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- Salt and its wagyu burgers opens on Leicester Square, but which Salt is it?
Updated 21/5/24 with more information
There were fanfares and fire jugglers at the grand opening of Middle Eastern burger joint Salt on Leicester Square this week, but a social media storm is still raging as to which Salt this actually is. The OG Salt was a Dubai food truck turned burger business run by two women Amal Al Marri and Deem Albassam. It became a huge hit for its signature wagyu
... - The Little Violet Door brings the house party to Carnaby
17/5/24 - Updated with the opening date
There are already Orange, Yellow, Scarlet and Blue Little Doors bars across London, and now a Violet one is about to join them, this time in Carnaby.
The Little Violet Door, like its siblings, will be set up like a fictional house party (if someone you knew just so happened to have a massive basement flat in the centre of
... - Looks like Big Mamma are heading to Canary Wharf
Looks like Canary Wharf really is the place to open big restaurants right now. Following in the footsteps of Hawksmoor, Dishoom and - most recently - the Fallow team with
- Metropolis London brings an indoor street food hall to Vauxhall
Anyone who's been to the Vauxhall and Nine Elms area recently knows that there's a lot going on there right now. While we wait for the eventual opening of the Park Hyatt, which is certainly taking its time, there's also the more imminent opening of a new "food and entertainment emporium" to look forward to.
Taking over the Albert Embankment’s Railway Arches
... - Bobo Social arrives in Ealing with its daily brunch
The latest restaurant to open at Ealing's Filmworks development is popular brunch spot Bobo Social, which joins the likes of Kanada-Ya and Butchies. This is their third opening, after the original in Fitzrovia (now closed) and their more recent place in Elephant Park.
If you haven't been to one before, then one of the big selling points is Bobo Social's daily brunch offering. That features all the classics like
... - Café Petiole is an "almost vegan" cafe in Somerset House from Tendril's Rishim Sachdeva
15/5/24 - updated with the opening date
After opening up Tendril in its permanent Mayfair location last year, Rishim Sachdeva already has his next restaurant planned, Café Petiole in Somerset House.
Like Tendril, this will be a "mostly vegan" affair, a small all-day cafe which will also have a few grab-and-go
... - Brad Carter comes to London with Undercroft in Mayfair
15/5/24 - updated with the opening date
He's been a huge hit in Birmingham (with Carters of Moseley and One Star Döner), and now Londoners are going to get a chance to see what chef Brad Carter is all about.
He's opening Undercroft, in the crypt of the Grade 1 listed St George’s Church in Mayfair, teaming up with music industry honcho Martin Priestnall. Hidden away
... - New York's Carbone is confirmed to be coming to London
Carbone is definitely coming to London. Recently submitted planning information shows that the famous New York restaurant is the second restaurant to open in the Chancery Rosewood next year.
- Richard Caring confirms Le Caprice is coming back to Mayfair
It had been rumoured for months, but now we have confirmation - Le Caprice is coming back, opening at the new Chancery Rosewood in Mayfair.
But hasn't Le Caprice already returned, you ask? Well, while Arlington is the return of the heyday of Le Caprice in all but name, this
... - Colombo Kitchen are bringing their hoppers to Putney
Updated 13/5/24 with opening date
Four years on from opening her first restaurant Colombo Kitchen, in Worcester Park, chef and restaurateur Sylvia Perera is getting ready to bring her Sri Lankan food to Putney.
If you haven't been to the original restaurant, then the hoppers are what you're really coming to Colombo Kitchen for. Chef Sylvia grew up in Kurana taking inspiration from her Aunty Nanda's home
... - The Pig's Ear in Chelsea is the Gladwin Brothers' first pub
10/5/24 - updated with the opening date
In March, after just over two years in business, The Chelsea Pig closed. But a pub has been in that space for a very long time, it's coming back in another form pretty sharpish. The Gladwin Brothers have announced they're getting into the pub game, opening The Pig's Ear.
The Gladwins are behind restaurants like Rabbit in
... - Smash burgers come to Queen's Park with Supra Burger
Looking at some of the recent openings, there are a few notable trends around London at the moment. Greek/Mediterranean is one and classic French cooking is another. And then there's the rise and rise of the smash burger.
The latest to embrace all things smashed is Supra Burger. It comes from the guy behind rotisserie chicken spot Cocotte, Romain Bourrillon, which is why they're kicking
... - Doña launches a permanent restaurant above its Stoke Newington bar
Mezcal bar Doña has found the perfect pairing for its cocktails - it's launched a restaurant. The new restaurant marks the bar's move from pop-up to permanent on this part of Stoke Newington High Street. Serving up Latin American fusion dishes, the key thing is that everything is made in-house, from the dough for the empanadas to the salsa roja.
Running the kitchen is Honduran-born chef Karla Zuniga who was also part
... - Holy Carrot is putting down roots in Notting Hill
Holy Carrot has been getting a lot of love with a run of pop-ups and supperclubs over the past few years, and now it's going permanent in Notting Hill.
As the name suggests, it's a plant-based affair and for the restaurant, founder Irina Linovich has brought in Acme Fire Cult's Daniel Watkins to head up the menu as Executive Chef. Acme Fire Cult have always done pretty
... - La Maison Ani brings French dining from the people behind Gaia to Knightsbridge
The group behind Gaia in Mayfair are opening something new in London, bringing La Maison Ani to The Carlton Tower Jumeirah in Knightsbridge.
Taking over the space that was the Italian restaurant Al Mare, this time they've gone French (with some Med flavours thrown in too). It's actually the second La Maison Ani, as they launched one in Dubai last
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