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Ojeje opens in Singapore, its first restaurant outside Korea
The Seoul tonkatsu and udon chain, built on six outlets at home, has taken a basement unit at Raffles City for its first overseas test.

Yiaga tops The Age Good Food Guide 2027 in Melbourne
Hugh Allen's 44-seat tasting-menu restaurant in Fitzroy Gardens takes restaurant of the year, as the guide also crowns Roma new restaurant of the year and keeps Vue de Monde and Brae on three hats.

Chuck Valla opens Varith, a Thai restaurant near Union Square
The chef behind Hell's Kitchen's Valla Table is opening a second, much bigger dining room on East 13th Street, with pad kee mao and Thai-inspired cocktails across three floors.

Croft Alley opens its first New York location in SoHo
The Los Angeles all-day café is taking over the former Lola Taverna space on Sixth Avenue this fall, bringing its breakfast-to-lunch menu east.

The Ivy reopens in Glasgow with an Ivy Asia debut
The Ivy Glasgow Brasserie moves into a former bank on St Vincent Place, sharing the building with the first Ivy Asia restaurant in Scotland.

Lenny's apizza finds a permanent home in Covent Garden
Max Lewis's New Haven-style pizza pop-up leaves the pub behind for a permanent site on Henrietta Street, opening 27 October in partnership with MJMK.

Corsaire brings Mediterranean cooking to Dallas
Jeff Bekavac and Austin Rodgers take their first run at Mediterranean cooking in the Greenville Avenue space Pizzeria Testa left behind.

Takeshi Araki opens Ao in Singapore, smaller than Esora
Ten months after his Michelin-starred kappo restaurant closed for good, the chef returns in Orchard with sharing plates instead of a tasting menu.

Tresind Studio keeps its three Michelin stars in Dubai
The Indian restaurant holds its rank as the only one of its kind in the world with the Michelin Guide's top rating, confirmed again at the 2026 Dubai ceremony.

Boogie Bakery & Bistro opens its first US site in Manhattan
A Croatian sourdough concept built around a patented fermenter lands in Washington Heights, backed by the family behind Delmonico's steakhouse.

Zuma Ibiza closes for the season, regroups in Madrid
The Japanese restaurant group's Ibiza Gran Hotel rooftop ends its fourth summer on 17 October, with all Spanish business shifting to the Castellana address.

Margot Henderson files plans for a Rochelle Canteen-style Bath site
Planning and listed-building applications have been submitted for a 143-cover restaurant on Shires Yard, with backers describing an approach built on Rochelle Canteen's model.
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