Red hot: Dumpling Shack is expanding its repertoire with fried chicken sandwiches at Sichuan Fry in Hackney
(Picture: Mike Tsang, Freshmike Studio)If the crisp mornings and darker evenings weren’t enough of a clue that we’re well and truly into autumn then the bumper crop of new restaurants launching in October is the sign that it’s time to finally bid farewell to summer and head inside.
And while there’s no shortage of bad news out there, from the plunging pound, rocketing interest rates and the escalation of the conflict in Ukraine, the openings below all promise to deliver what restaurants do best: offer an escape from the outside world by creating a comforting universe of their own. Read on to discover October’s hottest tables to book now.
