New opening
- Maresco sees team behind North London's Bar Esteban and Escocesa hit Soho
"We should have been open months ago," says Maresco's owner Stephen Lironi in the bright but slightly punchdrunk way of anyone trying to open a restaurant in London in the current climate. Apparently, energy supplies have been the last remaining piece in the puzzle for this Spanish, by way of Scotland, seafood restaurant that's just getting ready to open its doors in Soho.
The whole project has actually been five
... - Former supperclub Pasero are opening a Tottenham restaurant
19/10/22 - Updated with news of the opening and what's on the menu
Have you moved somewhere in London and thought it could really do with a few more restaurants? Well, you could do what Genevieve Sparrow is doing in Tottenham and just open your own.
Genevieve worked in restaurants for years (including for the ETM Group and Quality Chop House) and moved to Tottenham a few years back. After
... - Miznon is opening a pita 'kiosk' in Notting Hill
Just a few short months after opening his first branch of Miznon in London, Tel Aviv chef Eyal Shani is heading across town to work on a kiosk version of Miznon for West Londoners.
Described as a kiosk but with seating inside for 40 pita lovers and a decent sized terrace, the Notting Hill Miznon will serve all the London specials that Eyal debuted in Soho along with a new exclusive pita that he's currently working
... - King’s Cross station’s Great Northern Hotel relaunches its restaurant and bar, now called RAILS
If you’ve been looking for somewhere new to dine while waiting for a delayed train at King’s Cross, then the answer is here: RAILS. It’s the relaunch of former Plum + Spilt Milk, the restaurant within the Great Northern Hotel.
Frequent Eurostar travellers will be aware that the Great Northern Hotel opened in the final stages of the ...
- Sam Harrison brings deli and cafe Sam's Larder to Chiswick
Updated 20/10/22 with opening date
Before he launched Sam's Riverside in Hammersmith, Sam Harrison ran Sam's Brasserie in Chiswick for 10 years. Well, now he's back in Chiswick - albeit in a slightly different guise.
Sam's Larder is the second version of a food store that opened alongside Sam's Riverside and managed to make quite a name for itself locally,
... - Eline restaurant and Kimchi’s Wine Shop opens in Hackney
Skulking around Hackney and feeling a bit peckish? Then let us nudge you in the direction of Eline, a new restaurant not far from Hoxton Overground Station.
Named after the grandmother of co-founder and chef Alex Reynolds, Eline offers a touch of French-inspired food along with natural and low-intervention wines. Reynolds has spent the past decade cooking in London restaurants, such as
... - The Libertine bar and restaurant to open in London’s Royal Exchange
19/10/22 - updated with the opening date
One reason to go underground this year is the news that the vaults of London’s historical Royal Exchange will be transformed into The Libertine, a drinking and dining destination that has been in the planning since pre-pandemic.
You may have enjoyed a bit of luxurious shopping and dining in The Royal Exchange, without
... - US restaurant Sparrow Italia launches in Mayfair
19/9/22 - updated with images and menus
If Mayfair wasn’t already buzzing with forthcoming new restaurant openings, here is news of another. This time it’s by way of Los Angeles as well as the southern European coast. Allow us to explain.
Hospitality group Noble 33 first launched fine-dining Italian restaurant Sparrow Italia in downtown Los Angeles late last year and now they’re
... - Mayfair is about to get its first Armenian restaurant, with the arrival of Lusin
A Hot Dinners exclusive
If you’ve not travelled to Armenia lately (quite frankly, that’s probably a lot of us) then your palate will soon be able to take a trip there, thanks to Lusin restaurant, which is opening in the heart of Mayfair. Spanning two floors and seating 100 diners, it’s the first London outpost of Lusin, which initially launched in Riyadh in 2011 where it has hosted notable dignitaries,
... - Viajante87 brings Mexican-Japanese cocktails and wagyu sandos to Notting Hill
Agave cocktail fans will have a new reason to get excited about Notting Hill, with the news of Viajante87’s opening. It’s a cocktail bar from the founders of Los Mochis, who have not been shy with new launches lately. Heading up the innovative mixology lab (something we all wish we had at home) is
... - Here's where to eat and drink at the newly-opened Battersea Power Station
So the final piece of the redevelopment at Battersea is now in place - Battersea Power Station itself has now reopened. And that means there are LOTS of new places to eat in the area.
Here's what's opened now:
Control Room B - From the people behind Mr Fogg's this is a 1950's
... - Longboys hit up Coal Drops Yard for their flagship doughnut store
You may have spotted their stall at the occasional market in Coal Drops Yard. Now doughnut folk Longboys are getting ready to open their biggest store and cafe there.
Former Hakkasan pastry chef Graham Hornigold will be serving up his finger doughnuts alongside gourmet soft serve ice cream, coffee from award-winning roasters Assembly and fresh sodas.
Inside there'll be 10 seats if you want to
... - Supa Ya Ramen bring their "inauthentic" ramen to Peckham
They moved from pop-up to permanent restaurant in Dalston and now Supa Ya Ramen are getting ready to open their second place, this time in Peckham.
Luke Findlay’s ramen bar specialises in what he calls "inauthentic" ramen which is influenced by British produce and flavours. So the ramen includes:
- Roast Chicken & Corn - chicken soup, sesame miso,
- Regents Canal gets floating bar Bruno's from the people behind Caravel
What’s just as good as a restaurant on a barge? A cocktail bar on a barge next to it. That’s right, the people who brought you this summer’s floating restaurant hit Caravel are putting the bar into barge and upping the stakes with a drinks boat called Bruno's. But ‘drinks
... - Paradise Green will be Daisy Green's huge new restaurant at 100 Bishopsgate
It's been a busy few weeks for Aussie-inspired cafe group Daisy Green. Hard on the heels of their opening in St John's Wood comes news that they're about to unveil their largest restaurant to date in the City.
Paradise Green will be a huge space in the 100 Bishopsgate development at Liverpool Street. They're describing it as an art gallery style restaurant where the art is as important as the
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