Tapas

José Pizarro to open all-day restaurant Lolo in Bermondsey

05-Apr-2024 By Restaurant

José Pizarro is to open a new restaurant in Bermondsey later this summer.

Spanish restaurant Boca a Boca to open in Fitzrovia

23-Oct-2023 By Restaurant

Ukrainian-born Spanish restaurant Boca a Boca will open its first restaurant in London.

Iberian bar and grill BoBo to open second site

02-Aug-2023 By Restaurant

The owners of Liverpool-based Iberian bar and grill BoBo are opening a second venue in Wirral.

Tapas Revolution leaves £4.3m deficit as it's acquired in pre-pack deal

27-Apr-2023 By Finn Scott-Delany

Tapas Revolution has left a deficit of £4.3m to unsecured creditors after being bought out of administration in a pre-pack deal.

How I Got Here: Jack Applebee

29-Mar-2023 By James McAllister

One of the brothers behind Borough Market's Applebee’s Fish and the recently launched La Gamba on the Southbank on making hospitality a viable career and his favourite restaurants in London.

Glynn Purnell opens Birmingham tapas restaurant

20-Feb-2023 By Restaurant

Glynn Purnell has opened a tapas restaurant in his home city of Birmingham.

Applebee brothers to launch Southbank tapas restaurant

12-Jan-2023 By James McAllister

Jack, Harry and Matthew Applebee, the brothers behind Borough Market restaurant Applebee’s Fish, are to launch a new tapas concept at London’s Southbank Centre next month.

José Pizarro to open a restaurant in Abu Dhabi

09-Jan-2023 By Restaurant

Spanish chef and restaurateur José Pizarro is to become the latest UK-based operator to open in the Middle East.

Salt Yard heads to Westfield London

19-Jul-2022 By James McAllister

Salt Yard Group is to open its fifth London restaurant this week at Westfield in Shepherd’s Bush, with a further site in the capital planned for later this year.

Brindisa plans new central London restaurant after closing Shoreditch site

13-Apr-2022 By James McAllister

London-based, Spanish restaurant group Brindisa has closed its Shoreditch restaurant after 10 years of trading.

Final La Tasca restaurant replaced by Tapas Revolution

26-Oct-2021 By James McAllister

Restaurant brand La Tasca has closed its last remaining restaurant, bringing to an end its presence on the UK highstreet 28 years after it first launched.

Spanish restaurant group Brindisa to head to Richmond

27-Jul-2021 By Restaurant

Spanish restaurant group Brindisa is opening its first restaurant outside of central London this autumn.

Chef Dani García to bring Bibo to London

12-May-2021 By James McAllister

Andalusian chef Dani García is to bring his brasserie and a tapas bar concept Bibo to the capital, launching in the Mondrian Shoreditch hotel later this summer.

Fino Tapas launches £2m expansion drive

10-May-2021 By James McAllister

Preston-based Spanish restaurant Fino Tapas is to open four new locations this year as part of a £2m expansion plan, with a view to establishing further sites in the future.

Estrella Damm National Restaurant Awards Sessions

Jose Pizarro: "I had one day off in five months"

23-Nov-2020 By Stefan Chomka

Jose Pizarro says he had only one day off in five months as he fought to continue running his restaurant business during the Coronavirus pandemic.

"The readiness to make sure people enjoy themselves can still be there” - Chuku's talks reopening

01-Jul-2020 By James McAllister

The founders of Nigerian tapas restaurant Chuku’s in Tottenham say physical distancing will not detract from the socially-driven spirit of their restaurant.

Casual Dining Group sells off final four La Tasca sites

21-Feb-2020 By James McAllister

Casual Dining Group (CDG) has offloaded the final four La Tasca restaurants on its books, bringing to an end its ownership of the brand less than five years after originally acquiring it.

