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- Soho's hottest new speakeasy Zum Barbarossa is underneath The Seafood Bar
The Seafood Bar in Soho has always had a pretty impressive lower ground space, but now it's undergone a complete transformation for their brand new speakeasy Zum Barbarossa.
It's actually the second outpost of the bar, as they previously launched it in Amsterdam, but this one really benefits from the location, particularly the original brick-arched alcoves that really give
... - La Môme London is the new restaurant at The Berkeley
It's over a year since Marcus Wareing's restaurant at The Berkeley had its last service. Now the Knightsbridge hotel is getting ready for a new restaurant to take its place. They're bringing in restaurateurs Ugo and Antoine Lecorché to open a London branch of
... - Cafe Mondo sees Mondo Sando going permanent in Camberwell
29/10/24 - updated with the opening date.
They've found lots of success with their sandwich residencies, particularly in the Grove House Tavern in Camberwell, but now sarnie kings Mondo Sando are getting ready to go it alone. Run by co-founders Jack Macrae and Viggo Blegvad, they're opening the standalone Cafe Mondo in Camberwell.
The new place is billed as a sandwich cafe by
... - Delamina Townhouse is opening in Covent Garden
Updated 28/10/24 with soft launch details
They already have the original Delamina in Marylebone and Delamina East in Shoreditch and now restaurateurs Limor and Amir Chen are adding a third restaurant to the group. Delamina Townhouse will launch in Covent Garden (taking over the Volto do Mar space).
As with their previous restaurants, the Townhouse will have an Eastern
... - Voyage with Adam Simmonds is the new restaurant at King's Cross hotel The Megaro
It looks like King's Cross is about to get another very interesting dining spot, with top chef Adam Simmonds coming in to take over the main restaurant at The Megaro Hotel. He'll be launching Voyage with Adam Simmonds there.
If you're not familiar with Simmonds, he's previously had one star at Danesfield House and recently in London, he's been one of
... - Jason Atherton to open Row on 5, his new flagship restaurant on Savile Row
Updated 25/10/24 with opening date
Interesting news reaches us of a plan by Jason Atherton to open what's being described as a 'flagship restaurant' in Mayfair. The restaurateur, is very busy indeed this Autumn, but this is planned as his flagship.
Row on 5 will take over two floors of a new building on Savile Row. The concept is "a culinary voyage"
... - Italian restaurant Artusi Soho takes the reins at Underbelly Boulevard
Cafe Kitty only lasted nine months as the Soho Underbelly Bouevard's dining spot, but now another high-profile restaurant is giving it a shot. This time, it's Peckham's Artusi (also behind Marcella in Deptford), who will be taking it on as Artusi
... - Santo Remedio's latest authentic Mexican restaurant is in Marylebone
23/10/24 - updated with the opening date
It would have been hard to believe it could happen less than a decade ago, but these days London has some really great Mexican restaurants.
One of the restaurants that really helped to kick all this off is Santo Remedio, which first opened back in 2016 in Shoreditch. Run by Edson and Natalie Diaz-Fuentes it
... - It's Bagels pick Soho for their next opening
23/10/24 - updated with the opening date
Looks like Londoners' appetites for NYC-style bagels are firmly in the ascendant as news reaches us that the super popular bagel bakery It's Bagels is now heading into the West End.
The bakery, which debuted in Primrose Hill in 2023, opened a second branch this summer in Notting Hill which was also a big hit. So the idea that they are also about to take Soho by storm
... - Chef Rohit Ghai is opening Vatavaran restaurant and cocktail bar in Knightsbridge
7/11/24 - updated with menu details and a look inside
Six months after 'vibe dining' destination Geode in Knightsbridge closed its doors, a restaurant team that's related are now trying again in the same space. Michelin-starred chef Rohit Ghai is opening Vatavaran on the same site (his other restaurants Kutir and Manthan are part of the Arrow Mayfair Group and Arrow Hospitality was the company who
... - Silva restaurant joins The Guinea and Bellamy's on Bruton Place
Bruton Place continues to grow as a notable, tucked-away food and drink haven in Mayfair. Down the street off Berkeley Square, you'll already find The Guinea, The Cocochine (and its sister deli The Rex) and Bellamy's among others. Now a new restaurant is joining them, called Silva.
Launched by Daria Grebenyuk, she's brought in some interesting talent to head up
... - Primark is launching in-store Lena Lu donut shops
Updated 15/11/24 with opening date
Next time you need a sugar rush to get you through a Primark spree you won't need to leave the shop as they're launching in-store Lena Lu Donut bars.
Lena Lu started in Australia and currently has a shop in Riyadh, but soon there are going to be quite a few in the UK. They started in the Lakeside and Watford Primarks in October, but it looks
... - Lina Stores Shoreditch is on its way, along with a second Bar Lina
Updated 15/10/24 with new opening date
Its pistachio-green and white-striped decor is instantly synonymous with cosy chic and extraordinary pasta, and now Lina Stores is bringing its eye-pleasing vibe to Shoreditch.
If you’ve somehow missed the proliferation of Lina Stores (there’s even one in Japan), this latest venture follows their seventh London venue opening in South Kensington in
... - Kêu will be serving up Vietnamese noodles and banh mis at London Bridge
14/2/24 - updated with the opening date
London Bridge (alongside Borough Market/Yards and Bermondsey) has become one of London's most evolving food scenes of late, with some excellent new openings, including Oma/Agora, Kolae and Café Francois. Now a great new Vietnamese restaurant is coming too.
The Vietnamese Kitchen group (also behind Viet Grill and Cay Tre) are
... - Other Side Fried in Brixton is becoming wagyu burger spot Buster's
The London restaurant scene is notoriously fickle and what's hot one day can be past its best the next. When that happens you need to be ready to pivot and that's what Matt Harris & Tommy Kempton, the duo behind chicken shop Other Side Fried (and Ploussard) have done. They're in the middle of turning their Brixton place into a burger restaurant. But not any burger restaurant - this one's going to be serving up
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