News & reviews

Poolhouse is looking to reinvent the pool hall at Liverpool Street

Information: 06 March 2026

If there's one area of hospitality that seems to be doing well right now, it's competitive socialising. After years of bowling being the only real option for a game as part of a night out, we now...

Test Driving Sushi Amamoto - one of the world's top sushi chefs arrives in London

Information: 05 March 2026

What was once the Michelin-starred Taku has been taken to the next level by the arrival of one of the world's best sushi chefs. We went to see just what you can expect from Sushi Amamoto.

Zima is turning into Sova, a wine and vinyl bar for Notting Hill

Information: 04 March 2026

Just over a year after opening in Notting Hill, the team behind Zima are changing tack. And what was a caviar and dumplings restaurant is now becoming Sova, a wine bar focusing on Eastern and...

Chick-fil-A is coming to London. Expect queues (and controversy)

Information: 04 March 2026

4/3/26 - updated with the opening date The problematic fried chicken giant Chick-fil-A is gearing up for its first London restaurant opening and they've picked Kingston. It's the fast food company's second...

Gordon Ramsay's first Hell's Kitchen in the UK is going to be in Marble Arch

Information: 03 March 2026

3/3/26 - updated with the opening date Gordon Ramsay is on a role at the moment, coming off the back of his very successful show Being Gordon Ramsay on Netflix. He's already announced that high...

Orrery by Pierre Minotti makes an unapologetic pitch for Michelin stars

Information: 03 March 2026

You know it's all such hooey when chefs say they don't care about Michelin stars. So we applaud the new chef taking over Marylebone stalwart Orrery, who is making no apologies for saying that his...

Test Driving Tiella, the trattoria in an old Hackney pub which is big on Italian hospitality

Information: 03 March 2026

Taking over a former boozer on Columbia Road, Dara Klein's modern trattoria Tiella has been packing them in since day one. We went along to see what all the fuss was about.

Mitsu plans to mix the style of an East Tokyo izakaya with an East London vibe, taking over from Nobu Shoreditch

Information: 03 March 2026

Updated 3/3/26 with opening date Mid last year, the Shoreditch expansion of Nobu quietly drew to a close. And what was the Nobu hotel has now become the London home of Aethos hotels. However, even...

Kiln chef Meedu Saad unveils his plans for a new Soho charcoal grill restaurant Impala

Information: 02 March 2026

2/3/25 - updated with the opening date It's been in the planning stages for quite a while, but now ex-Kiln chef Meedu Saad has lined up his solo restaurant. Called Impala, named after the car he...

CeCe's Italian restaurant is the latest stealth launch from the Public House group

Information: 02 March 2026

The Public House Group are known for launching new openings with little fanfare (like The Hart, Canteen and The Fat Badger), and that's the case once again with their latest, CeCe's. Unlike their...

YouTuber Mark Wiens' Bangkok restaurant Phed Mark is popping up in London

Information: 02 March 2026

For the past five years, it's been a must-try on the well-worn tourist trail in Bangkok. Now travel vlogger Mark Wiens' Bangkok hit Phed Mark is coming to London for a two-month pop-up. The London...

The entire Spiteri family is ganging up to launch The Latimer pub in North Kensington

Information: 27 February 2026

The Spiteri family have been making waves on London's hospitality scene for a while, and now they're about to launch a new pub, in North Kensington. Jon Spiteri is a legendary restaurateur and...

The City's coffee scene gets a boost with a gorgeous new WatchHouse, and an Allpress on the way...

Information: 27 February 2026

It's been a week of big coffee wins for the City of London with the arrival of one much-vaunted opening, and the reveal that there's another interesting place on the way. First up is the opening of...

Test Driving Wild Izakaya, the new sushi spot bringing Tokyo energy and glamour to the City

Information: 26 February 2026

The team behind Goodman have opened a Tokyo-style izakaya right opposite their other restaurant on Old Jewry. We went down to check out the City's newest high energy sushi offering.

Gordon Ramsay's Bread Street Kitchen is finally getting ready to open at 22 Bishopsgate

Information: 25 February 2026

If you've been watching the Being Gordon Ramsay documentary on Netflix, you'll know that one of the key storylines has revolved around the chef's multiple openings in the 22 Bishopsgate skyscraper...

With Mor, Tom Sellers takes on the highly impressive restaurant space at Carbis Bay in Cornwall

Information: 25 February 2026

Just outside St Ives in Cornwall, as part of the Carbis Bay resort, there's an absolutely spectacular restaurant space with a completely uninterrupted sea view. Until last year, that was the home...

Latin American group Tigermilk are opening a massive restaurant in Spitalfields

Information: 25 February 2026

They only just opened their first London restaurant on Charing Cross Road last year, but Tigermilk have already lined up their second. This time they're opening in Spitalfields, and it's a pretty...

Miko Mei Fair sees Samyukta Nair reviving Koyn Thai in a new guise, underneath MiMi Mei Fair

Information: 24 February 2026

Since the closure of Koyn, restaurateur Samyukta Nair had said she would be looking for a new place to put Koyn Thai (which we loved when we visited). Now she's found that space - it's taking over...

The Four Legs team head to Newington Green, opening Bar Etna with Philly pizza chef Joe Beddia

Information: 24 February 2026

If you had thought that London had reached peak hype pizza with the opening of Crisp Pizza in Mayfair, then you couldn't be more wrong. The arrival of Bar Etna on Newington Green this spring is...