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Permanently Unique is planning to bring its Greek-Mediterranean inspired concept Fenix and Italian-American brand Louis to London next year following the success of both restaurants in Manchester.
The team behind celebrated London cocktail bars Bar Swift and Nightjar has relaunched its Oriole concept as an all-singing, all-dancing permanent bar restaurant in Covent Garden.
The implementation of new tipping laws, Calum Franklin returning to London and rising losses at Richard Corrigan's restaurant group lead this week's top news stories.
After building a strong foundation in France, restaurateurs Wissem Ben Ammar and Majed Mansour have brought their smash burger brand Junk to London with ambitions of taking the business global.
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While concerns the new tipping law could lead to price rises shouldn’t be ignored, it’s important to not lose sight of how significant a step forward this is for restaurant workers.
Michael O’Hare has closed his Leeds restaurant Psycho Sandbar just seven months after launching it on the site that previously housed his Michelin-starred The Man Behind The Curtain.
Former Freemasons at Wiswell chef Steven Smith will launch a casual but high-reaching Asian-inspired restaurant in central Manchester later this month.
London’s cult fried chicken brand Other Side Fried is to close its only restaurant in Brixton this month with its founders set to relaunch the site as Buster’s Hamburger Bar.
Camden Market pub The Farrier will close its doors early next month having traded for three years.