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Balans 'optimistic' for the future as it prepares for reopening

28-Jul-2020 By James McAllister

Balans founder David Taylor says he is 'optimistic' about the longer-term future of the London-based group as it prepares to reopen the majority of its estate.

SMALL TALK

David Taylor on 30 years of Balans Soho Society

27-Jan-2017 By Sophie Witts

Late-night restaurant and celebrity favourite Balans Soho Society celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. Co-founder David Taylor spoke to BigHospitality about updating the now six-strong brand and the changing world of Soho restaurants.

Barrafina Frith Street to relocate to Quo Vadis in London’s Soho

13-Jun-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Barrafina Frith Street, the original Michelin-starred tapas bar in Soho, is to move to members’ club and restaurant Quo Vadis on Dean Street after the site's landlord decided to redevelop it.  

Patty & Bun to open fourth London restaurant

02-Dec-2015 By Emma Eversham

London burger restaurant Patty & Bun has announced plans to open its fourth site in the capital next year. 

Bone Daddies to launch Soho pop-up restaurant Shackfuyu

03-Feb-2015 By Emma Eversham

The team behind Japanese restaurant concepts Bone Daddies and Flesh & Buns will open a pop-up restaurant in Soho this month. 

Hospitality Openings: December 2013/January 2014

05-Feb-2014 By Emma Eversham

New casual dining concepts such as Dirty Bones and Jackson & Rye and boutique hotels dominate in our latest round-up of hospitality openings.

Cornmeal-focussed restaurant brings gluten-free offering to Soho

11-Dec-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Polenta, a naturally gluten-free grain most commonly associated with the peasant cuisine of northern Italy, is the basis for a new, health-focussed restaurant opening in Soho next week.

Bobby Chinn heads to the UK for new Vietnamese restaurant in London

26-Jul-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Chef Bobby Chinn, who has risen to fame in Vietnam with two eponymous restaurants and as the host of the World Café TV show, is coming to the UK to open The House of Ho restaurant in Soho, after eight years searching for the right opportunity.

Soho House to open second Diner in London with Brendan Sodikoff

20-Jun-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Soho House Group is set to further develop its partnership with US restaurateur Brendan Sodikoff with the opening the Soho Diner on Old Compton Street early next month.

Late Night London revamps restaurant & bar offering

15-Feb-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Late Night London, the subsidiary of Novus Leisure which owns 45 restaurants, bars and nightclubs across the capital, has just completed the refurbishment of three of its venues and is set to re-launch another next month.

Soho power cut: Pubs, bars and restaurants lose out on Mad Friday

19-Dec-2011 By Luke Nicholls & Peter Ruddick

As businesses braced themselves for ‘Mad Friday’, one of the busiest trading days of the year, a power cut left parts of London’s Soho without electricity for the majority of the day, forcing pubs, bars and restaurants to close.