Canada’s food scene is coming to London, specifically to Parsons Green. West 4th, named after Vancouver's West 4th Avenue, will be a brunch restaurant by day and a wine bar by night.
Newly open in Ealing is TânVân Viet Eatery - an independent, family-run Vietnamese restaurant and cocktail bar. This is a new venture for sisters Erika, Elysia and Eva, but they've grown up around restaurants; their mother opened her first restaurant in London back in 2000.
Named after, and inspired by their late grandfather, the restaurant serves up the family's homemade recipes, including a 24-hour pho,
...There was much consternation earlier this year when the news broke that Soho legendary Italian Vasco and Piero's Pavilion was to shut because of rent issues. But we then learned pretty quickly from an Instagram post that it wasn't a complete goodbye as they were already on the hunt for a new
...Hackney Week residents looking for somewhere locally to buy groceries and household goods that are ethical and sustainable now have a new place to shop. Tuck Shop, which opened its doors last weekend on Fish Island, is what's being described as a "consciously curated general store, butcher and drink-in bottle shop".
What that means is you can pick up everything from ethically-sourced dairy and meat items to bread from
...Things must be starting to get back to normal if we're talking about food halls opening in London. While some, like Arcade and Market Hall West End were initially victims of the lockdowns (returning in new forms), other folk clearly think there's mileage in the whole
...Chef Sven Hanson Britt (recently seen at Homestead) is bringing his restaurant Oxeye to life, which has previously run as a residency at Carousel.
It's coming to Embassy Gardens in Nine Elms (where Darby's and Homeboy are) and it's going
...Gordon Ramsay is continuing with his relentless march across London, opening as many restaurants on the way as he can. Not content with opening lots of Gordon Ramsay Burgers or Gordon Ramsay's Street Pizzas, he's now growing his Bread Street line of restaurants.
That originally started on the actual Bread Street with Bread Street Kitchen, then expanded to Southwark with a second
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Following their two restaurants (Spitalfields and Tower Bridge) and a strong lockdown/delivery game with Empire Biryani and more, Gunpowder are getting ready to open their next Indian restaurant - this time in Soho. They're coming to Greek Street (where the Pizza Express used to
...Carousel, the space from brothers Ed and Ollie Templeton that holds rotating chef residencies, is on the move. They're moving on from Marylebone to Fitzrovia, taking on a bigger space in Fitzrovia - three townhouses on Charlotte Street in total - and the bigger space means there will be a lot more to Carousel.
They'll still be the place to go to for hot chef residencies
...They've already opened their rotisserie chicken restaurants in Notting Hill, Shoreditch, Parsons Green and Queen's Park and now the next Cocotte will be in South Kensington (where Squirrel used to be).
As before - it's mainly about the chicken, cooked with Herbes de Provence as well as a secret spice mix before being served whole, halved or quartered. Alongside the chicken are extras
...When it's not being stormed by geographically-challenged anti-vaxxers, the White City Television Centre development is usually packed with West Londoners enjoying all the restaurants and bars in the area. And from this Autumn it's going to have another large eating and drinking spot for them to try.
The Broadcaster is going to be the next big thing from Open House - the folk behind the massive
...9/6/21 - Updated with images, booking details and opening date
Fishmonger/wine bar/seafood restaurant The Sea, The Sea has been a big hit since it landed in Chelsea on Pavillion Road. That's particularly down to the food by Leo Carreira (the chef previously behind Londrino) which Marina O'Loughlin
...Leicester Square's food and drink scene gets an injection of cool with this upcoming hotel promising a rooftop bar with firepits, two Odeon luxe cinemas and a signature all day restaurant.
It's popped up before, last seen at the Crooked Billet, but now Andi Oliver's Wadadli Kitchen has its own space for a 12-month run in Hackney - and it's added a roadside diner too.
First up is Wadadli Kitchen, That's all about communal dining, primarily on a covered terrace space. There, they'll be focusing on two dishes - the Caribbean spiced Seafood Boil, with shrimps, mussels, crab
...Pastrami lovers are going to be in seventh heaven when a new sandwich shop in Carnaby opens. Mamma Pastrama is the brainchild of chef Jay Morjaria (whose food we loved at JAE) and Vagabond co-founders Stephen Finch and Kieran Sherlock. They say they've taken on the classic American sarnie and given it a
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