The best new restaurants and bars opening this week

Harry’s

If you find yourself loitering around Victoria, this most recent offshoot of the iconic Harry’s Bar in Mayfair is a great option for a spot of good old-fashioned Italian comfort food — and perhaps a glass of champers or two.

Open 2 Jul. 52 Grosvenor Gardens, SW1 (harrysdolcevita.com)

Plates

Following many successful supper clubs and retreats, celebrated chef and Great British Menu winner Kirk Haworth is finally opening his debut restaurant dedicated to serving creative, elevated vegan fare. It’s already sold out until next year, so get your name down, stat.

Open 3 Jul. 320 Old Street, EC1 (plates-london.com)

Wood St Bear

Renowned DJ Simon Bear is about to fling open the doors to a new listening bar in Walthamstow, where he’s purveying a more ‘informal’ audiophile-worthy experience, showcasing local music enthusiasts, their vinyl collections, craft beer and sustainable vino from Borough Wines.

Open 4 Jul. 135 Wood Street, E17 (@woodstbear)

Albert’s Schloss

By the end of this week, what used to be the Rainforest Cafe will be a gargantuan, two storey Alpine-themed ‘bier palace’ promising ‘round-the-clock revelry’. Already a hit in cities including Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham, the new bar and restaurant will seat a colossal 500 thirsty people, offering tankards of pilsner fresh from large copper tanks refilled weekly in the Czech Republic, and ‘Kunst Kabaret’ performances from ‘members of the burlesque underworld’ day and night. Named after Queen Victoria’s Prince Albert and the German word for ‘a castle, palace or manor house built as a retreat for recreation, indulgence, pleasure and debauchery’, it’s safe to say that this weird, wonderful attraction will bear witness to plenty — whether you’ll be there is up to you.

Open 5 Jul, 20-24 Shaftesbury Avenue, W1 (albertsschloss.com)