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New opening
- The Gantry London at Stratford will feature a 18th floor sky bar and destination restaurant
Updated 15/10/21 with menu and opening date
With Allegra at The Stratford getting such good reviews, the owners of new Stratford spot The Gantry London will be hoping for similar success.
Their new hotel is part of the Curio Collection (a Hilton offshoot that also includes The Trafalgar and Lincoln Plaza). The 18 storey building was built by Ardmore who also did The Ned and Corinthia
... - Panton Yokocho is a new ramen bar coming to the Japan Centre
14/10/21 - updated with the opening date
Late last year, the people behind Japan Centre opened Heddon Yokocho, their spin-off ramen bar on Heddon Street. It must have been a success because they already have another lined up. They're opening Panton Yokocho on, you guessed it, Panton Street - very near the flagship Japan Centre store.
As with the previous restaurant, this will be
... - Must & Lees wine shop, tasting room and school opens in Barnsbury
If you're hoping to broaden your view on wine and maybe break a little bit of out your comfort zone, then the arrival of new Islington wine bar and shop Must & Lees is for you.
Newly-opened on Liverpool Road, this is the passion project of drinks expert Chris Cassell. Having worked in the booze industry for 15 years, doing everything from managing cocktail bars to working in the English wine industry, he
... - The Maine brings New England to London in a restored Georgian townhouse
Hanover Square is getting a very impressive-sounding new restaurant in the shape of The Maine.
It's part of a full redevelopment of a 18th-century Georgian townhouse, so it's going to look pretty special. They'll be fitting in 350 people across its three floors and outside terrace - so it's quite the endeavour. It's all part of the completion of the big Crossrail-related
... - Check out the brand-new Island Poké in Islington (plus save with our reader offer)
Try this new Island Poké with its taste of the Pacific on Islington's buzzy Upper Street.
- Fallow moves to permanent digs at St James's Market
Popular Heddon Street restaurant Fallow is on the move. Having started out life as a 12 week pop-up at 10 Heddon Street back in 2020 (and then extended well beyond that), they've finally found a place they can call their permanent home. The space the team have taken over is the old Duck & Waffle site on St James's Market.
This new restaurant will have room for 150 diners and allows them to offer all-day
... - El Norte is a new high-end Spanish restaurant for Mayfair
The people behind Kensington's Latin American restaurant Zuaya and Como Garden, the Italian restaurant next door, are looking to Spain for inspiration for their next restaurant, El Norte. This time they're moving a little further afield, to Mayfair's Dover Street, and the restaurant will be focusing on Spain's northern regions.
Although opening before the end of the year, info is
... - Langan's Brasserie gets ready to reopen following a major refurb
Updated 8/10/21 with menu details
Langan's Brasserie was one of the true legends of the London dining scene, with the restaurant being the place to be seen at back in the 70s and 80s. Originally launched by Peter Langan in partnership with Sir Michael Caine it was one of the main celeb hangouts of its day.
Since Langan's death in 1988 though, the restaurant slowly lost its lustre and it
... - Pall Mall gets a new underground champagne bar from Searcys
It's been a movie set for films like The Dark Knight, Gandhi and upcoming release Infinite, now 116 Pall Mall has thrown open its doors to the public with the opening of a new underground bar.
Called 116 Pall Mall Champagne Bar by Searcys (yes, it's a bit of a mouthful) the new bar, as the name suggests, is going to serve up a lot of fizz including one of the largest selections of magnums in London. There'll be a
... - Adesse at Selfridges is US celebrity vegan chef Matthew Kenney's new London restaurant
Updated 12/10/21 with opening date
We'll confess we hadn't heard of American chef Matthew Kenney before. But it turns out he's a pretty big deal, with more than 40 restaurants around the world and a slew of A-list celebrities loving what he does. And what he does is plant food - but he makes it sexy.
Having opened restaurants in New York, Bahrain and Sydney, it was only a matter of time before
... - Clapham's Studio Voltaire is reopening with a new café from Italian Supper Club
Clapham art gallery Studio Voltaire is reopening after a major £2.8 million redevelopment and as part of that, they're also launching a brand new cafe. Called The Café at Studio Voltaire (yes, that's fairly on the nose).
It'll be run by the people behind Italian Supper Club (who are also behind Da Henrietta at the Henrietta Hotel in Covent Garden). They'll be running a seasonal menu
... - Atul Kochhar's next restaurant is Masalchi in Wembley
8/10/21 - Updated with opening date and menu details
You wait ages for an Atul Kochhar restaurant and then two turn up at once. The chef isn't happy with just opening Mathura in Westminster, he's also opening a restaurant in Wembley called Masalchi - both within weeks of each
... - Le Petit Beefbar hits Chelsea
The latest global restaurant chain to arrive in London is Beefbar. The meaty menu restaurant first opened in Monaco and since then has grown with branches in Saint-Tropez, Milan, Mykonos and Sao Paolo - which might give you an indication of what to expect. Here in London they've landed on Chelsea for their first UK opening, which is a bit of a diffusion line for the group as it's called Le Petit Beefbar.
As owner
... - Atul Kochhar is opening Mathura, a huge restaurant in a former Westminster fire station
Following up from the opening of Kanishka in Mayfair, Atul Kochhar has taken over a huge space in Westminster for his next restaurant, Mathura.
- Anglo chef Mark Jarvis brings 1771 to Belgravia
The man behind Anglo, Mark Jarvis, is getting ready to open his next restaurant, 1771 - taking over the space from Liv (which also had a menu by Jarvis). In its new guise, the menu aims to offer "refined, creative cooking using carefully grown locally sourced produce".
A single tasting menu will be available, much like Anglo and will kick off with:
- Cured trout and potato souffle in a parsley
