Street food - Hospitality

Generation Next: The Athenian

10-Jul-2019 By Finn Scott-Delany

The Greek street food player has just secured a restaurant in London Bridge for its eighth site. Owners Neo Christodoulou and Tim Vasilakis discuss bringing souvlaki to the UK.

'World's first cheese conveyor belt restaurant' to open in Covent Garden

08-Jul-2019 By Stefan Chomka

A YO! Sushi style cheese and charcuterie restaurant where plates are delivered to diners via a conveyor belt is set to open in Covent Garden this September.

Cult favourites: the Sub Cult founders on taking their business mainstream

05-Jul-2019 By James McAllister

It’s had a succession of successful stalls, pop-ups and residencies, but can London-based street food outfit Sub Cult still cut the mustard in its first permanent site?

Residency restaurant opens in Manchester

04-Jul-2019 By James McAllister

A new Manchester hotel restaurant concept is looking to collaborate with up and coming food traders to serve street cuisine in a swankier setting.

Having operated in market spaces for more than 10 years, and following a successful appearance on the 2019 series of My Million Pound Menu, Baba G’s has finally opened its first bricks and mortar site.

Line up revealed for Market Halls' intu Lakeside venture

05-Jun-2019 By Stefan Chomka

Restaurant brands Burger & Beyond, Curry on Naanstop, Baozilnn, Fanny’s Kebabs, Mother Clucker and Fundi Pizza will open in the third Market Halls venture at intu lakeside.

Huge new food market to open in Bishopsgate next year

31-May-2019 By Stefan Chomka

London will become home to yet another huge ‘food hub’ with the opening of The Market in London’s Bishopsgate next year.

Pascal Gerrard: "StreetCubes are professional kitchens for professional chefs"

10-May-2019 By James McAllister

The brainchild of chef Pascal Gerrard and Olivier Blanc (son of Raymond), StreetCube is described as a ‘revolutionary’ dining concept that serves healthy and sustainable street food from kitchens inside shipping containers.

Baba G's to open first permanent site

10-May-2019 By James McAllister

Indian-inspired burger concept Baba G’s is to launch its first bricks and mortar site in Camden Market later this month.

Market Halls to open fourth London site

09-May-2019 By James McAllister

Market Halls has confirmed its fourth site will open within Canary Wharf’s Cargo redevelopment, with an aim to launch in 2021.

À la cart: can The Halal Guys crack the UK market?

08-May-2019 By James McAllister

Many US fast-food chains have struggled to set up shop this side of the pond. But by entering a space with limited direct branded competition, can The Halal Guys, which started life as a food cart in New York, succeed where others have failed?

Sub Cult to open first permanent site

02-May-2019 By James McAllister

Street food sandwich outfit Sub Cult is to open its first bricks and mortar site next month on the city’s Watling Street.

Restaurant radar: May 2019

01-May-2019 By Restaurant

From Robin Gill's new opening at the Embassy Gardens development to the first permanent location for Monsieur Le Duck, here are May's key restaurant openings.

Orange Buffalo to open first permanent restaurant

26-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

Street food chicken brand Orange Buffalo is to open its first bricks and mortar restaurant next month in Tooting.

Pied à Terre owner David Moore talks pubs, cookery classes and street food

26-Apr-2019 By Sophie Witts

High-profile restaurateur David Moore founded Fitzrovia fine dining institution Pied à Terre in 1991. More recent projects include street food concept Cook Love at London’s Dinerama and The Devereux pub in Holborn, which launched last month.

Civerinos launches third pizza bar in Edinburgh

25-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

Italian street food company Civerinos has launched its third pizza bar in Edinburgh.

Olivier Blanc and Pascal Gerrard to launch StreetCube concept

25-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

Olivier Blanc, son of chef Raymond Blanc, is partnering with chef Pascal Gerrard to launch a ‘revolutionary’ sustainability-focused street dining concept.

Simon Anderson: "We look for young, independent chef-driven businesses"

24-Apr-2019 By Stefan Chomka

The Market Halls co-founder on the reinvention of the food halls concept, how it works and what the future looks like for the business.

UK's largest food hall to open this summer

18-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

Market Hall’s flagship West End venue is to open in the summer, and according to the group it will be the largest food hall in the country.

Italian Alley launched in Camden Market

15-Apr-2019 By James McAllister

Camden Market owner LabTech has launched a hub promoting contemporary Italian cuisine, housed inside five restored railway arches behind the recently restored Triangle district.

Thunderbird are go: the fried chicken brand that's taking on KFC

09-Apr-2019 By Restaurant magazine

With backing from private equity group TriSpan, can Thunderbird Fried Chicken take flight in the highly competitive chicken sector?

Market Halls' new concept could roll out across the UK

20-Feb-2019 By Andrew Don

Market Halls will launch a new casual dining experience for out-of-town shopping centres this spring, which could be rolled out across the UK.

Thunderbird Fried Chicken backed by TriSpan

24-Jan-2019 By Sophie Witts

London street food brand Thunderbird Fried Chicken has received an investment from private equity group TriSpan to support its expansion.

Brixton Village launches restaurant incubator with London chefs

18-Jan-2019 By Helen Salter

Brixton Village has launched a restaurant incubator programme, ‘Brixton Kitchen’, to find the next big name in food.

Latest opening: Burger & Beyond

18-Jan-2019 By Joe Lutrario

High profile street food outfit Burger & Beyond has launched its first restaurant.

