Fine Dining

Flash-grilled: Katie Exton

28-Jun-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Former River Café sommelier Katie Exton opened relaxed fine-dining restaurant Lorne with chef Peter Hall in London back in 2017.

Tom Sellers to relocate Restaurant Story to Cornwall for the summer

28-Jun-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Tom Sellers is giving his Bermondsey restaurant a summer holiday, temporarily closing it and relocating it to Cornwall.

André Garrett: "London felt like a real chance at a fresh start"

28-Jun-2019 By James McAllister

André Garrett on taking over The Northall, his return to London, and how he’s going to give Tom Kerridge a run for his money.

Video: Unlocking seafood’s potential

27-Jun-2019 By Restaurant

Restaurant magazine teamed up with Seafood from Norway earlier this month to host a seafood focused workshop, discussion and lunch at Frog by Adam Handling in Covent Garden.

Behind the Brigade at Claude Bosi at Bibendum: Part One

24-Jun-2019 By Sponsored by Nisbets in Place

Our latest behind-the-scenes video heads to the Michelin building in Chelsea and Claude Bosi’s award-winning restaurant

Hélène Darroze at The Connaught to close for two months for refurbishment

21-Jun-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Hélène Darroze’s eponymous two Michelin starred restaurant at The Connaught hotel in London is to undergo a two-month refurbishment and modernisation.

Latest opening: Arros QD

21-Jun-2019 By James McAllister

Michelin-starred chef Quique Dacosta has opened his first restaurant outside of Spain in London’s Fitzrovia, and the emphasis is on rice… lots and lots of rice.

The Goring hotel names new executive chef

20-Jun-2019 By Sophie Witts

Richard Galli has been promoted to executive chef at The Goring Hotel in London.

Latest opening: Wild Honey St James

19-Jun-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Anthony Demetre has relocated Wild Honey to the former site of The Balcon restaurant at the Sofitel London St James.

Core by Clare Smyth joins World's 50 Best Restaurants longlist

18-Jun-2019 By Sophie Witts

The World’s 50 Best Restaurants has announced the restaurants ranked 51st-120th in 2019, ahead of its annual awards ceremony on 25 June.

Fat Duck alumni take Londrino site for debut restaurant [Updated]

17-Jun-2019 By Sophie Witts

Two alumni of Heston Blumenthal's The Fat Duck have confirmed their debut restaurant will open in the former Londrino site in London Bridge this autumn.

Latest opening: Sette

14-Jun-2019 By James McAllister

Housed within London’s Bulgari hotel, Sette is the first UK opening for the US-based LDV Hospitality and is inspired by the group’s signature New York restaurant concept Scarpetta.

Richard Corrigan takes over London's Nuala restaurant site

12-Jun-2019 By Sophie Witts

Chef Richard Corrigan has taken over the lease of Irish restaurant Nuala on London’s Old Street for his next opening in the city.

Opening of the month: Bob Bob Cité

12-Jun-2019 By Stefan Chomka

The long-awaited City follow-up to Bob Bob Ricard is even more outrageous and extravagant than its older Soho sibling. And it’s all the better for it.

Jason Atherton to launch The Betterment restaurant on Grosvenor Square

11-Jun-2019 By James McAllister

Jason Atherton is to oversee a ‘restaurant and lifestyle offering’ that is set to launch within the newly re-branded Biltmore hotel on Grosvenor Square later this summer.

Moor Hall named Best Restaurant in the UK

10-Jun-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Moor Hall in Lancashire has been crowned National Restaurant of the Year at The Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards 2019.

Restaurant radar: June 2019

04-Jun-2019 By James McAllister

From Quique Dacosta’s London debut to the launch of Gordon Ramsay’s Lucky Cat, here are June’s key restaurant openings.

D&D to rent restaurant space to freelancers

04-Jun-2019 By James McAllister

High-end restaurant group D&D London is to launch a new app in a bid to lure freelancers and self-employed workers looking for somewhere quiet to work.

Peter Gordon's Providores and Tapa Room to close after 18 years

22-May-2019 By Sophie Witts

Peter Gordon is to close his London restaurant The Providores and Tapa Room after 18 years.

The Curlew restaurant closes and is put up for sale

22-May-2019 By Sophie Witts

The award-winning Curlew restaurant in Bodiam, East Sussex has closed and been put up for sale.

Rohit Chugh: "I want to develop ideas that challenge and excite me"

17-May-2019 By James McAllister

Rohit Chugh, former managing director of The Cinnamon Club and the founder of Roti Chai in Marylebone, has moved into the fast-casual sector with the opening of his third London restaurant Bambusa.

Thierry Laborde to open Les Platanes in Mayfair

10-May-2019 By Stefan Chomka

French chef Thierry Laborde is to open ‘casual yet refined bistro’ Les Platanes in Mayfair’s Bruton Place this month.

A breath of fresh Éire: Anna Haugh on her debut restaurant Myrtle

07-May-2019 By Sophie Witts

Chef Anna Haugh opens her debut restaurant, in Chelsea, later this month, where she will draw on her Irish roots.

Mike Robinson: "I want this to be unashamedly Stratford’s best restaurant"

03-May-2019 By James McAllister

The highly-regarded game chef, who co-owns the Michelin-starred Harwood Arms in Fulham, has just opened meat-focused restaurant The Woodsman in Stratford-upon-Avon's Hotel Indigo.

Restaurant radar: May 2019

01-May-2019 By Restaurant

From Robin Gill's new opening at the Embassy Gardens development to the first permanent location for Monsieur Le Duck, here are May's key restaurant openings.

