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- Kricket is opening in Canary Wharf
It's been a while since we've seen the last Kricket restaurant opening, over in White City in 2018, but they're now getting ready to open more.
The first of these will be in Canary Wharf, opening in the North Dock area (close to the Elizabeth Line station there). If you're unfamiliar with Kricket, they describe themselves as "modern Indian restaurants combining British ingredients with the flavours and aromas
... - Tom Kerridge is opening the Butcher's Tap and Grill in Chelsea
29/11/23 - updated with the opening date
Tom Kerridge is planning something new for London. The chef has been running Kerridge's Bar & Grill in Corinthia London for nearly five years but for his second place, he's heading west to Chelsea. And this time he's opening a pub.
It's not Kerridge's first pub, of course. He already runs the only two-Michelin-starred
... - Chef Akira Back will run the restaurants and bars at the new Mandarin Oriental Mayfair
Updated 27/11/23 with more details
We've known for a while that Michelin-starred chef Akira Back was heading to London to open at the upcoming Mandarin Oriental Mayfair. Now the final details are emerging about what we can expect from the chef's restaurants and bars at the hotel.
Back is going to be responsible for two restaurants, a bar and a rooftop 'experience' at the hotel when it opens
... - Wildflowers comes to Pimlico from ex-Elystan Street chef
A new development has arrived in Pimlico that is bringing with it a very promising new restaurant. Newson's Yard is an arcade of shops that also includes And Objects from top restaurant designer Martin Brudnizki. Wildflowers is the development's food and drink element and comes from chef Aaron Potter, who most recently was Executive chef at Maria G's and before that head chef at Elystan
... - The best London restaurants for Thanksgiving 2023
Whether you're after a taste of Americana or an ex-pat looking for a slice of home (and pumpkin pie), here's our pick of the Thanksgiving events happening in London...
- Phat Buns bring DIY burgers to Bayswater
Over the past few years, we've seen a number of restaurants start up around the country before deciding to make it in the capital, like Six by Nico or Cin Cin, and now here comes another. Phat Buns can be found all over the North, but now they're opening their first London outpost in Bayswater (taking over from TinselTown).
Those Phat Buns are actually burgers, and mainly burgers you customise yourself.
... - Roti King are bringing their roti canai to Waterloo
In an early Christmas present for anyone living and working in Waterloo, Roti King have just announced that they'll be opening their third London restaurant there. Having started life as a street food stall, and now with restaurants in Euston and Battersea it sounds like things are definitely going well for Malaysian founder Sugen Gopal.
Key to Gopal's success has been his amazing roti canai, all of which are
... - Zoilo chef Diego Jacquet is opening Florencio Pizza, an Argentine-inspired pizzeria, in Marylebone
More than a decade after opening the doors to his Argentine grill Zoilo, chef Diego Jacquet is expanding. He's getting ready to open a pizzeria just around the corner from his restaurant.
Florencio Pizza will give him a chance to showcase pizzas inspired by his travels around the world including time spent in Patagonia, his life in Argentina and the creative input of Italian immigrants in
... - The Pachamama Group are behind Effie restaurant opening at The Whiteley in Bayswater
It's always nice to see a landmark London building saved from falling into disrepair. Whiteley's on Bayswater had been closed for years but is now gearing up to reopen as a glamorous apartment block, complete with the UK's first Six Senses hotel and spa, an Everyman cinema and a new branch of Guillam Coffee House.
Now the first restaurant in the development has been announced. Effie is by the Pachamama Group which
... - Gymkhana is opening a brand new cocktail bar called 42
It's loved by celebrities as well as being one of the most critically rated Indian restaurants in London. Now Michelin-starred Gymkhana is getting ready to open a new cocktail bar, 42.
The name alludes to Gymkhana's address on Albemarle Street but the entrance to the bar will actually be through the door neighbouring the restaurant. It's going to be a late-night haunt, with last orders at 2am every evening.
And that,
... - Capilungo is a Puglia-inspired café by day, wine bar by night in Covent Garden
Opening in Covent Garden, this Italian cafe and wine bar is very much a family affair.
Running things will be Gianluca Capilungo (former Bar Manager for Aqua) and Asia Capilungo (previously a chef at Soho House and Cubitt House) who've joined up with their uncle Luca Capilungo as well as Asia’s partner Huzefa Sajawal (co-owner and Executive Chef of Fatt
... - First look inside Broadwick Soho with its rooftop bar and oh-so-glam restaurant
Broadwick Soho is a new luxury hotel about to open in the middle of Soho, with an impressive rooftop bar and terrace. We went in for an exclusive first look.
- Temper is opening in Paddington, bringing an Argentinian-style mixed grill
In what will be their fifth restaurant, Temper are heading west to Paddington, taking over the space that once held Scandinavian restaurant Kupp.
Flame-grilled meat is primarily what it's all about in Temper, with plenty of steak cuts available, including porterhouse, picaña, châteaubriand and T-bone, with sauces like beef-fat bearnaise and Korean barbecue on the side. As well as the main
... - Chai Guys Bakehouse will serve up fusion pastries on Portobello Road
Updated 9/11/23 with menu details and new opening date
Over the past few years, Abhilash Jobanputra and Gabriel Unger have built up a loyal following for their Chai Guys stalls in places like Seven Dials Market, Covent Garden and Old Spitalfields Market. But this year marks the time when they switched it up as the pair are opening a bakery cafe in Notting Hill.
Their bakehouse on Portobello Road,
... - Mother Flipper grab a permanent place for their burgers in Brockley
10 years after they first started out on Brockley Market, Mother Flipper are now about to open a permanent burger bar in the area they call their "spiritual home".
They're known as serving up some of the very best burgers in London, so if you haven't yet had a chance to try them, a trip to the new place should definitely be on the cards. As for those, burgers, you
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