Latest opening: Chuku's

19-Feb-2020 By James McAllister

Following a successful crowdfund, siblings Ifeyinwa and Emeka Frederick have opened a bricks and mortar site for their Nigerian-focused pop up concept Chuku’s on Tottenham High Road in London.

Camino to launch 'sustainability focused' pop-up wine and tapas bar

17-Feb-2020 By James McAllister

Spanish restaurant group Camino is to open a third site in London’s Kings Cross next month.

Simon Shaw to open second El Gato Negro in Liverpool

23-May-2019 By James McAllister

Simon Shaw, chef patron of Manchester’s well-regarded El Gato Negro tapas restaurant, has confirmed plans to open a second location in Liverpool later this year.

London tapas bar launches crowdfund for second restaurant

16-Jan-2019 By Helen Salter

London wine and tapas bar L’Oculto has launched a crowdfunding campaign to support the opening of a restaurant and wine bar in Brockley.

Latest opening: Barrafina, Casa Pastor, Plaza Pastor, The Drop

09-Nov-2018 By Stefan Chomka

Hart Group has gone all out with not one but four new venues at the newly opened Coal Drops Yard in Kings Cross

Peter Sanchez-Iglesias to take the rooftop restaurant at The Standard

08-Oct-2018 By Georgia Bronte

The chef behind Bristol’s Michelin-starred restaurant Casamia will launch his first London restaurant next year, taking the top floor spot of the upcoming Standard Hotel in the King’s Cross area.

Flash-grilled: Monika Linton

14-Sep-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Monika Linton founded Brindisa, one of the capital's most loved Spanish food shops, in the 1980s. Now comprising five tapas restaurants and shops, the group is regarded as one of the most knowledgeable authorities on Spanish food in the UK.

Gamma Gamma to bring zebra steak and ostrich curry to former Bo Drake site

29-Aug-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Pan Asian tapas restaurant Gamma Gamma will launch at a two-storey Soho site next month.

Get Set: Dan Kenny is taking full control of F&B operations at Brighton's Artist Residence

02-Feb-2018 By Georgia Bronte

Following refurbishment, The Set chef Dan Kenny has taken full responsibility for the food and beverage operation at Brighton’s Artist Residence hotel.

Tapas Revolution to open seventh site, in Bath

08-May-2017 By Hannah Thompson

Tapas Revolution, the Spanish tapas group from Omar Allibhoy, is to open in Bath’s SouthGate shopping and dining centre on 1 June.

Restaurant Radar: Openings April 2017

03-Apr-2017 By Hannah Thompson

From new tapas bar Little José, burger bars aplenty, and the much-awaited Lympstone Manor from Michael Caines, there's loads to look out for this April

José Pizarro to open fourth site, Little José, in Canary Wharf

29-Mar-2017 By Hannah Thompson

Spanish chef José Pizarro is to open a new tapas bar, Little José, in London’s Canary Wharf on 6 April. 

Tapas Revolution to open biggest site yet in Newcastle amid wider expansion plan

22-Apr-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Spanish-style group Tapas Revolution is to open its biggest site yet in Newcastle as part of a wider expansion plan throughout the UK, founder Omar Allibhoy has said.

Robin Gill replaces Delicatessen with tapas bar

05-Apr-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Robin Gill, the chef behind the London sites The Dairy and The Manor, is replacing his Delicatessen with a new tapas bar concept called Counter Culture after admitting that the former venture didn’t work at the site.

Hospitality Openings: March 2016

31-Mar-2016 By Hannah Thompson

There was a panoply of colourful and eclectic openings this month, including Park Regis' first UK hotel in Birmingham, James Sommerin's new boutique hotel and Victor Garvey's latest tapas restaurant Duende. 

Eight restaurant trends to look out for in 2016

06-Jan-2016 By Stefan Chomka, Joe Lutrario and Tony Naylor

What fads will shape the eating out sector over the coming year? Restaurant peers into its crystal ball. 

