Middle Eastern

If you've been wandering around Marylebone recently and wondered what is going to be opening up at the massive Loxton Walk development on Baker Street (Matchado, Le Choux and Melrose & Morgan have already announced they'll be there), then we have big news. The Pachamama Group have earmarked two spaces for new restaurants and we've got the scoop on the first one.

Soraya is actually one of the group's restaurants that they developed outside of London. While they were busy pivoting to the likes of Zephyr, Lagana and Nina here they were also opening Soraya over in Abu Dhabi. And

Set up just over a year ago, Logma became a big hit, originally running occasional Iranian supperclubs at E5 Bakehouse. It comes from Ziad Halub and his partner Farsin Rabiee, who are bringing their respective cuisines to the table for a unique Iraqi/Iranian mix of dishes. 

Now they've taken the next step and have opened a permanent space in Hackney. It's starting up as a cafe with an aim to open a dining room for their bistro later in the month. They say the plan is to serve up "Iranian + Iraqi homemade comfort food we grew up with, made with organic seasonal

As far as we're concerned, there's always room for more places to sit and recover from a massive shopping expedition when you're on Oxford Street. So the arrival of Noreen to St Christopher's Place this summer can only be a positive thing.

Although there are plenty of Middle-Eastern restaurants to choose from in this part of town, the owners are hoping that they have a couple of features to make them

The Black Cow is something that first opened in Camden's big Hawley Wharf development, but now the Middle Eastern steakhouse is moving to Shoreditch.

It's from Shiri Kraus and Amir Batito, whose goal was to create an American steakhouse-style grill with Middle Eastern flavours. They also run the extremely well-reviewed Epicurus in Camden, ...

London has an amazing selection of Middle Eastern restaurants, but the offering doesn't often drill down to Egyptian food specifically. So the arrival of Alaz on Chiswick High Road is hoping to introduce Londoners to the delights of that country's cuisine. The restaurant is a partnership between Egyptian TV network owner Alaa El Kahky and caterer Sabrina Tolba. Tolba comes from a family of restaurateurs - her dad ran the

Honey & Co's latest place is part deli (filled with amazing breads and patisserie) and part restaurant. We went along to try out their new evening menu. 

14/6/23 - updated with the opening date

If you’re already a fan of Imad’s Syrian Kitchen, which found a permanent home in Soho’s Kingly Court in 2021, then things are about to get even bigger and better. The restaurant is reopening in a larger space at Kingly Court and will also serve Syrian

Things move pretty fast in restaurant news, and we like it when a chef keeps us on our toes. As we previously told you, Eyal Shani, founder of much-hyped Miznon (part of his 40+ global restaurant empire) already has another restaurant opening

London is getting a lot of new hotels over the next year, with big names like Mandarin Oriental and Rosewood opening new central London spaces. But there's plenty of room for boutique hotels too, and that's just what's coming to the City. Sircle London comes from hotel group Sircle

Just a few short months after opening his first branch of Miznon in London, Tel Aviv chef Eyal Shani is heading across town to work on a kiosk version of Miznon for West Londoners.

Described as a kiosk but with seating inside for 40 pita lovers and a decent sized terrace, the Notting Hill Miznon will serve all the London specials that Eyal debuted in Soho along with a new exclusive pita that he's currently working

Israeli celebrity chef Eyal Shani already has branches of Miznon in Tel Aviv, Paris and NYC. We popped along to see what his London outpost is like.

After ten years on Warren Street, Sarit Packer and Itamar Srulovich have moved their popular Middle Eastern restaurant Honey & Co to Bloomsbury. We went to pay them a visit in their new home. 

18/5/22 - Updated with the opening date

We only heard a few weeks back about the closure of Flor in Borough (although they do still have their bakery in Bermondsey) but a replacement has been lined up already. Flor was backed by JKS so it's no real surprise to see another JKS restaurant is poised to fill the gap, Berenjak. 

Berenjak, if you're unfamiliar, is all about

The big new Hawley Wharf development in Camden has brought with it a lot of new restaurants - including some brand new ventures. One of those is Black Cow, being billed as a "Middle Eastern steak house."

It comes from Shiri Kraus (previously Palomar and The Barbary)

Top rate sushi and plenty of buzz in this glamorous new addition to Islington's dining scene.