Spitalfields

Nuno Mendes to "reinvent" Taberna do Mercado at new site

07-Mar-2018 By Sophie Witts

Nuno Mendes has closed his London restaurant Taberna do Mercado in Old Spitalfields Market after three years.

The lowdown: International Women's Day 2018

01-Mar-2018 By Georgia Bronte

International Women’s Day will take place on the 8 March, and the hospitality sector is showing its support through a host of events centred around women’s equality.

Two new tenants are pulling in to Old Spitalfields Market

31-Jan-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Two new traders are moving in to Old Spitalfields Market’s The Kitchens as two of the venue’s original vendors move on to new projects.

Amber is the latest operator to choose the East End to make its debut

24-Jan-2018 By Georgia Bronte

A new Middle Eastern small-plates restaurant is opening in East London at the end of the month.

Swimming into the mainstream: The Ahi Poké founders on brand expansion

12-Dec-2017 By Georgia Bronte

Hawaiian-themed restaurant Ahi Poké is opening its third site, in London’s new Bloomsberg Arcade development later this month.

Tom Griffiths on bringing his brand of whole animal cookery to Spitalfields

09-Oct-2017 By Joe Lutrario

The chef behind Brighton nose-to-tail cooking concept Flank has moved to London to join the likes of Breddos Tacos, Berber and Q and Barbarian at Old Spitalfields Market.

Flank and Breddos set for Old Spitalfields Market

06-Oct-2017 By Georgia Bronte

Old Spitalfields Market has announced a line-up of ten new food traders curated by Nuno Mendes’ creative organisation Ten Ten.

Nuno Mendes to launch London Fields restaurant

28-Jul-2017 By Sophie Witts

Chef Nuno Mendes is teaming up with London hospitality group Barworks to launch a new restaurant in the capital later this year.

Gunpowder team to open Himalayan restaurant

07-Apr-2017 By Sophie Witts

The husband and wife team behind Gunpowder, the Indian restaurant in Spitalfields which won a Michelin Bib Gourmand, are to open a new site focusing on Himalayan cooking.

Meatball specialists Belpassi Bros to open Tooting restaurant

17-May-2016 By Emma Eversham

Twin brothers Livio and Lorenzo Belpassi, who have run a meatball truck at London's Old Spitalfields Market for the last year, are planning to open a restaurant in Tooting.

Square Pie smashes crowdfunding target

13-Oct-2015 By M&C Allegra Foodservice

Square Pie, the pie & mash restaurant operator, has completed its fundraising round after raising £681,500 through online crowdfunding platform Crowdcube, BigHospitality's sister publication M&C Allegra Foodservice has reported.

Square Pie hits Westfield Stratford as UK expansion begins

29-Jul-2013 By Luke Nicholls

Square Pie is set to open a fifth outlet at Westfield Stratford shopping centre this week as the London-based handmade pie specialist looks to expand to 20 venues within the next four years. 

Custom-made pizza specialist GO Food targets London for expansion

23-Nov-2012 By Emma Eversham

GO Food, the custom-made pizza concept created by Tim Entwistle and James Hoole, will focus on expanding further across London next year after experiencing a positive response to its Spitalfields site.

Hawksmoor Spitalfields to open basement bar

01-Mar-2012 By Luke Nicholls

Hawksmoor Spitafields, the original steakhouse in London’s Commercial Street, is to open a new, 60-cover bar this week.

Jun Tanaka and Mark Jankel launch mobile Street Kitchen

13-Aug-2010 By Becky Paskin

Pearl chef Jun Tanaka and Mark Jankel, chef and founder of The Food Initiative, will launch a mobile Street Kitchen as part of the London Food Festival this October