Fine Dining

“Operating in London has been increasingly challenging” - Greg Marchand closes Frenchie Covent Garden

31-Jan-2024 By James McAllister

Greg Marchand has closed the Covent Garden outpost of his Parisian bistro Frenchie after eight years, blaming the ‘increasingly challenging’ trading environment in London.

The Sportsman named Restaurant of the Year by The Good Food Guide

31-Jan-2024 By Joe Lutrario

The Good Food Guide has named revered North Kent venue The Sportsman as its Restaurant of the Year in its The Good Food Guide Awards.

Richard Caring to relaunch Le Caprice at The Chancery Rosewood on Grosvenor Square

31-Jan-2024 By James McAllister

Richard Caring will relaunch his iconic London restaurant Le Caprice at The Chancery Rosewood, the luxury hotel and leisure redevelopment of the former US Embassy building in Mayfair.

The Fat Duck launches more affordable tasting menu

30-Jan-2024 By Joe Lutrario

The Fat Duck has launched an abridged, lower-priced version of its tasting menu.

Latest opening: Montrose

26-Jan-2024 By James McAllister

The team behind family-run Edinburgh restaurant Timberyard have launched a new venture in the Scottish capital’s Abbeyhill area.

Uncorked: Melody Wong

25-Jan-2024 By Joe Lutrario

The director of wine at The Peninsula London on 1928 Petrus, New Zealand Pinot and and Domaine Henri Jayer’s 1990 Vosne-Romanée Cros Parantoux.

RAI to reopen in Bloomsbury next month

25-Jan-2024 By Restaurant

Omakase restaurant RAI will reopen in a new London location having been closed for a year.

Harriet Mansell to launch 'Garden Table' experience

24-Jan-2024 By James McAllister

Lyme Regis-based chef Harriet Mansell is planning her ‘next creative step’ following the closure of her Robin Wylde restaurant last year with the launch of a new chef’s table experience.

La Muña restaurant to open first UK site

24-Jan-2024 By Restaurant

Japanese and Peruvian restaurant La Muña will open its first London location this spring.

Jake Simpson joins The Rectory as head chef

23-Jan-2024 By Restaurant

Jake Simpson, former managing director and head chef at Bocca di Lupo, has left the London restaurant to lead the kitchen at The Rectory in Wiltshire.

Live-fire restaurant Nela to open at The Whiteley in London

22-Jan-2024 By Restaurant

Amsterdam-born live fire restaurant Nela will open in the former Whiteleys shopping centre later this year.

Gary Townsend to launch first solo restaurant in Glasgow

19-Jan-2024 By James McAllister

Chef Gary Townsend is set to open his first solo venture this spring in the Glasgow suburb of Bearsden.

Tomás Gormley to open Cardinal in Edinburgh in March

18-Jan-2024 By Restaurant

Scottish chef Tomás Gormley will open his debut solo restaurant in Edinburgh this spring.

Uncorked: Joshua Bratt

18-Jan-2024 By Joe Lutrario

The general manager of Fitzrovia‘s Carousel on Black Country Ale, designing a wine pairing for a different chef and menu each week and the Loire’s Domaine du Collier.

St John to pitch up at Fortnum & Mason for a restaurant residency

17-Jan-2024 By Stefan Chomka

St John has announced it will undertake a three-week residency at Field restaurant of Fortnum & Mason while its flagship Smithfield site undergoes a refit.

Research reveals the cheapest and most expensive countries for Michelin-starred dining

17-Jan-2024 By Restaurant

New research has found the countries where it is the cheapest and the most expensive to have a Michelin-starred meal.

Pan-Asian restaurant YiQi launches in Chinatown

17-Jan-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Ambitious pan-Asian restaurant YiQi has launched in Chinatown with former Hakkasan and Yauatcha chef Lum Wah Cheok overseeing the menu.

Latest opening: The Dover

15-Jan-2024 By Restaurant

Former Soho House group COO Martin Kuczmarski is channelling old school hospitality with his first solo venture.

Tom Cenci to oversee Italian restaurant Mortimer House Kitchen

11-Jan-2024 By Restaurant

Nessa executive chef Tom Cenci is to oversee a new Italian restaurant at its sister venue Mortimer House.

Le Gavroche marks closure with events for hospitality industry and charities

11-Jan-2024 By James McAllister

Michel Roux Jr’s two Michelin-starred Mayfair restaurant Le Gavroche has announced it will host three hospitality industry-linked dinners next week to mark its closure.

Uncorked: Phill Morgan

11-Jan-2024 By Joe Lutrario

The head of wine at Soho stalwart Bocca di Lupo on exploding magnums of Cristal, Montalcino-based producer Gorelli and how he respects anyone that can 'turn grape juice into a broad smile'.

Hovarda to occupy floating pavilion site in Wood Wharf

10-Jan-2024 By Restaurant

Aegean restaurant Hovarda is opening second London site, in Wood Wharf.

Paulo De Tarso leaves LSL Capital

10-Jan-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Paulo De Tarso has left his role of head of hospitality at Mayfair-based restaurant operator LSL Capital after three months.

Gordon Stott to close The Purefoy Arms

10-Jan-2024 By James McAllister

Gordon Stott has announced that he will permanently close his Hampshire gastropub The Purefoy Arms later this month as a result of ‘unexpected happenings’.

Romulo Café goes on the market - updated

08-Jan-2024 By Restaurant

Filipino restaurant Romulo Café in Kensington has gone on the market.

