Italian Cuisine

Russell Norman to open Italian restaurant Brutto in central London

27-Apr-2021 By Stefan Chomka

Russell Norman is opening a new Italian restaurant and bar in central London this summer.

Edinburgh restaurateur Stefano Pieraccini takes former The Honours site

21-Apr-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Edinburgh-based restaurateur Stefano Pieraccini has acquired the New Town site that was once home to Martin Wishart’s The Honours brasserie.

Eataly finally set to make UK debut next week

20-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

Italian food hall chain Eataly has confirmed it will finally launch its long-awaited first UK site next Thursday (29 April).

Slice by Pizza Pilgrims scores second site

15-Apr-2021 By James McAllister

Pizza Pilgrims has secured a second London site for its aptly named New York pizza-by-the-slice concept Slice, joining the line-up of street food operators at Swingers West End.

Brighton and Hove's Cin Cin lines up London site

25-Mar-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Brighton and Hove-based Italian group Cin Cin has acquired the former Bonnie Gull Seafood Shack site in Fitzrovia for its debut London restaurant.

James Elliot on Slice by Pizza Pilgrims

08-Jan-2021 By Joe Lutrario

James Elliot and brother Thom fused a New York pizza-by-the-slice joint with a Naples pizzeria at the tail end of last year to create Slice by Pizza Pilgrims.

Latest opening: Golden Gai

11-Dec-2020 By Joe Lutrario

The team behind Dalston-based Japanese-Italian restaurant Angelina has launched a playful but gastronomically ambitious bar on Soho’s D’Arblay Street.

San Carlo to open new restaurant concept in London's St Christopher’s Place next year

07-Dec-2020 By Restaurant

San Carlo Restaurant Group is opening a new Italian restaurant in London’s St Christopher’s Place next year.

Angelina team to launch Soho cocktail bar

01-Dec-2020 By Joe Lutrario

The team behind Dalston-based Japanese-Italian restaurant ​Angelina are to launch a ‘playful’ cocktail and wine bar in Soho that will serve a concise menu of small dishes.

Macellaio RC's Roberto Costa to open Fulham restaurant and shop

26-Nov-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Macellaio RC founder Roberto Costa is to open an eponymous restaurant and shop in Fulham on 3 December.

Zuaya owners to open Como Garden restaurant in Kensington

17-Nov-2020 By Restaurant

The owners of Latin American and Mediterranean restaurant and bar Zuaya in Kensington are opening a sister Italian restaurant next door.

Eataly prepares for UK debut as it confirms early 2021 opening

17-Nov-2020 By James McAllister

Italian food hall chain Eataly has confirmed it will finally launch its long-awaited first UK location early next year.

Big Mamma's Napoli Gang crosses the river

06-Nov-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Napoli Gang - the recently launched delivery-only brand from Gloria and Circolo Popolare operator Big Mamma - is crossing the river for the first time with the launch of a dark kitchen site in Wandsworth.

La Mia Mamma pop up restaurant goes permanent

30-Oct-2020 By James McAllister

Italian kitchen concept La Mia Mamma is to convert its pop up site on Hollywood Road in London's Chelsea into a permanent location.

Big Mamma confirms Covent Garden opening

27-Aug-2020 By James McAllister

Restaurant group Big Mamma is to go ahead with its plans to open a third London restaurant, in Covent Garden, despite the current challenging trading environment.

Trullo to open next-door deli

04-Jun-2020 By James McAllister

Trullo is to open a deli on the site next to its Italian restaurant in London's Islington within the next two weeks.

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Video: The Future of Restaurants - Part Three

27-May-2020 By Stefan Chomka

Reduced menus, shorter customer dwell time, increased demand for hygiene and a significant step towards cashless payments and pay-at-table ordering will be some of the outcomes of the Coronavirus pandemic, according to two key players in the casual dining...

Podcast: Cin Cin’s David Toscano on keeping his brand going

30-Mar-2020 By Joe Lutrario

In our fist United We Stand podcast, we talk to Brighton and Hove restaurateur David Toscano about the challenges of keeping an independent restaurant brand alive through the Coronavirus crisis.

Flash-grilled: Filippo La Gattuta

05-Mar-2020 By James McAllister

Filippo La Gattuta is the UK executive chef for French restaurant group Big Mamma.

Tavolino to open in London Bridge

27-Feb-2020 By James McAllister

Giorgio Locatelli alumnus and former Bancone head chef Louis Korovilas is to oversee the kitchen of an Italian neighbourhood-style restaurant that’s set to open in London Bridge in April.

Flash-grilled: Simon Henbery

31-Jan-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Simon Henbery is Executive Chef Director at upmarket Italian dining group Chucs. His CV includes senior roles at Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen London and Barbecoa.

Fusion pizzeria to combine Indian and Italian flavours

30-Jan-2020 By James McAllister

A fusion pizzeria is to open on Fortess Road in London’s Kentish Town early next month.

Latest opening: Bancone Soho

22-Jan-2020 By James McAllister

Bancone is the latest of London’s new wave of fresh pasta operators to double up, with the launch of its second restaurant location on Lower James Street.

