Latest openings: Spot in the Woods, Din Tai Fung, Knoops and more

Spot in the Woods' food and beverage offer has had an overhaul, with menus focused on locally-sourced produce and seasonal forest-inspired dishes.

The property is one of four sites within the Hillbrooke Hotels collection, which owns hotels and pubs on or near stately homes.

Opened December

Room rate From £100

Typical dishes Wild mushroom hash with New Forest wild mushrooms, Claytons free-range eggs; Spot's piggy bap with Swallowfields Farm sausage patty, bacon, Cheddar, egg

Address 174 Woodlands Road, Woodlands, Southampton SO40 7GL

Websitewww.hillbrookehotels.co.uk

Din Tai Fung

The second London restaurant from Taiwanese soup dumpling specialist Din Tai Fung is to launch at Selfridges. The 131-cover restaurant will use serving robots to assist customers.

Opening 31 January

Typical dishes Mushroom and truffle xiao long bao; salted egg yolk custard lava bun

Design Song Designs Studio

Address 400 Oxford Street, London W1A 1AB

Websitewww.dintaifung-uk.com

Knoops

Hot chocolate brand Knoops is heading to Oxford for its seventh opening, with shops already set up in Brighton, Rye and London. Customers can choose from 20 varieties of chocolate to create a bespoke hot chocolate, chocolate milk, mocha or milkshake, served alongside pastries from bakery Gatineau.

Opening 11 February

Founder Jens Knoop

Address 21 Turl Street, Oxford OX13DH

Websitewww.knoops.co.uk

Tonkotsu

Ramen chain Tonkotsu has opened its 14th location, in London's Finsbury Park, serving freshly made noodles, gyoza and chicken karaage, alongside Tsuji Brewery sake.

Opened 14 January

Typical dishes Ramen with a pork and lard broth and thin-cut noodles, topped with roast pork belly, bamboo shoots, bean sprouts, spring onions, burnt garlic oil and seasoned egg

Address 38A Wells Terrace, London N4 3FP

Websitewww.tonkotsu.co.uk

Clayton Hotel Manchester City Centre

Ireland's Dalata Hotel Group has launched its second Manchester site. The £45m, 18-storey hotel features 329 rooms, a modern British restaurant and bar, and five meeting rooms for up to 153 visitors.

Opened 19 January

Room rate From £74

Address 55 Portland Street, Manchester M1 3HP

Websitewww.claytonhotelmanchestercitycentre.com

CitySuites II

CitySuites has opened its second aparthotel in Manchester, in the Embankment West neighbourhood. It has 142 luxury apartments, five penthouses, a gym, 18-metre pool, steam rooms, co-working spaces and a 24-hour concierge.

Opened January

Room rate From £94.50

Address 1 New Kings Head Yard, Manchester M3 7GF

Website www.citysuites.com

Number Eight

Stuart Gillies, former chief executive of the Gordon Ramsay Group, is to open a restaurant and bar in Sevenoaks in Kent. The menu will be based on Gillies' time working as a chef in cities including Rome, New York and London.

Opening February

Typical dishes Buttermilk chicken, barbecue sauce and blue cheese shavings; fettucine of Dorset crab, chilli, spring onions and garlic

Address 8 London Road, Sevenoaks, Kent

Websitewww.no8sevenoaks.com