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Mexa by Sonora Taqueria to join Arcade Food Hall

01-Sep-2022 By James McAllister

The team behind popular east London taqueria Sonora have partnered with Arcade Food Hall at Centre Point to launch a new concept.

Brother Marcus heads to South Ken

31-Aug-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Eastern Mediterranean all day dining group Brother Marcus will open its fourth London restaurant later this month.

MEATliquor closes huge Clapham Old Town restaurant after less than a year - updated

31-Aug-2022 By James McAllister

MEATliquor has permanently closed its site in Clapham Old Town, London, less than a year after launching it.

Operation: Falafel set for London debut

30-Aug-2022 By James McAllister

Dubai-born street food concept Operation: Falafel is to make its UK debut next month in London's Camden, ahead of plans for a wider roll out across the country

Beirut-founded Japanese omakase restaurant Mayha heads to London

25-Aug-2022 By James McAllister

Beirut-founded Japanese omakase restaurant Mayha is to launch a sister site in London's Marylebone next month, marking the first opening on UK shores for the Lebanon-based Nothing But Love group.

Kitchen Table, Core and Corbin & King alum join forces for new Notting Hill bistro

24-Aug-2022 By James McAllister

A highly-experienced group of hospitality professionals have joined forces to launch a neighbourhood-style British bistro on the former Raoul’s site in London's Notting Hill.

Friends in Thai places: the chef championing less established Thai cuisine

22-Aug-2022 By Stefan Chomka

With his Plaza Khao Gaeng and soon-to-open Speedboat Bar restaurants, Luke Farrell is introducing Londoners to Thai cuisine as they may never have experienced before.

Latest opening: Salt Yard Borough Market

22-Aug-2022 By Stefan Chomka

The Spanish and Italian-focused tapas bar and restaurant has taken a prime spot at London’s Borough market.

Darjeeling Express to return to its pop-up roots ahead of relocation

19-Aug-2022 By Restaurant

Asma Khan’s Darjeeling Express is returning to its pop-up roots taking up residency at Kensington-based pub The Permbroke.

Flash-grilled: Yam Lok Hin

19-Aug-2022 By James McAllister

The executive pastry chef at the Four Seasons Hotel London on Park Lane on his admiration of Pierre Hermé, a strange sugar-free request, and the power of Instagram.

Bob Bob Ricard secures funds to expand

19-Aug-2022 By Restaurant

Bob Bob Ricard has secured funds from lender ThinCats to help it expand its presence in the UK as well as abroad.

Pied à Terre's Asimakis Chaniotis to oversee the menu at new Soho restaurant and cocktail bar

19-Aug-2022 By James McAllister

Pied à Terre executive chef Asimakis Chaniotis is to oversee the menu at a new restaurant, cocktail bar and art space that's set to launch in London's Soho next month.

Block Soho takes former Zelman Meats site in Soho

18-Aug-2022 By Restaurant

A new chophouse will open in Soho later this month on the former Zelman Meats site.

Casa do Frango to double its estate to four in the coming months

15-Aug-2022 By Restaurant

Piri-piri chicken specialist Casa do Frango will double its estate in the coming months with the opening of two new restaurants in the capital.

Jaego's House to launch family-friendly waterside restaurant

15-Aug-2022 By Restaurant

Chef Alexander Militsopoulos will head up the kitchen at a new restaurant located at the soon-to-open family members club Jaego’s House.

One in seven pubs and restaurants lost in The City of London since Covid

15-Aug-2022 By James McAllister

The City of London has seen a net decline of one in seven licensed premises since March 2020, the new Market Recovery Monitor from CGA by NielsenIQ and AlixPartners reveals.

Josh and Holly Eggleton’s Pony Bistro to close its doors

11-Aug-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Josh and Holly Eggleton’s Pony Bistro restaurant in the Bristol suburb of Bedminster will close its doors at the end of the year to allow the siblings to focus on the upcoming relaunch of their Chew Valley flagship The Pony and Trap as the Pony Chew Valley....

Arôme doubles up in London with Mayfair bakery

11-Aug-2022 By James McAllister

Asian-influenced bakery concept Arôme has launched a second London site in Mayfair.

Sticks’n’Sushi to hit double figures with Westfield London site

10-Aug-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Denmark-founded Japanese restaurant group Sticks’n’Sushi will open a restaurant at Westfield London this December that will take it up to a total of 10 UK sites.

Inception Group secures first Soho site for Mr Fogg’s

09-Aug-2022 By James McAllister

Bunga Bunga, Maggies and Cahoots operator Inception Group will open its first Mr Fogg’s bar in Soho early next year.

Flash-grilled: Sara Masarotti

05-Aug-2022 By James McAllister

The general manager at The Drunken Butler in London's Clerkenwell on how confidence can keep you calm under pressure during a busy service, and an unusual Pokémon-related guest request.

Dmitri Magi named culinary director at Claridge’s amid shake-up of hotel's F&B

02-Aug-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Dmitri Magi has been appointed to the newly created role of culinary director at top-end Mayfair hotel Claridge’s and will relaunch the space that previously housed Davies and Brook later this year.

Portuguese chef Henrique Sá Pessoa to launch top-end restaurant at Battersea Power Station

25-Jul-2022 By Joe Lutrario

High-profile Portuguese chef Henrique Sá Pessoa will open an upscale restaurant and bar at the new art’otel in Battersea Power Station later this year.

Feels Like June to open in London’s Wood Wharf

25-Jul-2022 By Restaurant

California-inspired restaurant Feels Like June will open at London’s Wood Wharf next month.