How I Got Here: Lee DeSanges

19-Dec-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Baked In Brick has had great success on street food circuit in Birmingham and further afield with its eclectic pizzas. Founder Lee DeSanges recently opened his first restaurant at The Custard Factory in Digbeth.

Time Out Market to open in London Waterloo

13-Dec-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Time Out Group will open a Time Out Market in London’s Waterloo in 2021.

KoolCha club: Rohit Ghai heads to Boxpark Wembley

04-Dec-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Barely two weeks after opening high-end Chelsea Indian Kutir, Rohit Ghai and Abhishake Sangwan have announced they are to open a street food business at Boxpark Wembley.

Restaurant's R200 Awards winners announced

04-Dec-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Restaurant groups including Nando’s, Mowgli, Honest Burgers and Tortilla were among the winners at Restaurant magazine’s R200 Awards, held last night (3 December) at Hawker House.

Cambridge-based Provenance Kitchen to open first permanent restaurant

29-Nov-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Cambridge-based street food operator Provenance Kitchen will open its first permanent restaurant in the city next year.

KERB to launch its first bricks and mortar market

14-Nov-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Street food collective KERB and major London landlord Shaftesbury are teaming up to open a food hall concept in a former warehouse building in Covent Garden.

New street food market The Upper Place looking to bring regional and overseas brands to capital

09-Nov-2018 By Sophie Witts

The managing director of The Italian Job pub group is to launch a street food market concept, with plans to expand it in London and other areas of the UK.

Burger & Beyond makes moves off the street with Shoreditch opening

24-Oct-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Street food burger operator Burger & Beyond will launch a permanent site alongside its residencies at KERB and Street Feast, having secured a site in east London.

Gizzi Erskine's Mare Street Market restaurant no longer going ahead

18-Oct-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Gizzi Erskine is no longer opening a restaurant within Hackney’s Mare Street Market.

The Marksman duo to bring their buns to Market Halls Victoria [Updated]

10-Oct-2018 By Joe Lutrario

Jon Rotheram and Tom Harris, the chefs behind well-regarded Hackney pub The Marksman, are to launch a grab-and-go offshoot at Victoria’s Market Halls development.

The Coconut Tree to double in size as part of 'mini rollout'

27-Sep-2018 By Finn Scott-Delany

Sri Lankan street food brand The Coconut Tree is eyeing a “mini rollout” that its founders says will preserve the authenticity of the brand.

“No more street food, and no more shipping containers": Why CookDaily has closed its final site

26-Sep-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Pioneering vegan restaurant CookDaily has now closed both of its BoxPark sites as it gears up to launch a bricks-and-mortar restaurant and media centre.

Boxpark Wembley announces new operator lineup

25-Sep-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Zia Lucia will launch its third site when Boxpark Wembley opens on 1 December.

Simon Anderson's Market Halls to launch second site this autumn

19-Sep-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Simon Anderson and Andy Lewis-Pratt will launch the second of their three scheduled Market Halls, following a short delay.

KERB teams up with WeWork to launch a meat-free market

17-Sep-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Street food collective KERB will launch a weekly vegetarian market this month in collaboration with office space company WeWork.

Kerb to leave Camden Market by the end of September

12-Sep-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Street food market curator Kerb will end its tenancy at Camden market at the end of the month, as it moves on to “new projects”.

Breddos team to launch Super Tacos, its second spin-off concept

12-Sep-2018 By Georgia Bronte

The Breddos Tacos team will launch a new spin-off taco brand at Market Halls Fulham this month.

Hawker Union to close following disputes with "deliberately difficult" council

11-Sep-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Street Feast’s Hawker Union site will trade its last service this weekend as founder Jonathan Downey takes the decision to close the site for good.

Ex-UCB lecturer opens Birmingham pizza restaurant

13-Jul-2018 By Sophie Witts

A former catering lecturer at University College Birmingham (UCB) has launched his first permanent restaurant in the city.

London Union gets green light for Woolwich night market

07-Feb-2018 By Stefan Chomka

London Union will open its next indoor night market in Woolwich next month after being given the green light for the project.

"It's only going to get better": Simon Anderson on opening the UK's biggest food hall

25-Jan-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Pitt Cue Co. restaurateur Simon Anderson and property, leisure and retail investor Andy Lewis Pratt are launching three permanent market halls in central and west London this year.

Oxford Street BHS to reopen as UK's biggest food hall

24-Jan-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Pitt Cue Co. restaurateur Simon Anderson and property, leisure and retail investor Andy Lewis Pratt are launching three market halls in central and west London this year.

Brixton Rooftop lease ends prematurely following acquisition by Sports Direct

11-Jan-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Brixton Rooftop is the latest restaurant casualty at the start of 2018, having announced that it will close at the end of the month.

The Bundobust boys on beer, bhajis and backers

06-Dec-2017 By Joe Lutrario

With sites in Leeds and Manchester, Gujarati street food and craft beer specialist Bundobust is hotly tipped to expand nationwide. Not bad for a vegetarian Indian restaurant that doesn’t sell curry

Glasgow's charity-focused answer to Street Feast will launch at the end of next month

27-Oct-2017 By Georgia Bronte

Glasgow pop-up restaurant outfit Section 33 is launching a Dinerama-esque street food market on the banks of the River Clyde.

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