Soho

• Billy and the Chicks hits Soho with a London take on the fried chicken scene

  

  So there's a new chicken shop opening in London. If those words make you yawn - then hold on. Sounds like Billy and the Chicks might actually bring something new to the table.

  The bloke behind this new Soho spot is Billy Stock who has both St Johns and Salt Yard on his CV. He's teamed up with Sam Bellamy to open what they describe as "“A London Fried Chicken shop! No bells ‘n whistles (or waffles…)".

  They'll be using all British

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• 100 Wardour Street to take over from Floridita and Carom

  

  It's all change on Wardour Street with the announcement that a new restaurant is taking over the site once occupied by the Marquee Club.

  100 Wardour Street will be the third restaurant to open on this site by D&D. First it was Meza, then Carom and Floridita. The new restaurant will be known simply as 100 Wardour Street. It'll take over the entire (enormous) space with room for more than 400 diners with the restaurant redesigned by Russell Sage (Savoy

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• Oliver Maki bring their contemporary sushi to Soho's Dean Street

  

  We're all for great sushi here at Hot Dinners, and by all accounts a new group from the Middle East is bringing some top sushi to this city when they open their first restaurant in London next year.

  Oliver Maki currently have four restaurants in Kuwait and one in Bahrain. Think contemporary sushi dishes rather than ultra traditional. The family-owned business is run by brothers Oliver and Amer Zeitoun. And when they say they live for their

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• Shackfuyu pops-up in Bermondsey as the original Soho restaurant goes permanent

  

  18/11 - updated with re-opening date

  Once billed as a long-term pop-up, Soho's Shackfuyu (by Bone Daddies) is about to get a lot more long-term as it prepares to become a permanent fixture in Soho. The restaurant is closing until mid November and when it re-opens will have a new upstairs bar with counter seating, a private dining room and more new

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• The Potato Project brings baked potatoes with a twist to Soho

  

  Currently in Soho you can find a restaurant devoted to polenta and one serving only cheese toasties - now there's a new single ingredient carb spot to add to the mix - The Potato Project.

  This new restaurant, opened by Ksenia Karpenko who used to be Head Sommelier at Four to Eight in Covent Garden, says it's bringing a twist to the classic baked potato. So expect to see toppings like smoked ham hock, cheddar & piccalilli, prawn & bourbon Marie Rose sauce and

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• Le Bab brings gourmet seasonal kebabs to Kingly Court in Soho

  

  There's another addition on the way to the host of new restaurants that have been arriving in Kingly Court. This time, it's the turn of the kebab as Le Bab is aiming for a "kebab renaissance" .

  There will be a seasonal kebab menu at the heart of things. Kicking things off, the winter menu will feature:

  • Roe Deer Shish, with damson and isot pepper jam, cavolo nero kimchi, artichoke
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• Butcher Price Mondays launches at Blacklock

  

  Here's one to ease the misery of Mondays - launching today in Soho is Blacklock's Butcher Price Mondays.

  As owner Gordon explains, "We’re cooking our big chops - porterhouses, prime ribs and and our big lamb and pork chops which are all usually for two to share but at the price you’d pay if you walked into the butcher and bought the meat yourself. We’ll be rotating through lots of great famers with different breeds, ageing techniques, to create a

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• Brad McDonald and The Lockhart launch Shotgun in Soho

  

  Updated 4/10 with details of the menu.

  We loved the Lockhart (particularly that cornbread) so it's very good news today as we hear that the people behind The Lockhart are expanding things - bringing Brad Mc Donald into Soho. They're setting up Shotgun in Kingly Street - an area which has a lot of interesting foodie developments (

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• Crosstown Doughnuts launch Autumn flavours with a Soho tagging day

  

  If you're in Soho today, head down to Crosstown Doughnut's Soho store where street artist Nathan Bowen will be tagging the store front window during the day to promote the launch of their new Autumn flavours.

  Those are:

  • Pumpkin sourdough filled with a nutmeg-spiced crème pâtissière and topped with cream cheese icing, orange zest and pumpkin seeds
  • Organic beetroot sourdough (pictured) filled with lemon-thyme infused crème
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• Arbutus launches new bar - Les Couilles du Chien

  

  This place is quite literally the dogs' bollocks. A Michelin starred restaurant with a sense of humour is opening a new bar - cheekily titled Les Couilles du Chien.

  Arbutus in Soho is already known for its keenly priced contemporary food and huge range of wines available by the carafe, under the direction of chef patron Anthony Demetre. Now, the new bar will offer a chance to enjoy a far more informal experience which, they

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• Zelman Meats replaces Rex & Mariano on St Anne's Court

  

  Twitter was all abuzz with the news that popular seafood restaurant Rex and Mariano was closing.

  Hot Dinners caught up with Dave Strauss from Goodman restaurants, owners of Rex and Mariano, to find out what was going on. First things first, he confirmed that R&M is indeed closing. The last service is expected to be on 17 October. "We got the formula wrong," he told us. "The restaurant was

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• A new look, menu and bookings for The Smoking Goat

  

  We're big fans of the Smoking Goat, but not big fans of queuing, we have to admit. But they've just made it much easier to score a table, so it'll be time to make another visit.

  They've opened a new "dining room" at the back of the building which will take another 35 people - so it'll be much easier to grab a seat and they'll be taking bookings for six or more too. Plus their feast menu has now grown - there's a regular

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• Little Bao from Hong Kong kicks off a week-long London pop-up

  

  Updated 9/9/15 with images and first-hand impressions

  Following our original story on Little Bao below, we were invited in to try everything at the Soho Kitchen pop-up - and we did indeed have almost everything. First things first, this seems very full-on for a pop-up, with the whole menu changed. temporary signage and lots more touches outside and inside. Indeed, having seen the effort they've been to,

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• Sunday Lunch with a "press for Champagne" button. We try the Sunday Roast at Bob Bob Ricard

  

  As our regular readers will know, we're big fans of Bob Bob Ricard. Following on from their recent foray into Saturday lunches, they've now expanded to offer the Bob Bob Ricard Sunday lunch.

  Now, everything's a little bit more special at BBR, and the Sunday lunch is no exception. While the main lunchtime menu is available, it's the "Traditional Roast"

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• French wine bar and brasserie Jean-Jacques comes to Soho

  

  A new French import to cross the channel is opening in Soho this month - and this one also has its roots in Russia. Jean-Jacques is a wine bar an brasserie that has originally had a home in Russia and St Petersburg and is now opening its latest outpost in London (taking over the spot from El Cantera).

  It'll have a classic French brasserie menu. So that will start with omelette with

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