Mayfair
- Bubbledogs is back for a summer-long alfresco pop-up at 45 Park Lane
The major revamp of Kitchen Table in 2020 also saw the end of its sibling restaurant Sandia Chang's Bubbledogs. The two-Michelin-starred Kitchen Table dramatically expanded, taking over the space that formerly Chang's hot dogs and Champagne spot. Bubbledogs popped back up briefly from time to time, but now it's making an extended return, hitting up the 45 Park Lane terrace for a
... - Test Driving Nijū - a pivot to sushi and homecooked dishes for Endo and his team in Mayfair
Chef Endo Kazutoshi is behind the new Japanese home cooked dishes at this Mayfair restaurant. We went to see how the change of direction is working for Nijū.
- Brad Carter comes to London with Undercroft in Mayfair
He's been a huge hit in Birmingham (with Carters of Moseley and One Star Döner), and now Londoners are going to get a chance to see what chef Brad Carter is all about.
He's opening Undercroft, in the crypt of the Grade 1 listed St George’s Church in Mayfair, teaming up with music industry honcho Martin Priestnall. Hidden away downstairs in what should be a very impressive setting,
... - Galvin at Windows is the latest high-profile London restaurant closure
London's run of high-profile restaurant closures continues with the news today that Galvin at Windows is to close. In an announcement on Instagram, owners Chris and Jeff Galvin said that the restaurant's last service
... - The Caviar Bar to open in Mayfair’s new Medici Courtyard
Updated with the opening date and soft launch
If you’re looking to go somewhere particularly fancy, or if you have a penchant for fine caviar, do step this way. It’s our duty to inform you that Mayfair (where else?) is getting a rather luxurious seafood restaurant in the new Medici Courtyard development – built as part of London’s Crossrail project – near Hanover Square.
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... - Trying a Mayfair breakfast upstairs at The Barley Mow
Mayfair has a new pub breakfast offering we think you're going to want to know about. We took the stairs to The Barley Mow's first floor dining room to find out more.
- Ex-Petrus head chef Larry Jayasekara to open The Cocochine in Mayfair
12/3/24 - updated with new photos, details and an opening date.
A long time coming (we first wrote about this back in 2022), Larry Jayasekara has finally confirmed details about his first solo restaurant that's opening in Bruton Place, to be called The Cocochine.
Jayasekara was the former head chef of Gordon Ramsay's Petrus and his CV also includes such top-tier
... - The Guinea in Mayfair has just got a lot bigger
While there's been a LOT of attention on the opening of The Devonshire, there have also been some changes at Oisin Rogers' old Mayfair haunt The Guinea. During Rogers' tenure, we'd heard about some very big plans there and now those plans have finally come to fruition.
The pub has managed to nab an extra building next door, so the pub has significantly increased its dining space. However,
... - Trying the Oscar-themed bar menu at 45 Park Lane
Didn't get an invite to this year's Academy Awards? Well a Mayfair bar has a menu that allows you to try the exact food the stars will be enjoying post-Oscars.
- Test Driving Ormer - newly Michelin-starred finesse and fun in Mayfair
The arrival of a Michelin star is the well-deserved cherry on top for this somewhat under-the-radar Mayfair restaurant.
- Mistress is a Parisian-inspired restaurant and late-night bar in Mayfair
Updated 22/2/24 with menu details and photos
The Mayfair restaurant scene - particularly the high-end side of things - sees no sign of slowing down with Mistress opening in the area.
It's a lower-ground affair in James Street, taking over the space that used to be Aura. Instead of the R&B club it was before, it's going to be
... - Kol's Santiago Lastra is opening Mexican restaurant Fonda in Mayfair
With the Michelin-starred Kol getting praise from all quarters, it was only a matter of time before Santiago Lastra got ready to open another place. For that second restaurant, he's chosen Heddon Street, where he'll be launching Fonda.
Not actually named after an acting dynasty, a fonda is instead a name for a Mexican family-owned restaurant. Here it's not so much
... - 20 Berkeley becomes Niju Japanese grill and sushi bar, with Endo Kazutoshi more involved
After nine months, things are changing at 20 Berkeley Street. The restaurant there originally opened as 20 Berkeley, a British-influenced brasserie from the Creative Restaurant Group, which runs Endo Kazutoshi's restaurants, and got some pretty good reviews too. But it seems that wasn't enough and now it's about to get a relaunch, pivoting to
... - Test Driving the Farm Shop wine bar - a hidden oasis in Mayfair that's surprisingly good value
Mayfair deli Farm Shop has an excellent, old-school wine bar hidden underneath it. We went down to try the food and wine out.
- Mayfair's Chancery Rosewood is lining up Le Caprice and Carbone as its restaurants
The new Chancery Rosewood hotel in Mayfair is a pretty huge endeavour, taking over the space of the old US Embassy (and retaining the Brutalist look). We've been wondering what they're going to do for restaurants, given that they have to compete with a fair few high-end hotels opening of late, and it seems they're going big.
Mere days after it was revealed ...