Small plates and cocktail concept Bobo Social is returning to the capital next month having secured a site within the Elephant Park development in south London.
Baba G’s, the street food trader which won an episode of the BBC's Million Pound Menu, has closed its first bricks and mortar restaurant after less than a year.
Michelin-starred chef Ryan Blackburn is relaunching his casual restaurant Kysty, in Ambleside, to create a new neighbourhood restaurant that's more reflective of his fine dining flagship.
Bancone is the latest of London’s new wave of fresh pasta operators to double up, with the launch of its second restaurant location on Lower James Street.
Flat Iron is to relaunch its London Liverpool Street site tomorrow (23 January) under its core concept, having initially positioned it as a spin-off feasting restaurant opened in collaboration with The Winemakers Club.
Tom’s Kitchen, the casual dining group founded by chef Tom Aikens, is no more following the closure of its single remaining UK location in London’s Chelsea earlier this month.
Cronut creator Dominique Ansel’s second London location is finally due to open in Covent Garden next month, featuring a bistro-style casual dining concept.
Kurt Zdesar’s NZR Group has made the first of what is hoped to be a series of international franchise deals after partnering with an as-yet unnamed company to open a Chotto Matte in Saudi Arabia.
Rutland in the East Midlands is to become the last county in England to be conquered by the Golden Arches after McDonald’s was granted planning permission to build a site there.
Paul and Emma Ainsworth are to relaunch their Rojano’s restaurant in Padstow, Cornwall, with a new name, look and menu, having purchased the freehold for the site late last year.
Lauded Bristol restaurant The Ethicurean is to celebrate its 10th anniversary by opening a sister site at Trevibban Mill Vineyard near Padstow, Cornwall, in March.
Husband and wife team Ben and Kate O’Norum are to launch a restaurant, café and natural wine bar within the Hastings Contemporary gallery on the south coast later this month.
Chef Ferdinand ‘Budgie’ Montoya is set to launch a six-month residency for his Filipino barbecue and lechon concept Sarap in Brixton Village at the end of the month.
Lina Stores has celebrated its 75th birthday by opening a huge site in King’s Cross. Part restaurant and part deli, it’s a risky project but one that’s likely to reap rewards.
MasterChef the Professionals finalist Sven-Hanson Britt is to launch a restaurant residency in London in the coming weeks in a bid to build momentum for a permanent restaurant in Derbyshire next year.
