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- Dom's Subs are taking over the kitchen at Old Street sports bar The Volley
London's sports bar scene is pretty competitive. And if you want to stand out from the crowd when it comes to somewhere good to watch all the sporting action, then food is a good way to do that. So we tip our baseball hats today to Old Street sports bar The Volley, which just announced it's getting the Dom's Subs team to do their food from this summer.
Super Subs, as the new venture is being dubbed ("in homage to all the
... - Kerb Social Club is coming to Spitalfields with an American sports bar vibe
Kerb are on something of a roll at the moment. They have just announced a new weekend market in Leyton, hot on the heels of their big Canada Water opening, and
... - Little Fires will serve up rare mezcals and Oaxacan small plates in Shoreditch
It's all change at East London bar Alfie's, which this summer is being transformed into a little slice of Oaxaca, Little Fires. And rather than just saying it's going to be Mexican-inspired, they've got all the talent to back it up.
The collective in charge, Christian Pecoraro, Florian Schulze, and Horacio Sainz, has brought in the team behind one of the world's best bars, Sabina Sabe in Oaxaca, to help create
... - Top New York bar Dante is popping up in Claridge's for a month
Caffe Dante has had quite a history in New York, having originally been established back in 1915. However, its current iteration launched as Dante back in 2015, and the restaurant and bar have since won heaps of accolades in the decade since.
But if you haven't managed to make it over to New York to check it out, Dante is coming to London instead. It'll be taking over the bar
... - Hot new bar Waltz has just shimmied into Shoreditch
Tokyo-born mixologist Gento Torigata travelled across the globe working in bars from Ginza to Sydney and Singapore before landing in the UK. Most recently he was bar manager at the fabulous Kwãnt in Mayfair for the past two years. Now he's branching out on his own, opening up Waltz on Scrutton Street.
The bar and its drinks list takes inspiration from both jazz and nature. There's a general menu of drinks available along with
... - Tomos Parry, Monica Berg and The Bear actor Will Poulter are creating one-off tacos for Side Hustle
A particularly interesting series of collabs is happening at Side Hustle, the bar inside the NoMad London hotel in Covent Garden. They've picked three decidedly big names to produce special tacos for the next three months. Each of the names has worked with NoMad's team to design the tacos which will be available all month.
Kicking things off on 1 May
... - BiBi's Chet Sharma is taking over the Artesian bar food in The Langham
For over a year, one of London's best bars, Artesian at the Langham, has had Humble Chicken's Angelo Sato in charge of the food. However, as he focuses on getting his third Michelin star, it's time for a change at the bar and they've brought in someone just as impressive, Chet Sharma of hit Mayfair restaurant Bibi.
This is all part of Artesian's new menu launch,
... - James Cochran is back in Islington, taking over the menu at Little Bat
He may have recently left The Brave, but chef James Cochran hasn't left Islington. Instead, he's about to take over the food menu at Little Bat cocktail bar.
Little Bat is from the same people behind Callooh Callay and it's one of the very few cocktail bars in Islington, and also one of the most highly rated (we've been in recently and they do a great martini). Cochran's
... - Test Driving the pop-up Guinness bar at The Ned, where it's ALL about the Guinness
Guinness madness sees no sign of easing up in London. Latest to the party is The Ned, where they've opened a special bar where the drinks and food all revolve around Guinness. We went down to try it out and, of course, see how good their pints are.
- Parasol sees the Discount Suit Co team join forces with Ruby's founder in Dalston
28/3/25 - updated with opening details
The team behind bars like Discount Suit Company and The Sun Tavern are getting ready for their next bar, this time in Dalston. They're taking over the basement venue that was once Nest nightclub. They've brought in Tom Gibson, the man behind Ruby's and more to create some sort of bar superteam.
On the
... - London has a new riverside terrace bar at the Southbank Centre
Even if the springtime burst of sunshine we've been having recently doesn't continue, it's going to be well worth knowing that London has a brand new terrace bar overlooking the river. Seventy5th Balcony Bar sees the Southbank Centre joining its neighbour the National Theatre in finally making the most of its riverside real estate. The new bar is up on the fifth floor of the arts centre but its main USP is a massive
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