Win an evening out at Quaglino’s to celebrate their new martini pairing
Piccadilly
- Test Driving Alex Dilling at Hotel Café Royal - the hotel gets a real destination restaurant
Alex Dilling at the Hotel Café Royal promises to deliver an elevated Frech dining experience from a lauded chef. We went along to see if the hotel has finally landed a full-on destination restaurant.
- Notto is chef Phil Howard's new fresh pasta restaurant on Piccadilly
He launched his own mail-order pasta during the various lockdowns and now Phil Howard is going one step further with his own pasta restaurant. The chef, who has a Michelin star for his Elystan Street restaurant, will be opening Notto in Piccadilly (taking over an old Paperchase site).
He's joined in the endeavour by Executive chef Louis Korovilas who has been quite busy
... - Test Driving Richoux - a revamp that's both great value and great looking
The reopening of Richoux sees a 100-year old restaurant on Piccadilly get a big revival in new hands, plus one of London's best value menus to boot. We head down for a look.
- The Sky Bar & Lounge set to tower over Piccadilly on top of the Trocadero
Piccadilly is getting a stunning new rooftop bar and restaurant.
- Figaro's Bar recreates a piece of Provence in Piccadilly's Trocadero
Things are changing at The Trocadero. This giant shopping and entertainment centre has been largely dormant for years, but now a host of new openings there are shaking things up.
- Test Driving Fallow - this sustainable menu packs a punch
Settling in for a longer stretch on Heddon Street, this sustainable restaurant residency has an ex-Dinner by Heston team creating fireworks in the kitchen.
- Fortnum's is selling dishes from Sabrina Ghayour's new book Simply
Sabrina Ghayour's new cookbook, Simply: Easy everyday dishes, is already a bestseller on Amazon even though it's only been out for just over a week. But if you like to try before
... - Le Deli Robuchon is reopening, delivering patisserie and more to central Londoners
It may not be offering the much-Instagrammed dish Le Caviar or langoustine ravioli to go, but Le Deli Robuchon - which is starting its delivery service - does have a few luxe tricks in its repertoire.
The all-day menu kicks off with a French style breakfast box - pain au chocolat, croissant, a mix of breads and yoghurt sound good - and then moves to a series of filled baguettes and light dishes.
Of course, should you want to push
... - Richard Corrigan starts Bentley's delivery service with Mr Oyster Boy
Right now, we can't think of anything we'd like more than to perch up at the marble counter at Bentley’s Oyster Bar & Grill with a glass of fizz and oysters being shucked in front of us.
But, while we wait for that day to arrive, we can at least take advantage of chef/owner Richard Corrigan's new delivery service. Mr Oyster Boy, which launches this week, will bring a range of dishes from that restaurant (along with
... - Fortnum & Mason reopens its Piccadilly food halls today
Slowly but surely, London's department stores are beginning to emerge from Lockdown. A few weeks back we had Selfridges reopening their food hall. This morning it's the turn of Piccadilly's Fortnum & Mason.
The West End grocers will open the doors to the ground and basement first - allowing Piccadilly
... - Happy comes to London, taking over the old TGI Fridays Piccadilly space
There's a new restaurant opening in the place of the big ex-TGI Friday's site in Piccadilly - it's Bulgarian chain Happy. They were set up in 1994, have 20 restaurants in Bulgaria and two more in Barcelona
As for what they're offering - it's not a million miles away from TGIs, with burgers, chicken (burgers, strips and wings) salads and various veggie dishes available. From a quick look at
... - Japan Centre has just opened a retro Showaken ramen bar in Piccadilly
London's first Showaken ramen bar is now open at the Japan Centre's Panton Street location, serving up special ramens with a retro-style vibe. - Kare Kurry is a Japanese curry house in Piccadilly
This is a new grab and go Japanese curry spot, from the head chef behind Shoryu Ramen's curries. Expect their curry sauce to be at the centre of the menu with an array of toppings. - Hideaway pops up in Burlington Arcade from the teams at Hide and Hedonism Wines
So this is a rather interesting idea. The team behind Hide Restaurant and Hedonism Wines are taking the Hide concept literally just down the road on Piccadilly to the Burlington Arcade for a winter popup.
They'll be throwing open the doors to Hideaway shop and cafe on 19 November - so this will be somewhere to try chef Ollie Dabbous' food as well as stock up on your Christmas shopping.
The look and feel will apparently be 'Parisian bistro'. They'll
... - Test of Time - we make a return visit to Bentley's in Piccadilly
Just in time for the start of Britain's native oyster season, we make a return visit to Bentley's for lunch in the oyster bar.
