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- Katsute 100 offers traditional Japanese tea in Islington’s Camden Passage
With its cobbled streets, quaint houses and antique markets, Camden Passage is a veritable haven from the busyness of Upper Street. Now you’ll be able to further unwind with a soothing cup of traditional Japanese tea thanks to the arrival of Katsute 100.
There’s a huge drinks menu, including tea served by the pot and flavoured tea by the cup, plus non-leaf teas and takeaway options too. The most familiar tea on the menu is Sencha, which also comes available in
... - Maison Kayser’s artisan bakery comes to London at Baker Street
Fans of French baking and artisan bread will be happy to know that Eric Kayser, French baker and entrepreneur extraordinaire, will be opening a new restaurant and bakery on the suitably-named Baker Street.
Although you may have spotted Maison Kaysers while abroad (there are over 100 other branches, including Paris, New York and Hong Kong) it’ll be the first time one’s come to the UK.
We’re yet to see a menu, but
... - Pilau’s hearty Indian wraps are now in Soho too
Pilau, who only a few weeks ago launched their very first bricks-and-mortar joint, have now opened their second branch in Soho.
They found a permanent home in Fitzrovia back in November, bringing with them all the robust Indian wraps they’re famed for, plus a few new items, like poppadoms, cold press coffee and overnight oats. Now they’ll be using the experience gained up in Goodge Street to launch their Soho branch, which will be
... - Maple and Kings has superfood smoothies and guilt-free brunches in Pancras Square
Health-food-focused cafe Maple & Fitz landed in Fitzrovia last year at the height of the clean eating trend, bringing them a guilt-free menu full of salad bowls, cold press juices and gluten-free desserts. Now, they’re heading to King’s Cross to open their second cafe, complete with superfood cocktails for brunch.
Head chef Adria Wu, Cordon Bleu and nutrition trained, has created an
... - Breddos Tacos brings tortillas and tlayudas to Clerkenwell
Updated 8/12/16 with soft launch info
Until recently, it's felt like London's tacos have played second fiddle to the burrito, their gut-busting cousin. So it’s great news that street vendor Breddos Tacos, winner of the Taco Wars 2014 (yes, it was a real thing) will be setting up permanent shop in Clerkenwell later this month as they finally close the doors on their roving
... - Stevie Parle's Palatino brings a taste of Rome to Clerkenwell
Updated 10/1/17 with soft launch info
Stevie Parle, whole behind Craft, Rotorino, Dock Kitchen and Sardine, is turning his hand to his newest venture Palatino, a Rome-influenced restaurant in Clerkenwell (a place where it's all happening at the moment).
It will be taking Rome as a culinary melting pot of Italian cuisine, with recipes collected over many years and taking
... - Hawksmoor are coming to Borough with all the steak and cocktails you'll ever need
Updated 20/2/17 with booking details
We already know about Hawksmoor's ambitious plans to launch in New York, but before that, there's another new home-grown Hawksmoor appearing in Borough in early 2017.
This location is one that's particularly close to Will Beckett and Huw
... - The Ivy Soho Brasserie is their new all-day brasserie
The Ivy are continuing to open up brasseries all over London and this latest, the Ivy Soho Brasserie on Broadwick Street, is a little closer to the flagship original.
It’ll be a seven day a week affair and is aiming to be a friendly all-day dining option for nearby business owners as well as the usual mix of residents, shoppers and tourists. The Ivy Soho Brasserie will be split up into the main restaurant, a bar and an
... - Clerkenwell’s The Green gets a revamp courtesy of the Culpeper folk
The team behind Culpeper, the roof garden-resplendent Commercial Street cocktail joint, is opening a third establishment called The Green, named after Clerkenwell Green where it lives.
Director Nico Treguer has been working together with his counterpart Gareth Roberts for some years now, on a quest to convince London’s landlords to utilise what can often be the only bit
... - Tom Kerridge is opening his first London restaurant at the Jumeirah Carlton hotel in Knightsbridge
Big news today from the Jumeirah Carlton Tower in Knightsbridge. They've just announced that they'll be partnering with Michelin-starred chef Tom Kerridge. Kerridge will open a restaurant in the space currently occupied by The Rib Room in 2017.
We don't have too many details at the moment. What we do know is that The Rib Room
... - Tony Conigliaro to open Untitled bar in Dalston
Just when we thought 2016 had little else to offer us, along comes a new bar by one of the shining lights of the London bar scene.
Tony Conigliaro has announced the launch of ‘Untitled’ in Dalston this month. The enigmatically named bar will be the third bar from Tony and his team, already known for his award-winning 69 Colebrooke Row in Islington and Bar Termini in Soho.
The new space has been put together with the help
... - Swift bar launches in Soho
Cocktail duo Bobby Hiddleston and Mia Johansson will join forces with the team behind Night Jar to launch a new bar in the heart of Soho this month.
Taking the place of what was once the iconic LAB Bar on Old Compton Street, Swift will feature an 'elegant and grown up' cocktail offering. Staying true to its name, the venue will be characterised by slick, speedy service and will feature two distinctive bars spread across two floors.
... - Hackney’s got a new smallest wine bar, thanks to the Pidgin duo
Barbershop by day, and Hackney’s tiniest wine bar by night - newly opened Enfant Terrible couldn’t be more suited to its East London location.
Headed up by the owners of the nearby set-menu-only Michelin-starred restaurant Pidgin, Enfant Terrible is “a gonzo take on the tiny wine bars of Paris” where you can “eat a tin of smoked oysters and some epoisses while drinking a bunch of wine” they say, which sounds damn
... - The Other Naughty Piglet is coming to Victoria's Other Palace Theatre
Brixton neighbourhood restaurant Naughty Piglets is set to open a second restaurant in Victoria, and they’ll be co-running it with none other than Andrew Lloyd Webber, with former The Clove Club's Joe Knowlden as head chef.
As the story goes, musical theatre impresario had dinner at Naughty Piglets and was so impressed with the whole affair that he suggested they take over the soon to be revamped St James Theatre’s in-house
... - Gin fans rejoice: Portobello Road Gin to open four-storey bar The Distillery
Gin fans will have plenty of reasons to celebrate: Portobello Road Gin’s four-storey gin bar and restaurant paradise The Distillery will finally open this December.
Die hard gin fans will feel like they’ve finally come home - not only will there be two bars, or three if you include the one in the private dining room, but also a distillery (hence the name), a museum, an off-license shop, a hotel
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