Shoreditch

Flash-grilled: Dani García

15-Nov-2023 By James McAllister

The Spanish heavy hitter behind Bibo in London's Shoreditch on his first industry job, collaborating with McDonald's, and debating the nuances of his home country's cuisine.

Officina 00 heads to Fitzrovia

04-Oct-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Shoreditch-based pasta specialist Officina 00 will launch a restaurant in Fitzrovia next month taking its total number of sites up to two.

Burger group Fat Hippo to make London debut later this month

04-Oct-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Northern-centric burger group Fat Hippo will open its debut London restaurant on Shoreditch’s Great Eastern Street next week bringing its portfolio to a total of 15 sites.

Flash-grilled: Simon Shand

29-Apr-2022 By James McAllister

The head chef of the Michelin-starred Leroy in London's Shoreditch on working as a fish monger, his dream dinner party guests, and what he'd do if he wasn't in kitchens.

Uncorked: Bradley Tomlinson

25-Nov-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The former playwright and stand-up comedian that now leads the wine programme at Shoreditch’s Leroy on his clumsy ways and his love of Barbaresco.

Latest opening: Bibo

04-Aug-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Spanish heavy hitter Dani García’s has made his London debut at the recently opened Mondrian Shoreditch hotel.

Latest opening: BAO Noodle Shop

21-Jul-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Located in the former Andina site near Shoreditch High Street station, the BAO crew’s latest is focused on Taiwanese beef noodle soup.

Dinerama site to be reborn as LALALAND

14-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The former Dinerama site in Shoreditch is to be reopened as LALALAND - a ‘lush garden of food, drink and rendezvous set in the urban scape of East London’.

Eggslut chooses Shoreditch for third UK site

14-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Eggslut has taken the former The Good Yard site on Shoreditch’s Leonard Street for its third UK restaurant.

Using its Noodle: BAO reveals details for upcoming Shoreditch site

03-Jun-2021 By Joe Lutrario

BAO’s next London site is to take its culinary cues from the beef noodle shops of Taiwan when it opens on 6 July, offering steaming bowls of Taiwan’s national dish alongside its eponymous filled steamed buns.

Dominic Lake and Rohit Chugh to launch izakaya on former Merchants Tavern site

18-May-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Dominic Lake and Rohit Chugh are to launch an izakaya-inspired venue within the Shoreditch site that was once home to Merchants Tavern later this month.

Shoreditch's The Light to return as The Light Bar

01-Apr-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The former The Light venue within Shoreditch’s Great Eastern Light power station is to reopen after nearly a decade’s hiatus.

Maos 2.0: this time it’s personal

03-Dec-2020 By Stefan Chomka

Under the direction of executive chef Edoardo Pellicano and general manager Charlie Sims, Shoreditch restaurant Maos is aiming to become the capital’s most singular dining experience.

UK’s ‘biggest beer hall’ to open at Truman’s brewery

13-Oct-2020 By Joe Lutrario

East London events space Truman’s brewery is to launch a huge beer hall and street food market.

David Carter on creating a more stripped-back version of Smokestak

03-Jul-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Shoreditch barbecue restaurant Smokestak re-opens its doors tomorrow with a simplified offer centred around meat cooked overnight sold by the 100g.

8 Hoxton Square becomes the latest casualty of hostile industry climate

10-Jan-2018 By Georgia Bronte

8 Hoxton Square, the sister restaurant to Soho’s popular wine bar and restaurant 10 Greek Street, has closed.

SMALL TALK

Ruling the roost: Marcus Samuelsson on his forthcoming restaurant Red Rooster

12-May-2017 By Stefan Chomka

The Ethiopian-born, Sweden-raised chef is bringing his famed Harlem restaurant Red Rooster to London later this month at the soon-to-open The Curtain hotel in Shoreditch

Camino to open fifth site, in first opening since expansion lull

10-May-2017 By Hannah Thompson

Spanish tapas group Camino is to open its fifth site, in Shoreditch, in its first new opening since early 2015.

Grind & Co opens Shoreditch roastery and plans expansion

16-Sep-2016 By Finn Scott-Delany

Grind & Co, the artisan small coffee chain backed by John Ayton MBE, has opened its own roastery, which will enable it to roll-out three or four sites next year, according to BigHospitality's sister site MCA.

Business Profile: Red's True Barbecue

06-Oct-2015 By Stefan Chomka

With their hot sauces in retail, a cookbook under their belts and a sixth site about to launch, Red’s True Barbecue’s James Douglas and Scott Munro are fired up for further growth.

Details released for the Blues Kitchen opening in east London

25-Mar-2014 By Lauren Houghton

Details have been released for the Columbo Group’s new venture the Blues Kitchen opening in Shoreditch in May, a sister site to the Blues Kitchen in Camden.

The Columbo Group adds two East London venues to restaurant, pub and live music portfolio

13-Jan-2014 By Emma Eversham

The Columbo Group has acquired two sites in East London - The Cat and Mutton in Hackney and Bar Music Hall on Curtain Road, Shoreditch - growing its restaurant, pub and live music venues portfolio to eight.

Ace Hotel to open Shoreditch venue in autumn 2013

20-Jun-2013 By Peter Ruddick

Oregon-based hotel chain Ace Hotel has confirmed it will open its first UK property in Shoreditch this autumn.

Street Kitchen parks up in east London ahead of Shoreditch Village development

26-Mar-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Street Kitchen – the Airstream caravan concept from Jun Tanaka and Mark Jankel – has just opened up a third venue on Shoreditch High Street, which will run until the end of the year ahead of a potential permanent site within the upcoming Shoreditch Village...