The rumours are true! Kingston is welcoming a new riverside restaurant this summer, with the opening of the nation's most iconic pizzeria brand, PizzaExpress, on Riverside Walk, today (Thursday, 19 June).

 To celebrate the restaurant's opening, on Friday, 27 June, PizzaExpress Kingston will be hosting an opening celebration, giving away 200 free Margherita pizzas between 12pm and 2pm.

PizzaExpress opened a new sretaurant on Kingston's Riverside Walk today (Credit:PizzaExpress)

 PizzaExpress Kingston's Territory Manager, Jessica Autiero, and the restaurant's 23 dedicated team members are looking forward to welcoming pizza fans to their brand-new restaurant.

 Autiero said: "Our stunning new restaurant pairs perfectly with our delicious summer menu, and we're thrilled to welcome everyone to our Kingston Riverside pizzeria!

"There's no better location to enjoy your PizzaExpress favourites and we hope to see everyone down at the restaurant for our giveaway on Friday 27th June!"

The new restaurant will be located in Unit 5 on Riverside Walk, replacing Hache.

Kingston already has a PizzaExpress restaurant in Surbiton and there is also one on Victoria Road in Surbiton.