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- Written by Gavin Hanly
As the reopening of London's restaurants, pubs and bars looms (we're definitely not calling it "super Saturday" though) we've already seen many ways in which restaurants are shifting the way they work, from removing tables, adding more screening and capitalising on outside space. But there are also two huge new additions to the scene that are really making the most of the increased demand for alf…
Read more: Truman's Social Club in Walthamstow gets ready to open its indoor section
- Written by Gavin Hanly
The great St John Bakery continues to very slowly expand across London, amazing doughnuts in tow.
The latest bakery of theirs is coming to London Bridge and will be supplied with baked goods from their main bakery in Bermondsey, just down the road. So you'll find the doughnuts there (and you can bulk order in advance) as well as their legendary Eccles cakes, chocolate brownies, pastries and…
Read more: St John Bakery comes to Borough with Eccles cakes, doughnuts & wine
- Written by Gavin Hanly
This new Notting hill restaurant from a Middle East restaurateur is something of a mash-up between Mexican and Japanese cuisines with plenty of added mezcal and tequila. …
Read more: Los Mochis brings a Mexican/Japanese mash-up to Notting Hill
- Written by Gavin Hanly
While you may not be able to have a martini at the Connaught Bar after 10pm, the hotel has just unveiled something new for the daytime - a brand new patisserie. It's on the side of the building on Mount Street with its own entrance, meaning you can pop in and pick up Connaught cakes and patisseries all day long.
It's both eat-in and takeaway and they'll be featuring 10 seasonal patisseries, inclu…
Read more: The Connaught unveils a brand new Patisserie (with a River Cafe dessert)
- Written by Gavin Hanly
The City may be slow at getting back to work, but The Ned has been busy getting back up to speed - even re-launching its unlimited Sunday buffet. And now, taking over the space that used to hold Zobler's and Cafe Sou is a brand new Electric Bar & Diner.
Electric Diner has already proven popular for Soho House in Portobello and the City branch will follow the same approach of classic Ame…
Read more: The Ned launches a new Electric Bar & Diner in the City
- Written by Gavin Hanly
With the uncertainty of Covid restrictions over the next few months, we're seeing more restaurants embracing delivery as a more or less permanent back-up for the foreseeable future. The most recent to enter the ring are from JKS group (Gymkhana) and Stevie Parle's Joy at Portobello.
Starting with JKS - they're launching The Ambassador General Store which is a team-up from Gymkhana, Brigadie…
Read more: Joy at Portobello and JKS launch new delivery services with Pastaio, Gymkhana and more
- Written by Gavin Hanly
Rudie's have already built up a big following in both Shoreditch and Borough Market, but this will be their first main restaurant. Jamaican jerk chicken will be at the centre of the menu.…
Read more: Rudies are bringing their Jerk Shack to Brixton Village
- Written by Gavin Hanly
After success with their first loo-turned-wine-bar in Clapham, WC are at it again. This time they're renovating a Victorian loo in Bloomsbury to become their second wine bar. …
Read more: WC find a new Water Closet to convert into a wine bar in Bloomsbury
- Written by Gavin Hanly
Andy Beynon, former development chef for Jason Atherton, is opening his own restaurant in London Fields which is all centred around the workings of the kitchen.…
Read more: Behind is a new chef's table restaurant for London Fields
- Written by Catherine Hanly
The team behind Chiswick deli and pizzeria, The Italians, are preparing for a Marylebone opening this winter. The Italians' new home on Devonshire Street will be a wine bar and bistro.
As with their Chiswick site, the key thing will be the sourcing of top drawer Italian food and drink. The all Italian wine list will change seasonally and there'll be loads available by the glass. They'll be b…
Read more: The Italians wine bar and bistro heads to Marylebone's Devonshire Street
- Written by Catherine Hanly
Over the past two years, Hide's 'diffusion range' - a cafe called Hideaway - has been popping up in various locations - first in the Burlington Arcade and then, for a longer period, down at Chelsea Barracks. Now Ollie Dabbous and his team are getting ready to open it in a permanent spot on Mount Street.
The cafe will take over the spot previously occupied by the Mount Street Deli. Open all day an…
Read more: Ollie Dabbous' Hideaway finds a permanent place on Mount Street in Mayfair
- Written by Gavin Hanly
Freddie Janssen's Dalston cafe Snackbar has been a big hit since it opened last year, and they've continued to evolve with the pandemic, launching a Snackbar delivery service just a day after the lockdown. Now they've completely reworked that as a permanent part of the cafe - called Snackbar at Home.
It's specifically designed for those people working from home - that's most of us, then - a…
Read more: Dalston's Snackbar launches a comfort food delivery service
- Written by Gavin Hanly
It's no secret that we're big fans of the boom in DIY burger kits - having made some truly excellent burger at home over the past six months thanks to this trend. And now two of London's burger titans team up for an epic DIY burger kit mash-up.
Patty & Bun (who led the burger kit revolution) are teaming up with Shake Shack for the Patty Shack DIY Kit. Combining the best of both bur…
Read more: Patty & Bun and Shake Shack team up for the ultimate burger kit
- Written by Gavin Hanly
They already had a successful stint at (now closed) Counter Culture in Clapham, but now Alter from Andy Hogben (previously Dabbous, Som Saa and Kym's) is kicking off a new six-month residency in Aldgate's Leman Locke aparthotel. The vegan residency will be setting up there for six months in the Shaman restaurant. Leman Locke is from the same company as Bermonds Locke where The Dairy is - so…
Read more: Alter gears up for a six month vegan residency at Leman Locke in Aldgate
- Written by Gavin Hanly
Moving up from a trailer full of baked goods to a new bakery in East London, Sweet Nothing Bakehouse are setting up their cakes and treats in a new co-working building. …
Read more: Sweet Nothing Bakehouse is opening in East India Dock's Republic building
