Marylebone

• The Cavendish relaunches with ex-Oystermen and Hartnett chef and new look

  

  Over in Marylebone, gastropub and dining room The Cavendish is about to reopen and is setting out its stall as a serious destination for food. Key to that is who they've put in charge of the kitchen. Executive Chef Alex Povall was most recently Head Chef at The Oystermen, but before that spent years working under Angela Hartnett at her restaurants.

  At his new digs in Marylebone, Alex will reference his most recent position, by featuring

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• Kol is the London restaurant from Noma Mexico's Santiago Lastra

  He was the man behind the launch of Noma Mexico and now Santiago Lastra is opening his own restaurant in London called Kol. It'll feature Mexican cuisine with UK ingredients. 

• Taka Mk II comes to Marylebone, with new dishes - including a wagyu sando

  

  They already had a small, popular restaurant in Mayfair and now Japanese restaurant Taka are heading to Marylebone, where The Providores used to be. A much larger space, they'll have lots of new dishes (including a wagyu sando) and some great-sounding cocktails. 

• The best food delivery and takeaway restaurants in Central London

  While there aren't that many people working in central London during the lockdown, other than key workers, some great restaurants are still delivering to those living in the centre of town. We round up the best.   

• Le Relais De Venise launch a delivery steak & chips sarnie called La Baguette

  

  When you've made your name by sticking to a tried and tested formula, it would take something pretty momentous to change that. But that's a pandemic for you.

  For 60 years, Le Relais de Venise has really been a one-dish restaurant. They serve up a simple menu of salad, steak and frites and dessert. And that's it.

  But these are trying times we're in and so the company have decided to bring in La Baguette. As the name suggests,

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• Homeslice are back, serving up pizza for delivery from Marylebone and Shoreditch

   

  13/5/19 - updated with Shoreditch details.

  The next restaurant to return from lockdown is Homeslice pizza - starting with Marylebone and following up with Shoreditch. They're open for both delivery and collection, setting up shop on Supper and Deliveroo.

  It's a limited menu as they've adapted for social distancing rules - so here's what you can expect:

  • Margherita -
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• Chik'n is back, delivering from Baker Street

   

  It's not Chick n Sours - yet - but if you've been hankering for some of Carl Clarke and David Wolanski's superlative fried chicken, then the re-opening of Chik'n on Baker Street should do the job. They're back up on Deliveroo now, with the usual burgers and tenders including:

  • BBQ Deluxe -
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• Jose Pizarro and Lurra both reopen for delivery - it's good news for Spanish food fans

  

  It's a good week for Spanish food lovers in London. Two of the city's best Spanish restaurants are reopening for delivery. So if you can't get to Galicia or Extremadura, then at least you can enjoy the gorgeous food from that region in your home.

  First up is José Pizarro who has opened a delivery and collection service from his restaurant Pizarro in Bermondsey. On offer, you'll find a range of classic tapas, including Galician

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• Laboratorio Pizza brings Neapolitan pizza to Great Portland Street

  Trained up under Massimo Bottura, Neapolitan born restaurateur Ivan Simeoli's pizzeria is all about the correct ingredients.

• Wulf & Lamb opens their second plant-based restaurant in Marylebone

  After success with their original plant-based restaurant in Chelsea, Wulf & Lamb have opened a second, this time in the heart of Marylebone. 

• Five reasons to try La Brasseria in Marylebone

  Enjoy a taste of La Dolce Vita in London's Marylebone at this vibrant Italian brasserie. 

• CoCo Ichibanya is opening a second curry restaurant in Marylebone

  

  Curry and rice are primarily the order of the day at the latest London outpost of this huge Japanese curry chain. 

• Madera at Treehouse London will be a Mexican restaurant with amazing views

  Taking over the old Saint George's Hotel by the BBC's Broadcasting House, on Langham Place is the American Treehouse hotel group and they've brought in the high-end Mexican restaurant group to open high-rise restaurant Madera at Treehouse London.

• Mark Jarvis and Xavier Rousset take over Gunmakers in Marylebone

  

  Updated 13/1/19 with menu

  He may have left the sadly departed Neo Bistro and Stem behind (with Anglo still going strong), but Mark Jarvis has already started on his next venture. He's joined forces with Xavier Rousset (Blandford Comptoir and Cabotte) to re-open Gunmakers in Marylebone, a pub that's been around for 300 years at this point. 

  The plan is to open a 40 cover restaurant below the pub and add six bedrooms upstairs too. It's

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• Picture Marylebone and Picture Fitzrovia announce shock closure

  

  Sad news over the weekend as the team behind Picture announced that they'll be closing both their restaurants, on Portland Street and in Marylebone, from next month.

  After six years, they've made the difficult decision to close up both businesses on 5 October. For "many boring reasons" they've found it hard to keep going and "we are making this decision....whilst we are in a solid position to close the restaurants properly without leaving

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