Mayfair

• Maison Francois

  French brasserie in Mayfair

• Test Driving Brunswick House - a restaurant where the food and vibe are pitch perfect

  

  Jackson Boxer's Vauxhall restaurant not only looks like a beautiful film set, but the food is Oscar-worthy too. 

• Il Gattopardo is a new high-end Italian for Mayfair by the group behind Zuma and Amazonico

  

  Updated 25/9/23 with opening date and menu details

  A new high-end Italian restaurant is heading to Mayfair. This time, it's the turn of Il Gattopardo, a restaurant that they say is inspired by 1960s Italy. 

  It's got something of a pedigree, however, coming from the same restaurant group that brought us Bar De Pres, Zuma, Roka and

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• Kayu Bakehouse is coming to London

  

  8/9/23 - updated with more details about the London launch

  Following a bakery that's come to London via Hong Kong, now here's another which has come via Dubai, Riyadh and Abu Dhabi. 

  Kayu Bakehouse dubs itself an "artisan dessert boutique" specialising in French desserts. It comes

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• London Stock makes the move from Wandsworth to Mayfair

  

  London Stock is a restaurant that has made a name for itself in Wandsworth and now they're doing something very unexpected - moving right into the heart of Mayfair. They're taking over the space of the recently closed Amethyst (which shut soon after the chef departed). It's an

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• Test Driving Tendril - the "almost vegan" restaurant feels at home in its permanent Mayfair space

  

  Rishim Sachdeva's Tendril has found a permanent home in Mayfair, so we thought it was time to see what this "almost vegan" kitchen is all about. 

• Paris Society eye up the old Roland Mouret shop in Mayfair

  

  Two years after designer Roland Mouret cleared out his boutique and went into administration it looks like his former HQ in Mayfair is getting a new lease of life.

  Paris Society who are behind Louie in London and glitzy spots like Girafe and CoCo in Paris look to be opening a restaurant there that will take over the whole building.

  Plans for the four-floor space that we've seen include a

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• L'Atelier Robuchon is replacing Le Comptoir in Mayfair

  

  They've had lots of success with the very viral cube croissants from Le Deli Robuchon, but nearby Comptoir Robuchon in Mayfair hasn't been quite as much of a hit for the same group. So they're changing things up and making it L'Atelier Robuchon instead. 

  The last L'Atelier Robuchon in London closed in 2019, soon after the chef's death the previous year and this one will be harking back to

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• Murano is celebrating its 15th birthday with a facelift (and new chef)

  

  How best to celebrate your 15th birthday? Well, if you're Angela Hartnett's Michelin-starred restaurant Murano then you give yourself a bit of time off for a makeover.

  Hartnett's Mayfair restaurant will close for three weeks over August and September before returning with a new look and a new head chef. George Ormond has just taken over the kitchen here from Emily Brightman, having worked alongside her for the

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• Jason Atherton is opening a second Mayfair restaurant, on Bruton Place

  

  Jason Atherton is a very busy man at the moment, and is really establishing himself in Mayfair right now. 

  Not only is he getting ready to open a restaurant on Savile Row very soon, but he's also getting ready to open one on Bruton Place which

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• Test Driving Dovetale - chef Tom Sellers goes big in Mayfair

  

  Tom Sellers' second restaurant opening of 2023 sees him opening a grand restaurant in Mayfair's hippest new hotel. We head down to see what the Michelin-starred chef has cooked up.

• Test Driving Pavyllon - top French chef Yannick Alléno takes on London

  

  Yannick Alléno is a hugely influential chef in France with multiple Michelin stars to his name. Pavyllon sees him bringing his cooking to London - we went down to try it out. 

• Chef Tom Sellers is opening Dovetale in Mayfair

  

  13/07/23 - updated with more details

  You couldn't really get more of a prime London spot to open a restaurant than the corner of Piccadilly and Berkeley Street, so Tom Sellers has chosen well for his next venture. The chef behind two Michelin-starred Restaurant Story, is opening Dovetale at the upcoming 1 Hotel Mayfair. It's the hotel group's first UK hotel and they say it's going to

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• Tendril (mostly) Vegan Kitchen & Bar goes permanent in Mayfair

  

  7/7/23 - updated with the opening date

  Rishim Sachdeva has been popping up with his Tendril restaurant in a couple of spaces, but now he's getting ready to launch the restaurant in its permanent home. 

  He describes the restaurant as "mostly vegan" and that's coming through in the new name - Tendril (mostly) Vegan Kitchen & Bar. The permanent

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• The Dorchester rooftop bar is reopening with an English country garden makeover

  

  You know it's definitely summer when The Dorchester reopens its rooftop bar. This year the space will bring the English country garden vibes and serve up an all-day brunch menu by the hotel's culinary director Martyn Nail (ex-Claridge's).

  Brunch, Dorchester-style, means dishes like caviar, oysters and fruit de mer, grilled Cornish lobster fregola, côte de boeuf and truffle

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