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- Quo Vadis is getting a big refurb and doubling its capacity
Some years ago, when Barrafina moved to Dean Street, it came at the cost of dramatically reducing the space available for Jeremy Lee's Quo Vadis. Now we're happy to report that Quo Vadis itself is doing something of a land grab and will soon have double the space inside.
Previously only able to take 20 diners, capacity will be expanding to a much more convivial 40. The move comes
... - Fred Sirieix is popping up with a G’Vine Cocktail Café in Soho
On TV he's best known for his cupid role on First Dates, but in the run up to Christmas Fred Sirieix is going to be busy serving up cocktails and cakes to Londoners.
In his role as Ambasssador to the French brand G’Vine gin, he's opening The G’Vine Cocktail Café by Fred Sirieix in the heart of Soho. For almost a week you'll be able to come and try a range of gin cocktails paired with cakes by top bakers Lily Vanilli and
... - Yakiniku Like comes to London, bringing their tabletop grills
Yakiniku Like has been a big hit across China, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore and Indonesia - and now they're coming to London with their first European restaurant landing in Soho (coming from the same group behind Kintan).
Yakiniku is all about grilled meat and that's the primary focus here. You'll be doing all that grilling yourselves with smokeless grills on the
... - Alma is the new cocktail bar below Soho's Sucre
When Soho restaurant Sucre launched, they also opened their cocktail bar Abajo. However, after a somewhat chilly reception, they've had a rethink and the bar is getting an overhaul and reopening as Alma.
A quick look at the design shows some
... - Acclaimed chef Mark Hix to be The Groucho Club’s new Director of Food & Beverage
Despite a grim time during the pandemic when his restaurants were forced to close, opening and then shutting The Fox Inn in Dorset in July 2022 after 18 months of trading, Mark Hix has turned another corner. He is joining renowned The Groucho Club in Soho as its
... - Maresco sees team behind North London's Bar Esteban and Escocesa hit Soho
"We should have been open months ago," says Maresco's owner Stephen Lironi in the bright but slightly punchdrunk way of anyone trying to open a restaurant in London in the current climate. Apparently, energy supplies have been the last remaining piece in the puzzle for this Spanish, by way of Scotland, seafood restaurant that's just getting ready to open its doors in Soho.
The whole project has actually been five
... - Stars is the new Soho restaurant coming to @sohoplace theatre
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The Crossrail/Elizabeth line work in London has led to some big changes in London - and some of the biggest can be seen in Soho, close to Tottenham Court Road station. We've already seen the creation of Ilona Rose House and its hidden Soho courtyard (where the new Milk Beach lives). And close to that there's another big opening - @sohoplace, a
... - Test Driving Milk Beach - an Australian oasis in Soho
Milk Beach has been a success in Queen's Park, and now it's brought its Australian cuisine to a prime new Soho space. We went down for a look.
- Speedboat Bar is a Soho Thai restaurant from Plaza Khao Gaeng's Luke Farrell
30/9/22 - updated with opening offer
He's had success at Arcade with Plaza Khao Gaeng and now chef Luke Farrell is getting ready to open a standalone restaurant - Speedboat Bar.
Taking over the space that used to be Xu, the Thai restaurant is being described as a love letter to Yaowarat Road, the neon-lit street of Bangkok’s Chinatown." It
... - Chef Alyn Williams to join London’s Park Row as Executive Chef
Information we’ve just received via the Bat-Signal is that DC Comics-inspired restaurant Park Row has recruited a new Executive Chef: Alyn Williams.
Having trained under chefs Marcus Wareing and Gordon Ramsay, Williams rose to fame with his eponymous restaurant Alyn Williams at The Westbury in Mayfair in 2011, which received a Michelin star less than a year after its opening. He was also named National Chef
... - Andrew Edmunds, founder of Soho's most romantic restaurant, has died
It's most regularly described as "one of the last bastions of Old Soho" and certainly Andrew Edmunds on Lexington Street appears on pretty much every guide to eating out in Soho, ours included. Dark and candlelit, it was equally the kind of place to have the longest of lunches, or the most
... - How to find the best of Soho food and drink this summer
If you're looking for an exciting food and drink hotspot, you couldn't do better than Soho, the beating heart of the West End.
- Block Soho has steak, seafood and a Croquettes & Cocktails happy hour
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Having recently opened Maddox Tavern in Mayfair, the same team is opening Block Soho (it's in the space where Zelman Meats used to be).
The big focus of the restaurant will be meat cooked over coals, alongside seafood and shellfish. The meat comes from Huntsham Court Farm and will be hung and aged in the restaurant’s own
... - Bantof in Soho sees Pied a Terre's chef branch out
There's a new restaurant coming to Soho that, looking at the folk involved, certainly sounds worth a visit. Bantof describes itself as a restaurant, cocktail bar and art space. But it's the team that they've brought on board to consult on the food and drink that elevates it from the usual restaurant equivalent of Actress, Model, Whatever.
In charge of the menu is chef Asimakis Chaniotis, whose day job is heading up
... - A Nutella breakfast cafe is coming to Soho
We've already had a Veuve Clicquot breakfast cafe in Soho and now the same space is about to be taken over by another brand - this time it's going to be a Nutella breakfast cafe.
Called Happy Portion Parlour, this pop-up is all about using one serving of Nutella in its dishes -
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