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- 310 Portobello is The Pelican and Straker's Notting Hill summer pop-up
They're two of the hottest places in West London right now and over the course of the summer The Pelican and Straker's have taken over the spot on Portobello Road that was Pizza East for a pop-up.
The menu is short and sweet serving up dishes like fritto misto and aubergine parmigiana together with the fabulous flatbreads that customers have raved about in reviews of Straker’s and which the chef will be
... - If you love oats you're going to love Oatis the oat cafe opening in Notting Hill
London does love a themed cafe and the one arriving in West London this summer is going to go big on one ingredient, oats. OATIS will be open for breakfast and lunch on Queensway and oats will be at the heart of everything they serve. And these are not just any old oats but steel-cut oats which, we're told, gives them more 'bite'.
To kick off your day there will be oat bowls, smoothies and pancake offerings
... - Empire Empire brings Indian food and disco to Notting Hill
17/5/23 - updated with more details about the menu
Notting Hill continues to go from strength to strength and the latest to enter the fray there is the man behind popular Indian restaurant Gunpowder. Empire Empire is on the way.
Led by Gunpowder's Harneet Baweja, it's actually planned to be a mix of Indian food and disco music, with a focus on the seventies music scene in
... - Izakaya Nights launches at Supermarket of Dreams in Notting Hill
Over the past few years once shopping hours are over, the Supermarket of Dreams in Notting Hill has been turning itself into an irregular popup izakaya showcasing various chefs and their take on sushi. Now they're about to launch it as a permanent evening spot.
Izakaya Nights features a long communal table running the length of the shop. It has pretty much a dream team running it. The chefs are
... - Test Driving Akub - Fadi Kattan brings Palestinian food to Notting Hill
Top Palestinian chef Fadi Kattan has opened a restaurant in Notting Hill - we went down to check it out.
- TBC (The Butter Club) comes to Notting Hill from Amsterdam chefs famed for square croissants
If the abbreviation ‘TBC’ evokes feelings of frustration or even work stress, then we have a much better word association for you: The Butter Club. Because that’s what TBC stands for when it comes to the name of a new restaurant opening in Notting Hill.
The chefs behind TBC – Gabriël Verheij and Alexandre Scour – hail from Amsterdam and, while the friends are
... - Akub in Notting Hill will be top Palestinian chef Fadi Kattan's first London restaurant
5/1/23 - Updated with a new opening date
In Bethlehem, chef and hotelier Fadi Kattan's place of business is in a building that's more than 1000 years old. Here in London, the place he's chosen for his first UK restaurant is a mere 200 years old. The renowned French Palestinian chef is getting ready to open Akub in Notting Hill, where Malabar used to be.
Billed as a modern Palestinian restaurant,
... - Vori is hoping to transport Notting Hill residents with its Greek island cooking
Updated 6/1/23 with new opening date
Who among us doesn't fancy a change of scenery every now and then? Trader turned restaurateur Markos Tsimikali was feeling the same way. Having closed his original Greek restaurant, Hungry Donkey in Spitalfields this year, he decided to cross town for his new venture.
Vori, he's hoping, will transport Notting Hill residents to the tiny Greek beach it's
... - Creme's gooey cookies are now in Notting Hill
A cafe selling some of London's best cookies has recently opened somewhat under the radar in Notting Hill. Yes, there's a second Creme in London.
If you've ever wandered past the Soho outpost, you'll definitely have noticed the queues for their gooey cookies at peak times. The Notting Hill cafe looks a tiny bit larger than the Soho original and it'll still serve the same warm
... - Miznon is opening a pita 'kiosk' in Notting Hill
Just a few short months after opening his first branch of Miznon in London, Tel Aviv chef Eyal Shani is heading across town to work on a kiosk version of Miznon for West Londoners.
Described as a kiosk but with seating inside for 40 pita lovers and a decent sized terrace, the Notting Hill Miznon will serve all the London specials that Eyal debuted in Soho along with a new exclusive pita that he's currently working
... - Viajante87 brings Mexican-Japanese cocktails and wagyu sandos to Notting Hill
Agave cocktail fans will have a new reason to get excited about Notting Hill, with the news of Viajante87’s opening. It’s a cocktail bar from the founders of Los Mochis, who have not been shy with new launches lately. Heading up the innovative mixology lab (something we all wish we had at home) is
... - Straker's sees TikTok chef Thomas Straker head to Notting Hill for his restaurant
1/10/22 - updated with opening date and booking link
He became big on both Instagram and Tiktok over the pandemic years with "food you want to eat" as his main byline. Now Thomas Straker is ready to launch his own restaurant, Straker's, in Notting Hill.
If you're unfamiliar with Straker, he's previously worked at The Dorchester, Heston Blumenthal’s Dinner and
... - Hachi, a new Japanese bakery from the founders of Maru and Taka, is coming to Notting Hill
A Hot Dinners exclusive
Notting Hill's bakery scene is getting quite the boost. Just days after hearing that Kuro Coffee are opening a Japanese-inspired bakery, comes the news that Hachi will open later in the year. Cravings for Japanese pastries and cakes will soon be
... - Notting Hill’s Kuro Coffee to open a new "Eatery", bakery and wine bar
Updated 18/10/22 with opening date
The Japanese-minimalist vibe of Notting Hill’s Kuro Coffee is capitalising on its popularity in the neighbourhood with the launch of a new Kuro Eatery restaurant and a Kuro Bakery.
It's an expansion of their existing offering on the corner of Hillgate Street, where Kuto Eatery will serve 30 covers for all-day dining, and
... - Sumi sushi restaurant in Notting Hill doubles in size with a big refurb
Japanese restaurant Sumi in Notting Hill was already one of the best in the area - but now the restaurant has just had a huge overhaul, making it bigger than ever. Not only has it had a full makeover, but it's also expanded next door and almost doubled in size at the same
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