The Cinder Team Is Doubling Up in St John’s Wood
Chef owner Jake Finn is bringing us No. Forty NineAfter finding success with live-fire spot Cinder, first in Belsize Park and then in St John’s Wood, Jake Finn is opening a new concept in North West London this June, just a minute’s walk away from his restaurant in St John’s Wood. He’s teaming up with Ella Williams (ex-Hausu, Mountain and Crispin) for No. Forty Nine, which’ll run as a bakery, all-day bistro and wine bar.No. Forty Nine will open daily from 8am to serve coffees, juices, brekkie dishes to-go, breads and pastries like, pastrami pain suisse; burnt leek, cheddar & Marmite swirls; miso butterscotch canelés; and candied orange financiers. From midday, Ella will be serving a menu that blends NYC bistro dishes with Mediterranean influences, meaning plates like:
cornbread madeleines with scotch bonnet honey buttercrab choux bunssteak tartare with sour cream & onion crispsasparagus and romano bean salad with kalamata dressingtagliolini with prawns and bisqueroasted aubergine with avjar and kumquat dukkahsteak haché with five peppercorn sauceoxtail & guindilla pizzaBaby Guinness sundae with coffee fudge and graham cracker crumble Crack Pie with sea salt and crème fraîche By night, No. Forty Nine will transition into a wine bar, with an evolving Old World, predominantly European list, with a small selection of low-intervention bottles and classic cocktails.With a terrace for al fresco dining plus a piano inside too, it sounds like No. Forty Nine will have all bases covered.Key InformationOpening date | Tues 2nd June 2026Address | 49–51 St John’s Wood High Street, London NW8 7NJFor more information | @nofortynine_london
