Borough Market & London Bridge
- It's all change for Applebee’s in Borough Market with an ex-Jason Atherton chef on board
One of Borough Market's oldest restaurants has decided to celebrate its 25th birthday with a major shake-up. Applebee's has been in the market since it first started selling seafood back in 1998 before expanding to be a restaurant too. Now Jack Applebee and his two brothers are planning a big relaunch for the restaurant next year.
They've started strong with the appointment of a new Executive Chef, Frankie van Loo,
... - The best restaurants in Borough Market, London Bridge and Bermondsey
Head south of the river and you'll find one of London's most popular markets and a host of great places to eat. Here are the best restaurants in London Bridge, Borough Market and beyond.
- Kêu will be serving up Vietnamese noodles and banh mis at London Bridge
London Bridge (alongside Borough Market/Yards and Bermondsey) has become one of London's most evolving food scenes of late, with some excellent new openings, including Oma/Agora, Kolae and Café Francois. Now a great new Vietnamese restaurant is coming too.
The Vietnamese Kitchen group (also behind Viet Grill and Cay Tre) are bringing their next Kêu restaurant to the area.
... - Test Driving Café François - a new Borough Market spot that's perfect for popping by or lingering in
The arrival of this new French cafe in the heart of Borough now gives the area a perfect place to pop in for a drink and a dish, or to enjoy a longer more leisurely lunch or dinner.
- Quill wine bar to open in Borough Yards from the Plume and Finch team
Borough Market and the London Bridge area has had a lot of interesting openings this year, from Oma to ...
- Café Francois sees the Maison Francois team opening in Borough Yards
Updated 23/8/24 with opening date and address
They've been big in Mayfair and now Maison Francois are the latest to head over to the growing food mecca that is Borough Market, opening Café Francois in Borough Yards where the Paul Smith shop used to
... - The Lahpet team are opening Lahpet Larder in Bermondsey
3/7/24 - updated with the opening date
Having expanded from Shoreditch to Covent Garden, now Burmese restaurant Lahpet is heading south of the river for its next opening, Lahpet Larder.
The third Lahpet will be in Bermondsey, taking over the space that was most recently The Hide bar. The name for this opening comes from Bermondsey's history as being
... - Eat Momo will be serving up Nepalese dumplings in Borough Yards
It feels as though we've spent much of this year writing about new openings in and around Borough Market. And that growth in interesting new restaurants looks to be continuing with this latest opening in Borough Yards.
Eat Momo comes from sisters Trishna and Dipa Chamling and, as you might guess from the name, is
... - Test Driving Agora and Oma - a great Greek-inspired duo in Borough Market
The man behind Smokestak and Manteca comes to Borough Market with a duo of Greek-inspired restaurants. We went to the market to give both Agora and Oma a Test Drive.
- Kolae
Thai restaurant from the Som Saa team
- Rambutan
Sri Lankan food in Borough Market
- Greek-inspired Oma comes to Borough Market
19/3/24 - Updated with the opening date
Borough Market's restaurant scene continues to get better than ever. Following the arrival of both Kolae and Akara last year, two big chefs are teaming up for a new Greek-inspired restaurant (taking over the old Rabot 1745 space).
Oma comes from David Carter, the man behind Smokestak and Manteca, who's
... - TĀ TĀ Eatery's TOU returns, bringing sandos to Borough Market
Ana Gonçalves and Zijun Meng of TA TA Eatery are bringing back their spin-off TOU, this time as a residency in Borough Market.
They're taking over the upstairs room at the Globe Tavern, which they're pitching as a "1970s Japanese Americana-inspired sando bar". Previously seen at the original incarnation of Arcade Food Hall, they'll be bringing their truly great Ibérico Pork
... - Borough Market’s Oma gets a sibling ground-floor restaurant called Agora
Borough Market shows no sign of slowing down with its exciting new restaurant openings. We recently told you about the forthcoming Greek-inspired Oma from David Carter and former Kiln and Sabor chefs. It just became even more interesting, with the news that
... - Test Driving Akara - deep-fried delights in Borough Yards
West African restaurant Akara is the follow up to Akoko and sees the team focusing in on deep-fried snacks and a not inconsiderable amount of heat. We head down to Borough Yards to check it out.