New openings in Chelsea
Chelsea has 3 new openings on Saunter, newest first: 3 restaurants.
Endo · Chelsea · 1 October 2026Endo: a 200-year-old Kyoto counter, a vinyl-and-tea bar upstairs, and a waitlist
Endo Kazutoshi's omakase counter has settled into a Chelsea townhouse, with a listening bar called Moga on the floor above.
Corenucopia · Chelsea · December 2025Corenucopia is Clare Smyth's luxury bistro, and the potatoes get their own menu
Core's alumni run this Holbein Place bistro off Sloane Square: Dover sole in the fish and chips, a gilt-framed vinegar menu and a dad-rock soundtrack.
Bottarga · Chelsea · October 2024Bottarga moves the King's Road to the Aegean, with olive oil from the chef's father
The Pachamama Group turned its old Peruvian seafood room into a candlelit Greek bistro, where bottarga orzo, charcoal ribeye and a very large burnt cheesecake do the talking.
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