Fine Dining

Japanese chef Masayoshi 'Masa' Takayama to make UK restaurant debut in Harrods

03-Feb-2023 By Restaurant

Japanese chef Masayoshi 'Masa' Takayama will become the latest top culinary name to open a restaurant in Harrods.

Akira Back and Dosa will open at Mandarin Oriental Mayfair this spring

02-Feb-2023 By Restaurant

Further details have been released about Korean chef Akira Back’s upcoming debut UK restaurant at Mandarin Oriental Mayfair in London.

Andrew Pern to open brasserie at York Minster Refectory this spring

02-Feb-2023 By Restaurant

Chef and restaurateur Andrew Pern will open York Minster Refectory restaurant this spring, ahead of its previous planned opening date.

Chateau Denmark welcomes bars Thirteen and dial8

02-Feb-2023 By Restaurant

Cocktail bar Thirteen and its underground sibling dial8 will open in boutique soho hotel Chateau Denmark this month.

Paris-based Café Lapérouse to launch at London’s The OWO

02-Feb-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Top-end Paris restaurant Café Lapérouse is to launch a London outpost within Whitehall’s upcoming The OWO hotel.

Mark Hix vows to fight on after being ordered to remove outdoor seating

02-Feb-2023 By James McAllister

Mark Hix has said he 'won’t go down without a fight' after being ordered to take down an outdoor decking area attached to his Lyme Regis restaurant.

Uncorked: Rob Maynard

02-Feb-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The co-owner and overseer of the list at Hove's Wild Flor on Sanlucar de Barrameda's Conde De Adalma, knackered 1980 Lafite and pairing soft cheese with maturing Spatlese riesling.

Andy Sheridan to open a restaurant and a pub in Gloucestershire

01-Feb-2023 By Restaurant

Chef and restaurateur Andy Sheridan will open a second site of his Black & Green neighbourhood restaurant - albeit under a new name - as well as a pub in Gloucestershire this spring.

Yahir Gonzalez and Tony Geary to open Mexican restaurant Zapote

01-Feb-2023 By Restaurant

Yahir Gonzalez and Tony Geary will open contemporary Mexican restaurant and bar Zapote in Shoreditch this month.

Hrishikesh Desai to take over Cumbria’s Farlam Hall as chef patron

01-Feb-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Roux Scholar and former The Gilpin Hotel and Lake House executive chef Hrishikesh Desai has been named chef patron of Cumbria’s Farlam Hall.

Kirk and Keeley Haworth to relocate plant-based restaurant Plates to new London venue

01-Feb-2023 By Restaurant

Siblings Kirk and Keeley Haworth have announced they are to relocate their Dalston- based restaurant Plates to a new London location.

Restaurant radar: February 2023

01-Feb-2023 By Restaurant

Manchester welcomes two big restaurant openings this month, while in the capital two multi-Michelin-starred chefs open their long-awaited projects.

Dubai’s Orfali Bros Bistro named best restaurant in the Middle East & North Africa

31-Jan-2023 By BigHospiality

Orfali Bros Bistro has been named the best restaurant in the Middle East & North Africa by 50 Best Restaurants.

64 Degrees alumni to take over restaurant at Brighton's Drakes hotel

30-Jan-2023 By Joe Lutrario

64 Degrees alumni chef Tom Stephens and Madeleine Riches will launch an ambitious tasting menu-only restaurant at Brighton's Drakes hotel this April.

Latest Opening: Humble Chicken 2.0

27-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Angelo Sato’s rebooted Soho yakitori bar has switched to a more formal – but no less fun – set menu format.

The Drunken Butler’s Yuma Hashemi to launch Clerkenwell wine bar

27-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

Yuma Hashemi, the chef-owner and sommelier behind Clerkenwell restaurant The Drunken Butler, will bring his second venture to east London this March with the opening of a new wine bar.

Patra Panas: “I fight hard to make people see restaurants as a real profession”

27-Jan-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The former La Trompette and The Glasshouse restaurant manager will open Hawthorn in Kew Village next month in partnership with chef Joshua Hunter.

Manchester’s Higher Ground to relaunch next month

27-Jan-2023 By Joe Lutrario

High-profile Manchester restaurant Higher Ground will relaunch in the city’s Chinatown enclave next month.

James Martin partners with The Lygon Arms to open two restaurants

26-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

James Martin is to take on two restaurants at Cotswolds-based The Lygon Arms over the coming months.

Tom Sellers to open rotisserie style restaurant Story Cellar

26-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Tom Sellers is launching a Parisian inspired rotisserie style restaurant in London’s Seven Dials this spring.

Uncorked: Charles Carron Brown

26-Jan-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The head sommelier and restaurant manager at Aulis London on pairing skin contact wines with Marmite toast, Californian Counoise and ‘smooth’ wines.

Claude Bosi leads restaurant lineup at The Peninsula London

25-Jan-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Soon-to-launch Hyde Park Corner hotel The Peninsula London will be home to a contemporary European restaurant from two-star chef Claude Bosi as well as an ‘innovative’ Chinese restaurant.

Atelier Wren: “Social media is becoming very important when considering restaurant design”

25-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Design duo Jake Raslan and Lorenzo Buscaroli on creating restaurants for Instagram, the growth in experiential dining, and why environmentally-friendly projects may take a back seat in 2023.

