Mayfair

• Mykonos restaurant Nammos sets sail for London

  

  A few years back, we reported on the impending arrival of Mykonos restaurant Nammos, which was supposed to be heading to Knightsbridge. Now it turns out that those plans have changed and the restaurant is instead coming to Mayfair. 

  They'll be taking over from Il Borro, a large

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• 123V sees Alexis Gauthier take his vegan concept to Browns in Mayfair

  

  It's been almost a year since Native at Browns closed its doors, but now we hear that there's a brand new restaurant taking its place. Chef Alexis Gauthier first previewed his 123V concept across the road from Browns at the now-closed Fenwick. So it's a short hop for him and his team to move to these new surroundings.

  They'll be taking over the inside restaurant and gorgeous hidden courtyard space at

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• Mr Porter steakhouse takes over the lower ground of the Park Lane Hilton

  

  First things first - just in case you're wondering, the mail-order fashion company hasn't decided to open a restaurant business. This Mr Porter is actually a "modern steakhouse" that originates from Amsterdam from the Entourage Group and is opening in the Park Lane Hilton. 

  That particular Hilton has been going through some changes of late. We recently revealed that ...

• Test Driving: Akira Back at the Mandarin Oriental Mayfair - glamour in the heart of town

  

  Chef Akira Back is the man behind all the restaurants and bars at the new Mandarin Oriental Mayfair in London. We went to check out his first opening there.

• Test Driving The Cocochine - fine dining meets exquisitely fine design

  

  Gallery owner Tim Jefferies and chef Larry Jayasekara have teamed up in Mayfair for an impeccably-designed fine dining restaurant. We went in to take a look.  

• Brad Carter comes to London with Undercroft in Mayfair

  

  15/5/24 - updated with the opening date

  He's been a huge hit in Birmingham (with Carters of Moseley and One Star Döner), and now Londoners are going to get a chance to see what chef Brad Carter is all about. 

  He's opening Undercroft, in the crypt of the Grade 1 listed St George’s Church in Mayfair, teaming up with music industry honcho Martin Priestnall. Hidden away

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• Bubbledogs is back for a summer-long alfresco pop-up at 45 Park Lane

  

  The major revamp of Kitchen Table in 2020 also saw the end of its sibling restaurant Sandia Chang's Bubbledogs. The two-Michelin-starred Kitchen Table dramatically expanded, taking over the space that formerly Chang's hot dogs and Champagne spot. Bubbledogs popped back up briefly from time to time, but now it's making an extended return, hitting up the 45 Park Lane terrace for a

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• Test Driving Nijū - a pivot to sushi and homecooked dishes for Endo and his team in Mayfair

  

  Chef Endo Kazutoshi is behind the new Japanese home cooked dishes at this Mayfair restaurant. We went to see how the change of direction is working for Nijū. 

• Galvin at Windows is the latest high-profile London restaurant closure

  

  London's run of high-profile restaurant closures continues with the news today that Galvin at Windows is to close. In an announcement on Instagram, owners Chris and Jeff Galvin said that the restaurant's last service

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• Jose Pizarro at the Royal Academy

  Top Spanish chef Jose Pizarro gets arty

• Pavyllon

  Top French chef Yannick Alleno makes The Four Seasons in Mayfair his London home.  

• The Caviar Bar to open in Mayfair’s new Medici Courtyard

  

  Updated with the opening date and soft launch

  If you’re looking to go somewhere particularly fancy, or if you have a penchant for fine caviar, do step this way. It’s our duty to inform you that Mayfair (where else?) is getting a rather luxurious seafood restaurant in the new Medici Courtyard development – built as part of London’s Crossrail project – near Hanover Square.

  Called The

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• L'Atelier Robuchon

  Mayfair restaurant that carries on Joel Robuchon's legacy

• Trying a Mayfair breakfast upstairs at The Barley Mow

  

  Mayfair has a new pub breakfast offering we think you're going to want to know about. We took the stairs to The Barley Mow's first floor dining room to find out more. 

• Ex-Petrus head chef Larry Jayasekara to open The Cocochine in Mayfair

  

  12/3/24 - updated with new photos, details and an opening date.

  A long time coming (we first wrote about this back in 2022), Larry Jayasekara has finally confirmed details about his first solo restaurant that's opening in Bruton Place, to be called The Cocochine.

  Jayasekara was the former head chef of Gordon Ramsay's Petrus and his CV also includes such top-tier

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