Gastroblog
News reaches us from Big Hospitality this morning that a brand new 28:50 is getting ready to launch in Covent Garden. The wine bar started off in Fetter Lane and grew to three different sites over the years, but right now only the Marylebone wine bar remains. The bar was previously launched by Xavier Rousset, but he left to open Blandford Comptoir and Comptoir Cafe.
The original venture foc…
Read more: A new 28:50 wine bar could be coming to Covent Garden
Vegan activist Earthling Ed's Unity Diner is moving on to bigger things - leaving the original Hoxton Market premises for a larger site in Spitlafields. But the full plant-based menu is the same. …
Read more: Earthling Ed's Unity Diner moves to a bigger Spitalfields site
Mortimer House already had a series of impressive takeovers on their fifth floor - and the latest has been announced. This time it's the turn of Zoe Adjonyoh, who will be bringing Zoe's Ghana Kitchen to the fifth floor in Fitzrovia. If you've been to any of her previous residencies or pop-ups, you can expect the same inspired African food at Mortimer House - and here's a taste of what's on o…
Read more: Zoe's Ghana Kitchen is the latest pop-up at Fitzrovia's Mortimer House
Sir Terence Conran has teamed up with an experienced chef to transform the fortunes of the lower ground restaurant at the Boundary London, reopening as Wilder.…
We head over to Bermondsey to see how Tom Cenci's menu has transformed what used to be Village East into Loyal Tavern. …
Read more: Test Driving Loyal Tavern - Tom Cenci comes down to earth
The Made of Dough crowd are behind this new pizzeria on Brick Lane serving up thin Roman-style pizzas for just a fiver.…
Read more: Roma on Brick Lane from the Made of Dough crowd will dish out Roman pizzas for a fiver
Londoners love their kebabs. And the rise of more modern kebab offerings in London continues to grow with the arrival of BABBER in Peckham this month.
Run by head chef Joseph Ryan who started at Hoi Polloi and Salon in Brixton Village before running the kitchen at nearby Frank’s Bar, it's going to take the food you're perhaps more likely to eat after drinking and put it squarely back in the pub.…
Read more: BABBER will serve up modish kebabs at Peckham's The White Horse
There are some constants in this life. And it's a sure thing that every year, come the day that the Michelin Guide reveals who has won, lost and retained a Michelin star, that there will be grumbling. Some will say the stars are no longer relevant, others that not enough have been awarded, others still that the stars have gone to the wrong chefs. But one thing's for sure - for something that's no…
Read more: The Michelin Guide 2020 is out and Sketch is the UK's new three star restaurant
Up to 25 food traders will feature in a new communal dining space, The Borough Market Kitchen, that opens in Jubilee Place in mid-November.…
Read more: The Borough Market Kitchen is a new dining space coming to the Market
Burger and lobster are getting into the Seafood Week spirit with their latest launch. Feeling that a lobster roll alone wasn't quite enough, they've decided to pimp it up with Champagne. So their new special is a lobster roll covered in a Champagne butter sauce.
The whole thing (including fries) costs £25 and is available at all UK Burger and Lobsters now.
More about Burg…
Read more: Burger and Lobster pimp up their lobster roll with Champagne sauce
An ex-Trullo chef joins an ex-Barrafina GM for Legare, offering seasonal Italian pasta and natural wines.…
Read more: Italian restaurant Legare to open in London Bridge this Autumn
(We're updating this piece as the awards are released)
We're gearing up for the new Michelin awards for 2020, probably the most important awards of the season. They're being announced on Monday afternoon - but as ever, Michelin is announcing the new Bib Gourmands to get us in the Michelin mood.
So these aren't stars - but kind of a prelude to the stars. The Bib Gourmands "highlight re…
Read more: Michelin reveals its 2020 Bib Gourmands for London restaurants
The World's 50 Best Bars 2019 were revealed last night with New York’s Dante claiming the top spot. The top-ranked New York Bar which has seen multiple residencies in London over the past few years placed above London’s top bars The Connaught and The American Bar at the Savoy.
Also in the top 10 were more of our favourite international drinking spots, now familiar names due to regular popup…
Read more: The World’s 50 Best Bars 2019 are revealed - Dante NYC claims top spot
The Ivy Collection's latest addition to its 36-strong restaurant emporium will be a 292-seater restaurant and bar called The Ivy Victoria,…
Read more: The Ivy Victoria takes over the old Jamie's Italian space in Victoria
Quirky fried-chicken outlet with a cult following, Chick ‘n’ Sours will open a fourth site in November. The 50-cover location in Spitalfields also features a new menu with plant-based offerings and a take-away option.…
