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- Beaverbrook Town House opens on Sloane Street with a sushi restaurant and Art Deco bar
Sloane Street now has a new boutique hotel worth checking out. Beaverbrook Town House is the London outpost of the luxury Surrey hotel with 15 suites overlooking Cadogan Gardens.
The hotel's Fuji Grill and Omakase Sushi Bar is going to be serving up sushi, sashimi and nigiri alongside dishes like ‘Charcoal’ Wagyu with Juniper Miso. You can also opt to let Head Chef Alex Del (ex-Roka) decide what to cook if you
... - New London restaurants opening in September 2021
With the summer behind us, September may be the busiest month for new London restaurant openings in 2021 yet. Here are some of the highlights.
- Soho is getting a croissant-only cafe Criss Cross
If layers of flaky pastry are your thing, then you'll be wanting to know about Criss Cross. Opening in Soho this month, this new cafe and shop is devoted to one thing and one thing only - the croissant.
They'll be selling gorgeous looking savoury and sweet pastries. The team behind it are hospitality folk connected to Novikov and Mnky Hse including Criss Cross's chef Roberto Guzzi who also heads up the
... - L'Epicerie is the latest addition to Claridge's, a private restaurant in their kitchens
Claridges, already home to Davies and Brook, two bars, and another restaurant in the foyer, has managed to eke out some extra space for just one more restaurant.
This time, it's down in the belly of the hotel in the kitchens. They've created a space called L'Epicerie which sees 14 people seated on a dining table in the heart of the kitchen. It's right in
... - Nest cocktail bar is opening at Liverpool Street with a must-book party room
It must be a good sign that the City is bouncing back into action, when you hear about a large new bar and dining room getting ready to open. Nest is part of a host of new openings in the 155 Bishopsgate development at Liverpool Street. This new cocktail bar is joining the likes of Neat Burger, Honi Poke and Black Sheep Coffee.
Chef Max Holba a MasterChef The Professionals quarter finalist is the man behind the menu. We
... - Supa Ya are finally launching their permanent ramen bar in Dalston
For the past few years they've been running supperclubs and residencies, but now Supa Ya Ramen are finally getting ready to open their first permanent restaurant. They had originally been looking to launch one back in March 2020 but, well, we all know what happened then. Now, however, the time has finally come for them to launch properly on Kingsland Road.
As with their pop-ups, you
... - The Seafood Bar from Amsterdam lands in Soho
This sustainability-focused restaurant first opened in Amsterdam and has found a space in Soho for its London debut (taking over the space that was The Ref Fort). Expect towers of shellfish and lots more.
- Tonkotsu is bringing ramen to Kentish Town
Tonkotsu is growing again - one of London's most popular ramen restaurants will be opening their first North London restaurant since launching nearly 10 years ago
As you'd expect, ramen is at the heart of the menu, made with noodles created in-house daily, using machines imported from Tokyo. On the menu at Kentish Town will be:
- The signature Tonkotsu ramen, a pork and lardo
- Tigre Tacos' permanent restaurant will be in Stoke Newington
Until now they've been popping up across town, including their current residency at Gunmakers in Clerkenwell, but now Tigre Tacos have found a permanent home. They'll be settling in upstairs at Stoke Newington bar, Doña.
As before, the
... - West 4th are bringing Canadian-inspired brunch to Parsons Green
Canada’s food scene is coming to London, specifically to Parsons Green. West 4th, named after Vancouver's West 4th Avenue, will be a brunch restaurant by day and a wine bar by night.
- TânVân sees a trio of sisters serving up family Vietnamese dishes in Ealing
Newly open in Ealing is TânVân Viet Eatery - an independent, family-run Vietnamese restaurant and cocktail bar. This is a new venture for sisters Erika, Elysia and Eva, but they've grown up around restaurants; their mother opened her first restaurant in London back in 2000.
Named after, and inspired by their late grandfather, the restaurant serves up the family's homemade recipes, including a 24-hour pho,
... - Vasco & Piero's are coming back to Soho
There was much consternation earlier this year when the news broke that Soho legendary Italian Vasco and Piero's Pavilion was to shut because of rent issues. But we then learned pretty quickly from an Instagram post that it wasn't a complete goodbye as they were already on the hunt for a new
... - Tuck Shop is Hackney Wick's new grocer and bottle shop on Fish Island
Hackney Week residents looking for somewhere locally to buy groceries and household goods that are ethical and sustainable now have a new place to shop. Tuck Shop, which opened its doors last weekend on Fish Island, is what's being described as a "consciously curated general store, butcher and drink-in bottle shop".
What that means is you can pick up everything from ethically-sourced dairy and meat items to bread from
... - Design District Canteen is a food hall where you can dine among tree tops on the Greenwich Peninsula
Things must be starting to get back to normal if we're talking about food halls opening in London. While some, like Arcade and Market Hall West End were initially victims of the lockdowns (returning in new forms), other folk clearly think there's mileage in the whole
... - Oxeye from Sven Hanson Britt is a restaurant, bar and gallery in Embassy Gardens
Chef Sven Hanson Britt (recently seen at Homestead) is bringing his restaurant Oxeye to life, which has previously run as a residency at Carousel.
It's coming to Embassy Gardens in Nine Elms (where Darby's and Homeboy are) and it's going
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