King's Cross

• Test Driving Barrafina at Coal Drops Yard - a new Catalan-inspired menu is a belter

  It's the fourth restaurant for the Barrafina team, taking their Spanish tapas counter dining restaurant to Coal Drops Yard in King's Cross. We pop down to see if their winning streak continues. 

• Hotbox's Chuck Burger comes to The Big Chill in King's Cross

  

  Chuck Burger, the patty-centric spin-off from the Hotbox team, is taking up a new residency at Big Chill in Kings Cross this November. Located just a stone’s throw from Honest Burger, and not far from MEATLiquor, the area now has some superb burger offerings.

  Chuck’s menu will have many of the old favourites including the signature 'Devil Burger', a 28 day dry aged beef patty with grilled jalapeños,

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• Happy Face and SUPERMAX promise pizza and late night cocktails for King's Cross

  The team behind Spiritland are opening their second King's Cross venue over on Handyside Street, featuring a ground level pizza restaurant and basement late night licence cocktail bar.

• Anthracite martini bar is opening at the Great Northern Hotel in King's Cross

  Opening up at The Great Northern Hotel is this three roomed martini bar with fabulous views over the area and everything to entice martini lovers to King's Cross.

• The Barrel Vault will be Wetherspoon's huge new pub at St Pancras

  Ousting the old M&S which looked out on to Pancras Road, this huge new Wetherspoons is going to have room for hundreds of thirsty commuters.

• Test Driving Coal Office - if Studio 54 opened a restaurant it'd be a bit like this

  

  Restaurateur Assaf Granit has partnered with designer Tom Dixon to open this crazy restaurant in King's Cross. We went along to take a seat at the counter.

• Barrafina is coming to King's Cross at Coal Drops Yard

  They're viewed as being some of the best Spanish restaurants in London and now Barriafina are coming to the new Coal Drops Yard area in King's Cross.

• Casa and Plaza Pastor are coming to King’s Cross Coal Drops Yard

  The Coal Drops Yard is increasingly looking like the place to be with Casa & Plaza Pastor arriving, courtesy of the ever-expanding Harts Group empire. Expect tacos and more Mexican food from the people who brought you El Pastor. 

• The Coal Office opens at Tom Dixon's new King's Cross headquarters at Coal Drops Yard

  With eyepopping interiors by Tom Dixon and food by Palomar chef and restaurateur Assaf Granit, the first restaurant to open at Coal Drops Yard, The Coal Office, sets the bar for the new development sky high.

• Hicce in Coal Drops Yard will be former Murano Head chef Pip Lacey's first restaurant

  Very relaxed is how the former Murano Head Chef Pip Lacey describes her new King's Cross restaurant, which will sit in the top floor of concept store Wolf & Badger with a terrace overlooking Coal Drops Yard.

• Anthony Demetre is opening Vermuteria bar and cafe in Coal Drops Yard in King's Cross

  Respected restaurateur and chef Anthony Demetre is bringing his vision of a Spanish/Italian vermuteria to the new Coal Drops Yard part of King's Cross.

• Flat Iron comes to King's Cross - the steak restaurant hits Caledonian Road with wagyu fries

  

  13/8/18 - updated with the opening date

  What: Flat Iron

  In a nutshell: Great value steak in King's Cross

  Summing it all up: Flat Iron have an avid following around town, with their signature flat iron steaks being one of the best deals in town. This sees them opening in King's Cross. 

• Isla at The Standard

   Adam Rawson's Coastal cooking in King's Cross

• "It just seemed to say quite loudly this space needs to be about wine" - the Hart Bros tell us their plans for The Drop wine bar at Coal Drops Yard in King's Cross

  In addition to Barrafina and Casa Pastor, the Hart Bros' third venture at Coal Drops Yard will be a wine bar. We got the scoop on what you can expect when it opens.

• Morty and Bob's are opening a restaurant at Coal Drops Yard in King's Cross

  East London's Morty & Bob's are bringing hot sarnies, grilled cheese and epic weekend brunches to their new open plan space just off Granary Square.