House of Ming Chinese restaurant to open at London's Taj Hotel

24-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

High-end Chinese restaurant House of Ming will open in London’s Taj Hotel in St James’s this spring.

Michelin returns to physical event for 2023 Guide

23-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

The 2023 Michelin star revelation ceremony for Great Britain & Ireland will take place at the Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire on 27 March.

Brighton and Hove chef Duncan Ray launches sharing concept at Curds & Whey

23-Jan-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Little Fish Market chef Duncan Ray has launched a sharing plate concept at nearby cheese shop and restaurant Curds & Whey.

Flash-grilled: Edie Jobson

20-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

The GM at high-end Mexican restaurant KOL in London's Marylebone on working at The Groucho Club, the best drink to pair with fish and chips, and keeping calm under pressure.

Latest opening: Mayha

20-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

Marking the first opening on UK shores for the Lebanon-based Nothing But Love group, Mayha is the latest addition to the capital’s burgeoning Japanese omakase restaurant space.

Empire (Empire) builder: Harneet Baweja on his new Notting Hill venture

20-Jan-2023 By Stefan Chomka

The Gunpowder restaurant founder is embracing the culinary legacy of empires - and 1970s disco music - at his soon-to-open restaurant.

Will Ellner closes family restaurant Joanna's after 45 years trading

19-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

Will Ellner has confirmed the closure of Joanna's, the renowned London restaurant launched by his parents on the Triangle in Crystal Palace 45 years ago.

Joshua Hunter and Patra Panas to launch Hawthorn in Kew Village next month

19-Jan-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Chef Joshua Hunter and Patra Panas will launch a restaurant on the former site of The Glasshouse in Kew Village, West London, next month.

Uncorked: Tom Lakin

19-Jan-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The wine consultant behind the lists at Peter Sanchez-Iglesias’ Paco Tapas and Casa restaurants on Raj Parr, Pax Mahle and frozen Ruinart.

Nick Gilkinson to launch Maene in Spitalfields this March

18-Jan-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The restaurateur behind East London’s Townsend will open a restaurant in Spitalfields in March.

Caviar Kaspia opens private members club in Mayfair

17-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Parisian caviar restaurant group Caviar Kaspia has finally made its permanent return to London in the form of a private members club.

Latest opening: Ikoyi

13-Jan-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Chef Jeremy Chan and his front-of-house counterpart Iré Hassan-Odukale finally have a space that befits their restaurant’s stature.

Cornwall-based chef and grower Dan Cox to open Crocadon next month

13-Jan-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Chef and grower Dan Cox will open his long-awaited Cornwall restaurant early next month as he looks to 'celebrate the connection between food and agriculture'.

Applebee brothers to launch Southbank tapas restaurant

12-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

Jack, Harry and Matthew Applebee, the brothers behind Borough Market restaurant Applebee’s Fish, are to launch a new tapas concept at London’s Southbank Centre next month.

Restaurant Andrew Fairlie tops Harden’s 100

12-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

Restaurant Andrew Fairlie in Perthshire, Scotland, has topped the 'Harden’s Top 100' list of the UK’s best dining destinations for 2023.

Archway to launch next month in Battersea with ex-The River Café chef at the helm

12-Jan-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Hitherto private events-focused hospitality company Spook London will make its bricks-and-mortar debut next month with a site under an old railway arch in Battersea.

Uncorked: Seoridh Fraser

12-Jan-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The bar manager at Edinburgh’s Heron on why he refuses to use the word ‘interesting’ when talking about his wines.

Scott Hallsworth's pan Asian concept Freak Scene to finally go permanent

11-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Scott Hallsworth is reviving his Freak Scene pop-up restaurant for its first permanent iteration.

"The scale of the challenge was too great": Selin Kiazim and Laura Christie close Oklava

11-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

Selin Kiazim and Laura Christie have permanently closed their Turkish Cypriot restaurant Oklava in east London, with the pair saying they 'fought long and hard' to keep the business going.

"Being a restaurant will no longer define us": Rene Redzepi to close Noma next year

10-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

René Redzepi will close his Noma restaurant at the end of 2024 and transform it into a food laboratory

Noble Rot to launch Mayfair restaurant later this year 

10-Jan-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The team behind Noble Rot has secured a site in Mayfair’s Shepherd Market for what will be its third London restaurant. 

Simon Bonwick leaves The Princess of Shoreditch to reopen Dew Drop Inn in Hurley

09-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Simon Bonwick has left his role at The Princess of Shoreditch to take on a pub and restaurant in Hurley, Berkshire.

Jeremy Clarkson drops plans for Diddly Squat farm restaurant

09-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

Jeremy Clarkson has said he no longer wishes to open a restaurant on the grounds of his Oxfordshire farm Diddly Squat.

Disco diva: Harneet Baweja to open 1970s disco-inspired Indian restaurant Empire Empire

09-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Gunpowder founder Harneet Baweja is opening a new Indian restaurant concept in London this spring.

53 and out: much-loved Holland Park restaurant Julie's closes its doors

06-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Long-standing Holland Park restaurant Julie’s has closed after 53 years with its last service held on New Year’s Eve.

Latest opening: Chet's

06-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

Thai/American fusion concept Chet’s has launched a permanent site at the newly-opened The Hoxton hotel in London’s Shepherd’s Bush.

Glöð at Gilpin Lake House to open

05-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Gilpin Lake House is to open its new restaurant Glöð at Gilpin Lake House, with the kitchen headed up by Tom Westerland.