How I Got Here: Graziano Arricale

21-Jan-2020 By James McAllister

Graziano Arricale is food and beverage operating partner at Oakley Capital and chairman of London-based Italian restaurant group Chucs, which currently operates six sites across the capital

Giannino Dal 1899 to open in Mayfair

08-Jan-2020 By James McAllister

Milanese restaurant Giannino Dal 1899 is to open its first international outpost in London’s Mayfair next month.

Opening of the month: Lina Stores

08-Jan-2020 By James McAllister

Lina Stores has celebrated its 75th birthday by opening a huge site in King’s Cross. Part restaurant and part deli, it’s a risky project but one that’s likely to reap rewards.

The Italian Job set for Hackney

07-Jan-2020 By James McAllister

Italian craft beer pub group The Italian Job is to open its fourth London site later this month on Cadogan Terrace in Hackney wick.

Chris Leach and David Carter to open permanent restaurant

18-Nov-2019 By James McAllister

Petersham Nurseries’ Chris Leach and Smokestak’s David Carter are to launch a restaurant based on the concept established during their four-month residency at 10 Heddon Street.

Big Mamma eyes Covent Garden for third London restaurant

17-Oct-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Big Mamma restaurant group, which is behind recently launched London venues Gloria and Circolo Popolare, plans to open a third restaurant in the capital, in Covent Garden.

Latest opening: Marmo

16-Oct-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Cosmo and Lily Sterck have swapped London for Bristol, turning the former Bar Buvette into a relaxed yet sophisticated restaurant that blends Italian and modern British influences.

Made of Dough to launch 'fast and affordable' pizzeria

09-Oct-2019 By James McAllister

London-based Neapolitan pizza group Made of Dough is to launch a concept on Brick Lane in Shoreditch next month where every pizza on the menu will cost £5.

Ben Tish discusses Norma

04-Oct-2019 By James McAllister

Salt Yard's former chef director Ben Tish has returned to Fitzrovia with Norma; the first in a potential series of standalone restaurant openings he will oversee in his new role with The Stafford London hotel.

Prezzo reports £29m loss following CVA

03-Oct-2019 By Sophie Witts

Prezzo saw operating losses halve to £29.7m in 2018 after closing nearly 100 restaurants under a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA).

Latest opening: Norma

13-Sep-2019 By James McAllister

Ben Tish has launched Italian-style restaurant Norma in Fitzrovia, his first opening as chef director of The Stafford London hotel.

Padella to open second restaurant

09-Sep-2019 By James McAllister

Padella has confirmed it is to open a second restaurant early next year site on Phipp Street in London’s Shoreditch.

Angela Hartnett to open a third Café Murano restaurant

27-Aug-2019 By James McAllister

Chef Angela Hartnett is to open a third Café Murano restaurant in London later this year, on the site once occupied by Sam Harris’ Zucca on Bermondsey Street.

Zia Lucia team to launch pasta concept

09-Aug-2019 By James McAllister

The team behind neighbourhood-style pizzeria Zia Lucia is looking to make its mark on London’s burgeoning accessibly-priced pasta restaurant scene with the launch of a new concept.

L’Antica Pizzeria Da Michele to open second restaurant, in Soho

02-Aug-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Pizza restaurant L’Antica Pizzeria Da Michele is to open a second site in London, in Soho.

Franco Manca team to open pasta restaurant this autumn

22-Jul-2019 By Stefan Chomka

The team behind Neapolitan pizza company Franco Manca is moving into pasta with the launch of a new restaurant concept this autumn.

Latest opening: Circolo Popolare

17-Jul-2019 By James McAllister

France's Big Mamma group is back, mere months after arriving in London, with its second restaurant opening in the capital, this time in Fitzrovia.

Italian restaurant to open on former Bar Buvette site

16-Jul-2019 By James McAllister

Former St John and Brawn chef Cosmo Sterck is to open an Italian restaurant and wine bar with his wife Lily on the site formerly occupied by Bar Buvette in Bristol.

Pasta Loco pair to launch Italian trattoria concept

11-Jul-2019 By James McAllister

The team behind Bristol’s well-regarded Pasta Loco restaurant are to launch a new concept later this year on the site formerly occupied by Bell's Diner and Bar Rooms.

David Carter and Chris Leach's residency kicks off new West End incubator project

09-Jul-2019 By Stefan Chomka

The former Magpie site on Mayfair’s Heddon Street is being turned into an incubator site for new restaurant concepts, with Smokestak’s David Carter and Petersham Nurseries’ Chris Leach its first tenants.

Pizza Pilgrims to launch 'pizza academy'

04-Jul-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Pizza Pilgrims is eyeing the launch of a pizza academy for its staff that will also contain a delivery kitchen and a small training restaurant.

Lina Stores to open second restaurant

24-Jun-2019 By James McAllister

Lina Stores, the Italian deli and restaurant company, is to launch its first site that encompasses both concepts in London’s King’s Cross 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.

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.

Life after CVA: Carluccio's extends Fresca transformation plan

24-May-2019 By Sophie Witts

Carluccio’s is to roll out its £10m Fresca refurbishment programme to at least five further restaurants following a trial in London.

Civerinos launches third pizza bar in Edinburgh

25-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

Italian street food company Civerinos has launched its third pizza bar in Edinburgh.

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.