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Niall by mouth: how Whatley Manor's executive chef is modernising country house hotel dining

01-May-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Employed as executive chef at just 25, Niall Keating has had a job on his hands updating Whatley Manor’s classic country house hotel dining offer, but a special award from Michelin and a shiny new kitchen has helped keep this talented chef on track.

Tom Millar named head chef at Stem

29-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

Tom Millar has taken over the kitchen of Mark Jarvis’s Mayfair restaurant Stem.

Adam Rawson unveils plans for Standard Hotel

26-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

Former Pachamama head chef Adam Rawson will manage two bar and restaurant spaces within The Standard Hotel’s first iteration outside the US.

Pied à Terre owner David Moore talks pubs, cookery classes and street food

26-Apr-2019 By Sophie Witts

High-profile restaurateur David Moore founded Fitzrovia fine dining institution Pied à Terre in 1991. More recent projects include street food concept Cook Love at London’s Dinerama and The Devereux pub in Holborn, which launched last month.

Lunch at The Ritz

24-Apr-2019 By Stefan Chomka

In our first Behind the Brigade series, sponsored by Nisbets In Place, we joined The Ritz's executive chef John Williams and his team for a lunch service at the five-star hotel

Patrick Powell's first solo restaurant to open in June

24-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

Former Chiltern Firehouse head chef Patrick Powell will launch his first solo restaurant venture in June.

Boutique bar and restaurant to open in Halifax

24-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

A ‘high-end’ cocktail bar and restaurant is to open within a Georgian-listed mansion in Halifax later this year.

Aiden Byrne's plan to open Liverpool restaurant collapses

23-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

High-profile chef Aiden Byrne’s plans to open his first restaurant in his home city of Liverpool have fallen through.

Sam Ashton-Booth leaves Stem

23-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

Sam Ashton-Booth has stepped down as head chef at Stem in Mayfair, the third London restaurant from chef-restaurateur Mark Jarvis that opened at the beginning of last year.

Andrea Reitano: "There are many Italian places in London, but how Italian are they?"

17-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

Italian restaurateur Andrea Reitano, owner of Mayfair's Caffé Rei and Osteria Romana in Knightsbridge, returns to London this month with two new restaurants: Santo Mare in Marylebone and Osteria Napoletana in Notting Hill.

Jason Atherton’s Little Social to relaunch as No.5 Social

17-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

Jason Atherton’s Social Company group is to relaunch its Little Social restaurant in Mayfair next month after six years of trading.

Nobu to open second London hotel in 2020

15-Apr-2019 By Sophie Witts

Nobu Hospitality is returning to the West End for the opening of its second London hotel in spring 2020.

Michael Thompson named as Cub head chef

15-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

Former Fodder chef Michael Thompson is to take the reins of the kitchen at Douglas McMaster and Ryan Chetiyawardana’s Hoxton restaurant Cub.

Restaurant Eats Out: Chelsea

15-Apr-2019 By Sophie Witts

Restaurant magazine took a group of chefs and operators, some of whom featured on last year's Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards top 100 list, to explore London's Chelsea for its latest food and drink tour.

Latest opening: Santo Mare

12-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

Italian restaurateur Andrea Reitano, owner of Mayfair's Caffé Rei and Osteria Romana in Knightsbridge, returns to London with pricey premium seafood restaurant Santo Mare.

Tracey Matthews: “Restaurant groups aren’t strategic enough when it comes to HR”

12-Apr-2019 By Joe Lutrario

The former Gaucho COO and restaurant HR guru is now overseeing the rollout of upmarket home counties steak restaurant brand Prime.

Quality Chop House owner to open Bonham’s auction house restaurant

11-Apr-2019 By Sophie Witts

The restaurant group behind London’s Clipstone, Quality Chop House and Michelin-starred Portland is to open a fourth site, in Mayfair, later this month.

Cornerstone's Tom Brown on his first year flying solo

11-Apr-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Tom Brown’s debut restaurant Cornerstone, in Hackney Wick, celebrates its first birthday on 24 April. Here, the Nathan Outlaw protégé lifts the lid on his first year flying solo.

FishWorks to open flagship site as part of company rebrand

10-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

Restaurant and fishmonger group FishWorks is to open a flagship site in Covent Garden next month as part of a wider company rebrand.

Atul Kochhar and Tina English plan to open second restaurant

10-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

Chef Atul Kochhar and Tina English, former commercial director of the Cinnamon Collective, are planning to open a second Indian restaurant in central London together in the coming months.

The Fat Duck profits fall amid "period of transition" for Blumenthal's business

10-Apr-2019 By Sophie Witts

Heston Blumenthal’s The Fat Duck restaurant saw a fall in profits last year, documents show.

Latest opening: Kanishka

10-Apr-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Atul Kochhar returns to Mayfair with Kanishka, a restaurant focusing on cuisine from the seven sister states of India.

Former Pidgin head chef to open first restaurant

08-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

Ex-Pidgin head chef Adolfo De Cecco is to open his first solo restaurant in Clapton this week (10 April).

Flash Grilled: Nacho Manzano

05-Apr-2019 By Joe Lutrario

The chef-patron at Casa Marcial, a two Michelin starred restaurant tucked in the mountains of Asturias, is also part of the Ibérica restaurant group, which operates eight restaurants across the UK.

Gleneagles Hotel to relaunch Strathearn restaurant

05-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

Gleneagles Hotel is to relaunch its prestigious Strathearn restaurant next month following a four-month renovation.