There are two particularly noteworthy restaurant openings in London this November, as the chef behind Town in Covent Garden opens a ‘London-centric’ Italian and a protégé of Gordon Ramsay gets his own fine-dining destination in the space once home to Le Gavroche.
Also new in London is a lavish seafood restaurant, while New York welcomes a Korean chef’s-counter concept and Los Angeles hosts a neighbourhood spot serving British classics and natural wine.
Read on to discover the most exciting new restaurants to visit this November.
The best new restaurants to visit in November 2025
Motorino
London, UK
Stevie Parle’s Town in Covent Garden has been one of the year’s hottest restaurant openings and he’s following it up with Motorino, this time in partnership with chef Luke Aherne, who left Lita in Marylebone after winning a Michelin star. North End Design, the agency behind Town’s striking aesthetics, has worked its magic on the 150-cover site in Fitzrovia, while the food itself is billed as ‘London-Italian’ and calls upon Parle’s network of suppliers for the best seasonal ingredients. A carpaccio of bluefin tuna to start is reminiscent of Lita, while the pasta dishes include Agnolotti Carbonara, a demonstration of Motorino’s general style; dishes influenced by Italian cuisine but without a dogmatic commitment to authenticity. A 45-day aged ribeye steak with Chianti sauce (pictured) is a highlight amongst the main dishes. As at Town, responsibility for Motorino’s cocktail menu has been given to Kevin Armstrong of Satan’s Whiskers, while sommelier Merlin Ramos oversees a wine list with an Italian thread but one featuring adventurous surprises (skin-contact Gavi, anyone?) and unusual bottles from elsewhere.
Open now, motorino.london
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Wilde’s
Los Angeles, US
New for Los Feliz in LA is Wilde’s, a neighbourhood restaurant serving Europe-influenced, predominantly British, food alongside natural wines. Dishes include Welsh rarebit; duck breast and winter squash; bangers and mash; a pie to share and desserts of sticky toffee pudding, Eton mess and Bakewell tart. White tablecloths, wood panelling, candlelight and muted tones are intended to keep the atmosphere cosy but casual, and the restaurant only offers a few reservations each night with the idea that guests drop in as and when they like. The plan is that Wilde’s will soon open as a bakery/café during the day too.
Open now, wildesla.com
Bonheur by Matt Abé
London, UK
Matt Abé has big shoes to fill, having taken over the site of Mayfair institution Le Gavroche on Upper Brook Street. Bonheur by Matt Abé marks the chef’s first solo venture after 18 years under the mentorship of Gordon Ramsay, most recently in the role of chef patron at the three-Michelin-starred Restaurant Gordon Ramsay. Meaning ‘happiness’ in French, Abé wants Bonheur to provide ‘warm, timeless and comfortable’ escapism. Celebrating the bounty of the British Isles, including the Isle of Skye scallop pictured above, there are five- and seven-course tasting menus, plus the option of three courses from an á la carte menu. Russell Sage Studio is behind the design of the restaurant, which includes a six-seater chef’s table experience called Petit Bonheur, and the renovation has been comprehensive. Eric Zwiebel MS, an IWSC judge, oversees an extensive wine list that includes older vintages from all the big names in Champagne, Burgundy, Bordeaux and beyond – fitting, given the wines previously offered at Le Gavroche.
Opens 4 November, bonheurbymattabe.com
Previtera Kitchen
Sicily, Italy
Palazzo Previtera is a small hotel in the town of Linguaglossa, north of Catania on Sicily. It has just opened its own restaurant with two chefs, Alberto Carpinteri and Kaita Osumimoto (pictured centre and right), who formerly worked at Michelin-starred restaurants in Palermo and, on mainland Italy, Fiorano Modenese. The duo serves a fine-dining, five-course tasting menu each day (dinner only) in a small, 15-seat space, with dishes such as Sicilian gazpacho with grilled tomatoes and fried courgette flowers; risotto with Etna saffron, mussels and ras el hanout; and onglet steak marinated in koji with red pepper and broccoli. Naturally, the locally sourced and foraged ingredients are paired with a diverse range of Sicilian wines.
Open now, palazzoprevitera.com
Lilibet’s
London, UK
Ross Shonhan, creator of Bone Daddies and former executive chef at Nobu, is turning his hand to luxury seafood at this new restaurant in Mayfair. Lilibet was the childhood nickname of Queen Elizabeth II, chosen for the restaurant because it sits on the site of the mansion in which the late Queen was born, and the interior design is an idiosyncratic homage to lavishly decorated English homes of the 1930s. The menu opens with oysters, caviar, a lobster roll and seafood platters, with choices such as a fire-roasted oyster with aged beef fat and seaweed butter, and a fried oyster with yuzu kosho and preserved lemon demonstrating that Lilibet’s isn’t just about the classics. Prawn carpaccio, sea bass crudo and tuna tartare are among dishes from the raw section, followed by more substantial dishes from the wood-fired grill. The ‘fish triptych’ is three small courses that celebrate a whole fish: a raw fillet with dog sauce, a grilled fillet with mojo verde and a soup made to order. The long wine list is, as one might expect, dominated by Champagne and still white wine, with plenty of space given to Greek wines and white Burgundy.
Open now, lilibetsrestaurant.com
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Hwaro
New York, US
A new concept within the existing Gui Steakhouse on 8th Avenue near Times Square, Hwaro is a chef’s counter experience where guests sit at a circular marble counter around a central kitchen to enjoy a 13-course tasting menu created by chef Sungchul Shim. The dishes showcase Korean cooking techniques, such as charcoal grilling and fermentation, and the style is billed as ‘fine dining with the heart of a home-cooked meal’ .
Open now, hwaronyc.com
BEAR by Carlo Scotto
Beaconsfield, UK
This new restaurant is a 14-seat chef’s counter serving a frequently changing menu that incorporates many ingredients from daily foraging expeditions in the surrounding Chiltern Hills and local woodlands. Canapés are followed by an eight-course tasting menu, including dishes such as trout with wild sea beets, green walnuts and Ardbeg; and miso-glazed duck with radish, girolles, damsons and Umeshu jus. Every dish is a surprise on the night, however, as the restaurant never prints a menu. Pre-dinner cocktails also include foraged components and the tasting menu is offered with a drinks pairing that features wine, sake and even mead.
Open now, crazybear.co.uk/restaurant/bear-by-carlo-scotto
