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- Endo Kazutoshi reveals details of his Kioku by Endo restaurant and bar at The OWO
Back in 2021 we first wrote about the fact that top sushi chef Endo Kazutoshi was planning on opening both a rooftop restaurant and sake bar at The OWO. Now, three years down the line, we're finally getting some concrete details about what it's going to involve.
To begin with we have a name - both the restaurant and bar will be called Kioku, which is the Japanese word for memory. The restaurant, Endo says, "will combine all
... - Test Driving Café Lapérouse - a Parisian import to Whitehall
The glamorous offshoot of a classic Paris restaurant has arrived at The OWO in London. We went to check it out.
- Milan's Paper Moon comes to London as part of The OWO on Whitehall
2/10/23 - Updated with details of the menu and new images
Paper Moon is the first restaurant to open at The OWO that's outside of the main Raffles hotel. The high-end Italian restaurant hails from Milan, with the original opening there in 1977 and they also have restaurants in Doha, The Algarve, Hong Kong and more. They say that the space in London has been designed around the
... - Here are all the restaurants and bars opening at The OWO
Many of London's well-known historic buildings have been turned into hotels (work is also apace on Admiralty Arch and the
... - Café Lapérouse is coming to London, opening at the OWO in Whitehall
23/9/23 - Updated with the opening date
It's all hotting up at the OWO. The massive revamp of the Old War Office, adds a new Raffles hotel to London not to mention upcoming restaurants from Mirazur's Mauro Colagreco as well as the arrival of
... - The Guards Bar and Lounge brings Singapore Slings and high-end cognac to Raffles London at the OWO
We're gearing up for the launch of The OWO and Raffles London at The OWO which, as you'll have read here, is packed full of new bars and restaurants. The latest we're hearing about is The Guards Bar and Lounge which is the first of two bars opening on the hotel side.
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... - Milan's Langosteria seafood restaurant is the latest to join The OWO
The OWO is going to be a big new opening. AKA The Old War Office, the building is headed up by a Raffles hotel but it's also adding nine new restaurants and three bars. They're quite the bunch too, including Mirazur's Mauro Colagreco, Milan restaurant Paper Moon, the Parisian Café Lapérouse and Endo Kazutoshi's rooftop restaurant.
Next to join them is another Milan restaurant, Langosteria, which is being described as a "fashion-world haunt" in its original location.
- Test Driving Velvet - the Corinthia London's louche new cocktail bar
This new bar at this Whitehall hotel showcases the many talents of top mixologist Salvatore Calabrese. We popped in for a tipple or two.
- Cocktail maestro Salvatore Calabrese is opening Velvet bar at Corinthia London
There's no safer way to ensure the successful launch of your bar in London than to secure the services of Salvatore Calabrese. Also known as The Maestro, Salvatore came to fame with his legendary martinis at Duke's Hotel and, more recently, was behind the drinks list at the Donovan Bar at Browns Hotel in Mayfair.
Now it's the turn of Corinthia London to bask in Salvatore's reflected glory. He's been
... - Test Driving The Garden - Corinthia London's alfresco restaurant
Restaurants are finally open again (outside) and Corinthia London has a brand new menu and look for its courtyard restaurant with food by chef André Garrett. We went down there for our first post-lockdown meal.
- Test Driving The Northall - where a bit of luxury never goes amiss
The second restaurant at the Corinthia London is far from an also-ran as chef Andre Garrett proves with his seasonal, luxury take on the best of British and European produce.
- James Corden and Chris Hemsworth are battling waiters for The Late Show at The Northall
You may have been aware of the fact that James Corden is currently in London filming for The Late Show. But if you were lucky enough to have been staying or eating at the Northall restaurant at the Corinthia this week, you might also have got to appear on the show.
Corden brought his friend Chris Hemsworth to the restaurant just off Trafalgar Square for a waiter battle. He and Chris would see who could be the best
... - André Garrett will be the new executive chef at Corinthia Hotel London taking over The Northall
André Garrett moves back to London from Cliveden - taking on everything at Corinthia Hotel London that isn't Tom Kerridge's restaurant and bar.
- Venison sausage rolls and rotisserie veg - we Test Drive the bar snack menu at Tom Kerridge's Bar and Grill
Thinking of heading to Tom Kerridge's new London restaurant? We preview the bar snack menu there for you.
- Tom Kerridge is opening Kerridge's Bar and Grill at Corinthia Hotel London - updated
His Buckinghamshire pub was the first pub to win two Michelin stars. Now Tom Kerridge is bringing some of that magic to London for his first restaurant in the city