Restaurant Openings

Butchies fried chicken to open second permanent site

Butchies to open second permanent site

By James McAllister

London-based gourmet fried chicken brand Butchies is to open its second bricks-and-mortar site this Friday (14 August), on Clapham High Street.

Murger Han tees up third London opening

Murger Han tees up third London opening

By James McAllister

Chinese street food restaurant Murger Han has secured its third London opening, taking over the former Spice Trader site on Philpot Lane in The City.

Opening of the month: JOY chef Stevie Parle Portobello Dock London Al fresco restaurant

Opening of the month: JOY

By James McAllister

Stevie Parle has returned to Portobello Dock with JOY, an outdoor restaurant and retail space described as being ‘a positive moment in a difficult time’.

Cub bar restaurant closes its doors permanently Ryan Chetiyawardana (aka Mr Lyan) and Doug McMaster,

Cub closes its doors permanently

By James McAllister

Cub, the restaurant and bar opened by award-winning mixologist Ryan Chetiyawardana (aka Mr Lyan) in partnership with Silo chef owner Douglas McMaster, has announced it will not reopen.

Paris Society set to make London debut on former Joël Robuchon site in Covent Garden

Paris Society set to make London debut

By James McAllister

French-based hospitality group Paris Society is finally set to open its first London outpost next month, on the Covent Garden site previously occupied by L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon.

Wingmans lands in London Soho huge 150-cover restaurant fried chicken

Wingmans lands in Soho

By James McAllister

Cult chicken concept Wingmans is to open a huge 150-cover restaurant on the former Belgo site in London's Soho next week.

Restaurant radar August 2020 Stevie Parle Flora Andi Oliver Fred Sirieix One Love 111 by Modou Seoul Bird Judy Joo

Restaurant radar: August 2020

By James McAllister

Our first post-lockdown restaurant radar includes Andi Oliver and Fred Sirieix's soon-to-launch pop up One Love, and how Stevie Parle is bringing joy back to London’s Portobello Dock with Flora.

Kitchen Table to takeover Bubbledogs space

Kitchen Table to takeover Bubbledogs space

By Joe Lutrario

James Knappett and Sandia Chang’s diminutive Fitzrovia fine dining restaurant Kitchen Table is to expand into the space that was previously home to their Champagne and hot dog concept Bubbledogs.

Latest opening: Turnips Borough Market Tomas Lidakevicius al fresco fine dining tasting menu

Latest opening: Turnips

By James McAllister

Former City Social executive chef Tomas Lidakevicius has partnered with family-run Borough Market stall holder Turnips to launch a new al fresco restaurant space.

Seven Dials Market to reopen in August

Seven Dials Market to reopen in August

By Restaurant

Seven Dials Market will become one of the first of London’s major food halls to reopen post-lockdown when it opens its doors on Friday 7 August following five months of closure.

Longboys doughnuts set to open in King’s Cross Coal Drops Yard

Longboys set to open in King’s Cross

By James McAllister

Gourmet finger doughnut brand Longboys is set to add a second London location to its portfolio, having secured a site at Coal Drops Yard in King's Cross.

Cronut creator pastry chef Dominique Ansel London Bakery and Treehouse restaurant to close

French exit: Dominique Ansel quits London

By James McAllister

Cronut creator and famed pastry chef Dominique Ansel is to permanently close both his eponymous London bakery in Belgravia, and his recently launched Treehouse restaurant in Covent Garden.

Corbin & King confirms reopening of Islington-based French brasserie Bellanger

Jeremy King confirms reopening of Bellanger

By James McAllister

London-based group Corbin & King will reopen French brasserie Bellanger in mid-August, almost exactly a year after it chose to permanently close the Islington restaurant.

Corbin & King considers bringing back London Islington-based French brasserie Bellanger

Corbin & King looking to resurrect Bellanger

By James McAllister

London-based restaurant group Corbin & King says it is potentially planning to reopen its Islington-based French brasserie Bellanger next month, almost exactly a year after permanently closing the site.

Latest opening Six by Nico London Nico Simeone Fitzrovia fine dining tasting menu

Latest opening: Six by Nico London

By James McAllister

Having initially had its launch delayed by the pandemic, accessible tasting menu restaurant Six by Nico has finally pitched up in the Big Smoke, opening on Charlotte Street in Fitzrovia.

Rick Stein Group launches Padstow pop up restaurant

Rick Stein Group launches Padstow pop up

By James McAllister

The Rick Stein Group has launched a pop-up restaurant in the Padstow space that usually houses Rick Stein’s Cookery School, which is to remain closed until the autumn.

Restaurant Maison François confirms September opening on Simon Parker Bowles Green's site

Maison François confirms September opening

By Restaurant

All-day brasserie and traiteur Maison François will open this autumn in London’s St James’ on the site of Simon Parker Bowles' Greens restaurant.

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