Mayfair

• Kol's Santiago Lastra to open Mexican restaurant Fonda in Mayfair

  

  25/9/24 - updated with opening date. 

  With the Michelin-starred Kol getting praise from all quarters (not to mention a place on the World's 50 Best list), it was only a matter of time before chef Santiago Lastra got ready to open another place. For that second restaurant, he's chosen Heddon Street, where he'll be launching Fonda. 

  Not actually named after

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• Enjoy 25% off the new a la carte menu at Theo Randall at the InterContinental

  

  Be transported to Italy with a fine-dining experience at renowned chef Theo Randall’s stunning restaurant at InterContinental London Park Lane, with his new autumn À La Carte menu.

  Offer: 25% off the bill

  Where: Mayfair - One Hamilton Place, Park Ln, London W1J 7QY

  When: 24

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• Test Driving Mary's - Jason Atherton's Pollen Street grill revamp

  

  Part of Jason Atherton's very busy 2024 has been replacing Pollen Street Social with Mary's, a much more laid-back grill restaurant. We went down to check out all the changes. 

• Brad Carter is no longer opening Undercroft

  

  We'd been hearing talk behind the scenes for a few days that not all was well with the opening of Undercroft. It was due to be top Birmingham chef Brad Carter's London debut but now he's announced that he's stepping back from the project. 

  According to ...

• Brazilian restaurant Maroto to open in Mayfair

  

  We bring news of a Brazilian restaurant all-change in Mayfair, with Maroto taking over the site formerly occupied by another Brazilian restaurant Bossa (which closed in February). But the plot thickens: if you think you’ve already seen Maroto in that location, you have. Sort of. There’s a bar by

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• Chef Akira Back will run the restaurants and bars at the new Mandarin Oriental Mayfair

  

  Updated 19/9/24 with Dosa photograph and opening date

  We've known for a while that Michelin-starred chef Akira Back was heading to London to open at the upcoming Mandarin Oriental Mayfair. Now the final details are emerging about what we can expect from the chef's restaurants and bars at the hotel.

  Back is going to be responsible for two restaurants, a bar and a rooftop 'experience' at the hotel when

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• Calum Franklin is coming back to London for a special menu at Cut at 45 Park Lane

  

  Since leaving the Holborn Dining Room, pie master Calum Franklin's main efforts have been at his new restaurant in Paris, Public House. Now he's bringing a taste of his Parisian adventures to London with a special menu at Cut at 45 Park Lane. Yes, there will be pies. 

  The Calum Franklin x CUT at 45 Park Lane pop-up is a team-up between Calum and

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• Bar crawl: taking to the terrace at Bar Antoine on Park Lane

  

  We didn't want to gatekeep this bar terrace just off Park Lane, so here's what we thought of Bar Antoine's Twilight Terrace. 

• Kleinsky's brings NY-style bagels to Mayfair (via Cape Town)

  

  Bagels are very much a thing at the moment, as evidenced by the huge popularity of (and queues at) It's Bagels (who are about to open their second location, in Notting Hill). 

  It turns out that another big bagel shop has opened in Mayfair to relatively little fanfare, but is

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• Test Driving Koyn Thai - a Thai reinvention for the Mayfair restaurant

  

  Originally a Japanese restaurant of two halves, Koyn has changed its basement into a separate Thai restaurant. We went down to check out the brand new menu. 

• Shanghai Me is the new rooftop restaurant at The London Hilton on Park Lane

  

  22/7/24 - Updated with an official announcement

  Ever since the Galvin Brothers announced back in April that they were closing their rooftop restaurant at the London Hilton on Park Lane after 18 successful years, there was speculation on what was going to take its place. Hot Dinners was the

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• Jason Atherton's Mary's grill restaurant and burger bar replaces Pollen Street Social

  

  Jason Atherton closed Pollen Street Social in July, but he's quickly replacing it with Marys and it's a big change from the fine dining the restaurant is known for. 

  It'll be essentially divided into three parts, with a light refit inside (to start with). Where the original bar was, there will be a version of his Blind Pig bar (previously seen

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• Mykonos restaurant Nammos sets sail for London

  

  A few years back, we reported on the impending arrival of Mykonos restaurant Nammos, which was supposed to be heading to Knightsbridge. Now it turns out that those plans have changed and the restaurant is instead coming to Mayfair. 

  They'll be taking over from Il Borro, a large

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• 123V sees Alexis Gauthier take his vegan concept to Browns in Mayfair

  

  It's been almost a year since Native at Browns closed its doors, but now we hear that there's a brand new restaurant taking its place. Chef Alexis Gauthier first previewed his 123V concept across the road from Browns at the now-closed Fenwick. So it's a short hop for him and his team to move to these new surroundings.

  They'll be taking over the inside restaurant and gorgeous hidden courtyard space at

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• Mr Porter steakhouse takes over the lower ground of the Park Lane Hilton

  

  First things first - just in case you're wondering, the mail-order fashion company hasn't decided to open a restaurant business. This Mr Porter is actually a "modern steakhouse" that originates from Amsterdam from the Entourage Group and is opening in the Park Lane Hilton. 

  That particular Hilton has been going through some changes of late. We recently revealed that ...