If you like to be in the know about the restaurant scene, check back every month for our list of upcoming restaurants, and read our previous guides to find out where's still hot:

May's hottest new restaurant openings

June's hottest new restaurant openings

July's hottest new restaurant openings

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From London's first Nordic smokehouse to an underground bar in Leeds, behold August's most exciting new restaurants openings