Fourth Tapas Revolution to open in Birmingham

04-Sep-2015 By Sophie Witts

Omar Allibhoy - the chef dubbed the ‘Antonio Banderas of cooking’ by Gordon Ramsey - has announced details of his new Tapas Revolution restaurant in Birmingham.

Casual Dining Group acquires La Tasca

01-Sep-2015 By Mark Wingett

Casual Dining Group (CDG), the Café Rouge and Bella Italia operator, has completed its second significant deal in the sector in under two months, after agreeing to acquire La Tasca, the c40­strong Spanish tapas chain, in a deal valued at between £20m­...

National Restaurant Awards: Barrafina Adelaide Street takes 2015 title

29-Jun-2015 By Emma Eversham

Barrafina Adelaide Street has been named the National Restaurant of the Year 2015.

Camino to open tapas bar at Bankside

30-Mar-2015 By Emma Eversham

Spanish restaurant and bar group Camino is to open a new site at Bankside in Southwark. 

El Gato Negro Manchester secures new site

03-Mar-2015 By Sophie Witts

El Gato Negro Manchester has announced its plans to open a new site on the city's historic King Street.

Basque-inspired kitchen and bar concept to open in Leeds

17-Feb-2015 By Noli Dinkovski

A restaurant and bar inspired by food from the Basque region of Spain is to open in Leeds at the end of the month.

Tapas Revolution to open third London site

17-Dec-2014 By Lauren Houghton

Spanish chef Omar Allibhoy will open his third Tapas Revolution restaurant in Shoreditch in February 2015.

Spanish restaurant Forn opens in Exeter

31-Oct-2014 By Melodie Michel

Independent tapas restaurant and bar Forn has opened its doors in Exeter.

Giggling Squid to double group size in 12 months

14-Jul-2014 By Melodie Michel

Thai tapas brand Giggling Squid is opening a site in Sevenoaks on 5 August – the first of a series of new venues that will double the size of the business by this time next year.

Boqueria team continues London expansion

14-Jul-2014 By Melodie Michel

The team behind tapas restaurant La Boqueria is expanding its London presence with a new site recently opened in Battersea and a sherry bar to launch in the near future in the same neighbourhood.

Spanish tapas joint Toro Gordo to open in London

11-Jul-2014 By Melodie Michel

Spanish tapas restaurant and bar Toro Gordo is opening this month on London’s King Street.

San Carlo Group to expand in London and Manchester

05-Jun-2014 By Lauren Houghton

Italian restaurant group San Carlo has announced plans to open two more restaurants before the end of the year, Cicchetti in Covent Garden and a Fumo site in Manchester, their largest yet.

Koh Thai Tapas announces expansion plans

12-May-2014 By Lauren Houghton

The Thai tapas restaurant group Koh Thai Tapas (KTT) has confirmed it will be launching two new sites of its latest tapas bar and takeaway concept Koh Noi. 

New seafront tapas restaurant to open in Birchington

28-Mar-2014 By Lauren Houghton

New tapas restaurant Taste of the Med @ the Minnis is opening in Kent in May, fronted by chef patron Jason Freedman and situated above his current eatery Minnis Bar & Restaurant.

Victor Garvey and Bal Thind to open tapas restaurant at St Katherine Dock

13-Feb-2014 By Emma Eversham

Chef Victor Garvey and restaurateur Bal Thind have announced plans to open a contemporary Spanish tapas restaurant at St Katherine Dock in London next month. 

Camino confirms UK expansion plans

16-Dec-2013 By Luke Nicholls

The Spanish restaurant revolution in London is set to take another turn next year as Camino, the four-strong tapas restaurant and bar group, is embarking on an ambition expansion programme to reach 10 sites over the next three years.

Mae Ping Wimbledon to re-launch as Thai tapas restaurant

21-Aug-2013 By Emma Eversham

Thai restaurant group Mae Ping will re-launch its Wimbledon branch as a Thai tapas restaurant next month following a successful trial of the concept across its estate.