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-@theparrotldn , a cocktail bar and music venue, will open this month, within the Waldorf Hilton, London. Co-founded by actor, DJ and producer, @idriselba and twin brothers Lee and Nicky Caulfield. #TheParrot will also provide a chauffeur-driven Aston Martin for it's VIP guests.

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#Bolton is to welcome @Popworld_Bolton when it opens its glittery doors for the first time tomorrow. Since its humble beginnings in Southampton, the chain of pop-themed nightclubs has seen four years of incredible growth, with Bolton, there will now be 28 sites nationwide.

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-@BlacklockChops has opened in #Shoreditch bringing it's chops, steaks and sides, as well as its Sunday Roast, currently exclusive to Soho. A separate bar will see a bespoke cocktail list, curated in partnership with one of New York’s hottest speakeasy bars, Slowly Shirley.

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Filipino ice cream parlour, #Mamasons @_DirtyIceCream_, has opened its second site at 32 Newport Court in #Chinatown #London. #Mamasons offers a range of desserts influenced by Eastern flavours, including black coconut, as well as traditional desserts from the Philippines.

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#UsainBolt’s new #Jamaicanbarandrestaurant, @TracksRecordsUK , opens in London on Wednesday. The unique space features a mix of bold flavours with Usain’s sports memorabilia and a soundtrack of #reggae and #dub with live DJ sets from some of the leading names from the UK circuit.

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Following a fit-out exceeding £500,000 pounds, a new @BeAtOneBar opens in #Brindleyplace today. Since launching in Piccadilly Arcade back in 2016, Be At One has become a signature serve for Birmingham’s bar scene, t is a cocktail-connoisseur’s dream, with 101 drinks on its menu.

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- @CoconutTreeUK is opening on Cheltenham Road in Bristol. @CoconutTreeUK specialises in #SriLankanstreetfood, with curries, tapas bites and sharing plates all featuring heavily on its menu. The brand already has two restaurants in Cheltenham and Oxford.

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#BrunningandPrice have launched their first pub with rooms. Nestled in a secluded riverside setting in #Alcester opposite the entrance to #RagleyHall, the #ArrowMill, with it's nine bedrooms, stands in 50 acres on the banks of the #RiverArrow and dates back to the early 1800’s.

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#Caractère, the new restaurant by husband and wife team, #EmilyRoux and #DiegoFerrari is opening in #NottingHill on Thursday. #Caractère, meaning ‘character’ encompasses what both Emily and Diego hold dearest – beautiful food, warm surroundings, expert and friendly service.

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-@Kricketlondon’s new 100 cover restaurant is located at the iconic #TelevisionCentre in West London. The menu advances chef and co-founder Will Bowlby’s vision for marrying Mumbai flavours with British ingredients into exciting gastronomic territory with dishes set to surprise.

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#GenuineLiquorette , a unique bar and cocktail retailer, has officially opened in #Fitzrovia. The concept centres around creating an inclusive bar and #cocktail culture, where drink enthusiasts at all skill and interest levels can feel empowered to be their own bartender.

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-@StJohnBakery ’s highly anticipated first permanent stand-alone site has opened in #NealsYard. Boasting a counter laden with those doughnuts, delivered twice daily from their bakery in Bermondsey, as well as morning pastries, sourdoughs, much-loved raisin loaves and more.

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-@littlekolkatauk is now open on Shelton Street, #CoventGarden. Co-founders Prabir Chattopadhyay and Biswajit Deb Das have centred Little Kolkata on authentic #Bengalicuisine, inspired particularly by Prabir’s upbringing in Calcutta and Biswajit’s ancestral roots in Bangladesh.

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-@pittabun , a #Greekstreetfood restaurant offering savoury and sweet stuffed homemade pitta buns, alongside fresh salads, hand-cut chips and a great range of drinks, is now open on Newburgh Street in Soho, from the team behind OPSO London and Michelin-starred Funky Gourmet.

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Simon Shaw, chef patron and creative director of El Gato Negro, in Manchester, has opened @CantoMcr in Ancoats. Located in the #FairbairnBuilding on Henry Street, it brings modern #Portuguese #cuisine to Manchester. The 110-cover restaurant is headed up by Porto-born Carlos Gomes

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A second @FleshandBuns opens today in Fitzrovia. Situated in the Copyright development on Berners Street, the restaurant will differ from the original in that it will explore Nikkei Peruvian cuisine, whilst also staying true to the izakaya Japanese pub experience.

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Chef Peter Joseph has launched his first solo restaurant, #Kahani in Chelsea. The 90-cover restaurant is inspired by his upbringing in Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India. Showcasing seasonal British ingredients and meats, fish and vegetables from the robata grill.

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-@TrueStartCoffee & Co Coffee Shop has launched at @RunwayEastBRS. Truestart & Co will serve their super high quality, hyper sustainable coffee range of cold brew, nitro and ground coffee and Tumeric lattes but also with a range of locally sourced healthy meals and treats.

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-@StMichaelsHotel #Falmouth has opened its doors after being transformed into a #luxuryresort, following a multi-million-pound investment. It now features a destination #spa with the world’s first Cornish sea salt steam room, new coastal inspired bedrooms and two new restaurants.

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-@JurysLiverpool has unveiled a stunning new look, with exclusively designed bedrooms, public spaces and 10 new meeting rooms, following an investment of £3.7M. The hotel's major remodelling also incorporates an exciting new dining experience - #OddsocksBarandKitchen.