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15/09/21 - updated with launch details and the menu
Since leaving the Polpo group, Russell Norman has been busy writing cookbooks, but we've all been wondering when he would make his return to restaurants. Well now we know - he's opening Trattoria Brutto. That comes from the phrase "brutto ma buono" meaning Ugly but good.
It's taking over a space with a bit of history - where the Hix O…
Read more: Trattoria Brutto is Russell Norman's next restaurant, which is all about Tuscany
Bob's Lobster have been around the back of London Bridge station for a few years - but now they've teamed up with Bedales of Borough to launch the Little Lobster Bar.
Their 1957 Vintage VW split screen converted Campervan has been parked in Borough Market for a while now, but for the winter they've brought it under cover, added seating and created a bar that's all about seaf…
Read more: BOB's Lobster have opened their Little Lobster Bar at Borough Market
Richard Caring's Mayfair empire continues to grow, with news that he's taken on the old Porsche showroom at 1 Mount Street. In addition to his nearby restaurants Annabels, Sexy Fish, Scott's, Harry's Bar and the upcoming Ivy Asia on North Audley Street, Caring is now working on what looks to be a huge new opening.
The corner site at 1 Mount Street wraps around to Davies Street and will take over…
Read more: What restaurant is Richard Caring opening on Mount Street?
He's already been popping up around London with his supper clubs, but now chef Akwasi Brenya-Mensa is getting ready to open Tatale as a permanent restaurant, housed in The Africa Centre in Southwark.
With a menu focused around Pan-African cuisine, Tatale takes its name from a Ghanaian dish, the plantain pancake. Dishes at the restaurant will be influenced from across the cont…
Read more: Tatale to open first permanent restaurant at the Africa Centre in Southwark
The Gladwins, the brothers behind restaurants including The Shed, Nutbourne, Sussex and Rabbit, are adding another restaurant to their collection. This time they're heading even further west, to Richmond.
The Fat Badger is billed as an "all-day British drinks and dining concept bringing everything we love about the countryside restaurant to life in London". As with their other restaurants,…
Read more: The Fat Badger sees the Gladwins coming to Richmond
The slow but steady reopening of London restaurants that have been closed since the early days of the first lockdown continues apace, with the return of BAO Fitzrovia this week. For the first time in over eighteen months, BAO's Fitzrovia branch reopens its doors with loads of new dishes and drinks to entice you in.
You can pretty much rely on BAO to serve up some interesting food and the menu the…
Read more: And they're back! BAO Fitzrovia reopens with an all star cocktail list and new dishes
This Art-Deco inspired Mayfair hotel took an extended leave of absence over the past year or so to allow the creation of a new bar as well as gently redesigning the lobby, restaurant and terrace. We checked ourselves in for an overnight stay and tried both The Colony Grill Room and the new bar. …
Read more: Staycation in Mayfair - we overnight at the relaunched The Beaumont
13/9/21 - updated with opening details
They already have a restaurant on nearby Tooley Street but now Flat Iron are opening a new site on nearby Clink Street (taking over from the old Gourmet Burger, just by The Clink museum).
If you've been to a Flat Iron before, you know the drill. It's all about affordable steak, centred around the flat iron cut and all using ex-dairy beef from the…
Read more: Flat Iron's next London Bridge steak restaurant is at Clink Street
Throughout summer, Hackney Bridge has been entertaining in its courtyard - but now it's heading inside as the indoor dining hall, Hackney Bridge Kitchens, is finally getting ready to launch.
All this comes with a host of new (and returning) food stalls, which include:
- Bakes N Stuffingz - serving jerk pork, jerk chicken and even jerk pulled jackfruit
- Simply Hooked - fro…
Read more: Hackney Bridge Kitchens takes the party inside (and adds lots more food)
Taking over the space where Chicken Shop used to be, in the basement of the Hoxton Holborn hotel, is La Cave. Described as both a wine bar, pop-up space and incubator kitchen it'll see a variety of chefs and restaurants taking over the space.
First up is Cantina Valentina from former Pachamama chef Adam Rawson. His menu will feature a range of dishes inspired by Peru - think dishes like:
- Lima be…
Read more: La Cave is Hoxton Holborn's new underground wine bar and chef's residency spot
The big new Hawley Wharf development in Camden has brought with it a lot of new restaurants - including some brand new ventures. One of those is Black Cow, being billed as a "Middle Eastern steak house."
It comes from Shiri Kraus (previously Palomar and The Barbary) and Amir Batito (previously Machneyuda) and they say they want to mix an American steakhouse-style grill with Mi…
Read more: Black Cow is a Middle-Eastern steakhouse in Camden
Another restaurant that's been closed since March 2020 is making a triumphant return. This time it's the turn of Peg, the Hackney restaurant from the people behind P Franco and Bright, who have just announced their reopening date. The last time we saw them, it was mainly an a la carte affair, all centred around the pegs (aka yakitori) of their name. They did pop up at Bright last August - but thi…
Read more: Peg is back in Hackney for the first time in 18 months
Some of London's top restaurants are hoping that you'll help them raise funds for Action Against Hunger this autumn. They've signed up for the charity's Love Food Give Food campaign which runs throughout September and October. The idea is that restaurant goers add an extra £1 on to the bill which goes direct to support communities in the UK and across the world who are facing life-threatening hun…
Read more: Love Food Give Food campaign kicks off in London's restaurants
Awards (and awards parties) are well and truly back, with the latest being the return of the Fortnum & Mason Food and Drinks Awards. The event took place last night at their Royal Exchange outpost where TV personalities like James Martin rubbed shoulders with Hollywood legend Stanley Tucci and chefs including Jose Pizarro and Calum Franklin. In charge of proceedings were Claudia Winklema…
Read more: Fortnum & Mason reveal their Food & Drink Awards for 2021
