London

How I Got Here: James Sleater

01-Feb-2023 By James McAllister

The co-founder of London tailors Cad & The Dandy on why he chose to enter hospitality and launch The Service - the only coffee shop on Savile Row.

Yahir Gonzalez and Tony Geary to open Mexican restaurant Zapote

01-Feb-2023 By Restaurant

Yahir Gonzalez and Tony Geary will open contemporary Mexican restaurant and bar Zapote in Shoreditch this month.

Kirk and Keeley Haworth to relocate plant-based restaurant Plates to new London venue

01-Feb-2023 By Restaurant

Siblings Kirk and Keeley Haworth have announced they are to relocate their Dalston- based restaurant Plates to a new London location.

Thesleff Group acquires Knightsbridge restaurant Sale e Pepe

01-Feb-2023 By James McAllister

Los Mochis owner the Thesleff Group has acquired long-running Italian institution Sale e Pepe on Sloane Square in London's Knightsbridge ahead of the restaurant's 50th anniversary.

Restaurant radar: February 2023

01-Feb-2023 By Restaurant

Manchester welcomes two big restaurant openings this month, while in the capital two multi-Michelin-starred chefs open their long-awaited projects.

London Shell Co. drops anchor in north London

30-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

London Shell Co. will launch its first permanent land-based restaurant in March on Swain’s Lane near Hampstead Heath.

Flash-grilled: Ayo Adeyemi

27-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

The executive chef at West African tasting menu restaurant Akoko in London's Fitzrovia on the importance of respecting kitchen porters, his first industry job, and growing up in Nigeria.

Latest Opening: Humble Chicken 2.0

27-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Angelo Sato’s rebooted Soho yakitori bar has switched to a more formal – but no less fun – set menu format.

The Drunken Butler’s Yuma Hashemi to launch Clerkenwell wine bar

27-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

Yuma Hashemi, the chef-owner and sommelier behind Clerkenwell restaurant The Drunken Butler, will bring his second venture to east London this March with the opening of a new wine bar.

Patra Panas: “I fight hard to make people see restaurants as a real profession”

27-Jan-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The former La Trompette and The Glasshouse restaurant manager will open Hawthorn in Kew Village next month in partnership with chef Joshua Hunter.

Yard Sale to hit double figures with Tottenham pizza shop

26-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Neighbourhood pizza shop Yard Sale Pizza will hit double figures this spring with the opening of its 10th pizzeria.

Tom Sellers to open rotisserie style restaurant Story Cellar

26-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Tom Sellers is launching a Parisian inspired rotisserie style restaurant in London’s Seven Dials this spring.

Uncorked: Charles Carron Brown

26-Jan-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The head sommelier and restaurant manager at Aulis London on pairing skin contact wines with Marmite toast, Californian Counoise and ‘smooth’ wines.

Claude Bosi leads restaurant lineup at The Peninsula London

25-Jan-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Soon-to-launch Hyde Park Corner hotel The Peninsula London will be home to a contemporary European restaurant from two-star chef Claude Bosi as well as an ‘innovative’ Chinese restaurant.

House of Ming Chinese restaurant to open at London's Taj Hotel

24-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

High-end Chinese restaurant House of Ming will open in London’s Taj Hotel in St James’s this spring.

Junkyard Golf Club to launch 'biggest site to date' in Camden

23-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

Crazy golf brand Junkyard Golf Club is to open its biggest site to date this year in London's Camden, as the group also prepares to push ahead with international expansion.

Flash-grilled: Edie Jobson

20-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

The GM at high-end Mexican restaurant KOL in London's Marylebone on working at The Groucho Club, the best drink to pair with fish and chips, and keeping calm under pressure.

Latest opening: Mayha

20-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

Marking the first opening on UK shores for the Lebanon-based Nothing But Love group, Mayha is the latest addition to the capital’s burgeoning Japanese omakase restaurant space.

Empire (Empire) builder: Harneet Baweja on his new Notting Hill venture

20-Jan-2023 By Stefan Chomka

The Gunpowder restaurant founder is embracing the culinary legacy of empires - and 1970s disco music - at his soon-to-open restaurant.

Shake Shack continues central London push with Oxford Circus restaurant

13-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Shake Shack is boosting its presence in prime central London locations with the opening of a restaurant in Oxford Circus later this month.

Base Face Pizza scores second site

13-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

Neighbourhood-style pizzeria Base Face Pizza is to open its second London site next week, in Barnes.

Applebee brothers to launch Southbank tapas restaurant

12-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

Jack, Harry and Matthew Applebee, the brothers behind Borough Market restaurant Applebee’s Fish, are to launch a new tapas concept at London’s Southbank Centre next month.

Scott Hallsworth's pan Asian concept Freak Scene to finally go permanent

11-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Scott Hallsworth is reviving his Freak Scene pop-up restaurant for its first permanent iteration.

Noble Rot to launch Mayfair restaurant later this year 

10-Jan-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The team behind Noble Rot has secured a site in Mayfair’s Shepherd Market for what will be its third London restaurant. 

Jeremy Clarkson drops plans for Diddly Squat farm restaurant

09-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

Jeremy Clarkson has said he no longer wishes to open a restaurant on the grounds of his Oxfordshire farm Diddly Squat.

