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- The Cross is back in King's Cross - this time it's about eating, drinking and dancing
The Cross was HUGE back in the day. The nightclub, which was in the space that is now Coal Drops Yard, was one of London's most renowned back in the 90s - a really big deal. But with all the reconstruction of King's Cross, it finally closed its doors back in 2007.
Now it's coming back - albeit in a very different guise. THe Cross will take over what was
... - The Viaduct combines restaurant, tap room and cocktail lounge in the old Cargo site in Shoreditch
If you've been wondering what was going to go in the place of the old Cargo nightclub space on Rivington Street since it closed last year then, as of this week, we have the answer.
It's now reopened - rather under the radar - as The Viaduct which is going to be an all day restaurant, tap room and cocktail lounge.
The first element is Arch - an all day spot serving what they describe as casual British food. So
... - Block Soho has steak, seafood and a Croquettes & Cocktails happy hour
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Having recently opened Maddox Tavern in Mayfair, the same team is opening Block Soho (it's in the space where Zelman Meats used to be).
The big focus of the restaurant will be meat cooked over coals, alongside seafood and shellfish. The meat comes from Huntsham Court Farm and will be hung and aged in the restaurant’s own
... - Bantof in Soho sees Pied a Terre's chef branch out
There's a new restaurant coming to Soho that, looking at the folk involved, certainly sounds worth a visit. Bantof describes itself as a restaurant, cocktail bar and art space. But it's the team that they've brought on board to consult on the food and drink that elevates it from the usual restaurant equivalent of Actress, Model, Whatever.
In charge of the menu is chef Asimakis Chaniotis, whose day job is heading up
... - Shoryu Ramen and Sticks'n'Sushi pick West London for their next openings
West Londoners who love Japanese food have something to cheer about this autumn. Two Japanese restaurant groups, Shoryu Ramen and Sticks'n'Sushi, are opening new branches in Kensington and Westfield London respectively.
Shoryu's new Kensington High Street branch will have room for 70 ramen slurpers in a room that mixes counter dining and mini dining pods. There'll be a separate bar are for sake cocktails and
... - Cottons in Shoreditch gets bigger, moving to Hoxton Square
When we are hearing about more restaurants closing than ever before, it's a nice change to hear of one that's moving and growing - and that's what's happening to Cottons.
The Caribbean restaurant is leaving its home on Curtain Road, but moving only just up the road to Hoxton Square (taking over the space that used to be Adam Handling's The Frog).
It'll be split into two areas - an upstairs restaurant and a
... - Milk Beach brings its Aussie restaurant to Soho
17/8/22 - updated with the opening date
They've become big in Queen's Park and now Australian restaurant Milk Beach is heading into town for a second restaurant in Soho.
They'll be opening in the new Ilona Rose House building on Greek Street (where The Little Scarlet
... - Le Bab hit up Spitalfields for their next opening
While they wait to open their next restaurant at Battersea Power Station, Le Bab are joining the traders at Old Spitalfields market in the meantime. The latest opening from the kebab slinger sees them take over the old Bvrger stall inside the market where they'll be serving up a short menu of three of their kebabs - the chicken shish (pictured) along with a pork ribeye kebab and roast aubergine kebab.
In addition, you'll
... - Salt Yard have brought Mediterranean tapas to Borough
Salt Yard are growing again. They only recently expanded to Westfield and now the latest Salt Yard has opened in Borough.
As with their previous openings, it's a combo of Spanish and Italian tapas in a venue that's decked out with lots of exposed brickwork. The
... - Cafe Royal scoops ex-Greenhouse chef Alex Dilling for brand new restaurant
15/8/22 - updated with more details on the opening
After the shock closure of the Greenhouse, along with its stablemates The Square, back in 2020, all eyes were on the restaurant's chef Alex Dilling to see what he did next. Fast forward two years and the answer to that is he's opening a brand new restaurant at the Hotel Cafe Royal.
Called Alex Dilling at
... - Arome have opened a new bakery just off Oxford Street
They're big in Covent Garden, but now Arome bakery have unveiled a brand new space, just off Oxford Street.
Mere steps from Selfridges is where you'll find the new Arome and, as before their breads, cakes and pastries are inspired by French patisserie techniques, but using flavours from Singapore, Japan and France. So, alongside loaves of their shokupan Japanese milk bread,
... - Shawarma restaurant Hala Wala has arrived in Camden
Recently opened in Camden, there's a brand new Shawarma shop called Hala Wala that sounds like a promising place to pop in and try.
Their shawarma is marinated for 24 hours in their own blend of spices and comes in chicken, chicken sojok (spicy chicken), lamb and mixed, of course. Once it's
... - Karen's Diner is coming to London - get ready to be roasted
Never heard of Karen's Diner? That's about to change. Put simply, it's a restaurant where all the staff are deliberately rude to you and it's coming to London.
It started in Australia only last year but has become pretty big over here, opening in Manchester and Sheffield and now, ...
- Ex-Noma chef John Javier is opening his members-only London restaurant to the public
He's worked at Noma and Momofuko Seiobo and ran a London supperclub that once saw the legend Harrison Ford turn up. Now chef John Javier is opening the doors of his London restaurant to members of the public.
The Tent (at the end of the universe) first opened back in February as part of members' club 17 Little Portland Street. But what was an invite-only spot will now be a regular restaurant
... - Kinoya are bringing their ramen from Dubai to Harrods in London
A Dubai ramen restaurant feted by both Michelin and the World's 50 Best Restaurants list is coming to London. Kinoya Ramen was this year marked as the One To Watch on the Middle Eastern and North Africa iteration of the 50 Best List. They said "the effect it has had on the Dubai dining scene in its fledgling stage has been profound".
The izakaya-style restaurant will open at Harrods next spring, so we did a
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