Mayfair

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

    shanghai me london hilton park lane caviar

    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

    mitch tonks donovan bar

    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

    mazi mayfair bruton place

    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

    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?

    Richard Caring confirms Le Caprice is 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

    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

    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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  • Top New York bar Dante is popping up in Claridge's for a month

    Top New York bar Dante is popping up in Claridge's for a month

    Caffe Dante has had quite a history in New York, having originally been established back in 1915. However, its current iteration launched as Dante back in 2015, and the restaurant and  bar have since won heaps of accolades in the decade since.

    But if you haven't managed to make it over to New York to check it out, Dante is coming to London instead. It'll be taking over the bar

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  • Test Driving Mr Porter, the steakhouse meets cocktail lounge on Park Lane

    mr porter steakhouse london hilton park lane restaurant review

    Taking over the old Trader Vic's spot downstairs at the Hilton on Park Lane is a shiny new steakhouse Mr Porter. We descended the spiral staircase to check it out.

  • Test Driving Row on 5, Jason Atherton's flagship restaurant which deserves the second star it's chasing

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    Jason Atherton's new flagship restaurant is Row on 5 on Savile Row, which earned a Michelin star in almost record time. We went in to try it out and left thinking a second star seems all but inevitable. 

  • Atomix chef Junghyun Park is opening Kiji Korean BBQ in the heart of Mayfair

    kiji korean restaurant curzon street mayfair london

    Well this IS a story. If you've been roaming through Mayfair recently and wondered what's happening with the building site on the corner of Curzon Street and Bolton Street (where Mirabelle used to be), then we have big news for you. It's going to be the first UK restaurant from acclaimed New York restaurant duo Ellia and Junghyun Park.

    The pair are behind Atomix, which right now not only boasts two

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  • Motcombs Mayfair takes over at Pollen Street

    motcombs tavern opening in mayfair on pollen street

    The last year has seen a fair bit of upheaval over on Pollen Street. First Jason Atherton announced he was turning his Michelin-starred flagship restaurant into burger bar Mary's. That duly opened, with the promise of a full revamp this spring. The revamp didn't happen but what did happen was that Atherton ended up closing the restaurant altogether and selling it to another restaurant group,

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  • Jason Atherton closes Mary's, the original Pollen Street Social site

    Jason Atherton closes Mary's, the original Pollen Street Social site

    Around this time last year, Jason Atherton announced the closure of his (then) flagship restaurant Pollen Street Social. A few months later, in August, that restaurant was given a light do-over and replaced by grill restaurant Mary's.

    There were originally plans to completely revamp the place and fully relaunch the restaurant earlier this year, but that never materialised. Now,

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  • Lilli by Akira Back sees the chef already lining up his second hotel restaurant in London

    Lilli by Akira Back sees the chef already lining up his second hotels restaurant in London

    14/3/25 - updated with opening date

    Seemingly not happy with having two restaurants in the nearby Mandarin Oriental Mayfair, chef Akira Back already has another hotel restaurant lined up, barely a 15-minute walk away.  

    This time, it's in the revamped The Montcalm hotel in Mayfair, now renamed Montcalm Mayfair. The restaurant

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  • Test Driving Silva, a new Mayfair spot that stands out from the crowd

    crudo at silva restaurant in mayfair

    Tucked down Bruton Place, between the Guinea and Bellamy's you'll find this rather cosy new Mayfair spot. We take a look at what Silva has to offer London's frenetic dining scene.