Raby Hunt to close as James Close joins Rockliffe Hall as culinary director

04-Jan-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Highly-rated County Durham restaurant Raby Hunt will close later this month as its chef patron James Close joins the nearby Rockliffe Hall as culinary director.

Uncorked: Julio David Tauste Sierra

04-Jan-2024 By Joe Lutrario

The head sommelier at Marylebone’s Orrery on South Africa, Chenin Blanc and Champagne Krug Clos Du Mesnil 1996.

Bellazul to open in Marylebone

03-Jan-2024 By Restaurant

New neighbourhood Mediterranean restaurant and bar Bellazul is coming to Marylebone next month.

Uncorked: Bowie Tsang

21-Dec-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The head sommelier at Mayfair omakase restaurant Taku on his love of German Riesling, Fitzrovia’s Noize and pairing sake with cheese.

Galvin La Chapelle to undergo refurbishment ahead of 15th anniversary

18-Dec-2023 By James McAllister

The Galvin brothers’ Michelin-starred London flagship Galvin La Chapelle is to undergo a refurbishment in early January ahead of its 15th anniversary later in the month.

Michelin-starred Aberystwyth restaurant SY23 to close

18-Dec-2023 By James McAllister

Michelin-starred Aberystwyth restaurant SY23 is to close its doors at the end of the year, with its owners blaming 'the unprecedented challenges of the current financial climate'.

Des Gunewardena to open a restaurant at The Royal Exchange

15-Dec-2023 By Restaurant

Des Gunewardena, former CEO of restaurant group D&D London, will embark on his first project since his departure from the multi-site restaurant group at the end of 2022.

Tom Hill and Clare Lattin to open Camille in Borough Market

14-Dec-2023 By Restaurant

Ducksoup and Little Duck founders Clare Lattin and Tom Hill will open a provincial French-inspired restaurant in London next year.

Opulent Parisian-inspired restaurant Mistress to open in St James's

14-Dec-2023 By Restaurant

A luxurious Parisian-inspired restaurant and after-hours lounge and members club will open in St James’ early next year.

Uncorked: Martina Marini

14-Dec-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The founder and sommelier at Holloway wine bar Rolling Grapes on Isabelle Legeron, Savoie’s Domaine Bruno Lupin and why Sherry still doesn’t get the recognition it deserves.

L’Enclume tops Harden’s Top 100 Best UK Restaurants poll

13-Dec-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Simon Rogan’s flagship L’Enclume has been voted the UK’s best restaurant in the annual Harden’s Top 100 Best UK Restaurants diners’ poll.

Los Mochis Notting Hill to launch six-seater omakase counter

11-Dec-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Mexican-Japanese restaurant Los Mochis Notting Hill will launch a six-seat omakase concept early next year.

Owen Kenworthy to oversee kitchen at Julie's

11-Dec-2023 By Restaurant

Owen Kenworthy has been named chef-patron at much-loved Holland Park restaurant Julie’s in preparation for its revival next spring.

The Gold Service Scholarship 2024 winning finalists revealed

07-Dec-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The names of the eight front of house professionals who have reached the final of the 2024 Gold Service Scholarship have been revealed.

Uncorked: Sarah Williams

07-Dec-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The group F&B manager at Firmdale Hotels on Tenerife’s Suertes del Marqués, women working in wine and refusing to stock Prosecco.

Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2024 to be published in February

06-Dec-2023 By James McAllister

The 2024 Michelin star revelation ceremony for Great Britain & Ireland will take place at Manchester's Midland Hotel on 5 February.

Jean-François Piège to make UK debut with Mimosa

05-Dec-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Jean-François Piège will bring his French Riviera-inspired Paris restaurant Mimosa to The Langham, London hotel early next year.

'Less destination, more neighbourhood': Pidgin launches raffle to help it return to its roots

01-Dec-2023 By Restaurant

Hackney restaurant Pidgin is looking to raise £100,000 to raise money for a refurbishment and to help take the restaurant back to it origins.

Ruth Hansom to launch first solo restaurant

01-Dec-2023 By Restaurant

Chef Ruth Hansom is to launch a modern British restaurant and wine bar under her own name in partnership with her husband Mark Hansom-Rigby in Bedale, North Yorkshire.

Can't get to Ynyshir? Let it come to you

01-Dec-2023 By Restaurant

The UK’s best restaurant has created a special menu that is available for delivery via Uber Eats.

Claude and Lucy Bosi to bring ‘a little piece of Lyon to Fulham’ with Josephine

30-Nov-2023 By James McAllister

Claude Bosi and his wife Lucy will launch their first joint venture early next year – a new neighbourhood-style French bistro in London’s Fulham.

Uncorked: Sunny Hodge

29-Nov-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The founder of forward-thinking London wine bars Diogenes The Dog and Aspen & Meursault on wine science, Uruguay’s Pablo Fallabrinos and the joys of Pugliese ‘plonk’.

Administrators close Birch Selsdon

29-Nov-2023 By James McAllister

Two restaurants overseen by chef Lee Westcott have closed with the hotel in which they were located being forced to shut.

Sandy Jarvis and Clément Cousin to open Bavette in Leeds

29-Nov-2023 By Restaurant

Sandy Jarvis, former head chef and managing director at The Culpeper Family Hospitality Group, is to open a restaurant in Leeds next year alongside his husband Clément Cousin.

Freddy and Nessa Bird to open 1 York Place in Bristol

27-Nov-2023 By Restaurant

The husband and wife team behind Bristol restaurant Little French and Little Shop & Pantry are opening another restaurant in the city.