Zandi brothers to open Riviera on former Sake no Hana site

25-Jul-2022 By Restaurant

The restaurant group behind London venues El Norte, Zuaya and Como Garden is to take on the former Sake no Hana site on St James’s Street.

Maguro Group to open BBQ restaurant in Chinatown

25-Jul-2022 By Joe Lutrario

The Korean restaurant group behind London's Bullgogi, Gogi and Bunsik is to launch a Korean BBQ restaurant in Chinatown called Pochawa Grill.

Hackney restaurant and wine bar Peg to close

22-Jul-2022 By Restaurant

The team behind London restaurants Bright and P.Franco and Noble Fine Liquor have announced that they are closing their neighbourhood restaurant and wine bar Peg in Hackney.

The Engine Rooms in East Finchley closes

22-Jul-2022 By Restaurant

The Engine Rooms Restaurant located within the renowned Hexagon Classics car showroom in London’s East Finchley has closed.

Fire forces The Ninth to close temporarily

21-Jul-2022 By Restaurant

Jun Tanaka has been forced to temporarily close his Fitzrovia restaurant The Ninth after a fire broke out at the venue.

D&D London launches its first dedicated events space in the UK

20-Jul-2022 By Restaurant

D&D London has launched a permanent venue for its outside event’s arm Alexander & Björck (A&B) at the site of the former Blueprint Café.

JKS Restaurants launches Apprenticeship Academy

20-Jul-2022 By Restaurant

London-based restaurant group JKS Restaurants is launching an Apprenticeship Academy to address the industry’s staffing challenges.

Latest opening: The Japanese

15-Jul-2022 By Restaurant

The newest addition to Mayfair member’s club Annabel’s has an Asian focus.

D&D London closes Aster after five years

15-Jul-2022 By Restaurant

D&D London has closed its Aster restaurant in London Victoria’s Nova development after five years of trading.

Daisy Green Collection to launch another barge venue

12-Jul-2022 By Restaurant

Australian restaurant group Daisy Green Collection is embarking on yet another riverside project with a new restaurant located on a barge in Richmond.

Paul Walsh to head up The Biltmore’s restaurants following Jason Atherton's departure

12-Jul-2022 By Restaurant

Paul Walsh will take the helm at The Biltmore Mayfair’s dining areas following the departure of Jason Atherton.

Scott's to target younger crowd with new Richmond restaurant

11-Jul-2022 By Restaurant

Mayfair restaurant Scott’s will open a second venue in London this autumn on the banks of the River Thames designed to attract a younger audience.

Latest opening: Firebird

06-Jul-2022 By James McAllister

Restaurateurs Madina Kazhimova and Anna Dolgushina, who both hail from St Petersburg, have launched their first London restaurant in Soho, specialising in open fire cooking and natural wine.

The Dorchester reveals its new look

06-Jul-2022 By Restaurant

The Dorchester has provided a glimpse of what its refurbished areas will look like when they are reopened to the public in September.

Mayfair 'clubstaurant' Miro to launch in Mayfair with £3,000 signature dish

06-Jul-2022 By James McAllister

A restaurant with a £3,000 dish and a range of cocktails priced between £500 and £50,000 on its menu is to open on Burlington Street in London's Mayfair next week.

Matthias Ingelmann on KOL’s progressive cocktail programme

05-Jul-2022 By Joe Lutrario

The Marylebone Mexican restaurant took home the Cocktail List of the year award at the Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards last month.

Big dog: Brewdog to launch UK's largest pub next month

05-Jul-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Craft beer brewer and operator Brewdog will open its biggest ever venue next month.

BiBi gourmand: Chet Sharma on his Mayfair restaurant one year on

05-Jul-2022 By Joe Lutrario

The development guru turned chef-patron on his smash hit North Audley Street restaurant BiBi taking home Opening of the Year at the Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards last month.

St John to open a restaurant in Marylebone

04-Jul-2022 By Restaurant

Fergus Henderson and Trevor Gulliver are heading to Marylebone to open their third restaurant in the capital.

Asian restaurant ULI to double up in London

01-Jul-2022 By BigHospiality

Notting Hill Gate restaurant ULI will launch a second site in the capital this year.

Flash-grilled: Ben Hobson

01-Jul-2022 By James McAllister

The head chef at Bob Bob Ricard City in London on a troubling Michelin memory, what he'd be doing if he wasn't in kitchens, and his dream dinner party guests.

All-day restaurant Oak & Poppy to open in Hampstead this summer

01-Jul-2022 By Restaurant

First Restaurant Group will open restaurant Oak & Poppy in Hampstead this summer.

Uncorked: Fernando Cubas

30-Jun-2022 By Joe Lutrario

The head sommelier at Theo Randall at the InterContinental on his Italy-focused list, Trentino-based producer Elisabetta Foradori and his love of Sicilian wines.

Ukrainian chef Yurii Kovryzhenko to launch debut London restaurant

28-Jun-2022 By James McAllister

Prominent Ukrainian chef Yurii Kovryzhenko and his partner Olga Tsybytovska are to launch a 'neo-bistro' on Brompton Road in London's Chelsea next month.

Asian bar and kitchen Gura Gura set for UK debut at The Yards

28-Jun-2022 By James McAllister

Gura Gura, a brand-new Asian bar and kitchen concept, has signed at 19 Slingsby Place, The Yards, for its debut restaurant within London’s Covent Garden.

Resetting the bar: how Vinoteca changed the wine bar game

27-Jun-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Having played a key role in reviving the wine bar in London, Charlie Young and Brett Woonton are now bringing Vinoteca to Birmingham.