Mayfair

• The Grill at the Dorchester brings in ex-Claridge's chef Martyn Nail to relaunch the restaurant

  

  Earlier this year, Chef Tom Booton revealed that after six years, he was stepping down from The Grill at The Dorchester, about a year after the restaurant was renamed to The Grill by Tom Booton. Well, as the chef has now departed, the restaurant is getting back its original name, and a new chef at the top. 

  Now in charge of The Grill at the

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• Here are all the restaurants and bars opening at the huge new Chancery Rosewood hotel

  

  The opening of The Chancery Rosewood is nearly upon us. Not since the opening of The OWO has such a large endeavour been launched, but unlike that hotel, most of these restaurants here are opening at the same time. 

• Scandinavian restaurant Punk Royale brings its caviar bumps to Mayfair

  

  13/8/25 - updated with launch details

  They've been here before in the guise of a pop-up at Carousel, but now Punk Royale is coming to London for their first permanent restaurant outside of Scandinavia. 

  The restaurant is taking a space in Mayfair that recently held two restaurants - Amethyst and London Stock. Neither of those survived long, so it's a

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• Akira Back and the Mandarin Oriental Mayfair have gone their separate ways

  

  These are testing times for big name chefs. Following in the wake of so many being let go from their prestigious dining spots at Harrods comes another top-level departure. This time it's Michelin-starred chef Akira Back, whose partnership with the Mandarin Oriental Mayfair has ended

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• Test Driving Shanghai Me, high-rise in Mayfair meets high-end prices

  

  The restaurant at the top of the Park Lane Hilton has transformed into the high-end pan-Asian Shanghai Me. We popped up to the 28th floor to see just how the new restaurant and bar are settling in.

• Berenjak brings its Persian cuisine to Mayfair

  

  1 August 2025 - updated with new early 2026 opening window

  They have restaurants in Soho and Borough Market (not to mention as far afield as Doha and Dubai) and next up for Berenjak is Mayfair. As revealed on their own Instagram page, they're taking on a space on Duke Street right next to The Barley Mow (it's a new development so there hasn't been a restaurant there

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• Test Driving New York's Dante bar takeover of Claridge's

  

  The arrival of one of New York's great bars to takeover the restaurant at Claridge'shas made the hotel dining room an absolute scene. We made it our business to go down and try a cocktail or two.

• Manchester's Med-inspired Fenix is coming to Mayfair

  

  Tattu, the high-end Chinese restaurant with a view on the top of the Now Building, originally started as a group of restaurants in the North. Now the same team behind that are bringing another of their restaurants to London. This time it's the Mediterranean-inspired Fenix. 

  Currently only in Manchester, Fenix will be taking over the space that was Henry's on Piccadilly (which closed mid

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

  

  2/7/24 - Updated with the opening date

  Ever since the Galvin Brothers announced 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 originally the first to

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• Mitch and Ben Tonks are taking over the Donovan Bar in Mayfair for the summer

  

  Together they run one of the UK's best seafood restaurants. The only trouble for Londoners is that you have to travel all the way to Devon usually to try their food. But this summer Mitch and Ben Tonks from The Seahorse in Dartmouth are running a three-month residency in Mayfair. The father and son duo's residency is at The Donovan Bar at Brown's Hotel in the heart of town, aimed at bringing their amazing seafood to central

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• Looks like Mazi is coming to Mayfair

  

  It's been over a decade since Mazi opened its doors in Notting Hill. The refined Greek food restaurant by Adrien Carre and Christina Mouratoglou has since spawned sibling establishment Suzi Tros, also in Notting Hill, but it's about to head into central London.

  It looks like they're planning to open in the old Pizza Express building opposite The Guinea on Bruton Place. The space, you may remember, was briefly taken over

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• Mayfair gets a new boutique hotel with The Shepherd Mayfair

  

  There have been a lot of fancy new Mayfair hotels opening of late, from the Mandarin Oriental to the upcoming Chancery Rosewood on Grosvenor Square. And now another is added to the list, with this one planned as more of a boutique affair. 

  The Shepherd Mayfair has taken over what used to be the Park Lane Mews Hotel, just off Park Lane and not too far from Shepherd Market

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• Is Richard Caring's Le Caprice coming back to Mayfair?

  

  3/7/25 update - We've been hearing that Le Caprice might not be opening here after all. We'll have to wait and see. Original story follows.

  It had been rumoured for months, but now we have confirmation - Le Caprice is coming back, opening at the new Chancery Rosewood in Mayfair. 

  But hasn't Le Caprice already returned, you ask? Well, while ...

• Noren sake and sushi bar is taking over the Roji space in Mayfair

  

  We'd been wondering what would happen to Roji omakase bar, since chefs Tamas Naszai and Tomoko Hasegawa moved over to open the excellent Himi in Carnaby - and now we know.

  Next door to Chisou in Mayfair, Roji won't be relaunching as an omakase bar. Instead, much like Himi,

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• 74 Duke is a Parisian-style brasserie in Mayfair from the people behind Supernova

  

  18/5/25 - updated with the opening date

  The team behind Supernova, Creme and North Audley Canteen know how to make a big splash with their openings. The original Supernova was a massive hit and it looks like their upcoming Mayfair outpost will be

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