Mayfair

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"

If you've been struggling to get a table at A Wong, even more so since it won the second Michelin star, now there's another way to try chef Andrew Wong's food. He's just teamed up with The Donovan Bar in Mayfair for a three-month residency (and two more big-name chefs are lined up behind him). 

Brought in by Brown's Hotel Chef Director Adam Byatt (also responsible for Trinity in

Bruton Place continues to grow as a notable, tucked-away food and drink haven in Mayfair. Down the street off Berkeley Square, you'll already find The Guinea, The Cocochine (and its sister deli The Rex) and Bellamy's among others. Now a new restaurant is joining them, called Silva. 

Launched by Daria Grebenyuk, she's brought in some interesting talent to head up

On top of having one of the World's 50 Best restaurants with Kol, chef Santiago Lastra has branched out with a new more informal offering in Fonda. We nipped over to Heddon Street to check it out.

25/9/24 - updated with opening date. 

With the Michelin-starred Kol getting praise from all quarters (not to mention a place on the World's 50 Best list), it was only a matter of time before chef Santiago Lastra got ready to open another place. For that second restaurant, he's chosen Heddon Street, where he'll be launching Fonda. 

Not actually named after

Part of Jason Atherton's very busy 2024 has been replacing Pollen Street Social with Mary's, a much more laid-back grill restaurant. We went down to check out all the changes. 

We'd been hearing talk behind the scenes for a few days that not all was well with the opening of Undercroft. It was due to be top Birmingham chef Brad Carter's London debut but now he's announced that he's stepping back from the project. 

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We bring news of a Brazilian restaurant all-change in Mayfair, with Maroto taking over the site formerly occupied by another Brazilian restaurant Bossa (which closed in February). But the plot thickens: if you think you’ve already seen Maroto in that location, you have. Sort of. There’s a bar by

Updated 19/9/24 with Dosa photograph and opening date

We've known for a while that Michelin-starred chef Akira Back was heading to London to open at the upcoming Mandarin Oriental Mayfair. Now the final details are emerging about what we can expect from the chef's restaurants and bars at the hotel.

Back is going to be responsible for two restaurants, a bar and a rooftop 'experience' at the hotel when

Since leaving the Holborn Dining Room, pie master Calum Franklin's main efforts have been at his new restaurant in Paris, Public House. Now he's bringing a taste of his Parisian adventures to London with a special menu at Cut at 45 Park Lane. Yes, there will be pies. 

The Calum Franklin x CUT at 45 Park Lane pop-up is a team-up between Calum and

We didn't want to gatekeep this bar terrace just off Park Lane, so here's what we thought of Bar Antoine's Twilight Terrace. 

Bagels are very much a thing at the moment, as evidenced by the huge popularity of (and queues at) It's Bagels (who are about to open their second location, in Notting Hill). 

It turns out that another big bagel shop has opened in Mayfair to relatively little fanfare, but is

Originally a Japanese restaurant of two halves, Koyn has changed its basement into a separate Thai restaurant. We went down to check out the brand new menu. 

Jason Atherton closed Pollen Street Social in July, but he's quickly replacing it with Marys and it's a big change from the fine dining the restaurant is known for. 

It'll be essentially divided into three parts, with a light refit inside (to start with). Where the original bar was, there will be a version of his Blind Pig bar (previously seen

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