Mayfair

Mayfair bar Kwant has come up with an innovative cocktail omakase experience. We took a seat at the bar to try it out. 

It's been many years in the works, but it looks as though the plans for the American 'is it a gallery or a shop' RH (also known as Restoration Hardware) to open in the heart of London are properly underway.

They're going to be opening one of their gallery/lifestyle shops just off Savile Row in a development across three Grade II listed buildings, one of which was last occupied by Abercrombie & Fitch. Plans submitted to

The Michelin-starred Benares is celebrating the New Year in Mayfair with a brand new look. Find out just how much has changed. 

Two-part Japanese restaurant in Mayfair

The team behind Wild, Lita and Fantomas bring their magic touch to this Sardinian restaurant in the heart of Mayfair. We take a closer look at Achille Pinna's solo restaurant Pinna. 

Mayfair Indian from chef Chet Sharma 

Two-part Japanese restaurant in Mayfair

If the cold London winter is getting you down, then a trip to Brazil courtesy of new Mayfair restaurant Maroto could be just the antidote.

10/12/24 - updated with menu details

Earlier this year, there was the surprising news that Birmingham-based chef Brad Carter had decided to pull out of the launch of the much-hyped Undercroft restaurant that was to be housed in the St George's Church crypt in Mayfair. After

If there were an annual prize for the most industrious restaurateurs in London, then 2024's trophy would probably be a dead heat between Jason Atherton and the dynamic duo of George Bukhov-Weinstein and Ilya Demichev. The latter, having only recently unveiled their latest restaurant Fantomas on the King's Road, are about to open two new London restaurants in just one week.

The first one you need to know

A Hot Dinners exclusive

Lebanese restaurant Aline was originally opened by Tarek Farah and his wife Monika back in 2016 and over eight years, it built a loyal clientele for its traditional Lebanese dishes. Now, three doors down from Aline, the pair are about to kick things up a notch with a more contemporary offering - the new Lebanese rotisserie Toum.

Toum, they told Hot Dinners, "is more of a modern

The Milanese don't mess around when it comes to food, so when you hear that the best sandwich shop in Milan is coming to London it's time to get excited. De Santis has been serving up its legendary toasted paninis to the folks of Milan since the Sixties - the original restaurant is lined with the photos of famous Italians who've dined there.

In London, their flagship base is going to be in the church crypt of

It may not be the optimum time of year in London to be unveiling a new rooftop bar, but that's not stopping the folks at the Mandarin Oriental Mayfair. They're about to throw open the doors to the Abar Rooftop at their hotel just off Hanover Square.

The new bar boasts views across Mayfair, an area not all that blessed with good rooftop drinking spaces, and there'll be room for 50 indoors along

Earlier this year we reported on the arrival of a new type of cafe from Ladurée in London. Notting Hill was the first place to get one and things must have gone well, as the French company is just gearing up to open in Mayfair too. It's in a good spot, just opposite Socca on South Audley Street and will have

Updated 25/10/24 with opening date

Interesting news reaches us of a plan by Jason Atherton to open what's being described as a 'flagship restaurant' in Mayfair. The restaurateur, is very busy indeed this Autumn, but this is planned as his flagship. 

Row on 5 will take over two floors of a new building on Savile Row. The concept is "a culinary voyage"