Mayfair

Larry Jayasekara on why The Cocochine is not just another high-end restaurant

28-Mar-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Phone bookings only, bespoke menus on demand, original Andy Warhols on the walls… this is Mayfair dining but not as you know it.

Jason Atherton to close Pollen Street Social after 13-year run

22-Mar-2024 By Restaurant

Jason Atherton has announced his Mayfair restaurant Pollen Street Social will close in the summer after 13 years.

William Drabble to double up at Althoff St. James’s Hotel & Club

15-Feb-2024 By Restaurant

William Drabble is to open a new restaurant and bar within Althoff St. James’s Hotel & Club, home to the chef’s Seven Park Place restaurant.

Martin Kuczmarski: the man behind London's most captivating new restaurant

08-Feb-2024 By Stefan Chomka

With his debut solo restaurant, the former chief operating officer at Soho House Group is bringing old school hospitality and glamour to Mayfair.

Richard Caring to relaunch Le Caprice at The Chancery Rosewood on Grosvenor Square

31-Jan-2024 By James McAllister

Richard Caring will relaunch his iconic London restaurant Le Caprice at The Chancery Rosewood, the luxury hotel and leisure redevelopment of the former US Embassy building in Mayfair.

Latest opening: The Dover

15-Jan-2024 By Restaurant

Former Soho House group COO Martin Kuczmarski is channelling old school hospitality with his first solo venture.

Le Gavroche marks closure with events for hospitality industry and charities

11-Jan-2024 By James McAllister

Michel Roux Jr’s two Michelin-starred Mayfair restaurant Le Gavroche has announced it will host three hospitality industry-linked dinners next week to mark its closure.

More details released for upcoming Mayfair restaurant Gaia

20-Nov-2023 By Joe Lutrario

More details have been released for Gaia, the high-end Greek restaurant that is set to launch in Mayfair next month.

Jeremy King to relaunch Le Caprice site as Arlington

16-Oct-2023 By James McAllister

Jeremy King has revealed he will relaunch the Le Caprice site in London’s Mayfair early next year under the new name Arlington, after its address on Arlington Street.

New luxury caviar bar concept set for Mayfair

10-Oct-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Later this year will see the launch of a small yet opulent caviar bar within the recently created Medici Courtyard in Mayfair’s Hanover Square.

Jeremy King to reopen Le Caprice site in Mayfair

04-Sep-2023 By Restaurant

Jeremy King is to reopen Le Caprice in Mayfair, 43 years after he and Chris Corbin first opened the restaurant.

"Turning a page": Michel Roux Jr announces Le Gavroche to close after 56 years

18-Aug-2023 By Stefan Chomka

Michel Roux Jr’s two Michelin-starred Mayfair restaurant Le Gavroche will close next year 55 years after it launched.

Jason Atherton secures new Mayfair outpost

14-Jul-2023 By James McAllister

Jason Atherton is to open a new Mayfair restaurant having secured a site on Bruton Place that was previously occupied by Les Platanes.

How I Got Here: Scottie Bhattarai

05-Jul-2023 By James McAllister

The Nepal-born CEO of Isabel Mayfair, who's preparing to launch MAYA in Manchester, on promoting hospitality as a successful career path and the importance of staff retention.

Restaurateur of the Year 2023: Samyukta Nair

30-Jun-2023 By Restaurant

The restaurateur behind super chic Mayfair venues Bombay Bustle, Jamavar, Socca Bistro, KOYN and MiMi Mei Fair has been named Restaurateur of the Year at the National Restaurant Awards 2023.

Top end Italian Il Gattopardo to launch in Mayfair later this year

28-Jun-2023 By Joe Lutrario

The group behind restaurants including Zuma, Roka, Coya and Amazonico will launch a high-end Italian restaurant on Mayfair’s Albemarle Street later year.

Latest opening: HUMO

24-Feb-2023 By Joe Lutrario

Endo Kazutoshi protégé Miller Prada has created a strikingly original love letter to wood-fired cooking in the Mayfair site that was once Wild Honey.

The kids are alright: Chantelle Nicholson launches tasting menu for children

15-Dec-2022 By Joe Lutrario

January will see Apricity chef Chantelle Nicholson will launch Culinary Kids, a tasting menu for youngsters in partnership with charity School Food Matters.

Former Jin Paris chef Takuya Watanabe launches Mayfair omakase restaurant

17-Nov-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Chef Takuya Watanabe has made his London debut with an omakase restaurant on Mayfair’s Albemarle Street.

Latest opening: The Barley Mow

21-Oct-2022 By Joe Lutrario

The gentrification of London boozers in prime locations continues apace as Cubitt House opens its latest site.

Latest opening: KOYN

30-Sep-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Samyukta and Dinesh Nair’s latest restaurant sees the increasingly prolific LSL Capital take inspiration from Mount Fuji to explore Japanese cuisine.

Uncorked: Sergi Guillen Beneito

12-Aug-2022 By Joe Lutrario

The wine director at Ormer Mayfair by Sofian on having to pour a bottle of 2001 Petrus down the sink and Castilla Leon-based producer Alvar de Dios.

Los Angeles-born restaurant Sparrow migrates to Mayfair

28-Jul-2022 By Joe Lutrario

US hospitality group Noble 33 is partnering with UK-based operator Khaled Dandachi to bring its ‘modern coastal Italian’ concept Sparrow to Mayfair.

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.

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.

Samyukta Nair to branch out into Japanese cuisine with KOYN

09-Jun-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Jamavar, Bombay Bustle and MiMi Mei Fair owner Samyukta Nair and LSL Capital will open a modern Japanese restaurant in Mayfair this September.

