Latest opening: Sale e Pepe Mare
Thesleff Group has brought its venerable Italian brand to The Langham, reworking Sale e Pepe into a lighter, seafood-led concept.
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Papi team to launch Newington Green restaurant and pub
The team behind recently closed Hackney restaurant Papi will open a new restaurant and pub in Newington Green next month.
Dom Chapman and Nigel Sutcliffe team up for Berkshire restaurant and pub with rooms
Chef Dom Chapman and restaurateur Nigel Sutcliffe will open a restaurant and pub with rooms in the Berkshire village of Binfield this May.
Top grower John Rowlands joins Palé Hall hotel
Former Our Farm head grower John Rowlands has joined chef Luke Selby at Palé Hall hotel in North Wales.
Flash-grilled: Tom Kemble
The founder of London’s Spring Street Pizza and Bonham’s alumnus on Pierre Koffmann’s stuffed pig’s trotter, l’Arpège and his beloved Apex chopping board.
Latest opening: Forza Wine Soho
Bash Redford and Michael Lavery’s third Forza Wine is their biggest and most ambitious to date.
Rossella to open in North London’s Muswell Hill
Neighbourhood Italian restaurant Rossella is set to open its second North London site in Muswell Hill this May.
Sadiq Khan aiming for London’s ‘biggest ever summer for al fresco dining’ as Summer Streets returns
The Mayor of London’s ‘Summer Streets’ fund will return to the capital for a second year, in a bid to boost its bars, cafes, hospitality and nightlife economy.
Root awakening: why Holy Carrot is bending its own rules
As the industry moves away from rigid dietary labels, one of London’s leading plant-based brands is introducing dairy and eggs at its new Spitalfields site.
Kiln and Smoking Goat chefs to cook at New York’s Comal
Kiln and Smoking Goat chefs Lonnie Rountree and Albert Smith will be bringing their Thai style of cooking across the pond next month with a pop-up collaboration with Mexico City-inspired restaurant Comal.
Uncorked: Federico Quintavalle
The head sommelier at Ikoyi on growing up on the Tuscan island of Elba, Aleatico DOCG and being able to sniff out a dirty glass cloth a mile off.
LUPA trio to open Milanese restaurant Ornella in London Fields
The team behind Roman-inspired restaurant LUPA will open a second restaurant in the capital next month.
How I got Here: Melody Adams
The restaurateur behind Basque restaurants Lurra and Donostia and most recently Maset on dreams of becoming a farmer, the importance of authenticity, and trusting your instincts.
San Carlo Group makes US debut
Italian restaurant group San Carlo Group has brought its Signor Sassi brand to Miami, marking its stateside debut.
Maria Boumpa: 2026’s sommelier Rising Star
The 32-year-old wine director of Da Terra on moving from economics to hospitality, discovering wine, and balancing further study.
Latest opening: TAQ
Jackson Boxer has teamed up with top Mexican chef Eduardo Yishima to give Notting Hill stalwart Taqueria a new lease of life.
Cairo practitioner: the chef introducing the flavours of North Africa to Soho
With his new restaurant Impala, Meedu Saad wants to bring some of the chaos of the Egyptian capital to London’s dining scene.
Team behind Julie’s to launch Notting Hill pub
The team behind Holland Park restaurant Julie’s will take over the well-known Notting Hill pub The Prince Edward later this year.
Floating brasserie Marceline bows out after less than two years
Canary Wharf floating brasserie Marceline appears to have closed after less than two years of trading.
Razvan Marcu brings Kobe Steakhouse to London
Razvan Marcu has brought his Kobe Steakhouse brand to Mayfair following its success in Cambridge.
Latest opening: Osteria Vibrato
The creator of The Laughing Heart returns with a Soho Italian restaurant that has all the ingredients of a cult classic.
Willow restaurant opens at Hadrian’s Hotel on former Hjem site
Willow restaurant has opened at Hadrian’s Hotel in the village of Wall, taking over the site formerly home to Michelin-starred Hjem.
Oldham restaurant Delve closes weeks after being put up for sale
Oldham restaurant Delve has closed with immediate effect just months after its owner had announced he was looking to sell.
Iranian–Iraqi café Logma reveals evening offer
Recently launched Hackney-based Iranian–Iraqi café Logma has introduced an evening dining concept alongside its daytime offer.
Uncorked: Tiberiu Petre
The group operations manager at José Pizarro’s restaurant group on Conde de San Cristobal, Vega Sicilia and spilling red wine on Theresa May.
