Fine Dining

Catch CLAP in London’s Knightsbridge

24-Oct-2023 By Restaurant

Middle East-based Japanese dining concept CLAP is to make its UK debut later this year in London’s Knightsbridge.

Charlie Sims and Honey Spencer to open Sune in Broadway Market

23-Oct-2023 By Restaurant

Renowned sommelier Honey Spencer and partner Charlie Sims will open a neighbourhood restaurant in Broadway Market next month.

Tamburrini and Wishart closes

23-Oct-2023 By Restaurant

Cameron House has closed its fine dining restaurant Tamburrini and Wishart.

The Man Behind The Curtain to relaunch as Psycho Sandbar

23-Oct-2023 By Restaurant

Michael O’Hare’s Michelin-starred Leeds restaurant The Man Behind The Curtain is to close at the end of the year and relaunch as new concept Psycho Sandbar.

La Bibliothèque restaurant with rooms to open in Haggerston

20-Oct-2023 By Restaurant

The team behind cocktail bar MAP Maison in London and MAP Petite Maison in Stockholm are opening a restaurant with rooms in east London this month.

Uncorked: Louise Gordon

19-Oct-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The newly appointed head of wine at Hand Picked Hotels on Blank Bottle, the concept of dryness and getting herself into a sticky situation with some Pedro Ximenez.

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Gone fishing: the new Jersey restaurant angling for success

18-Oct-2023 By Stefan Chomka

Translated as ‘to try to catch a fish’, Great British Menu finalist Joe Baker’s new Jersey restaurant Pêtchi is unlike anything seen on the Channel Island before.

Latest opening: Aven

17-Oct-2023 By Stefan Chomka

Lancashire's bounteous larder is celebrated at this new Preston restaurant.

Jeremy King to relaunch Le Caprice site as Arlington

16-Oct-2023 By James McAllister

Jeremy King has revealed he will relaunch the Le Caprice site in London’s Mayfair early next year under the new name Arlington, after its address on Arlington Street.

Merlin Labron-Johnson exceeds his crowdfund target for Osip move

16-Oct-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Merlin Labron-Johnson has exceeded the £125,000 crowdfund that will help him move his Somerset restaurant Osip to a larger, more rural location.

Mark Hastings: "The fact that Churchill worked in the building is humbling"

13-Oct-2023 By Stefan Chomka

The director of food and beverage at Raffles London at The OWO on opening six restaurants and bars on one day and walking in the footsteps of Churchill

Uncorked: Daniel Craig Martin

12-Oct-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The co-founder of Manchester’s Higher Ground and FLAWD on Fred Grappe, Axel Proufer and his love of producers that are committed to making wine in its purest form.

Le Deli by Joël Robuchon to open in Chelsea this month

10-Oct-2023 By Restaurant

A second London site of Le Deli by Joël Robuchon will open in Chelsea at the end of the month.

Caprice Holdings returns to profit as turnover soars

09-Oct-2023 By James McAllister

Caprice Holdings is back in the black after reporting a strong rise turnover in its latest financial results.

The Tasting Room to open at The Vineyard

09-Oct-2023 By Restaurant

The Vineyard hotel in Newbury will open a new dining experience later this month.

Simon Rogan to bring Aulis to Thailand

09-Oct-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Simon Rogan will bring his chef’s table restaurant concept Aulis to the Thai island of Phuket this December.

"You’re going to be blown away": Sally Abé's The Pem reopens this month

06-Oct-2023 By Restaurant

Sally Abé will reopen her restaurant The Pem later this month following a three-month refurbishment.

The Michelin Guide to start ranking hotels

06-Oct-2023 By Restaurant

The Michelin Guide is branching out into hotels with a new set of awards launching next year.

Tom Brown to open Pearly Queen oyster bar

06-Oct-2023 By Restaurant

Tom Brown is opening an oyster bar in east London this winter.

Latest opening: Brooklands

05-Oct-2023 By James McAllister

The Peninsula London’s rooftop restaurant pays full-sensory tribute to Concorde and Franco-British relations with chef director Claude Bosi marrying British produce with French cooking techniques.

Uncorked: Jason Bligh

05-Oct-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The director of Chester’s Upstairs at The Grill on Xavier Rousset, Californian wine and a mishap with a bottle of 1988 Dom Ruinart Blanc des Blancs.

The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2024 to be held in Las Vegas

04-Oct-2023 By James McAllister

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2024, sponsored by San Pellegrino and Acqua Panna, will be hosted in the US city of Las Vegas in June next year.

Corrigan group swings to loss despite rise in revenue

03-Oct-2023 By Restaurant

Richard Corrigan Restaurants saw a sizeable rise in turnover last year, but ‘material cost pressures’ impacted the group’s ability to covert it into profit.

Taku team to double up with INÉ

02-Oct-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The team behind Michelin-starred Mayfair omakase sushi restaurant Taku will launch a much larger restaurant in Hampstead later this month.

Uncorked: Ryosuke Mashio

28-Sep-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The sommelier at Marylebone’s Roketsu on Château Mouton Rothschild, pairing prosciutto with warm sake and why people should give Japanese wines a chance.

“Nothing goes according to plan sometimes” - Hot Stone Group replaces The Gurkhas with WagyuNSushi

28-Sep-2023 By James McAllister

Hot Stone Group has closed its modern Nepalese restaurant The Gurkhas on London’s Great Portland Street after less than six months of trading and relaunched it as Japanese concept WagyuNSushi.

