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Rooftop
- Test Driving TT - smoking on the rooftops of Shoreditch
TT in Shoreditch has made its rooftop restaurant permanent and brought in a chef who's behind a new wood-fired menu. We popped up to the roof to see what he's cooking.
- The old House of Fraser building on Oxford Street is getting a rooftop restaurant with panoramic views
Have you been wondering what the plans are for the old art deco House of Fraser building on Oxford Street? Well, it's getting more than £130m thrown at it in a massive refurb that's planned to bring with it new shops, a gym and even an indoor swimming pool. The building is being renamed The Elephant, but you can guarantee we'll all be calling it the old House of Fraser
... - The Med-inspired Circe's Rooftop Bar takes over from Bar Elba in Waterloo
Earlier this year, Waterloo rooftop venue Bar Elba closed, but that's not the end for one of the few rooftop spaces in this area. It's being reborn as Circe's.
Taking over the rooftop of Mercury House, it comes from bar veteran Tobias Jackson. He's worked on bars like The Escapologist and Blame Gloria as part of Adventure Bar Group. As with Bar Elba,
... - Test Driving Brooklands at The Peninsula London - a hot new rooftop spot for Londoners
With jaw-dropping views over London and interiors to match the rooftop restaurant at bar at The Peninsula London need to be seen in person.
- NYC's Peruvian Llama Inn comes to Shoreditch
Updated 14/8/23 with soft launch info
A new Peruvian restaurant is coming to London via a somewhat unexpected route - New York.
Llama Inn opened in New York back in 2015 and has been a hit ever since. Just this year it made it onto the New York Times' Top 100 Restaurants list and its chef Erik Ramirez was a finalist on the James Beard "Outstanding Chef" list this year too. So
... - Test Driving The Portrait Restaurant - Richard Corrigan's rooftop blockbuster
Boasting great views over central London, the arrival of Richard Corrigan to run this rooftop restaurant at the National Portrait Gallery proves to be a real draw.
- The Berkeley opens its rooftop pool bar in Knightsbridge to all
We're always on the lookout for a hot new rooftop bar and the one opening up at The Berkeley sounds on point. There's long been a lovely swimming pool and lounging space up at the top of the Knightsbridge hotel, but that's always been reserved for guests only - until now.
From next month The Berkeley Rooftop Bar will be open to all in the evenings, and it has amazing views over central London. There's a lift to whisk
... - Taking to the rooftop for the Florattica weekend brunch
If you love a rooftop brunch then new City restaurant Florattica is the place to go
- The Dorchester rooftop bar is reopening with an English country garden makeover
You know it's definitely summer when The Dorchester reopens its rooftop bar. This year the space will bring the English country garden vibes and serve up an all-day brunch menu by the hotel's culinary director Martyn Nail (ex-Claridge's).
Brunch, Dorchester-style, means dishes like caviar, oysters and fruit de mer, grilled Cornish lobster fregola, côte de boeuf and truffle
... - Florattica, a new rooftop bar, is opening in East London
Got friends and family in town for the festive season and can’t think of where to take them? Or just finding it difficult to get a table at your favourite rooftop bar at this time of year? Then Christmas has come early with the announcement that Florattica is opening in East London. It’s a rooftop bar with views across to St Paul’s Cathedral, Canary Wharf and the Thames, no less. No need to let the
... - Cavo is a huge new Mediterranean restaurant with roof gardens opening by Tottenham Court Road
2/11/22 - updated with the opening date
The Tottenham Court Road end of Oxford Street's days as the shabbier part of the shopping thoroughfare appears to be drawing to a close. Hard on the heels of the Elizabeth Line opening, the attendant developments at that end of the street are starting to unveil their plans, and many of them contain restaurants.
Tattu was the first to open back in April and we've also
... - The Rooftop at One Hundred Shoreditch is the latest roof for drinks and views
With rooftop bars suddenly becoming destination de rigueur for Londoners eager to make the most of spring weather (or perhaps everyone just read our recent feature), comes news of another that has just launched in Shoreditch.
You can now head up to the top of the
... - Test Driving Seabird's Sky-High brunch (and martini mountain)
Rooftop restaurant Seabird has unveiled a new seafood-led brunch. We take a seat on their balcony, gaze across London and tuck in.
- Glasshouse is a new panoramic rooftop bar for Holborn
London really seems to love rooftop bars at the moment. Recently we've had Wagtail open in the City and another in Covent Garden on the roof of the Amano
... - Covent Garden has a new rooftop bar on top of the Amano hotel
German boutique hotel group Amano has just had a very under-the-radar launch of its first UK hotel. The new opening is in the heart of Covent Garden with a restaurant, bar and - the important bit - a Skybar with great views over London.
Mikey Lucombe (formerly at The Mandrake) is running the bar side of things at the hotel which includes a basement bar that aims to bring Berlin vibes to London. Up on the seventh floor
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