Street Food Restaurant

Hotbox launches £1.5m fundraise as it looks to return to expansion trail

03-Apr-2024 By James McAllister

London-based smokehouse restaurant Hotbox has launched a £1.5m fundraise as it looks to return to the expansion trail.

Prairie Fire announces permanent closure

05-Feb-2024 By James McAllister

Kansas City-style barbecue restaurant Prairie Fire has announced it will permanently close its doors this weekend.

Abby Lee to open Mambow in Clapton next month

19-Sep-2023 By Restaurant

Chef Abby Lee will relocate her modern Malaysian restaurant concept Mambow from Peckham's Market Stalls to a permanent site in Lower Clapton, east London, next month.

Book review: The Athenian - Eat Like a Greek

14-Apr-2023 By James McAllister

Greek street food outfit The Athenian has become the latest brand in the casual dining space to release a cookbook of all its signature dishes.

Eyal Shani: “Everywhere I go, I want to translate the city into a pita”

03-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

The idiosyncratic Miznon founder has built a global empire pursuing his passion for pita.

Generation Next

Mambow No. 2 – Abby Lee on her new restaurant

06-Jun-2022 By James McAllister

After Covid forced her to close her original Mambow restaurant mere weeks after opening it, chef Abby Lee is relaunching the brand as a ‘more complete’ modern Malaysian concept.

Generation next

So siu mei: Three Uncles on bringing Cantonese roast meats to a wider market

05-Apr-2022 By James McAllister

With the launch of its first sit-down restaurant in London’s Brixton, siu mei specialist Three Uncles is looking to move beyond the quick-service space

New York-style restaurant and bar to launch on former Hixter Bankside site

28-Mar-2022 By James McAllister

The Brixton-based restaurateurs behind Chip Shop are to launch a New York-style restaurant and bar concept in London Bridge, on the site previously occupied by Hixter Bankside.

generation next

It takes two to taco - Edson and Natalie Diaz-Fuentes on bringing Santo Remedio back to Shoreditch

07-Mar-2022 By James McAllister

Edson and Natalie Diaz-Fuentes have brought their beloved London-based Mexican restaurant Santo Remedio back to Shoreditch, a move they say will see the brand ‘return to its roots’.

Zaap Thai arrives in Sheffield

01-Mar-2022 By James McAllister

Street food brand Zaap Thai is to launch its sixth restaurant this spring having secured a site in Sheffield.

Three Uncles to launch first permanent restaurant next month in Brixton

16-Feb-2022 By James McAllister

Cantonese roast meat specialist Three Uncles is to launch its first permanent, sit-down restaurant early next month in Brixton Village, London.

Hotbox to close Spitalfields restaurant after investors pull out

28-Jan-2022 By James McAllister

Smokehouse group Hotbox is to close its only bricks and mortar restaurant in London's Spitalfields this weekend.

How I Got Here: Tim Vasilakis

19-Jan-2022 By James McAllister

The founder and CEO of Greek street food player The Athenian on building his business, his love of Leon, and why delivery kitchens need to have collection hubs for customers.

How I Got Here: Télémaque Argyriou

01-Dec-2021 By James McAllister

The founder of contemporary Greek restaurant Kalimera in London's Crouch End on building his business, and why the sector is too attached to the big delivery companies.

Mowgli to open in Brighton next spring

09-Sep-2021 By James McAllister

Nisha Katona has confirmed that she will open Mowgli's first Brighton outpost next spring, having secured a site in The Lanes.

Supa Ya Ramen finally set to open first permanent restaurant next month

26-Aug-2021 By James McAllister

Ramen supper club Supa Ya Ramen will finally open its first permanent restaurant next week on Kingsland Road in Dalston.

Tigre Tacos secures permanent home in Stoke Newington

19-Aug-2021 By James McAllister

Street food brand Tigre Tacos has secured its first permanent restaurant space in the capital, opening above mezcal bar Doña on Stoke Newington High Street next month.

Latest opening: Korean Dinner Party

13-Aug-2021 By James McAllister

The Señor Ceviche team has joined forces with TĀTĀ Eatery's Ana Gonçalves and Zijun Meng and drinks expert Cyan Wong to bring a slice of LA's Koreatown to London's Soho.

Elizabeth Haigh on going it alone at Mei Mei

20-May-2020 By Joe Lutrario

Elizabeth Haigh is now back behind the stove at her Borough Market food stall Mei Mei making Singaporean preparations to aid home cooks, including curry pastes and sambal chilli sauce.

Brighton's Baby Bao chooses London to launch its first restaurant proper

14-Sep-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Brighton street food outfit Baby Bao made its London debut this month, launching its first solo bricks-and-mortar site on the site formerly occupied by Chop Shop in Haymarket.

Mason & Company, the canal side craft beer bar in Hackney Wick, has announced its closure

11-Sep-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Five Points Brewing Co's sister company Mason & Company has closed. The bar and restaurant had been the first bricks-and-mortar site for Italian-American restaurant and co-founder Capish.

Jacob Kenedy closes Italian street food restaurant Vico in Cambridge Circus

26-Jun-2017 By Stefan Chomka

Vico, the Italian street food restaurant launched by Bocca di Lupo founders Jacob Kenedy and Victor Hugo in London’s Cambridge Circus in 2015 has closed.

Peruvian street food restaurant Butifarra to open in Soho

27-May-2016 By Sophie Witts

A new street food restaurant is set to bring an 'authentic' taste of Peru to Soho later this year.

Ex-Wahaca chef to open Mexican street food restaurant

15-Mar-2016 By Sophie Witts

Wahaca’s former head of menu innovation is set to launch his own Mexican street food restaurant in Shoreditch.

Twelve restaurants confirmed for Manchester Corn Exchange

10-Nov-2014 By Lauren Houghton

Wahaca, Vapiano, Cabana and Pho are among the operators to have secured sites at new restaurant and café hub the Manchester Corn Exchange, with 12 of the building's units now filled.

Roast founder acquires Indian street food restaurant Moolis

20-Feb-2012 By Peter Ruddick

Roast founder Iqbal Wahhab has bought Soho's Indian street food restaurant Moolis from administration with plans for menu changes before expansion aspirations for the business beyond the current Frith Street site.