Soho

We want.... bowls?

15-Nov-2018 By Joe Lutrario

First-time restaurateur Zarifa Ragimova is to open a Soho restaurant that serves food only in bowls.

Flash-grilled: Masha Rener

31-Aug-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Masha Rener was born in Umbertide – a small town in between Umbria and Tuscany - and cooked for many years in her family's restaurant there. She now cooks at specialist Soho pasta restaurant Lina Stores, which opened earlier this year.

Adam Simmonds set for new role after Test Kitchen closure

26-Jan-2018 By Sophie Witts

Chef Adam Simmonds is set for a new role at a private members' club in Milton Keynes after the closure of his London Test Kitchen pop-up earlier this week.

Butterscotch bakery set to double up in the capital

11-Jan-2018 By Stefan Chomka

A second Butterscotch, the bakery and tearoom that launched in London’s White City in 2017, is understood to be opening in the capital this year.

Zuma plans to bring new robata concept Inko Nito to Soho

16-Nov-2017 By Mark Wingett

Restaurant group Zuma is planning to launch a Japanese robata concept in London’s Soho.

Sophie's subterranean speakeasy set to launch next month

16-Nov-2017 By Georgia Bronte

Sophie’s Steakhouse is opening a speakeasy bar in Soho next month in the basement of its new site.

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.  

Peter Gordon and Adam Wills' fusion restaurant Kopapa to close

26-Apr-2016 By Emma Eversham

Kopapa, Peter Gordon and Adam Wills' fusion restaurant in London's Seven Dials, is set to close its doors at the end of this week. 

Michelin-starred Arbutus to leave Soho

19-Feb-2016 By Sophie Witts

Michelin-starred Soho restaurant Arbutus is to move site at the end of 2016 and relaunch with a new refreshed offer.  

London restaurant Moti Mahal to close

09-Feb-2016 By Emma Eversham

Indian restaurant Moti Mahal in London is closing this week after more than 10 years in business.

Whitbread secures Soho site for Hub by Premier Inn hotel

28-Jul-2015 By Emma Eversham

Whitbread has secured a site in Soho for a 110-bedroom Hub by Premier Inn hotel. 

Orient Chinese restaurant opening in Soho

12-Jun-2015 By Sophie Witts

Chef and hospitality entrepreneur Patrick Cheung is opening an ‘authentic’ Chinese restaurant in Soho on 16 June.

Will Ricker wins Westminster licensing battle

18-Sep-2014 By Carina Perkins

Restaurateur Will Ricker has won an appeal against Westminster City Council to allow customers at his Soho restaurant, La Bodega Negra, to buy alcohol without food.

Hospitality Openings: June 2014

26-Jun-2014 By Carina Perkins

Our latest round of up of the hottest hospitality openings includes Heston Blumenthal’s Heathrow venture The Perfectionists’ Café, Lee Westcott's Typing Room and Liverpool's Titanic Hotel, as well as new hotel rooms above London pubs The Tommyfield...

Busaba ramps up UK expansion

13-Feb-2014 By Luke Nicholls

Alan Yau's casual-dining Thai chain Busaba Eathai has confirmed plans to double its estate over the next three years, with two new London openings in 2014 and an extra focus being placed on further expansion outside of the capital.

Hospitality Openings: September/October 2013

30-Oct-2013 By Luke Nicholls

New London restaurants including Merchants Tavern, Boulestin and Gymkhana domintate our Hospitality Openings gallery for September and October – although some innovative hotels and pubs also feature…

Polpetto restaurant to return to Soho with Florence Knight at the helm

25-Jun-2013 By Peter Ruddick

Russell Norman and Richard Beatty have secured a site on Berwick Street for the return of Polpetto, the pair's popular Soho restaurant, which will once again feature Florence Knight in charge of the kitchen. 

Vapiano secures former nightclub for third London restaurant

13-May-2013 By Peter Ruddick

Vapiano, the fast-casual Italian restaurant chain which allows diners to interact with the chefs, has secured a former nightclub in Soho for its third London restaurant.

The new Soho? Covent Garden’s restaurant resurgence explained

19-Mar-2013 By Peter Ruddick

It was known as the place to grab a pasty while watching the circus acts perform, a tick on a London tourist's destination list. But with a flurry of restaurant launches, most recently Keith McNally’s Balthazar, Covent Garden is once again a respected...

London's burger boom continues with BRGR.CO opening in Soho

07-Nov-2012 By Luke Nicholls

BRGR.CO, which operates two ‘back to basics’ burger joints in Beirut, is bringing the concept to the UK next month with the opening of a 50-cover restaurant in Wardour Street, Soho.

Tube visits to West End stations up 27% but many London restaurants still not gaining from 2012 Olympics

06-Aug-2012 By Emma Eversham

Tube journeys to stations in London's West End were up 27 per cent on Saturday (4 August) night according to the latest figures from Transport for London (TfL), but many restaurants still feel they are not benefiting from the trade boost promised...

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.

Jeremy Lee leaves Blueprint Café for Quo Vadis

01-Dec-2011 By Stefan Chomka

Jeremy Lee is to leave London’s Blueprint Café after 16 years to join Sam and Eddie Hart’s Quo Vadis.

Pix pinxto bar to open in London’s West End

23-Mar-2011 By Lorraine Heller

The late night Spanish pinxto bar , Pix, is to open its third London site, located on the former site of a Korean restaurant in Soho.

Wahaca to open fourth Mexican restaurant in Soho

15-Jul-2010 By Becky Paskin

Wahaca, the Mexican street food restaurant concept owned by Thomasina Miers and Mark Selby, is to open its fourth venue in Wardour Street, Soho in October

Busaba Eathai plans four new restaurants in 2010

22-Mar-2010 By Emma Eversham

Busaba Eathai, the Thai restaurant chain founded by Alan Yau, has announced plans to open four more sites, including its first outside London, this year

Soho House Group moves forward with Dean Street hotel and restaurant

24-Aug-2009 By Emma Eversham

Work is underway on Soho House Group’s latest project -  Dean Street Townhouse & Dining Room  - after Westminster City Council gave its plans the thumbs up

Novus Buys Seven Soho Sites

18-Mar-2008 By Mark Stretton, M&C Report

Novus Leisure is to acquire the lions share of Soho Clubs & Bars in a deal valued at between £8m and £10m. The group is to buy seven London venues from administrators Kroll.

Arbutus owners on winning awards galore expanding to Mayfair

28-Mar-2007 By Restaurant

As team Arbutus gears up for a summer sequel, Anthony Demetre and Will Smith explain why they're keeping it simple Anthony Demetre and Will Smith have a spring in their step. Little wonder, though; they've just had a bumper year at their Soho...

Crêpeaffaire - healthy, tasty, good value food on the go

14-Feb-2007 By Restaurant

Sod the sarnies and have an affaire to remember The Spiel: ;Sweet to savoury crêpes with ingredients that are natural and healthy for people on the go.; says Managing Director Daniel Spinath. Which means? The crêpes are baked ...

Yau set to open new “fast casual Chinese restaurant” in Soho

17-Sep-2006 By Restaurant

Hong Kong-born restaurateur Alan Yau is set to open a new “fast casual Chinese restaurant” on a site in Soho which he has held the lease on for several years. Yau took the site, on Ganton Street, when the area’s Kingly Court was ...