Strand

  • Test Driving Outcrop - a nature focused popup grabbing attention at 180 Strand

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    With so much talent involved in the Outcrop popup at 180 Strand it's not so surprising to find that the net result is wonderful.

  • Simpson's in the Strand is selling off the silverware (and lots more)

    Simpsons in the Strand is selling off the silverware (and lots more)

    Simpson's on the Strand has had something of a troubled history of late. It was one of London's truly iconic restaurants, originally opening as a club in the early 1820s, before becoming a coffee shop and then eventually a restaurant in 1848. Over the years it remained one of London's mainstays but of late it perhaps struggled to find its relevance. In 2017 it had a major refurb but

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  • Outcrop sees the AngloThai and Luca teams pop up at 180 Strand

    Outcrop sees the Anglo Thai and Luca teams pop up on The Strand

    14/7/22 - updated with new photos of Outcrop

    We've been waiting for the opening of AngloThai by John and Desiree Chantarasak but while it looks like we'll have to wait a while longer for that, they will in the meantime be popping up with a restaurant on The

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  • Gordon Ramsay's The Savoy Grill reopens with new wine room and bar

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    After a two month closure, Gordon Ramsay's The Savoy Grill has just thrown open its doors again to show off a brand new look. The main restaurant has been given what they're describing as a Gatsby makeover with blush silk-lined walls and a new colour scheme making the whole space look very elegant indeed.

    It's not just about the wallpaper though - the restaurant now has a new look scalloped pewter bar and

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  • Mayfair's Bocconcino is opening on the Strand

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    Glitzy Italian restaurant Bocconcino has long been a part of the Mayfair set of dining spots most beloved by footballers and folk who aren't worrying too much about the bill at the end of the meal. But now it looks like they're about to try their luck in another area of London that's getting a lot of restaurant activity recently, the Strand.

    They're taking over a site underneath the Strand Palace hotel, around

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  • Only Food and Courses takes over the kitchens at The Cheshire Cheese

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    The chef behind the 80s and 90s-inspired popup Only Food and Courses is about to move into more permanent digs. Robbie Lorraine, who first unveiled his restaurant pop-up at Pop Brixton in 2020, has found his restaurant a fixed residency in Temple. He'll be taking over the food offering at The Cheshire Cheese (that's the one off the Strand, not Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese on Fleet Street).

    The pub's been taken over

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  • Ikoyi are moving to The Strand

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    Updated 29/11/22 with the new opening date

    They've been one of London's fastest restaurants to reach two Michelin stars and now it appears that West-African restaurant Ikoyi are on the move. After much speculation, confirmation comes from co-founders, Jeremy Chan and Iré Hassan-Odukale that they'll be heading over to 180 The Strand for their new home. They've already hosted a dinner in the building itself,

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  • Jackson Boxer previews his new restaurant in ‘Lumette’ Residency at 180 Corner

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    If you'd like a first look at what chef Jackson Boxer (Brunswick House, Orasay) is working on for his next restaurant, he'll be previewing it for just three days next month.

    Lumette will be Jackson's residency at 180 Corner at 180 Strand and it'll showcase dishes from a project the chef has been working on for most of this year "with a view to opening a new restaurant in 2023".

    Alongside his friend Max Osborne,

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  • Oche sees a new darts venue land in London

    Oche sees a new darts venue land in London 

    The competitive socialising scene in London (here billed as "gastro gaming") is getting even bigger with a second dart venue for London (following the very successful Flight Club). This one is called Oche, and although it's their first London opening, they have already launched around the

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  • Test Driving Toklas - Brutalist design meets an great, ever changing menu

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    Toklas is part bakery part huge restaurant with an ever-changing European menu (and an amazing terrace to boot). We went to check it out. 

  • Gordon Ramsay is opening Restaurant 1890, his third restaurant at The Savoy

    Gordon Ramsay is opening Restaurant 1890, his third restaurant at The Savoy 

    Gordon Ramsay continues his stealth takeover of The Savoy with the reveal today that he's about to launch another restaurant at the hotel (in addition to his existing ones there, The Grill and The River Restaurant). 

    This one will be called Restaurant 1890 (so-called because that's the year that Georges Auguste Escoffier joined The Savoy). it's a

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  • Wolfox cafe and wine bar eyes up the old Savoy Taylors Guild on the Strand

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    It's been home to a tailors since the early 20th century and its distinctive frontage on the Strand is Grade II listed, but next year the historic Savoy Taylors Guild is going to switch from cutting cloth to serving food.

    The site's been taken over by Wolfox a coffee and restaurant group with places in Brighton and Leeds. Here at their first London opening they're planning a "high end cafe and wine bar".

    If that follows

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  • Toklas brings the Med to the Strand (plus a new bakery too)

    Toklas brings the Med to the Strand (and a new bakery too)

    Updated 18/11/21 with bakery opening date

    A new Mediterranean restaurant (and bakery) is coming to the Strand, landing at the 180 Strand building (which is also where the latest Soho House is). 

    Toklas' chef, Martyn Lyons, has impressive credentials, having

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  • First look - The Savoy steps outside for its Solas pop-up in the hotel entrance

    The Savoy steps outside the entrance for its Solas pop-up

    Updated 15/8/21 with new closing date

    With alfresco being where it's at until 17 May at the earliest, we're starting to see more and more interesting use of spaces for outside dining. The Savoy's is definitely one of those, as they're using the iconic entrance courtyard (yes, we can use the word iconic in this case) and transforming it into the pop-up Solas (the name

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  • Watch House Coffee opens in Somerset House in the former Fernandez & Wells sit

    watch house somerset houseTaking over the old Fernandez & Well site, Watch House will serve up coffee by day, moving through to small plates, wine and British cocktails by night.

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