Middle Eastern Cuisine

El Gato Negro team line up third Manchester restaurant

09-Jan-2019 By Sophie Witts

The team behind Manchester’s well-regarded El Gato Negro restaurant are to launch a new Middle Eastern concept in the city this year.

Tony Kitous: "I want to see 1,000 Lebanese restaurants in the UK'

09-Nov-2018 By Food Spark

With a new site set to open in London Bridge, the Comptoir Libanais founder discusses the group's star dishes, making Lebanese food more accessible to the masses and why people are rediscovering Middle Eastern cuisine.

How I Got Here: Eve Bugler

11-Oct-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Eve Bugler founded specialist kebab restaurant Bababoom in Battersea in 2016 and launched a second site in Islington earlier this year.

Pide restaurant founded by Alan Yau closes its doors

24-Sep-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Babaji Pide, the Turkish pide restaurant launched by Alan Yau in 2015 has closed.

Maison Bab will feature a "chef's table" and kebab tasting menu

21-Aug-2018 By Sophie Witts

The team behind Soho’s Le Bab have revealed further details of their upcoming second site - which will feature a hidden fine dining restaurant.

Latest opening: Bababoom Islington

17-Aug-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Kebab specialist Bababoom has chosen Islington's Upper Street for its second location following success in Battersea.

Sami Tamimi on ROVI, 'waste' ingredients and Ottolenghi

09-Jul-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Chef restaurateurs Sami Tamimi and Yotam Ottolenghi opened their first restaurant in six years late last month. Located in Fitzrovia, ROVI serves a vegetable-centric menu that explores fermentation and cooking over fire.

Apostrophe founder to launch Delamina restaurant in London

06-Feb-2018 By Sophie Witts

The couple behind Shoreditch’s Strut & Cluck are to launch a new Eastern Mediterranean restaurant in London.

Comptoir Libanais to expand to the west Midlands this spring

29-Jan-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Lebanese restaurant brand Comptoir Libanais is set to open its first restaurant in Birmingham this spring.

Former Nando's director to launch kebab restaurant BabaBoom

02-Aug-2016 By Sophie Witts

A former Nando’s director is to open a new charcoal kebab restaurant in London.

Yasmeen brings taste of the Middle East to St John's Wood

10-Apr-2015 By Sophie Witts

Middle Eastern Restaurant Yasmeen has opened its doors in London’s St John’s Wood this week (7 April).

Business Profile: Comptoir Libanais

09-Mar-2015 By Joe Lutrario

Tony Kitous is on a mission to bring Lebanese food to the high street and believes that the shawarma has what it takes to one day oust the burrito and the burger. 

Josh Katz to launch Berber & Q in spring 2015

02-Dec-2014 By Carina Perkins

Former Ottolenghi chef Josh Katz will open his first restaurant in Haggerston next spring – a Middle Eastern and North African grill house inspired by his travels across London, Marrakesh, Istanbul, Tel Aviv and New York.

Cookhouse Joe launches new Soho site

03-Jun-2014 By Lauren Houghton

Contemporary Lebanese restaurant Cookhouse Joe launched a new Soho site in London’s Dean Street yesterday (2 June).

Mamounia Lounge doubles up in the capital

25-Oct-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Mamounia Lounge, the Middle Eastern restaurant, cocktail bar and ‘late-night den’ in Knightsbridge, has opened a sister site on Curzon Street in Mayfair.