Venues

Keep up to date with the latest openings, closures and property deals in the restaurant, pub and hotel sectors.

Rate of decline of licensed UK premises almost doubles in a year

11-Sep-2018 By MCA

The rate of decline for the number of licensed premises in Britain has almost doubled since the last edition of the Market Growth Monitor, from CGA and AlixPartners.

Tommy Heaney's Cardiff restaurant will open next month

11-Sep-2018 By Sophie Witts

Chef Tommy Heaney is to officially open his first Cardiff restaurant, Heaneys, on 10 October.

Hawker Union to close following disputes with "deliberately difficult" council

11-Sep-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Street Feast’s Hawker Union site will trade its last service this weekend as founder Jonathan Downey takes the decision to close the site for good.

Coffee experts launch Australian-inspired brunch spot and wine bar

10-Sep-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Antipodean-inspired wine bar and brunch and small plates restaurant Milk Beach opened quietly in Queens Park last month, with a former Duck and Waffle head chef at the helm.

The Chipping Forecast swims back to Soho to launch permanent site

10-Sep-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Notting Hill fish and chip restaurant The Chipping Forecast is set to open its second site, having taken over the Balls & Company site on Greek Street.

Caprice Holdings to launch Caprice Cafe in Mayfair

07-Sep-2018 By Mark Wingett

Serial sector investor Richard Caring is set to add another restaurant to the Caprice Holdings portfolio at a site in Mayfair next year.

Sticks'n'Sushi's largest restaurant to launch on 1 October

07-Sep-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Sushi and yakitori restaurant group Sticks’n’Sushi will launch its largest restaurant yet at a site in Chelsea next month.

Latest opening: 1251

07-Sep-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Chef James Cochran - who left the restaurant which continues to bear his name in the City early this year - has opened an ambitious fine dining restaurant on Islington's Upper Street.

Gourmet chip shop brand targets national expansion

06-Sep-2018 By Finn Scott-Delany

The founders of confectionery importer Innovative Bites are launching a chip shop brand ChipNation, with plans to open 8-10 sites over the next year.

Japanese-Mexican fusion restaurant to launch at refurbished Manchester hotel

05-Sep-2018 By Georgia Bronte

A Japanese-Mexican fusion restaurant will launch at a refurbished Manchester hotel next month, following a multi-million-pound investment.

Planned Leicester Square hotel to feature five restaurants

05-Sep-2018 By Sophie Witts

Edwardian Hotels London has revealed further details of its major hotel development in Leicester Square.

Neil Gill launches a second restaurant in Stroud Green

05-Sep-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Neil Gill has launched a neighbourhood restaurant in Stroud Green in partnership with local resident Emma Rigby.

Marco Pierre White signs new hotel restaurant deal

05-Sep-2018 By Sophie Witts

Marco Pierre White is to launch two further hotel restaurants this year after partnering with LGH Hotels Management Ltd.

Seasoned bar and cocktail players to collaborate on Crouch End bar and restaurant

04-Sep-2018 By Georgia Bronte

The owners of Three Sheets are collaborating with Alan Sherwood of Peg + Patriot to launch a bar and restaurant in North London this autumn.

Ex-ETM ops director and Groucho chef to relaunch Windsor pub

04-Sep-2018 By Georgia Bronte

James Lyon Shaw has acquired The Greene Oak in Oakley Green, which was formerly owned by Greene King's Metropolitan Pub Company.