Bar des Prés turns its downstairs into wine-focused ‘destination lounge’

10-May-2022 By Joe Lutrario

Franco/East Asian Mayfair restaurant Bar des Prés has turned its downstairs seating area into a ‘destination lounge’ that offers an extensive menu of French wine by the glass alongside a menu of light bites.

Alexis Colletta and Romain Fargette to open Yuca on former Mews of Mayfair site

10-Feb-2022 By Restaurant

Restaurateurs Alexis Colletta and Romain Fargette are taking on the former Mews of Mayfair site to open a Japanese-Mexican restaurant.

Chantelle Nicholson to launch sustainability-focused central London restaurant

18-Nov-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Former Tredwell’s chef Chantelle Nicholson is to open a restaurant ‘that will pioneer the principles of a circular economy’ just off Oxford Street early next year.

Australian chef Roy Ner to launch Middle Eastern-inspired restaurant in Mayfair

16-Nov-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Australian chef Roy Ner is to make his UK debut early next month with high-end Middle Eastern-inspired restaurant Jeru.

Graziano Arricale on bringing Langan’s back

12-Nov-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The Caprice Holdings and D&D London alumnus has teamed up with school friend James Hitchen to reopen one of Mayfair’s best-known restaurants.

Latest opening: Manthan

22-Oct-2021 By Joe Lutrario

Kutir chef Rohit Ghai has returned to his old stomping ground of Mayfair to open a relaxed yet decidedly upmarket small plates Indian restaurant.

Samyukta Nair: "we're looking to diversify what we do"

10-Sep-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The restaurateur behind Mayfair's Jamavar and Bombay Bustle has moved into new territory with high-end Chinese restaurant MiMi Mei Fair, and she's not stopping there.

Chet Sharma: "A lot of places have stripped back too much and lost flavour"

14-May-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The former The Ledbury and Moor Hall development chef is out to disrupt the top-end Indian space with his debut restaurant Bibi.

Sofian Msetfi appointed executive chef of Ormer Mayfair

27-Apr-2021 By Stefan Chomka

Sofian Msetfi has been appointed executive chef of Ormer Mayfair following the departure of Kerth Gumbs earlier this month.

Alexis Gauthier: “For people to embrace plant-based we need to cover all levels of cuisine”

13-Apr-2021 By Joe Lutrario

The talented French chef that swapped foie gras for faux meat on his new ‘vegan cafeteria’ 123 Vegan at Mayfair department store Fenwick.

Hide's Hideaway spin-off to go permanent in Mayfair

09-Oct-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Hide’s more casual spin-off Hideaway is to open a permanent site in Mayfair following successful pop-ups at Burlington Arcade and Chelsea Barracks last year.

Mayfair restaurant The Square forced to close after administrators seize property

03-Feb-2020 By James McAllister

Marlon Abela’s Michelin-starred Mayfair restaurant The Square has been closed after administrators attended the property mid-service on Friday (31 January).

Jason Atherton and Paul Walsh on The Betterment

27-Sep-2019 By James McAllister

Jason Atherton and chef Paul Walsh have opened The Betterment; a simple but stylish offering in Mayfair's Grosvenor Square.

Latest opening: Charlie’s

25-Sep-2019 By Stefan Chomka and James McAllister

Chef Adam Byatt has opened Charlie’s, a high-end restaurant at Mayfair’s equally upscale Brown’s Hotel that certainly knows its audience.

How I Got Here: Colin Clague

14-Aug-2019 By James McAllister

Former Zuma chef Colin Clague is the chef patron at Rüya, the Anatolian-inspired restaurant from Dubai that opened its first UK outpost in Mayfair last year.

Latest opening: Moncks of Dover St

02-Aug-2019 By James McAllister

It may be a departure in terms of cuisine, but Moncks of Dover St shows the Park Chinois team is maintaining that sense of glamour and luxury for which it’s known.

Latest opening: Lucknow 49

17-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

DUM Biryani founder Dhruv Mittal has arrived in Mayfair with Lucknow 49, a restaurant inspired by the northern Indian city that’s close to the Taj Mahal.

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.

Flash-grilled: Carmelo Carnevale

22-Mar-2019 By Joe Lutrario

Born in Sicily, Carmelo Carnevale is head chef at top end Mayfair Italian Onima. His CV also include Semplice and Novikov Italian.

Opening of the month: Gazelle

01-Aug-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Chef Rob Roy Cameron and cocktail maestro Tony Conigliaro are collaborating again with a grown-up restaurant and bar on Mayfair’s increasingly eclectic Albemarle Street.

Restaurant Radar: September 2017

05-Sep-2017 By Georgia Bronte

From to Alan Yau's Turkish pide in Marylebone, to Japanese-Peruvian fusion in the City, here are the openings you need to know about this month. 

Roka and Zuma founders to open Greek restaurant Meraki

31-May-2017 By Hannah Thompson

Meraki, a new Greek-Mediterranean restaurant from the Waney family, of Roka and Zuma, is to open in Fitzrovia this June, with a Greek chef whose career includes Michelin-starred The Square and Zafferano.

Claridge's plans to modernise with five-storey basement

08-Sep-2016 By Sophie Witts

Luxury hotel Claridge's has submitted plans for a five-storey ‘iceberg’ basement and 40 extra rooms in a bid to modernise its historic site.

Small Talk

James Robson on Cartizze and making it in Mayfair

11-Sep-2014 By Carina Perkins

Investor and entrepreneur James Robson has established a portfolio of exclusive venues in London, including Mews of Mayfair, La Cave, Mayfair Pizza Co and his latest venture, Cartizze.