Strand

A mere five decades after her parents opened the much-loved Poon's, Amy Poon has followed in their footsteps by opening the deeply hospitable Poon's at Somerset House. We went to be coddled by Chinese home cooking. 

Osteria del Mare is the new seafood restaurant from the team behind Bocconcino. We hit up the Strand for some crudo and pasta.

Glitzy Italian restaurant Bocconcino has long been a part of the Mayfair set of dining spots most beloved by footballers and folk who aren't worrying too much about the bill at the end of the meal. They then opened a more affordable version in Soho and next, just as the original restaurant celebrates its tenth anniversary, they're about to try their luck in another area of London, the

Gordon Ramsay has been in charge of the Savoy Grill for 21 of its 135 years in action. We wend down for a re-visit to see how the Grill holds up today.  

15/5/24 - updated with the opening date

After opening up Tendril in its permanent Mayfair location last year, Rishim Sachdeva already has his next restaurant planned, Café Petiole in Somerset House. 

Like Tendril, this will be a "mostly vegan" affair, a small all-day cafe which will also have a few grab-and-go

With so much talent involved in the Outcrop popup at 180 Strand it's not so surprising to find that the net result is wonderful.

Simpson's on the Strand has had something of a troubled history of late. It was one of London's truly iconic restaurants, originally opening as a club in the early 1820s, before becoming a coffee shop and then eventually a restaurant in 1848. Over the years it remained one of London's mainstays but of late it perhaps struggled to find its relevance. In 2017 it had a major refurb but

14/7/22 - updated with new photos of Outcrop

We've been waiting for the opening of AngloThai by John and Desiree Chantarasak but while it looks like we'll have to wait a while longer for that, they will in the meantime be popping up with a restaurant on The

After a two month closure, Gordon Ramsay's The Savoy Grill has just thrown open its doors again to show off a brand new look. The main restaurant has been given what they're describing as a Gatsby makeover with blush silk-lined walls and a new colour scheme making the whole space look very elegant indeed.

It's not just about the wallpaper though - the restaurant now has a new look scalloped pewter bar and

The chef behind the 80s and 90s-inspired popup Only Food and Courses is about to move into more permanent digs. Robbie Lorraine, who first unveiled his restaurant pop-up at Pop Brixton in 2020, has found his restaurant a fixed residency in Temple. He'll be taking over the food offering at The Cheshire Cheese (that's the one off the Strand, not Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese on Fleet Street).

The pub's been taken over

Updated 29/11/22 with the new opening date

They've been one of London's fastest restaurants to reach two Michelin stars and now it appears that West-African restaurant Ikoyi are on the move. After much speculation, confirmation comes from co-founders, Jeremy Chan and Iré Hassan-Odukale that they'll be heading over to 180 The Strand for their new home. They've already hosted a dinner in the building itself,

If you'd like a first look at what chef Jackson Boxer (Brunswick House, Orasay) is working on for his next restaurant, he'll be previewing it for just three days next month.

Lumette will be Jackson's residency at 180 Corner at 180 Strand and it'll showcase dishes from a project the chef has been working on for most of this year "with a view to opening a new restaurant in 2023".

Alongside his friend Max Osborne,

The competitive socialising scene in London (here billed as "gastro gaming") is getting even bigger with a second dart venue for London (following the very successful Flight Club). This one is called Oche, and although it's their first London opening, they have already launched around the

Toklas is part bakery part huge restaurant with an ever-changing European menu (and an amazing terrace to boot). We went to check it out. 

Gordon Ramsay continues his stealth takeover of The Savoy with the reveal today that he's about to launch another restaurant at the hotel (in addition to his existing ones there, The Grill and The River Restaurant). 

This one will be called Restaurant 1890 (so-called because that's the year that Georges Auguste Escoffier joined The Savoy). it's a