Fitzrovia

• Test Driving Dickie Fitz - a taste of the Pacific Rim in Fitzrovia

  A Fitzrovian gastropub gets an Antipodean makeover

• Jun Tanaka's new restaurant is The Ninth in Charlotte Street, Fitzrovia

  

  Jun Tanaka is coming back with his own restaurant. Previously best known for his Pearl in Holborn and with the Street Kitchen business with Mark Jankel (which is doing very nicely) this is his long-anticipated solo restaurant and sees him taking over the space that once held

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• Test Driving Piquet - Allan Pickett does French cuisine with British ingredients

  

  We head to Fitzrovia to try out the new restaurant from Allan Pickett, who's cooking a very impressive menu of French cuisine using British ingredients.

• More healthy eating as Detox Kitchen launch The Detox Kitchen Deli in Fitzrovia

  

  We never thought we'd see the day, but it does seem that healthy eating has become a bit of a trend in London of late. The latest to emerge is the next from Detox Kitchen, who are launching The Detox Kitchen Deli (previously known as Grain and Green) in October.

  This is planned to be the flagship deli for Detox Kitchen, so lots of salads to take away, but they're also adding a new sharing

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• Fitzrovia’s dining scene improves, we check out The Newman Arms

  We head to Fitzrovia to check out the latest pub to be taken over by The Cornish Project, the classic Newman Arms on Rathbone Street.

• The House of Ho to open flagship restaurant on Percy Street

  

  Modern Vietnamese restaurant The House of Ho has been doing cracking business since it opened its doors two years ago. And now they've revealed plans to open a second massive flagship store - at the southern end of Charlotte Street. They'll be taking over the five floor site on Percy Street previously occupied by the Caprice Holdings restaurant Bam-Bou and will open it as The House of Ho in December.

  Seems the new

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• An honest wine bar serving good wine and food - we Test Drive The Remedy

  Fitzrovia wine bar The Remedy has a new menu (and wine list). We went down to check it out

• Dabbous to sell signature dishes in Oskar's bar downstairs

  

  If you haven't managed to get a table upstairs at Dabbous yet, there's now a chance to grab some of his signature dishes in the bar downstairs. They're now serving up single plates from the main menu and that includes some of the latest dishes:

  • Grilled langoustines, fennel pollen & virgin rapeseed oil mayonnaise (£24)
  • Grilled new season lamb with violet mustard & lesser calamint (£16).
  • Bubblegum icecream (£6)
  • Wild strawberry
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