London - Hospitality

Bagatelle restaurant group set to make UK debut in Mayfair

25-Aug-2017 By Stefan Chomka

Bagatelle, the international contemporary French restaurant group, is set to make its UK debut with an opening in central London, according to BigHospitality’s sister website MCA.

Richard Caring to open Marylebone restaurant - among others

25-Aug-2017 By Mark Wingett

Richard Caring is set to further strengthen his presence in central London, after securing another restaurant site in Marylebone.

Opening of the Week: Cubé

11-Aug-2017 By Michelle Perrett

What to expect at the new Japanese restaurant and bar in London's Mayfair.

Two Dishoom co-founders leave the business

21-Jul-2017 By Sophie Witts

Dishoom, the Bombay cafe concept, has announced that two of its founders Amar and Adarsh Radia are to leave the business.

James Cochran to open second London restaurant

17-Jul-2017 By Joe Lutrario

Former The Ledbury chef James Cochran is to launch a follow up to his low-budget but well-received eponymous City restaurant.

Jacob Kenedy closes Italian street food restaurant Vico in Cambridge Circus

26-Jun-2017 By Stefan Chomka

Vico, the Italian street food restaurant launched by Bocca di Lupo founders Jacob Kenedy and Victor Hugo in London’s Cambridge Circus in 2015 has closed.

UberEats: Restaurants need to adapt to online delivery

15-Jun-2017 By Sophie Witts

Restaurants need to adapt to to create more of a balance between their delivery offer and dining room, the UK general manager of UberEats has said.

Island Poke set to double up in London

08-Jun-2017 By Stefan Chomka

Island Poke, the fledgling Hawaiian restaurant concept backed by the White Rabbit Fund, is set to double its presence in the capital.

Opening of the week: Machiya

02-Jun-2017 By Hannah Thompson

We check out the relaxed yet stylish new Japanese concept from the team behind London ramen group Kanada-Ya

Restaurant Radar: Openings June 2017

01-Jun-2017 By Hannah Thompson

From Harlem-born Red Rooster to Bengali-inspired Calcutta Street Brixton and a luxury Great British Restaurant, plus pop-ups-turned-permanents galore, we round up the openings to watch out for this month

French-Asian Bistro Vadouvan opens in Putney with Michelin-trained chef

09-May-2017 By Hannah Thompson

Bistro Vadouvan, a new French-Asian-style restaurant, has launched in south London, co-owned by a chef with a Michelin-starred background.

Table for Two: Stéphane Reynaud

05-May-2017 By Hannah Thompson

The restaurateur and cookbook writer on opening Tratra in the Prescott & Conran hotel The Boundary in Shoreditch, timeless French cuisine, and why London has the best restaurants in the world

Restaurant Radar: Openings May 2017

02-May-2017 By Hannah Thompson

From already-celebrity-filled The Ned, the new Duck & Waffle Local from the sky-high site of the same name, and a higher-end take from the Bao team, we round up this month's openings to watch

Majority of London chefs struggle with long working hours

27-Apr-2017 By Sophie Witts

Over two thirds of London chefs believe the long-hours culture of professional kitchens is damaging their physical and mental health, according to a study by Unite.

Cottons Caribbean restaurant to open two new sites

25-Apr-2017

Caribbean restaurant group Cottons is to open two new sites, one in Shoreditch and one in Vauxhall.

Margarita cocktail contest comes to London’s Mexican restaurants

20-Apr-2017 By Hannah Thompson

London restaurants and bars such as Wahaca, El Patron and DF/Mexico are to compete for the title of ‘best margarita in town’ in the city’s first ever ‘Margarita Rumble’ competition.

Stellar chefs to volunteer at London homeless food waste initiative

05-Apr-2017 By Hannah Thompson

Chefs including Alain Ducasse, Michel Roux Jr, Monica Galetti, Jason Atherton, Clare Smyth, Angela Hartnett, Francesco Mazzei and Ashley Palmer-Watts are to volunteer at a London community kitchen created by Massimo Bottura this summer.

Restaurant Radar: Openings April 2017

03-Apr-2017 By Hannah Thompson

From new tapas bar Little José, burger bars aplenty, and the much-awaited Lympstone Manor from Michael Caines, there's loads to look out for this April

Xavier Rousset to open Comptoir Café & Wine in Mayfair

10-Mar-2017 By Stefan Chomka

Master sommelier and restaurateur Xavier Rousset is to open Comptoir Café & Wine in London’s Mayfair next month.

Restaurants to turn out the lights for Earth Hour

02-Mar-2017 By Sophie Witts

Restaurants across the UK will be serving up candlelit dinners to mark the 10th annual Earth Hour later this month.

Pancake Day 2017: Mamie’s London on the perfect crepes

28-Feb-2017 By Hannah Thompson

Mamie’s in London’s Covent Garden is a French creperie, founded in late 2016 by Breton-born Aymeric Peurois, serving crepes, galettes, and cider.

Syrian chef to open London pop-up restaurant

28-Feb-2017 By Sophie Witts

A Syrian chef who was forced to flee to the UK is to launch his first pop-up restaurant in London next month.

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Anne-Sophie Pic on opening her first London restaurant

03-Feb-2017 By Sophie Witts

The three-Michelin-starred chef has opened her debut UK restaurant, Le Dame de Pic at the new Four Seasons Hotel in the City of London.

Yotel to open first central London hotel

31-Jan-2017 By Sophie Witts

Yotel, the pod hotel chain created by YO! Sushi founder Simon Woodroffe, is to open its first UK city centre site in Clerkenwell, London in late 2018.

