favorites with hearty American classics and offers bottomless prosecco or the customizable Bloody Mary experience. Guests choose a base—classic vodka, Red Snapper gin, Bloody Maria mezcal or a Virgin Maria—then pick from five garnish categories. Options range from classic gherkins, cherry tomatoes and celery with bacon to seafood choices like prawns, pickled anchovies and lobster claws, as well as cheese selections including cheddar and Stilton. For those seeking heat, a hot sauce float adds an extra kick.