2/7/21 - updated with the opening date
It's all go at The Department Store in Brixton. The beautiful old space which already has a members club and is home to Canova Hall is now unveiling a new section of the Edwardian department store space, the Department Store Studios.
Coming from family company architects Squire & Partners whose offices are in the building, the latest part of the old stor…
Read more: Bellefields restaurant to bring a taste of the Med to Brixton
2/7/21 - Updated with details of the menu
London's reputation as a staycation hotspot has just got an injection of pure West Coast glamour with the news that the Polo Lounge is popping up here this summer. The famous Los Angeles restaurant from The Beverly Hills Hotel will spend the whole of July and August on the rooftop of The Dorchester.
The Dorchester's rooftop space, which up till now has pl…
Read more: Beverly Hills hotspot the Polo Lounge is popping up on The Dorchester Rooftop
Updated 1/7/21 with headliners
As sure a sign that London is returning to some kind of normality is the revival of some of the city's food festivals. So we're happy to report that, after a fallow year, Meatopia is coming back in September.
The meat and fire festival is returning to Tobacco Dock for what will be its eighth year of showcasing great chefs, loads of 'cue, along with a fair amount of…
Read more: Meatopia London is back for 2021 with the line-up headliners revealed
We've seen a lot of US restaurant imports over the past few years (like Eggslut) but not many (if any) from their northern neighbour Canada (at least until they decide to open a Tim Hortons over here). But that's changing with the launch of Delicious Pho. They're opening in Spitalfields, taking over an old Byron site.
The pho restaurant comes from Chau Tran, who first opened in C…
Pull up a stool at the counter of this new Carnaby wine bar and restaurant and enjoy a glass of Greek wine and a range of interesting small dishes.…
It closed along with everything else when the pandemic hit last year, but now Kitchen Table is returning and it's got a brand new look.
James Knappett and Sandia Chang's restaurant still retains the big counter around the kitchen where all the action happens - but big changes have been made. It now seats 18 (that's down one) and the previous steel counter has been replaced by an English oak…
Read more: Kitchen Table is coming back with a completely new look (and a new bar)
After taking over the food at Five Points' Pembury Tavern Pub, Ace Pizza are gearing up for another Five Points residency - this time at the Mare Street taproom under the arches. They've been popping up there from time to time, but this will now be an all-summer-long thing. The new alfresco space will feature all the Five Points beers (of course) and the stone-baked, slow-proofed pizzas from Ace…
Read more: Ace Pizza takes over the arches at Five Points Brewery's Hackney taproom
Peckham folk really do have one of London's best rooftop scenes. They already have their pick of ForzaWine, The Bussey Building and Frank's. And later this summer there's going to be another big rooftop place hitting the area - Skylight Peckham.
Run by the same team who brought us Skylight Tobacco Dock, Skylight Peckham will take over the rooftop space of the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts. Th…
Read more: Skylight Peckham adds to Peckham's buzzing rooftop bar scene
One of the most successful Ivy spin-offs, the Ivy Asia, is opening a second restaurant in London after the wildly successful St Paul's outpost. And yes, this restaurant on the King's Road will indeed have the very Insta-famous onyx floor.…
Following up on his previous successes at Gymkhana and Jamavar, Rohit Ghai is back in Mayfair with his latest restaurant. Expect a menu which draws on both his childhood and career, with a focus on contemporary Indian sharing plates. …
Originally from New York, the newest NoMad hotel has landed in London, with a jaw dropping dining room. We went to gawk at that and check out the food too. …
Mexican-born chef Adriana Cavita is taking inspiration from her family and childhood in Mexico with her first solo venture in London, complete with basement mezcaleria…
Read more: Cavita in Marylebone will be Mexican chef Adriana Cavita's first solo restaurant
As we emerge from several lockdowns blinking into the light, we're starting to see more (albeit scaled back) actual awards shows take place and the latest of these is the yearly GQ Food and Drink Awards. Presented at Nobu Portman Square by the person who's frankly the best at this, Claudia Winkleman, it saw Daniel Humm's Davies & Brook at Claridge's take the top slot.
Here's who took ho…
Read more: Davies and Brook, Daffodil Mulligan and more win at the GQ Food & Drink awards
Updated 28/6/21 with confirmation of the date.
With new Health Secretary Sajid Javid in charge, the government has now confirmed that the 19 July date for full reopening remains the main target and they won't be bringing that date forward.
When questioned if that means lifting all restrictions, he replied "It is absolutely our intention to have step four commence on 19 July and r…
Read more: Government confirms aim for full lockdown lifting on 19 July
Back before Covid, we reported that the old Grade II courthouse on Clerkenwell Green was being turned into a really interesting new restaurant. It was part of the redevelopment of the building into a creative studio comprising a restaurant, wine bar and art gallery space. The people behind it are artist Jonny Gent, the famed Jon Spiteri, architect Russell Potter (SODA) and brothers Ted and O…
Read more: Florence Knight will be head chef at the Sessions Arts Club in Clerkenwell