Conor Gadd: “I realised I couldn’t do another Trullo”
The chef co-owner of Italian restaurant Trullo has just opened his new restaurant, Burro, in Covent Garden.
Somssi closes just five weeks after winning Michelin star
Korean chef’s table restaurant Somssi has closed just five weeks after winning a Michelin star, following the departure of its chef.
Latest opening: San Hao
The team behind YiQi and The Eight has launched an ambitious “noodle atelier” on Chinatown London’s main drag.
Veeraswamy at 100: Inside the battle for Britain’s oldest Indian restaurant
The Regent Street institution is locked in a legal dispute after its landlord The Crown Estate decided not to renew its lease.
Jamie Keeble: 2026’s chef Rising Star
The head chef of Mýse on thriving in a small team, valuing experience over pay, and almost moving to Hong Kong.
Chiswick restaurant The Silver Birch closes
Chiswick restaurant The Silver Birch has closed its doors after a five-year run.
Latest opening: Simpson’s in the Strand
The re-opening of last of the ‘Grande Dame’ restaurants that still retains its original décor and features is described by Jeremy King as the ‘apotheosis’ of his impressive career.
Liverpool’s Wavertree Town Hall to reopen
South Liverpool restaurant Wavertree Town Hall will reopen this spring under new ownership.
Hospitality to be hit by spring tube strikes
A fresh wave of tube strikes starting from this month threatens to derail the hospitality sector’s hopes for a positive spring and could be devastating for operators it has been warned.
More details revealed for Berenjak Mayfair
JKS Restaurants has revealed more details about its upcoming Berenjak restaurant in Mayfair.
Uncorked: Nafsika Boltsi
The sommelier behind the list at Notting Hill Italian restaurant Pollini at Ladbroke Hall on Greece, Antinori and space-aged Pétrus.
Vivek Singh: “We paved the way for the kinds of restaurants you wouldn’t have previously dreamt of in this country”
As The Cinnamon Club celebrates its 25th anniversary its co-founder reflects on how it played a pivotal role in challenging perceptions of Indian cuisine in the UK.
Thomas Hine to open PL28 Café in Padstow
Chef Thomas Hine has announced plans to open his own restaurant in Padstow this month.
French-Latin restaurant Latine to launch in Mayfair.
Latine, a French-Latin-inspired restaurant, will open this summer in Mayfair, taking over the former Mews of Mayfair site on Lancashire Court.
Flash-grilled: Alex Dome
The head chef at Knepp Wilding Kitchen on his love of bread and butter, Eminem, and the cathartic process of making pasta.
Send in the clowns: new restaurant and bar to open on former Papi site
Chef Mike Bagnall and Dylan Walters will launch an Italian restaurant and bar on the site previously home to London Fields restaurant Papi next month.
Pump up the volume: James Dye is having it large at his restaurant-nightclub hybrid Bambi
The former music promoter has doubled his London Fields venue’s capacity by expanding into an old nightclub to the rear of the space.
More details released for Dubai import Trèsind Mayfair
More information has emerged about the upcoming London restaurant from the team behind Dubai’s Trèsind Studio, the world’s first and only three-Michelin-starred Indian restaurant.
Latest opening: Eleven Fifty Five
Chef Peter McKenna and restaurateur Kevin Dow have opened Eleven Fifty Five on Argyle Street in Glasgow’s Finnieston.
Dinner by Heston Blumenthal to close next year
Heston Blumenthal’s two Michelin-starred restaurant within The Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park will close next year after more than a decade and a half.
Latest opening: Hearth
Luke Selby is giving a select few guests a taste of what’s to come at Palé Hall with an intimate restaurant that doubles as the North Wales hotel’s development kitchen.
Sixco scraps crowdfund and undertakes corporate restructuring
Sixco, the group behind tasting menu restaurant brand Six by Nico, will not proceed with its crowdfund.
Gordon Ramsay to open first UK fine-dining restaurant outside London in over 20 years
Gordon Ramsay is set to open his first fine dining restaurant in the UK outside of London in more than two decades, with a new venture planned at Fairmont Cheshire, The Mere, this summer.
Tim Hall and Marc Wise seek investment for wine-led neighbourhood concept
Hospitality entrepreneurs Tim Hall and Marc Wise are seeking investment for a new challenger brand that aims to reinvent wine “as an experiential neighbourhood concept”.
Bandook Indian Kitchen heads to Cheltenham
South West-based Bandook Indian Kitchen is to open a restaurant in Cheltenham later this year, taking its estate to two sites.