Mayfair

• The best set lunch deal in London? We Test Drive Le Gavroche

  The lunchtime deal at Michel Roux Jr's two Michelin-starred Mayfair restaurant has long been a thing of legend. We went to see if it lived up to expectations

• Only the name is the same - we Test Drive The Square in Mayfair

  With a new look and new chef - we see what the wholly redone Mayfair spot The Square is now like post refurb.

• Dean and Deluca are coming to London - or are they?

  

  Updated 8/12/17 - it's all off!

  On every New York trip that we've ever been on, there's one place that we always make sure we pop into at least once, and that's Dean and Deluca, particularly the one in Soho. It's one of the city's best-known deli/food markets, serving everything from freshly ground coffee, chocolate, juices, with an amazing array of breads, pastries, salads and more. So we were

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• StreetXO launches cocktail bar CircusXO

  

  Street XO restaurant in Mayfair has just launched its very down destination cocktail bar – CircusXO. Downstairs in the restaurant, the drinks menu at CircusXO is the culmination of many months of work and input the multi Michelin-starred chef and the bar team at StreetXO.

  With the cocktail list at StreetXO popular since opening, Muñoz committed to creating a stand-alone bar to showcase them, with the aim of making CircusXO a

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• Mayfair’s The Square is getting a big refurb, and a new chef too

  Clément Leroy helped earn Paris’s Restaurant Guy Savoy its third Michelin star, shuns butter and cream in favour of lightness and texture, and is the new head chef at swish Mayfair restaurant The Square.

• Fine but also fun dining - we Test Drive Martha Ortiz's Ella Canta in Mayfair

  London's Mexican food boom continues with the arrival of celebrity chef Martha Ortiz bringing some zing to Park Lane

• Bread Ahead arrives in Mayfair with sourdough, sandwiches and a Christmas pud doughnut

  

  Borough Market bakers Bread Ahead are heading to Mayfair for a temporary wintery bakery , bringing breakfast, sandwiches, pastries, and a special edition Christmas pudding doughnut (!)

  They’ll be opening up the North Audley Street pop-up come November, and running it throughout the festive season until late January, kicking off bright and early with breakfast from 7am that’ll include

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• Tuck into empanadas and helados at Clasico Argentino in Mayfair

  After getting properly settled in Paris, Clasico Argentino has made the hop to London, bringing empanadas galore to their cosy Mayfair premises plus a food truck that’ll be parked near Broadgate and a doorstep near you via Deliveroo.

• Fitness guru Matt Roberts launches clean eating cafe Daily Dose in Mayfair

  If you’re serious about your supplements, Matt Roberts’ new "protein and wellness cafe" will be high on your hitlist, with its spirulina-packed smoothies, breakfast pots and something they're calling 'cleansing boxes' to fuel you up for your next visit to the gym.

• Breakfast is coming to Roka Mayfair

  

  Roka in Mayfair is trying something new for November - they're unveiling a brand new breakfast menu - but it'll only be available on Saturdays during November.

  And we have to admit, the Japanese-inspired breakfast dishes do sound rather promising, with twists on a few very recognisable breakfast staples. So yes, smashed avocado does make an appearance - but it's not your usual smashed avocado. 

  On

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• Cannon and Cannon brings Nape to Mayfair for a charcuterie-heavy pop-up

  

  Update 24/10/17:Unfortunately, the nape pop-up is no longer happening

  Original story follows:

  This Winter, cured meat lovers Cannon & Cannon are bringing a pop-up of their Camberwellian restaurant

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• One week on from winning a Michelin star, Vineet Bhatia London closes

  Less than a week after earning its Michelin star, it's unfortunate timing for Vineet Bhatia London as it's closing the Mayfair restaurant (that's the team above at their last service).

• Claridge's hotel launches their first cookbook

  

  To Claridge's last night, where London's foodie folk gathered together for the launch of Claridge's: The Cookbook. Executive Chef Martyn Nail and the hotel's GM Paul Jackson welcomed guests for pre-dinner canapes washed down with Dom Perignon in the hotel's kitchens before repairing to a private room for a sit down dinner featuring some of the book's recipes.

  Claridge's artist in residence, David Downton, gave a quick speech pre-dinner. In a world

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• Bombay Bustle is coming to Mayfair from the team behind Jamavar

  There's every reason to get excited about this new opening from Jamavar chef Rohit Ghai. Inspired by the street food of Mumbai, the new restaurant offers lunchtime tiffins, with a menu and is packed full of exciting, seasonal ingredients we've never heard of cooked, by someone who definitely knows what he's doing.

• Doughnut lovers celebrate - Crosstown is coming to Piccadilly

  Crosstown are squeezing in a third new opening this year, going back to its roots in Piccadilly to distribute its gloriously glazed sourdough doughnuts and cold brew coffee to its fans. Plus, they’ve launched three new flavours just for the occasion, and they sound *amazing*.