LSL Capital to take Jamavar and MiMi Mei Fair to Dubai

27-Sep-2023 By James McAllister

LSL Capital, the luxury London-based group led by Samyukta Nair, is to establish outposts in Dubai for both its Jamavar and MiMi Mei Fair restaurant brands.

Harrods calls in another wave of big-hitting international chefs for overhaul of fourth floor

27-Sep-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Early 2025 will see Harrods overhaul its fourth floor restaurant portfolio by bringing in four high-profile international chefs as part of an ongoing shake up of its F&B.

Latest opening: L’Atelier Robuchon

26-Sep-2023 By Restaurant

The late Joël Robuchon’s legacy continues with the relaunch of his Mayfair restaurant.

Paul Ainsworth and Angela Hartnett recognised at AA Hospitality Awards

26-Sep-2023 By James McAllister

Paul Ainsworth and Angela Hartnett were among the chefs recognised at the AA Hospitality Awards 2023, which took place last night (25 September) at JW Marriott Grosvenor House in London.

Mana cuts menu prices for hospitality workers

25-Sep-2023 By Restaurant

Manchester’s only Michelin starred restaurant has responded to the cost of living crisis by reducing its prices.

Merlin Labron-Johnson’s Osip launches Kickstarter to fund move to larger digs

25-Sep-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Chef Merlin Labron-Johnson has launched a crowdfund as part of plans to move his Somerset restaurant Osip to a larger, more rural location.

Colonel Saab heads to Trafalgar Square for second London restaurant

22-Sep-2023 By James McAllister

Hospitality entrepreneur Roop Partap Choudhary is to launch a second London restaurant under his modern Indian restaurant brand Colonel Saab near Trafalgar Square.

Latest opening: Claridge’s Restaurant

22-Sep-2023 By Restaurant

The latest incarnation of restaurant at the famous London hotel has officially opened.

Uncorked: Rémy Baben

21-Sep-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The general manager and resident wine buff at Wild Honey St James on the often under-appreciated wines of Languedoc-Roussillon, Jancis Robinson, and his restaurant’s exacting approach to the Negroni.

Six British venues make inaugural The World’s 50 Best Hotels list

20-Sep-2023 By Restaurant

British hotels Claridge’s, The Connaught, NoMad London, The Newt, The Savoy, and Gleneagles have all made it onto the inaugural The World’s 50 Best Hotels list.

Meet the Radfords – the family forging a lasting dining legacy in Edinburgh

19-Sep-2023 By James McAllister

More than a decade on from launching Timberyard, the Radford family are riding higher than ever, with a first Michelin star under their belts and second restaurant on the way.

Latest opening: Rockwater Branksome

19-Sep-2023 By Restaurant

A second seaside restaurant has opened under the Rockwater brand in a suburb of Poole in Dorset.

Japanese restaurant Ginza to open new cocktail bar

18-Sep-2023 By Restaurant

Japanese restaurant Ginza is launching a cocktail and sake bar this month.

Simon Bonwick names his son Charlie as The Dew Drop Inn chef de cuisine

15-Sep-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Simon Bonwick has promoted his son to the role of chef de cuisine at the family’s Berkshire pub restaurant The Dew Drop Inn.

"I'm not retiring quite yet": Marcus Wareing to close Marcus at The Berkeley

14-Sep-2023 By Restaurant

Marcus Wareing will close his eponymous restaurant Marcus at The Berkeley in Knightsbridge later this year.

Uncorked: Marie Konecny Dardel

14-Sep-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The head sommelier at The Vineyard in Berkshire on Californian producer David Swift Phinney, Comté and Vin Jaune and her hotel’s famed 3,000-reference cellar.

Top Soho restaurant SOLA to double in size

12-Sep-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Chef Victor Garvey’s modern Californian Soho restaurant SOLA is to double in size, adding a new lower-ground floor with lounge area and private dining room.

New owners of Chelsea's Enoteca Turi revealed following the retirement of Giuseppe and Pam Turi

12-Sep-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Well-known London Italian restaurant Enoteca Turi has been acquired by Dominic Ford’s Restaurants Inc. Ltd with additional investment from Liberty Wines’ founder and managing director David Gleave.

Latest opening: Sticky Mango Tower Bridge

11-Sep-2023 By Restaurant

Eight years on from his Southeast Asian restaurant making its debut in London, Peter Lloyd has doubled up in the capital.

Uncorked: Biba Majumdarr-Swift

07-Sep-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The restaurant manager at Sheffield’s Bench on Baja California producer Bichi, Hula Hoops and her restaurant's policy of ordering from a different wine supplier each week.

Aquavit New York looking to re-establish London restaurant under its ownership

06-Sep-2023 By James McAllister

The president of Aquavit New York is working on a plan to re-establish a London outpost for the high-end Scandinavian restaurant following the closure of its St James's Market site.

Larry Jayasekara and Tim Jefferies to launch The Cocochine in Mayfair next month

05-Sep-2023 By James McAllister

Former National Chef of the Year winner Larry Jayasekara will launch his first solo restaurant next month on Bruton Place in London's Mayfair.

Made In Chelsea stars behind new restaurant BÓHA

05-Sep-2023 By Restaurant

Made In Chelsea stars Harvey Armstrong and Sam Holmes have opened a restaurant in partnership with Jay Bradley, founder of The Craft Irish Whiskey Co and hospitality entrepreneur Chase Hunter.

Searcys champagne bar to open at Battersea Power Station

04-Sep-2023 By Restaurant

Restaurant and bar brand Searcys is set to open a new champagne bar in Battersea Power Station this autumn.