Italian Restaurant

Brasseria Family smashes crowdfund for third restaurant

23-Feb-2024 By Restaurant

Brasseria Family has exceeded its crowdfunding target to raise funds for a third restaurant.

Spaghetti House owner to launch ‘next gen’ Italian restaurant format

16-Feb-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Spaghetti House Restaurant Group owner Lavval Group will launch a new concept in West London’s Earl’s Court next month.

Fraquelli brothers to open third Brasseria restaurant

01-Nov-2023 By James McAllister

The London-based Brasseria Family group will launch a third restaurant in the capital early in the new year.

Manchester restaurant Rosso closes after 14 years

19-Sep-2023 By Restaurant

A Manchester restaurant co-owned by former Manchester United footballer Rio Ferdinand has closed.

How I Got Here: Andrea Fraquelli

26-Apr-2023 By James McAllister

The co-founder of the Brasseria Family group London and grandson of Spaghetti House co-founder Lorenzo Fraquelli on being a third-generation restaurateur, working with his brother, and his problems with VAT.

Restaurants turn to tomato-less pizza and pasta dishes as ingredient prices soar

27-Feb-2023 By James McAllister

White pizza and tomato-less pasta dishes could become a more prominent fixture on Italian restaurant menus in the UK as businesses grapple with both rising prices and ingredient shortages.

Latest opening: Negroni's

26-Jan-2022 By James McAllister

The team behind London-based Spanish restaurant group Lobos Tapas have launched a new Italian concept in Soho.

Italian pasta chain Miscusi arrives in London

10-Sep-2021 By James McAllister

Italian restaurant group Miscusi has chosen London as the location for its first site outside of Italy.

How I Got Here: Roberto Bergamotti

21-Jul-2021 By James McAllister

The co-founder and business director at Fitzrovia-based Sicilian steak restaurant Bricco e Bacco on visits to Sake no Hana, and the importance of believing in and respecting your staff.

"This is an eminently scaleable concept" - London-based chain Figo on its plans for expansion

19-Jan-2021 By James McAllister

Less than two years after launching its debut site, London-based Italian chain Figo is looking to expand across the capital. Operations director Andy Dempster explains the plans for growth.

Andrea Reitano to launch two new restaurants in London

22-Mar-2019 By James McAllister

Self-made Italian restaurateur Andrea Reitano, owner of Osteria Romana in Knightsbridge and Mayfair’s Caffè Rei, is to open two new restaurants in London this April.

Scott Macdonald leaves role as Polpo MD

06-Nov-2018 By MCA

Scott Macdonald is believed to have left his role as managing director of Polpo after less than a year and a half in the role.

Cecconi's fourth London restaurant to launch in Shoreditch next month

20-Aug-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Soho House-owned Italian restaurant brand Cecconi’s is expanding, and will open its fourth London site at Redchurch Townhouse next month.

Toto’s Italian restaurant launching in Knightsbridge

25-Apr-2014 By Lauren Houghton

Italian restaurant and bar Toto’s will be opening in London’s Knightbridge in May following a £3m two-year refurbishment. 

New Italian restaurant Blummyz not ‘too expensive’, insists owner

16-Mar-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Blummyz, a new fine dining Italian restaurant and bar on the border of Chelsea and South Kensington, opened its doors last month, but the owner has already had to fight off claims from the restaurant’s executive head chef that it is ‘too expensive’ and...

Caparossa Italian restaurant set for UK debut in Putney

31-Oct-2011 By Luke Nicholls

Caparossa, a new Italian restaurant from the owners of a popular site in Naples, is set to open its doors in Putney Wharf later this month.

Restaurants and pubs forced to close by Victoria redevelopment

16-Feb-2011 By Lorraine Heller

A project to redevelop the area around London’s Victoria Station will force a number of hospitality venues to close down as land is claimed for new developments.