London's Hottest New Restaurant and Nightlife Openings (2025-2026)
The freshest new London restaurant and nightlife openings, from Carbone's Mayfair debut to Marylebone's Club 77 - the venues everyone is trying to book right now.
London's dining and nightlife scene never sits still, and the last two years have delivered some of the most talked-about openings in the city's history. If you are searching for the best new London restaurants and the freshest nightlife arrivals, this is the shortlist that matters - a New York icon landing in Mayfair, a two-Michelin-star kitchen suspended under a Concorde, and a wave of new London clubs built for late nights and bottle service. Below are the newest and most in-demand openings and relaunches on our books, ranked with the freshest arrivals first, each one bookable through MyRSVP.
We have been honest about timing: where an opening date is confirmed we name it, and where it is not, we simply call it a recent arrival. Every venue here is one we can get you into.
Carbone
The single hottest new London opening. Carbone - the Major Food Group phenomenon out of New York - opened inside the Chancery Rosewood on Mayfair's Grosvenor Square in September 2025, and it landed with a reported four-figure nightly waitlist. This is the group's largest room to date, dressed by longtime collaborator Ken Fulk in midcentury supper-club glamour, with tuxedoed captains carving Caesar salad tableside. Order the spicy rigatoni vodka and the veal parmesan. It is for anyone who wants to be at the center of the current Mayfair scene - and it is nearly impossible to book without help.
Funky Buddha
A storied Mayfair name reborn. Funky Buddha reopened on Berkeley Street in September 2025 after an extensive refurbishment, restoring one of London's most exclusive bottle-service rooms to the nightlife map. The oriental aesthetic that made the original a socialite magnet has been preserved and amplified, with modern upgrades to the sound, lighting and guest spaces. DJs run funky house, R and B, hip-hop and chart remixes across its strongest nights. It is for the model-and-celebrity crowd who want a classic Mayfair club with a fresh finish.
Club 77
One of the most serious new London openings for anyone who cares about sound. Club 77 launched in September 2025 as a 550-capacity subterranean room beneath the BoTree hotel in Marylebone, built around an L-Acoustics system with a full visual rig of lasers, strobes and LED. The split-level layout puts VIP tables on both floors with direct views of the dancefloor, and the opening weekend brought Kerri Chandler and Skepta to the decks. It is for the crowd that wants a genuine club experience - proper music programming with full hospitality on top.
Selene
Selene opened in November 2024 on the former Libertine site at Oxford Circus, and quickly became one of the city's most-hyped new clubs. The concept leans into Greek mythology - Selene the moon goddess - with tiered tables ringing the DJ booth and a sister room, Helios, dedicated to house. Expect an open-format main room and a polished, dressed-up crowd. It is for groups who want a big-night-out club with theatrical design and serious table energy near the West End.
Pirana London
Pirana London opened in July 2024 on St James's Street, the first restaurant from Strongarm Hospitality, the team behind The London Reign and Tabu. It is Nikkei cooking - the Peruvian-Japanese crossover - served in an architecturally bold room that shifts from dinner to full clubstaurant as a live DJ takes over and the lighting drops. The espresso-martini list runs eight deep. It is for anyone who wants dinner and a night out to happen in the same seat.
Caviar Kaspia London
The Parisian caviar house reborn as a Mayfair jewel box. Caviar Kaspia London opened its townhouse restaurant to the public in 2024 after years as a members-only club, with a refreshed signature menu and a redesigned ground-floor bar. The signature remains the baked potato crowned with caviar - a dish that has followed the Kaspia name from Paris for decades. It is for a refined, jewel-box evening where the room is as considered as the plate.
Mistress of Mayfair
Mistress of Mayfair opened in February 2024, tucked below street level at 48 St James's Street on the corner with Piccadilly. It is a Parisian-inspired restaurant, late-night bar and members lounge in one - red velvet drapes, a Champagne trolley, classic French plates reimagined for Mayfair, and nightly live sets. It is for a discreet, theatrical evening that slides from dinner into a late one without ever leaving the building.
Brooklands by Claude Bosi
The most decorated new opening of the recent wave. Brooklands by Claude Bosi is the rooftop fine-dining room at The Peninsula London, and it holds two Michelin stars - awarded in record time after opening, and retained since. The dining room sits beneath a suspended model Concorde, a nod to British engineering, with Bosi's precise, produce-led cooking and sweeping views. It is for a landmark special occasion where the kitchen, the room and the view all operate at the top of the city.
Mount St. Restaurant
Mount St. Restaurant is a recent addition to Mayfair's dining landscape and remains one of its most in-demand tables. Set on the first floor of the Audley landmark, it is Artfarm's art-filled room - the hospitality venture from the owners of the Hauser and Wirth galleries - so the walls carry serious contemporary works and the modern British menu leans on seasonal British produce. It is for a stylish Mayfair lunch or dinner where the art collection is part of the experience.
Madera at Treehouse London
Madera at Treehouse London is a recent arrival to the city's rooftop dining scene and the London sister to Los Angeles's Toca Madera, from the Noble33 group. Perched high above Marylebone with wraparound skyline views taking in the London Eye and The Shard, it serves modern Mexican small plates - sustainable seafood, grass-fed beef, ingredient-forward and built for sharing. It is for a golden-hour rooftop dinner with a view and a genuinely good margarita in hand.
Book London's newest openings with MyRSVP
The hottest new London openings are also the hardest tables and tables to get - Carbone's waitlist runs into the thousands, and the best new clubs run tight door and minimum-spend policies. MyRSVP is your direct line: tell us the night, the party size and the vibe, and our London team will secure the reservation, the right table and the right room. Send us a message or complete the reservation form on any venue page above, and we will handle the rest - from a two-star dinner at Brooklands to a bottle-service table at Selene, Club 77 or Funky Buddha.
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