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Mayfair
- Bar Notes: Kwant
Where is it? On Heddon Street, underneath Momo
Who's in charge? Running things here is Eric Lorincz who previously headed up the American Bar at The Savoy which he took to the top slot in the World's Best Bars list.
What's the vibe? Think subtle tropical meets clubby drawing room - so the chairs are studded Chesterfields while the plants and decor are a bit tiki.
Why is it
... - The Connaught unveils a brand new Patisserie (with a River Cafe dessert)
While you may not be able to have a martini at the Connaught Bar after 10pm, the hotel has just unveiled something new for the daytime - a brand new patisserie. It's on the side of the building on Mount Street with its own entrance, meaning you can pop in and pick up Connaught cakes and patisseries all day long.
It's both eat-in and takeaway and they'll be featuring 10 seasonal patisseries,
... - Test Driving Amazonico - a wonderfully over-the-top Berkeley Square treat
This very extra Mayfair restaurant serves up sushi, steak and great times as an added bonus. We put on our glad rags and joined the Mayfair set for the night.
- Ollie Dabbous' Hideaway finds a permanent place on Mount Street in Mayfair
Over the past two years, Hide's 'diffusion range' - a cafe called Hideaway - has been popping up in various locations - first in the Burlington Arcade and then, for a longer period, down at Chelsea Barracks. Now Ollie Dabbous and his team are getting ready to open it in a permanent spot on Mount Street.
The cafe will take over the spot previously occupied by the Mount Street Deli. Open all day and
... - Mo Diner is Momo's 1930s Los Angeles diner with food by Eric Chavot
Next door to Momo in Mayfair Mo Diner takes the American diner concept on a spin through the Med with Eric Chavot doing the food.
- Japan Centre is launching ramen restaurant Heddon Yokocho
Next up from Japan centre is a new ramen restaurant, inspired by the Yokocho alleys of Japan and based in Heddon Street. They'll have a range of ramen from across Japan, in a restaurant with a 70s feel.
- Test Driving The Windmill in Mayfair - so much more than (excellent) pies
This Mayfair pub, best known for its pies, has been taken over by the team behind the Guinea Grill. We went down to see what changes they'd made.
- Test Driving Fallow - this sustainable menu packs a punch
Settling in for a longer stretch on Heddon Street, this sustainable restaurant residency has an ex-Dinner by Heston team creating fireworks in the kitchen.
- Milan's Giannino Dal 1899 opens a London restaurant in Mayfair
Will Giannino Dal 1899 be the restaurant to succeed at this spot in Mayfair? They're hoping that the long lineage of the Milanese original will entice Londoners to try it. - Katsubo is serving up Japanese milk bun burgers at Mayfair's The Lucky Club cocktail bar
We're always in the market for an enticing bar food menu and news reaches of a particularly moreish sounding one in Mayfair.
The Lucky Club is a cocktail bar in the basement of streetwear label The Lucky Club's Davies Street store. Now brothers Louis, George and Jack Hartshorn who run the place have launched Katsubo - a Japanese food offering to go with those drinks.
The short menu features six burgers served up inside soft
... - The Windmill in Mayfair gets a touch of The Guinea Grill magic
If you’re a fan of the steaks, the fish and chips, and the Guinness at Mayfair pub The Guinea Grill (take a number) and often struggle to get a table, then its renowned pub manager Oisin Rogers has revealed that he’s about to spread some of the magic around. - Sabor returns - and there's a brand new look for El Asador upstairs
They've already been open as an alfresco restaurant for the past few weeks - but now Sabor is getting ready to throw open the doors to the actual restaurant.
The much-loved (and Michelin-starred) Spanish restaurant by Nieves Barragan Mohacho and Jose Etura will be opening both floors, but the top floor El Asador is seeing the most changes. Before, that was all about communal dining which, for the near future at least, is not on the cards. So that's
... - Queens of Mayfair will be an artisan coffee shop and events space
Sibling duo Victoria and Grace Sheppard are behind new cafe/events space Queens of Mayfair. They'll be combining their experience in hospitality and interior design respectively for their artisan coffee shop. Victoria was recently running the marketing for UMU & The Greenhouse while Grace project manages interior design projects for high net worth clients at luxury property company Chartwell.
Queens will be open from breakfast through
... - MM Caffe is an alfresco cafe from Mercato Mayfair, just off Oxford Street
They've already achieved a pretty impressive makeover of nearby Grade 1 listed St Mark's and now Mercato Metropolitano have gone outside to Brown Hart Gardens, the raised garden area just in front of the Beaumont Hotel (most recently the Bonnie Gill seafood shack). Their latest opening is
... - Test Driving La Petite Maison - a slice of Nice in Mayfair
London's La Petite Maison is the group's flagship restaurant. As it reopens, with a new oyster bar, we take a look to see why it's still pulling in the crowds.
