Mayfair

Undercroft is now opening with Aldo Zilli in the kitchen
10/12/24 - updated with menu details
Earlier this year, there was the surprising news that Birmingham-based chef Brad Carter had decided to pull out of the launch of the much-hyped Undercroft restaurant that was to be housed in the St George's Church crypt in Mayfair. After
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Pinna will serve up Sardinian specials beside Mayfair's Shepherd Market
If there were an annual prize for the most industrious restaurateurs in London, then 2024's trophy would probably be a dead heat between Jason Atherton and the dynamic duo of George Bukhov-Weinstein and Ilya Demichev. The latter, having only recently unveiled their latest restaurant Fantomas on the King's Road, are about to open two new London restaurants in just one week.
The first one you need to know
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Lebanese rotisserie restaurant Toum and its basement listening bar are coming to Mayfair
A Hot Dinners exclusive
Lebanese restaurant Aline was originally opened by Tarek Farah and his wife Monika back in 2016 and over eight years, it built a loyal clientele for its traditional Lebanese dishes. Now, three doors down from Aline, the pair are about to kick things up a notch with a more contemporary offering - the new Lebanese rotisserie Toum.
Toum, they told Hot Dinners, "is more of a modern
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Top Milanese sandwich shop De Santis hits London
The Milanese don't mess around when it comes to food, so when you hear that the best sandwich shop in Milan is coming to London it's time to get excited. De Santis has been serving up its legendary toasted paninis to the folks of Milan since the Sixties - the original restaurant is lined with the photos of famous Italians who've dined there.
In London, their flagship base is going to be in the church crypt of
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London is getting a hot new rooftop bar ABar Rooftop at the Mandarin Oriental Mayfair
It may not be the optimum time of year in London to be unveiling a new rooftop bar, but that's not stopping the folks at the Mandarin Oriental Mayfair. They're about to throw open the doors to the Abar Rooftop at their hotel just off Hanover Square.
The new bar boasts views across Mayfair, an area not all that blessed with good rooftop drinking spaces, and there'll be room for 50 indoors along
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Mayfair is getting a Ladurée café serving up macaron lattes and more
Earlier this year we reported on the arrival of a new type of cafe from Ladurée in London. Notting Hill was the first place to get one and things must have gone well, as the French company is just gearing up to open in Mayfair too. It's in a good spot, just opposite Socca on South Audley Street and will have
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Jason Atherton to open Row on 5, his new flagship restaurant on Savile Row
Updated 25/10/24 with opening date
Interesting news reaches us of a plan by Jason Atherton to open what's being described as a 'flagship restaurant' in Mayfair. The restaurateur, is very busy indeed this Autumn, but this is planned as his flagship.
Row on 5 will take over two floors of a new building on Savile Row. The concept is "a culinary voyage"
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Andrew Wong announces a residency at The Donovan Bar in Mayfair
If you've been struggling to get a table at A Wong, even more so since it won the second Michelin star, now there's another way to try chef Andrew Wong's food. He's just teamed up with The Donovan Bar in Mayfair for a three-month residency (and two more big-name chefs are lined up behind him).
Brought in by Brown's Hotel Chef Director Adam Byatt (also responsible for Trinity in
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Silva restaurant joins The Guinea and Bellamy's on Bruton Place
Bruton Place continues to grow as a notable, tucked-away food and drink haven in Mayfair. Down the street off Berkeley Square, you'll already find The Guinea, The Cocochine (and its sister deli The Rex) and Bellamy's among others. Now a new restaurant is joining them, called Silva.
Launched by Daria Grebenyuk, she's brought in some interesting talent to head up
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Test Driving Fonda - home cooked Mexican food (if your home cook also happens to be a Michelin-starred chef)
On top of having one of the World's 50 Best restaurants with Kol, chef Santiago Lastra has branched out with a new more informal offering in Fonda. We nipped over to Heddon Street to check it out.
Kol's Santiago Lastra to open Mexican restaurant Fonda in Mayfair
25/9/24 - updated with opening date.
With the Michelin-starred Kol getting praise from all quarters (not to mention a place on the World's 50 Best list), it was only a matter of time before chef Santiago Lastra got ready to open another place. For that second restaurant, he's chosen Heddon Street, where he'll be launching Fonda.
Not actually named after
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Test Driving Mary's - Jason Atherton's Pollen Street grill revamp
Part of Jason Atherton's very busy 2024 has been replacing Pollen Street Social with Mary's, a much more laid-back grill restaurant. We went down to check out all the changes.
Brad Carter is no longer opening Undercroft
We'd been hearing talk behind the scenes for a few days that not all was well with the opening of Undercroft. It was due to be top Birmingham chef Brad Carter's London debut but now he's announced that he's stepping back from the project.
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Brazilian restaurant Maroto to open in Mayfair
We bring news of a Brazilian restaurant all-change in Mayfair, with Maroto taking over the site formerly occupied by another Brazilian restaurant Bossa (which closed in February). But the plot thickens: if you think you’ve already seen Maroto in that location, you have. Sort of. There’s a bar by
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Chef Akira Back will run the restaurants and bars at the new Mandarin Oriental Mayfair
Updated 19/9/24 with Dosa photograph and opening date
We've known for a while that Michelin-starred chef Akira Back was heading to London to open at the upcoming Mandarin Oriental Mayfair. Now the final details are emerging about what we can expect from the chef's restaurants and bars at the hotel.
Back is going to be responsible for two restaurants, a bar and a rooftop 'experience' at the hotel when
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