Disco diva: Harneet Baweja to open 1970s disco-inspired Indian restaurant Empire Empire

09-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Gunpowder founder Harneet Baweja is opening a new Indian restaurant concept in London this spring.

53 and out: much-loved Holland Park restaurant Julie's closes its doors

06-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Long-standing Holland Park restaurant Julie’s has closed after 53 years with its last service held on New Year’s Eve.

Papi pair launch crowdfund ahead of restaurant opening

03-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

The pair behind forthcoming restaurant and wine bar Papi in London's Hackney have launched a crowdfund to support the opening.

Asma Khan to relaunch Darjeeling Express in Kingly Court later this month

03-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

Asma Khan has confirmed she will launch the third iteration of her Indian restaurant Darjeeling Express later this month in London's Soho.

Drake & Morgan puts in 'resilient' financial performance

20-Dec-2022 By Joe Lutrario

London-based bar and restaurant group Drake & Morgan has posted a strong set of financial results for the year ending 27 March 2022.

Pincer movement: Angry Crab Shack chooses UK for first location outside of US

19-Dec-2022 By Joe Lutrario

US-founded Asian-Cajun seafood concept Angry Crab Shack will launch its first ever overseas site just off Leicester Square early next year.

Black & White Hospitality looks to sublet the first floor of its huge Leicester Square site

19-Dec-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Black & White Hospitality is hoping to sublet the first floor of its 14,500 sq ft Mr White’s flagship on Leicester Square to another operator.

Sustainable restaurant EDIT to launch in Hackney

16-Dec-2022 By Restaurant

A restaurant that champions a circular, low waste approach to cooking will open in Hackney next year.

How I Got Here: Graham Hornigold

14-Dec-2022 By James McAllister

The co-founder of gourmet doughnut brand Longboys on the renaissance of hotel pastry sections, ditching hospitality's long hours mentality, and why Hawksmoor is his favourite restaurant to eat in.

Quo Vadis to relaunch with double the number of covers

09-Dec-2022 By Restaurant

Soho establishment Quo Vadis is to undergo a refurbishment that will double the number of covers it can do.

Miller Prada to head up new wood-fired Mayfair restaurant HUMO

09-Dec-2022 By Restaurant

Chef Miller Prada will make his debut in January 2023 with the opening of a wood-fired kitchen in Mayfair.

New York's Black Tap 'craft' burgers targets London

07-Dec-2022 By Joe Lutrario

New York-based 'craft' burger group Black Tap is hoping to enter the London market having appointed property consultants Gillingham Bell International and Highland Global to help it identify sites.

Budgie Montoya to relocate Sarap to Soho’s Kingly Court

06-Dec-2022 By Restaurant

Ferdinand ‘Budgie’ Montoya is to relocate his Filipino restaurant to Soho’s Kingly Court next year.

Bao Fitzrovia to close

06-Dec-2022 By Restaurant

JKS is closing its Bao Fitzrovia restaurant after nearly seven years.

Flash-grilled: Natalie Coleman

02-Dec-2022 By James McAllister

The former MasterChef winner, who is now head chef at The Oyster Shed in the City of London, on the importance of stages, an unusual customer allergy, and Tom Kerridge.

Robbie Lorraine finds new site for his Only Food and Courses restaurant

02-Dec-2022 By Restaurant

Robbie Lorraine has left his role at Boys Hall restaurant with rooms in Kent to open an permanent site of his Only Food and Courses restaurant.

The Björn supremacy: the six-star chef that’s now cooking on the rooftops of Knightsbridge

01-Dec-2022 By Stefan Chomka

Swedish chef Björn Frantzén has made his restaurant debut in London, transforming a site at one of the city’s most famous landmarks.

The Sidemen succumb to the pull of Gravity with a second site in Wandsworth

01-Dec-2022 By Restaurant

YouTube stars The Sidemen will open their second UK Sides site, at Gravity Southside in Wandsworth.

Alex Webb on Park Lane becomes permanent restaurant

01-Dec-2022 By Restaurant

Chef Alex Webb’s pop-up restaurant at London’s The InterContinental Park Lane London hotel will become a permanent fixture.

ETM Group secures £11m of funding

01-Dec-2022 By Restaurant

Pub, bar and restaurant operator ETM Group has received more than £11m in funding from alternative lender ThinCats to help it grow.

Latest opening: NOTTO

30-Nov-2022 By Restaurant

The Piccadilly restaurant is the latest entrant in London’s stuffed pasta market.

Uncorked: Emma Denney

30-Nov-2022 By Joe Lutrario

The head of wine at Restaurant St Barts on Covid temporarily robbing her of her sense of smell and taste, and a mysterious Furmint from her home country of New Zealand.

Tapas Brindisa celebrates the croqueta with new Soho launch

30-Nov-2022 By Restaurant

A Basque restaurant and bar that has the croqueta as its signature dish will launch next month from the team behind the Spanish restaurant group Tapas Brindisa.

 

STK launches third London steakhouse

29-Nov-2022 By James McAllister

Steakhouse brand STK is to launch its third restaurant in the capital early next month at The Gantry London hotel in Stratford, part of the Curio Collection by Hilton.

Vegan 'soul food' restaurant Amrutha Lounge launches crowdfund as it plans second site

29-Nov-2022 By James McAllister

South London vegan 'soul food' restaurant Amrutha Lounge has launched a crowdfund to support the launch of a second site.