Gastroblog
It's time to run down the new restaurants that will be coming your way in April. The upcoming month sees Champagne buttons, high rise dining (and gardens), top-rated sushi, Corbin and King's latest, Indian kebabs and more....
This classic Mayfair restaurant is pure establishment but it's also supremely welcoming to newcomers.…
Soho's latest opening is a Japanese izakaya-style spot. Robata, which officially opened its doors on Old Compton Street today, is a project from entrepreneur Sonny Huang whose family has two Chinese restaurants in Birmingham.
Sonny has teamed up with designers turnerbates Design & Architecture to come up with this Japanese pub serving up dishes cooked over the open robata grill. On the menu you'l…
Read more: Robata on Old Compton Street is serving up Japanese izakaya dishes in Soho
They already have a successful market in Elephant and Castle, with another on the way to Mayfair. Now Mercato Metropolitano are going very east - heading to Ilford for the next opening. They're taking over an open car park, for a huge new 31,000sq ft market.
And sustainability really is the name of the game here as they're calling it a "circular-economy community food market". That…
Read more: Mercato Metropolitano is opening an food market in Ilford
London's food delivery scene just got a new boost with the arrival of European delivery company Taster. Founded by one of Deliveroo's top guys, they already have spaces in France and Spain and have now set their sights on the UK.
Like Deliveroo and Uber Eats they have their own kitchens and have been working with chef consultants, including the two-Michelin Star Korean chef Sang Hoon Degeimbre fr…
Yard Sale Pizza do have a great line in guest pizzas - and the next one they have lined up is definitely worth taking note of. They're teaming up with Matty Matheson - he's the founder of renowned Toronto restaurant Parts & Labour and also the host of host of Vice’s "It’s Suppertime". He also knows a thing or two about making the perfect cheeseburger.
He popped ove…
Read more: Yard Sale team up with Matty Matheson for a Brick Lane bagel style pizza
Already working together on their hotel, Ben Tish (ex Salt Yard) and the Stafford Hotel are teaming up to create a new restaurant in Fitzrovia called Norma. Expect a Sicilian menu with Moorish influences. …
Read more: Ben Tish and The Stafford team up for Norma, a Sicilian restaurant in Fitzrovia
Six years after it first opened its doors, the original UK Shake Shack in Covent Garden is about to reopen with a new look.
The revamped branch looks quite different inside and there's also going to be a outside area with heating for chillier days.
As for the menu, there'll be two new items on the menu - a Caramel Bourbon Shake, vanilla frozen custard blended with caramel and bourbon as well as a…
Read more: Shake Shack Covent Garden is relaunching with a new look and dishes
There's a distinct Spanish flavour to restaurateur Victor Garvey's new City gaff which promises to liven things up in Aldgate.…
Read more: Barullo is Rambla owner Victor Garvey's new city restaurant in Aldgate
Jackson Boxer (St Leonards) comes to Notting Hill for his next restaurant, a seafood spot influenced by The Hebrides. We head west for a look.…
Read more: Test Driving Orasay - Jackson Boxer does seafood in Notting Hill
Barrafina's counter dining is already a big hit in all its locations - and now they're trying something new at King's Cross. They're launching Parrillan - an outside space where you can grill your own meat, fish and vegetables. …
Read more: Parrillan is the DIY outside grill at Barrafina Coal Drops Yard in King's Cross
A new Italian cafe on Islington's Essex Road comes from a seasoned restaurateur and promises an all-day menu based on the cafes of Milan. …
If you're looking for somewhere to enjoy the best Italian produce in London then restaurateur Andrea Reitano is hoping his two newest restaurants in Notting Hill and Marylebone will entice you with their day boat fish from the Med and Neopolitan cheese.…
The people behind Chick n' Sours are bringing their fast food fried chicken spot CHIK'N to Soho's Wardour Street. Expect their usual top class fried chicken sandwiches and some new additions to the menu too.…
Read more: CHIK'N comes to Soho - the fast-food fried chicken restaurant from Chick n' Sours expands
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We were rather impressed by the way the last pop-up from Dinner Time Stories, Le Petit Chef, told a story on the diners' plates with the help of some fancy projectors. If you went along and enjoyed that - they've a new pop-up/show/meal on the way called Banquet of Hoshena. This time they're taking the story to Westfield Shepherd's Bush.
Once again, there's a whole story that su…
Read more: Dinner Time Story is back with Banquet of Hoshena at Westfield
