Gastroblog
Taking the former address of Greens, Maison Francois will be a brasserie and wine bar, featuring a finalist of Masterchef: The Professionals as chef.
Read more: Maison Francois is a new brasserie for St James, taking the old Greens site
The restaurant formerly known as Kyseri is now Oklava Bakery + Wine - and we think Fitzrovia residents and workers are going to find this new incarnation to their taste.…
Read more: Test Driving Oklava Bakery and Wine - bakery by day, top level wine bar by night
4/2/20- Updated with exclusive opening news.
It closed after a fire, but one of London's most popular restaurants is back. They've taken time to renovate the restaurant while it's been closed, too. Upstairs sees "decorative wall hangings, a vast collection of photography and subtle taxidermy" alongside lots of features from the original design. There's also a new-look bar which takes…
Is there room in Brixton for more fried chicken? The folk at BIRD are hoping so, as they've just opened their sixth restaurant, on Electric Avenue.
The latest branch has room for 40 fried chicken lovers to dine in. It will serve all their usual dishes like fried chicken and waffles served with honey butter and Canadian maple syrup and BIRD's trademark Waffle Burger. For drinks, they'll have their…
Read more: BIRD have brought their fried chicken to Brixton's Electric Avenue
Le Bun's latest collaboration is here and they're trying something quite different. This time they're teaming up with Madison (the bar that overlooks St Paul's) for two new specials which are on for 10 days only.
First off is the Le Triple Duck Burger - that's a confit duck patty with truffle mayo, champagne slaw and straw potatoes for extra crunch - and some red wine jus on top if you…
Read more: Le Bun teams up with Madison for duck and dessert burgers
Bad news from Mayfair this morning as details are filtering in about the shock closure of Michelin-starred restaurant The Square yesterday.
We were alerted to the news by industry website The Staff Canteen which stated that the restaurant, which is owned by restaurateur Marlon Abela (he also owns Umu, Mortons and The Greenhouse), was closed down by bailiffs midway through lunch service on Friday.…
Read more: Michelin-starred restaurant The Square is shut down during lunch service
Fallow are Jack Croft and Will Murray, who met while they were both working at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal and they're very much followers of a "nose to tail" and "root to stem" cooking approach with a big focus on no/low waste. …
Read more: Fallow will be the next 10 Heddon Street residency
Lovers of desserts and pastries get ready - a white-hot bakery pop up is about to kick off at Old Street. PUFF will be a weekly pop up taking over at PASSO by Old Street roundabout for four Sundays in a row, kicking off next weekend.
But what totally elevates this pop-up from any others is the quality of the folk behind it. The dynamic duo are Ravneet Gill - whose CV include…
Read more: PUFF bakery is popping up with next-level pastry at PASSO
Yes, today is the last day of Veganuary. And if you've been very good all month and it's not a permanent lifestyle choice for you - you might be looking forward to a change tomorrow. If that's the case then it looks like Filthy Buns in Dalston might have just the thing for you.
That behemoth above is the short rib and Bicoffy peanut butter burger. That's a 45-day, dry-aged beef patty,…
Read more: Filthy Buns unleash their short rib and biscoffy peanut butter burger
Once they were BBQ Dreamz and now they're focused on their Filipino cuisine. We head up to Hackney Road to try Bong Bong's Manila Kanteen.…
Popular Hove restaurateur Steven Edwards is expanding to London, taking over the restaurant at the Bingham Riverhouse with his seasonal British menu.…
Combining Puglian pizza know-how with Indian inspiration, this new Tufnell Park pizzeria is hoping to woo folk with their fusion pizzas. …
Read more: East West sees Tufnell Park get a fusion Italian and Indian pizzeria
The Ned has an unlimited Sunday lunch that frankly dwarfs the competition, with unlimited roasts, oysters, lobsters and more. It's already one of the hardest for Londoners to get a table at - so we went to find out why.…
Read more: Test Driving Ned's Feast - unlimited Sunday lunch in the City
Perfectly timed for the end of Dry January, Vagabond Wines are opening a huge new wine bar in the heart of the City. Vagabond Monument is taking over the space occupied by the old Santander Bank.
The Monument branch is the eighth Vagabond in the group and it's a big one. The general premise is to serve yourself wine - so you load a card with money and then use the enomatic machines to pour your o…
Read more: Vagabond Monument offers self-pour wines and beers in the old Santander bank
They were big on Charlotte Street for a while and now Bobo Social is back, this time opening in the Elephant Park development at Elephant and Castle. They'll have their signature burgers and cocktails, steaks and more besides. …
