Piccadilly

• Figaro's Bar recreates a piece of Provence in Piccadilly's Trocadero

  

  Things are changing at The Trocadero. This giant shopping and entertainment centre has been largely dormant for years, but now a host of new openings there are shaking things up.

• Test Driving Fallow - this sustainable menu packs a punch

  

  Settling in for a longer stretch on Heddon Street, this sustainable restaurant residency has an ex-Dinner by Heston team creating fireworks in the kitchen.

• Fortnum's is selling dishes from Sabrina Ghayour's new book Simply

  

  Sabrina Ghayour's new cookbook, Simply: Easy everyday dishes, is already a bestseller on Amazon even though it's only been out for just over a week. But if you like to try before

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• Le Deli Robuchon is reopening, delivering patisserie and more to central Londoners

  

  It may not be offering the much-Instagrammed dish Le Caviar or langoustine ravioli to go, but Le Deli Robuchon - which is starting its delivery service - does have a few luxe tricks in its repertoire.

  The all-day menu kicks off with a French style breakfast box - pain au chocolat, croissant, a mix of breads and yoghurt sound good - and then moves to a series of filled baguettes and light dishes.

  Of course, should you want to push

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• Richard Corrigan starts Bentley's delivery service with Mr Oyster Boy

  

  Right now, we can't think of anything we'd like more than to perch up at the marble counter at Bentley’s Oyster Bar & Grill with a glass of fizz and oysters being shucked in front of us.

  But, while we wait for that day to arrive, we can at least take advantage of chef/owner Richard Corrigan's new delivery service. Mr Oyster Boy, which launches this week, will bring a range of dishes from that restaurant (along with

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• Fortnum & Mason reopens its Piccadilly food halls today

  

  Slowly but surely, London's department stores are beginning to emerge from Lockdown. A few weeks back we had Selfridges reopening their food hall. This morning it's the turn of Piccadilly's Fortnum & Mason.

  The West End grocers will open the doors to the ground and basement first - allowing Piccadilly

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• Happy comes to London, taking over the old TGI Fridays Piccadilly space

   

  There's a new restaurant opening in the place of the big ex-TGI Friday's site in Piccadilly - it's Bulgarian chain Happy. They were set up in 1994, have 20 restaurants in Bulgaria and two more in Barcelona 

  As for what they're offering - it's not a million miles away from TGIs, with burgers, chicken (burgers, strips and wings) salads and various veggie dishes available. From a quick look at

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• Japan Centre has just opened a retro Showaken ramen bar in Piccadilly

  London's first Showaken ramen bar is now open at the Japan Centre's Panton Street location, serving up special ramens with a retro-style vibe.

• Kare Kurry is a Japanese curry house in Piccadilly

  This is a new grab and go Japanese curry spot, from the head chef behind Shoryu Ramen's curries. Expect their curry sauce to be at the centre of the menu with an array of toppings. 

• Hideaway pops up in Burlington Arcade from the teams at Hide and Hedonism Wines

  

  So this is a rather interesting idea. The team behind Hide Restaurant and Hedonism Wines are taking the Hide concept literally just down the road on Piccadilly to the Burlington Arcade for a winter popup.

  They'll be throwing open the doors to Hideaway shop and cafe on 19 November - so this will be somewhere to try chef Ollie Dabbous' food as well as stock up on your Christmas shopping.

  The look and feel will apparently be 'Parisian bistro'. They'll

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• Test of Time - we make a return visit to Bentley's in Piccadilly

  Just in time for the start of Britain's native oyster season, we make a return visit to Bentley's for lunch in the oyster bar.

• XU launches its first full Taiwanese afternoon tea

  

  XU, the Taiwanese restaurant from the Bao team, has had a big focus on its traditional teas since opening but now it's putting them front and centre. During the daytime this summer (from 12-5pm) the ground floor level of the restaurant will be given over to focus on tea, offering everything from a single cup to a full on traditional tea ceremony, all headed up by the in-house tea master.

  For the full Afternoon Tea Ceremony (£39), you can try a range of Taiwanese teas,

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• The Blue Posts is about to launch a contender for best pub lunch in London

  

  London's gastropub scene has been getting a real injection of creativity of late, what with Dan Doherty and Tom Oldroyd both opening their own boozers and Henry Harris bringing his skills to a range of pubs

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• Laurent Tourondel is opening Laurent at the Hotel Cafe Royal - updated

  The Hotel Cafe Royal has created a brand new first-floor restaurant - and has recruited French chef Laurent Tourondel (who's big in the States) to look after it.

• Inside Hide - London's most jaw-dropping new restaurant

  

  Open barely more than a week and already the recipient of a lovely review in The Standard, Hide restaurant on Piccadilly - a joint venture between could-he-be-any-bigger chef Ollie Dabous and the folks at Hedonism Wines - is probably going to be the restaurant you hear most about over the

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