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Matin Miah on the rise of Jamaican food, expansion and that Caribbean vibe

20-Jan-2017 By Hannah Thompson

As co-founder of “real jerk” Dalston restaurant Rudie’s, Matin Miah knows a thing or two about the rise of Jamaican food. As the brand looks to expand its bar and confirms its second site, we talk “elevated” Caribbean cuisine, cocktails, and plans to...

Ben Murphy new head chef at D&D London’s Launceston Place

16-Jan-2017 By Hannah Thompson

Chef Ben Murphy, previously head chef at The Woodford in east London, has been appointed head chef at D&D London’s Launceston Place, in Kensington.

Indian firm to open £50m London hotel

13-Jan-2017 By Sophie Witts

Luxury Indian firm The Lalit Suri Hospitality Group is to launch a £50m hotel in London later this month.

From frogs to oysters: The top 5 hospitality videos of 2016

21-Dec-2016 By Hannah Thompson

From chefs’ best career advice to the re-invention of oysters, we had the honour of filming some truly great professionals this year. With so many innovative concepts and brilliant insights flying about, we struggled to choose our highlights, but here...

Two London hotels join Marriott's Luxury Collection

08-Dec-2016 By Sophie Witts

Two London hotels are to join The Luxury Collection, the former Starwood brand now owned by Marriott International.

Waffle restaurant Pure Waffle to relaunch in London

06-Dec-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Pure Waffle, the waffle restaurant group previously found in London’s Duke Street, is to relaunch in Knightsbridge, as part of a stated expansion plan in the UK and abroad.

Rhubarb sold to Pho investor

06-Dec-2016 By Sophie Witts

Private equity firm Livingbridge has bought ECI Partners’ (ECI) stake in high-end catering firm Rhubarb for an undisclosed sum.

In Operation with...Rosa's Thai Cafe

30-Nov-2016 By Emma Eversham

For the latest video in our series focusing on emerging restaurant groups, we visit Rosa's Thai Cafe, the Thai restaurant brand created by husband-and-wife team Alexander and Saiphin Moore.

Previously-rejected underground ‘pod’ hotel given planning permission

24-Nov-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Permission for a 166-bedroom, underground ‘pod’ hotel in central London has been granted by Camden Council, months after the plans were initially rejected in January.

Park Plaza outlines London expansion plans

24-Nov-2016 By Sophie Witts

Park Plaza Hotels and Resorts is to launch two new hotels and open 900 rooms in London over the next few months.

Rhubarb to launch restaurant at revived Centre Point building

17-Nov-2016 By Sophie Witts

The catering company behind London’s Sky Garden is to open a flagship restaurant at the revived Centre Point building above Oxford Street in late 2017.

Asian investment to ‘dominate’ UK hotel market in 2017

08-Nov-2016 By Sophie Witts

The value of transactions in the UK hotel market has fallen sharply in 2016, but Asian investment is expected to see the sector reach a new peak in 2017, studies show.

BTC UK to develop Bow Street Magistrates' Court into boutique hotel

31-Oct-2016 By Emma Eversham

Holdings and investment firm BTC UK has bought Bow Street Magistrates Court with the intention of turning the Grade II-listed building into a 100-bedroom boutique hotel.

Drake & Morgan confirms rebrand of two Corney & Barrow sites

26-Oct-2016 By Hannah Thompson

The London-based restaurant and bar group, has confirmed the rebranding of two of its recently acquired Corney & Barrow sites, with The Otherist, on Old Broad Street in the City, and the Pagination on Cabot Square.

Former Joël Robuchon chef to open Bōkan at Novotel Canary Wharf

25-Oct-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Bōkan, a new restaurant and roof terrace from Aurelie Altemaire, former head chef at L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon, is to open at the 313-bedroom Novotel Canary Wharf hotel in January.

The Kitty Hawk 'department store for dining' to open in London

24-Oct-2016 By Hannah Thompson

The Kitty Hawk, a so-called 'department store for dining', is to open at River Plate House in South Place, London on 17 November.

Casual Dining Group signs first UK franchise deal for Belgo

24-Oct-2016 By Sophie Witts

Casual Dining Group (CDG) has secured its first UK franchise deal which will see its Belgo brand open at a central London hotel.

Jason Atherton to open second restaurant with Restaurant Associates

20-Oct-2016 By Emma Eversham

Jason Atherton's restaurant company The Social Company is to open its second London restaurant with Restaurant Associates.

Sodexo takes over Peyton and Byrne public catering contracts

18-Oct-2016 By Emma Eversham

Contract caterer Sodexo has taken over the public catering contracts business of Peyton and Byrne after the company was placed into administration.

Spanish hotel group Room Mate outlines UK plans

28-Sep-2016 By Emma Eversham

Spanish hotel group Room Mate is planning to launch in the UK with central London its first target.

Spanish chef David Muñoz to open London restaurant

22-Sep-2016 By Sophie Witts

David Muñoz, who holds three Michelin stars at Diver XO in Madrid, is to open his long-awaited London restaurant later this year.

Street food concept Smokestak to open permanent London site

19-Sep-2016 By Hannah Thompson

David Carter, former restaurant manager at Gordon Ramsay Holdings and general manager at Roka, is to open a permanent site for Smokestak, his street food-style meat concept, in London’s Shoreditch.

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Kurt Zdesar on London’s hottest restaurant trends and new concept Fucina

09-Sep-2016 By Hannah Thompson

Restaurateur Kurt Zdesar, who previously helped to found dim sum group Ping Pong, has made his name with trend-setting London sites such as Chotto Matte, Black Roe, and the now-closed Bouillabaisse. With new Italian concept Fucina set to open this autumn,...

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