Mayfair

Updated 22/11/21 with menu details and images

Back in 2019, longstanding Mayfair restaurant The Square closed rather abruptly (right in the middle of a lunch service) but we're getting closer to a new restaurant taking over the building. Opening in The Square's place will be

He's well known in Australia where having earned his stripes at top Sydney restaurant ARIA he went on to launch many of his own restaurants. Now chef Roy Ner is hoping to win over a London audience with his food.

The Israeli-born chef is opening Middle Eastern spot Jeru on Mayfair's Berkeley Street this winter. Jeru will open its restaurant first, but over the coming months an all day bakery and basement bar will

The Ferragamo family have brought their Tuscan bistro to the heart of Mayfair. We went along for cocktails and pasta. 

Updated with confirmation of Daniel Humm's departure

There's big (and surprising) news from the Claridge's camp this week. All was not well, it seems, in the land of Davies and Brook. The problem stemmed from Daniel Humm's desire to switch the restaurant to a fully plant-based menu - as he had with his New York restaurant Eleven Madison Park. It was a decision that was met with resistance

Seasonal dining in St James

Bibi sees ex L'Enclume and Moor Hall chef Chet Sharma deliver a modern Indian menu in Mayfair. We head down to try it out.

It's been big in Brixton - now Ferdinand "Budgie” Montoya is bringing Sarap into central London. Sarap Filipino Bistro will be the latest place to take over at 10 Heddon Street, a site that has previously held both Manteca and Fallow on extended stays before they became permanent restaurants. 

Budgie's new Mayfair restaurant is being described as an "evolution" over the

Step back in time to 1930s Shanghai at this opulent Chinese restaurant in Mayfair. We popped along to try it out.

You may have come across Coravin before - they are behind those special machines that can serve glasses of wine while keeping the bottle sealed up so it stays fresh. They've appeared in a number of bars, restaurants and wine bars - but now they're going it alone with a pop-up wine bar in Mayfair. They're taking over La Cave Wine Bar which is tucked away in Lancashire Court.

At the pop-up, they'll have 300 wines available by

Hanover Square is getting a very impressive-sounding new restaurant in the shape of The Maine.

It's part of a full redevelopment of a 18th-century Georgian townhouse, so it's going to look pretty special. They'll be fitting in 350 people across its three floors and outside terrace - so it's quite the endeavour. It's all part of the completion of the big Crossrail-related

The people behind Kensington's Latin American restaurant Zuaya and Como Garden, the Italian restaurant next door, are looking to Spain for inspiration for their next restaurant, El Norte. This time they're moving a little further afield, to Mayfair's Dover Street, and the restaurant will be focusing on Spain's northern regions.

Although opening before the end of the year, info is

Updated 8/10/21 with menu details

Langan's Brasserie was one of the true legends of the London dining scene, with the restaurant being the place to be seen at back in the 70s and 80s. Originally launched by Peter Langan in partnership with Sir Michael Caine it was one of the main celeb hangouts of its day.

Since Langan's death in 1988 though, the restaurant slowly lost its lustre and it

Following up on his previous successes at Gymkhana and Jamavar, Rohit Ghai is back in Mayfair with his latest restaurant. Expect a menu which draws on both his childhood and career, with a focus on contemporary Indian sharing plates. 

If you’re hankering for an intimate little cocktail bar that reminds you of St-Germain-des-Prés but without the Eurostar queues, well we have just the thing. But first, let us remind you of the Michelin-starred French version of Jamie Oliver. What? Well, that’s how we referenced chef Cyril Lignac, when we told you about his new Mayfair restaurant Bar des Prés that ...

This Art-Deco inspired Mayfair hotel took an extended leave of absence over the past year or so to allow the creation of a new bar as well as gently redesigning the lobby, restaurant and terrace. We checked ourselves in for an overnight stay and tried both The Colony Grill Room and the new bar.