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- Harry's is opening its flagship restaurant right on the piazza in Covent Garden
Having rolled out The Ivy to pretty much everywhere (there's a new one of those coming to Battersea in September) it looks like Richard Caring's Caprice Holdings has started focusing on Harry's as their next big brand. They opened in Victoria last year and in King's Cross earlier this summer. But all that was building up to what's going to be the restaurant group's flagship site, which gets its big launch
... - Test Driving Barbarella, as Big Mamma bring mirrored ceilings to Canary Wharf
Big Mamma has arrived in Canary Wharf and they haven't held anything back for their latest Italian restaurant. We went to see just how wild they've gone with the design.
- Test Driving Lupa, the new Highbury Italian co-owned by actor Theo James
What do you get when an actor opens a local restaurant in London with two very experienced restaurant folk? We went to Highbury's Lupa to find out.
- Phil Howard's Notto pasta bar is coming to the City
His main home may be Elystan Street, but Phil Howard's other business looks like it's doing pretty well. Fresh pasta bar Notto is clearly doing great business on Piccadilly and in Covent Garden, because a third is on the way to the City.
If you're as yet unfamiliar with the restaurant, our original Test
... - Test Driving Osteria Angelina, a restaurant with its finger firmly on London's pulse
Already an instant hit from the word go, we visited Osteria Angelina, the new restaurant from the Angelina Dalston team, to see what the secret of their success is.
- Cicoria by Angela Hartnett brings a new restaurant and rooftop terrace to the Royal Opera House
Big news for anyone heading for Covent Garden or looking for a proper dining experience to complement a cultural excursion: acclaimed chef Angela Hartnett OBE is opening a new restaurant at the Royal Opera House, Cicoria by Angela Hartnett.
It’s turning into a busy year for Hartnett - we recently told you about her new
- La Mia Mamma brings its mammas to Battersea
They already have restaurants in Chelsea and Notting Hill (not to mention seafood spin-off Fish & Bubbles) and now La Mia Mamma has just opened its latest restaurant in Battersea.
If you're not familiar, the idea behind the restaurants is that there are "real Italian mothers" in the kitchens, looking after the punters. The "mammas" have never worked in professional kitchens before, but they
... - Barbarella is going to be Big Mamma's sexy new Canary Wharf restaurant
26/5/25 - updated with the opening date
Almost a year ago we brought you the news that the Big Mamma group (Circolo Popolare, Gloria, Carlotta et al) were setting their sights on Canary Wharf. Now we've got the scoop on exactly what they have planned for their restaurant there.
Barbarella is going to be a retro-inspired self-styled "wild and jungle-themed city pad". It's taken
... - Theo James joins Carousel co-founder Ed Templeton in opening Lupa restaurant in Highbury
As Highbury locals ourselves, you'll have to forgive us for focusing more on the fact that actor Theo James is also apparently our neighbour, than the news that he's opening a restaurant here. But if we stop wondering why we've never seen the White Lotus star out and about in N5 and look instead at what he's actually involved in, then Lupa does sound rather interesting.
First off, Theo's got himself a solid
... - Lina Stores pick Canary Wharf for their tenth restaurant
18/5/25 - updated with the opening date
After decades spent as a standalone store in Soho selling fresh pasta and Parma ham to Londoners, it's fair to say that Lina Stores is now a fully-fledged chain. They're currently working on their tenth opening, this time in Canary Wharf. This will be their third City space, following hard on the heels of a Broadgate branch which opened
... - Test Driving Duchy, taking the Leroy space in a great new French/Italian direction
Two people who used to work at Leroy have taken over their former workplace and relaunched it as a new restaurant, inspired by the French/Italian Duchy of Savoy. We went down to see just how much has changed.
- Richard Caring is bringing a Harry's to King's Cross
If you're a King's Cross resident, worker or commuter, you may have been wondering what was going to replace the old Vinoteca right outside the station. We can now enlighten you - it's going to be a Harry's. The Italian restaurant group is currently part of millionaire restaurateur Richard Caring's empire, along with the Ivy cafes and neighbouring King's Cross venture Granary Square Brasserie (although it's part of a
... - The best pizzas and pizzerias in London
London remains the place to be in the UK for this country's and indeed Europe's (outside of Italy, of course) best pizzas. From traditional Neapolitan to crispy new Haven-style pizzas as well as the recent trend for deep dishes, here's where to find London's best.
- Osteria Angelina sees the Dalston restaurant opening a grill and pasta restaurant in the City
21/4/25 - updated with the opening date
Angelina has been a big success in Dalston and while their other restaurant Dai Chi didn't last the distance in Soho, they're sticking to what they do best in the City by opening a second Angelina.
Called Osteria Angelina, it'll be opening in the Nolton Folgate development by Shoreditch station that's seen
- Test Driving 27 Old Compton Street - the late night pasta bar that's exactly what Soho needs right now
Amidst a sea of luxury openings comes a well-priced Soho spot that wants to make sitting down for a bowl of pasta and a glass of wine an easy, fun thing to do. We find that 27 Old Compton Street is very much to our taste.
