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- Antipodea brings global flavours to Kew village from the people behind Brew Cafe
Those living in the leafy outskirts of south west London will be treated to the arrival of Antipodea, a new all-day restaurant from the people behind Brew Cafe.
Operating rather charmingly out of Kew village’s former post office, Antipodea will be offering an intriguing menu loaded with global flavours. Aside from the Aussie influence, the international menu comes largely thanks to the arrival James Brown and Moran Etedegi who
... - James Cochran finds a permanent home in EC3
James Cochran, previously of Ledbury and Restaurant Fix fame - and more recently from a stint at B.Y.O.C Soho - plans to warm things up this autumn with a brand new restaurant near Liverpool Street Station.
He’ll be bringing the skills he developed during his time at the double-Michelin starred West London institution to the City, cooking up an array of seasonal produce: there’ll be fish from Cornwall, meat
... - Luca is the Clove Club's new restaurant in Clerkenwell
31/10/16 - updated with opening info.
We've been noting with interest that the Clove Club have been tweeting about recruiting staff for a new restaurant and now we have all the details - and it's called Luca in Clerkenwell.
Isaac McHale, Daniel Willis and Johnny Smith are all working on the new place, with Johnny moving to Luca full-time. There will be an Italian twist as the menu will be primarily Italian, but using
... - Japanese meets Italian at Sumosan Twiga
Sumosan Twiga will open in Sloane Street in November, after the Japanese half of the venture makes the short jump from its previous home in Mayfair. The new restaurant will serve award-winning sushi, sashimi and other high-end Japanese hot dishes alongside classic Italian. There’ll also be an express lunch bento box available for £29.
Japanese and Italian are a match made in heaven according to the owners, as both cuisines
... - Dum Biryani House in Soho is all about the Biryani
We've had plenty of one-dish restaurants in town of late, but there's always room for more and we do like the sound of one coming our way - that's all about biryani.
Called Dum Bryani House, it's opening in Soho by Dhruv Mittal who's got a good background behind him, having worked at The Fat Duck, Hibiscus and Sat Bains. The food itself is mainly focused on Telugu Cuisine from the regions of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
... - Lobos Meat and Tapas is bringing all the Iberico pork to Soho
27/10/16 - updated with soft launch details.
A new tapas joint is heading to Soho - the second Lobos Meat and Tapas from the same team who opened the original in Borough. Of that original, Marina O' Loughlin said: "I want to fall out of here post-midnight and not remember leaving, reeling from sherry and fine pork" - so we're expecting big things here.
Little is known about the new menu but expect a mix of new and
... - Dorsett Hotel City to house Shikumen and Vingt-Quatre in Aldgate
The Dorsett Hotel’s newest branch will be the home to two East End arrivals in early 2017.
First up, there’ll be Shikumen, an Asian restaurant providing dim sum and Chinese tea, which first cut its teeth back in 2014 in Dorsett’s Shepherd's Bush. It’s been well reviewed by the Evening Standard, who’ve praised the dim sum as “texturally a delight that keeps on giving.”
If you’re more of an
... - Veggies rejoice: The Gate’s new Marylebone branch to offer breakfast
Vegetarians can sometimes get the raw end of the carrot stick when it comes to brunch, which can be pretty focused on stuff like sausages and bacon. Cause to celebrate then, that London veggie institution The Gate is bringing its award-winning blend of Indo-Iraqi Jewish cuisine to Marylebone. And yes - they’ll be open for breakfast.
It’s a nicely imaginative selection - scrambled tofu with smoky shiitake mushrooms, bagels with avocado and organic poached eggs,
... - Drinks, dinners and dancing at Grind’s newest base in Clerkenwell
Next month, Grind will return to its spiritual home in East London bringing with it a fresh menu, pink velvet booths and those espresso martinis.
Following the cafe chain’s unstoppable run of successful openings in central and East London, Grind will be making the move into late night dancing and drinks with an updated menu when it opens its sixth branch in Clerkenwell in
... - Smokestak are opening their first restaurant in Shoreditch
24/10/16 - updated with opening date
If you've been to Street Feast and tried SMOKESTAK's amazing food - you'll know just how big a deal it is that they've announced their first restaurant opening in Shoreditch.
The whole thing is the brainchild of David Carter, who used to run front of house at Gordon Ramsay at Claridges and Roka. In fact Hot Dinners can lay claim to being pretty much the
... - Shikumen's third restaurant will be at the O2 centre on Finchley Road
Here's good news for anyone in North London who loves decent Chinese Food. Shikumen (who have two branches already in Shepherd’s Bush Green and Ealing) are now opening their third restaurant at the O2 centre on Finchley Road. Expect to find their legendary dumplings on the menu - Fay Maschler called their Xiao Long Bao 'superb' - along with a range of new dishes devised for this opening.
On the robata they'll be grilling dishes like Beef with Crunchy Chilli,
... - Kalimera greek street food sets up permanently at Camden Market
You may have spotted their street food at markets across town from Angel to Broadgate, but now Greek food folk Kalimera are settling down. They're opening their first permanent spot in Camden Market.
Owner Télémaque Argyriou is the real deal - even the organic olive oil, used in his company's cooking comes from his own family’s small farm in Sparta (the new Camden spot will have the oil to buy too).
Food-wise, expect to see their own version of the classic
... - Judy Joo brings a second Jinjuu to Mayfair
The original Soho Jinjuu, the Korean restaurant from Judy Joo has been such a hit that a second is now on the way to Mayfair. This new space will continue her interpretation of Korean street food - with a few new dishes added too.
Those new dishes include:
- Joo’s Hoe Dup Bab (slices of raw and fresh seafood with signature Korean dressing)
- Barbecued skewers – Iberico pork or prime rib-eye steak –
- Neil Rankin is opening Temper in Soho
21/10/16 - updated with soft launch details.
Following up his successes at Smokehouse and Bad Egg, Neil Rankin is getting ready for his next venture, Temper. This time, he's setting up shop in Soho, and as expected you can expect a big focus on meat.
What we know so far is:
- It's in Soho, round the corner from Yauatcha
- There will be a big focus on meat (the name refers to the process of tempering meat) and
- Jason Atherton's Temple and Sons is coming to the City
It's been almost too long since the last Jason Atherton opening, so it's time to bring news of his next and it's right opposite one of his other restaurants, City Social (albeit on a slightly lower floor). This time it's a very British grill restaurant. Temple & Sons. Here's what we know:
That name comes from the heritage of the building. Palmerston House was previously there and was named after
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