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Salt Yard Group blames location for closure of Veneta

14-Nov-2017 By Sophie Witts

Salt Yard Group has confirmed it is to close its Italian restaurant Veneta after admitting it struggled with the site, which is located just south of Piccadilly Circus.

Marianne and Kiln among winners of Harden's Restaurant Awards

12-Sep-2017 By Stefan Chomka

Restaurant Marianne in Westbourne Green has been named Top Gastronomic Experience by the Harden’s London restaurant guide.

Balls Brothers eyes London expansion

17-May-2017 By Sophie Witts

Restaurant and wine bar group Balls Brothers is planning further expansion within London.

The Ivy Cafe to open in St John's Wood

06-Sep-2016 By Sophie Witts

Caprice Holdings is to open the third outpost of its Ivy Café brand in London’s St John’s Wood later this year.

Nadler Hotels acquires Covent Garden site

26-May-2016 By Sophie Witts

Nadler Hotels has announced plans to open a 56-room boutique hotel in Covent Garden.

Percy & Founders team and ex-Murano chef opening The Larder in Fitzrovia

15-Feb-2016 By Sophie Witts

The team behind Percy & Founders and the upcoming Lighterman in King’s Cross are to open a new all-day café and food store in Fitzrovia this week.

Patara to open fifth London restaurant

17-Aug-2015 By Emma Eversham

Thai restaurant brand Patara is to open its fifth restaurant in London this year after securing a site in Berners Street. 

Will Ricker wins Westminster licensing battle

18-Sep-2014 By Carina Perkins

Restaurateur Will Ricker has won an appeal against Westminster City Council to allow customers at his Soho restaurant, La Bodega Negra, to buy alcohol without food.

Rex Restaurants continues growth in London

11-Dec-2013 By Stefan Chomka

Chris Corbin and Jeremy King are continuing their march across the capital with the opening of a new restaurant in Marylebone next spring. 

Burger & Lobster confirms Harvey Nichols as fifth restaurant location

20-Aug-2013 By Emma Eversham

Burger & Lobster has confirmed it will open its fifth London restaurant on the fifth floor of Knightsbridge department store Harvey Nichols this autumn.

London Cocktail Club to open ‘LA warehouse crime scene’ bar in West End

17-Jul-2013 By Luke Nicholls

JJ Goodman and James Hopkins, 2009 winners of the BBC's The Restaurant with Raymond Blanc, are opening their third venue in as many years under the London Cocktail Club brand, having secured a ground floor unit in Westminster skyscraper Portland...

Firmdale to re-open Dorset Square Hotel June 2012

29-May-2012 By Emma Eversham

Firmdale Hotels owners Tim and Kit Kemp will re-open Dorset Square Hotel in London next month, 10 years after they sold the property which helped kick-start their careers as hoteliers. 

Jamie’s Union Jacks confirmed for Covent Garden Market Building

17-Apr-2012 By Luke Nicholls

It has been confirmed that the Covent Garden Market Building which was acquired by Jamie Oliver in February is to open under the Union Jacks brand in July.

Jamie Oliver acquires Covent Garden Market Building site

24-Feb-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Jamie Oliver has acquired a site in the Covent Garden Market Building that was occupied by a pop-up restaurant from British chain Canteen. It is understood the celebrity chef is likely to open a Union Jacks on site, or alternatively a Jamie's Italian...

Westminster parking charges postponed until after 2012 Olympics

16-Dec-2011 By Luke Nicholls

The controversial plans by Westminster City Council (WCC) to introduce weekend and night-time parking charges in London’s West End have been halted after a High Court judge granted campaigners a judicial review.