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- Mussels and beer for Soho as Belgo opens its first new London restaurant in almost 20 years
They're best known in London for the huge subterranean Covent Garden restaurant which has been there for (blimey) over 20 years. But now, nineteen years since their last London opening in Holborn, Belgo are about to open a restaurant right in the heart of Soho on Old Compton Street (where Amalfi used to be).
If you've been to any of their other restaurants (and if you've lived in London
... - New York's Hotel Chantelle's first international opening is on London's Orchard Street
22/7 - Updated with more menu details
There's something of an exchange going on between London and New York at the minute. We've passed over Jason Atherton and Burger & Lobster to them for two new openings. And in return they've sent us Hotel Chantelle.
Named after a World War II safe house and inspired by the design of the rooftop dining space it occupies in
... - Dirty Bones is coming to Kingly Court, Carnaby
Carnaby's going through a bit of a revamp at the moment - which means new restaurants are on the way. We've already heard about Dishoom and Shotgun - and now they're being joined by Dirty Bones.
Dirty Bones has been
... - Chi Kitchen pan-Asian restaurant coming to Debenhams
It seems that all department stores have definitely caught the restaurant bug, with Debenhams the latest to reveal an overhaul. They've brought in Eddie Lim of the Mango Tree (and more recently Harrods' Chai Wu) to develop their new restaurant Chi Kitchen.
It'll open on Oxford Street for starters, and the plans are for it to appear in every Debenhams after that. It's Pan Asian - planning to pull together Thai, Chinese, Malaysian, Japanese, Vietnamese and Korean
... - Molé brings Mexican food, cocktails and tacos to Marylebone
Marylebone continues to be a bit of a growth area for interesting new restaurants. And the latest we've heard about is Molé, a "boutique Mexican restaurant and taco bar" coming to Picton Place, right beside Selfridges. Run by the team behind nearby Cocochan the 50-seater restaurant is going to serve up modern Mexican/South American cooking (and cocktails).
80% of Molé’s menu will be gluten-free, including their tacos which they'll be making themselves from Masa
... - Picturehouse Central cinema opens in Piccadilly with Martin Brudnizki-designed restaurant
Popping into town to catch a preview of Ant Man this weekend (topline - it's brilliant and you must all go and see it) we were frankly taken aback by the unalloyed gorgeousness of the new Picturehouse Central. Esssentially it's as if a lovely art house cinema, serving up excellent coffee and Crosstown Doughnuts had transformed a West End multiplex overnight.
Not only are all the screens and seating new - there are seven of them - but there are all manner
... - Humble Grape open their first wine bar on Battersea Rise
Battersea Rise looks to be a good place for wine lovers with the opening of Humble Grape's wine bar. The wine importer - which specialises in seeking out handcrafted wines from small, relatively undiscovered vineyards around the world - crowdfunded £500k to open this, their first bar.
Upstairs customers can buy wines to take home while downstairs they can drink them by the glass or bottle at the bar for a fraction of the standard on-trade markup. Wines
... - Come Fry With Me chip restaurant set for Covent Garden
The trend for single ingredient-led restaurants continues with the news that one devoted to the chip is heading our way. Come Fry with Me is going to be touring festivals and markets over the summer before opening up a permanent place in Covent Garden. In keeping with its name it'll have a 1960s air travel themed decor and fries arriving on a ‘fry carousel’ conveyor belt.
“Crisps come in different shapes, sizes and a crazy number of flavours too," explains
... - Sackville's brings a meat and truffle-based menu to Mayfair
Updated 13/7/15 with soft opening details
Like meat? Like truffles? Then you should probably make a date in your diary to visit Sackville's when it opens in Mayfair next week. This new bar and grill has a menu focusing on meat and black truffles. Chef Wayne Dixon is the former senior sous chef of Gordon Ramsay’s Maze Grill. He'll be sourcing all of the truffles from Istria in Croatia.
There will be five poshed up burgers including George’s
... - Tom Oldroyd to open solo restaurant Oldroyd in Islington
6/7/15: Updated with soft launch details and a look at the menu (check out the gallery below).
Best known for being one of the leading lights of the Polpo group as its Chef Director, Tom Oldroyd has now set out on his own, landing in Islington for his first restaurant, the eponymously titled Oldroyd.
He's setting up in the heart of Islington, close to Camden Passage, taking over what used to be a
... - Casa Cruz brings a touch of South American design to Notting Hill
There's a new restaurant opening in Notting Hill with a pretty strong pedigree - it comes from South American restaurateur and designer, Juan Santa Cruz.
So with a designer behind it - the design will be worth checking out. Although unfortunately we have nothing to show of the actual place yet. What we do know is that there will be a big oval copper bar as you enter - and as for the rest, it's
... - Drake and Morgan add a new bar and restaurant to King's Cross
The latest from Drake and Morgan - who also run the Folly, The Anthologist and the Fable - is coming to King's Cross, but this time they're keeping their own name. This new bar and restaurant will simply be called Drake and Morgan at King's Cross.
As for the place itself, it should have that familiar but different approach to their other venues. It'll be a bar and restaurant on two floors (with an
... - CanDogs hot dogs coming to Old Street
There's no stopping the march of new hot dog places as one gets ready to open near Old Street station this week. Called CanDogs, it will be all about customising your dog to just how you want it. .
You'll be able to choose the bun (white, glueten free brioche, wrap or lettuce), type of dog (pork, chicken, beef, chorizo, veggie) and as many garnishes as you see fit - they'll include caramelized onions, pickles, grilled peppers, bacon,
... - Doubletree opens a new riverside restaurant Columbia
There's been a big multi-million-pound revamp at the Doubletree by Hilton over in Docklands (just opposite Canary Wharf, across the river - they have a river shuttle) and they're about to launch a new restaurant as part of it. Columbia will be a new riverside restaurant with and has a terrace with a separate barbecue menu and a cigar terrace too.
Ad for the food in the main restaurant, it's modern British and
... - The Culpeper to open rooftop Greenhouse grill and bar in the City
24/7/15 - updated with the menu
Well this sounds like it'll be a popular spot for the summer. Having only relatively recently opened their first floor restaurant, the team at The Culpeper gastropub in Spitalfields are on the verge of opening the rooftop greenhouse bar and grill. The fourth floor space already features growing beds packed with homegrown vegetables, salad leaves and herbs for the kitchen. Now they're opening The Greenhouse on
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