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- Chef Jay Morjaria is popping up with Park & Kim Korean diner at Callooh Callay
Over the past few years chef and Million Pound Menu winner Jay Morjaria has popped up with residencies all over London involving different iterations of Korean food. Now he's back with a Korean diner which he's showcasing for the next three months with a residency at Shoreditch cocktail bar Callooh Callay.
Park & Kim is going to serve up Korean food in an American diner environment. "Imagine an American opening
... - Cavita is taking over the menu at Shoreditch's Seed Library for tacos and tostadas
Ryan Chetiyawardana's Seed Library bar in Shoredirch has had some notably great residencies since it opened, with recent takeovers including My Neighbours The Dumplings and Norman's Café. Their next team-up looks just as good, with Cavita the next place to take over the food menu for three months.
Chef Adriana Cavita's restaurant in Marylebone, celebrating
... - Wood St Bear will be DJ Simon Bear's new bar in Walthamstow
After a period of closures of much-loved bars and cafes, Walthamstow is about to get a flurry of new openings this year. One place we're particularly interested in is Wood St Bear - a new bar opening on, you guessed it, Wood Street.
It's taking over the old Wood Street Deli spot and comes from local DJ Simon Bear. Bear, who's lived in the area for 12 years, told Hot Dinners he's "rooted in this community.
... - The Med-inspired Circe's Rooftop Bar takes over from Bar Elba in Waterloo
Earlier this year, Waterloo rooftop venue Bar Elba closed, but that's not the end for one of the few rooftop spaces in this area. It's being reborn as Circe's.
Taking over the rooftop of Mercury House, it comes from bar veteran Tobias Jackson. He's worked on bars like The Escapologist and Blame Gloria as part of Adventure Bar Group. As with Bar Elba,
... - Warehaus is the new drinking den from a Bar with Shapes for a Name
A Bar with Shapes for a Name (🔶🟥🔵) has earned a reputation for being one of the best bars in London, which occasionally makes it a little tough to grab a table/stool inside. But if you've been meaning to try their cocktails, that's about to get a lot easier as they're getting ready to open their second bar, Warehaus.
This one's much closer to Dalston and is taking over the
... - Two Drops is a bar with cheese toasties in Battersea Power Station from the Harts Group
We already knew they were bringing El Pastor to Battersea, but much like their other recent developments, the Harts Group don't just stop at one new opening. It turns out they're opening a second outpost of their Drop bar, previously seen at King's Cross, aptly called Two Drops.
While the original was wine-focused, the aim for this is a little wider.
... - A Ukrainian cherry liqueur bar, Piana Vyshnia, has just opened in Soho
A very pleasant way to show your support for Ukraine has just arrived in London. Piana Vyshnia is part of a chain of bars that have opened across Europe showcasing one particular spirit from the country, cherry liqueur.
The drink is a popular tipple in Ukraine, with its roots dating back to the 17th century although the first bar in this group opened in Lviv as recently as 2015. Made with cherries and
... - Three Sheets are opening a cocktail bar in Soho
12/3/24 - updated with the opening date
They've been very popular in Dalston, and now Three Sheets are getting ready to open their second bar, this time in Soho. Run by Max and Noel Venning, the original is viewed as one of the best bars in town, and you'll also have seen Max's cocktails in many of the city's best new restaurants, like the recently opened Pearly
... - Prelude by Oriole is popping up in Covent Garden, then the bar is staying for good
Right at the end of 2022, the very highly rated Oriole cocktail bar closed down in its original location - but with a vow to open somewhere else. Early in 2023, they popped up in Southwark, but now they're getting ready to return for good, this time in Covent Garden.
They'll be opening up the new Oriole in The Yards in Covent Garden, the same area where you'll find Lahpet, but
... - London bars sweep the board at 2024's Top 50 Cocktail Bars list
London has pretty much half the bars on this year's Top 50 Cocktail Bars list. Here's which of them made the grade.
- Test Driving Whiskey & Seaweed - Core by Clare Smyth's three-Michelin-starred bar
The new bar at Core by Clare Smyth not only features amazing cocktails but a snacks list with mini versions of the restaurant's signature dishes. We went down to try Whiskey & Seaweed.
- Best drink and cocktail trolleys in London's bars and restaurants
If you're getting table service, you might as well go the whole hog and get your drinks mixed for you there as well. Here's our guide to London's best cocktail and drinks trolleys for tableside action.
- Test Driving Atelier Coupette - French small plates and experimental cocktails in Soho
The team behind Coupette have opened a more experimental offshoot with French small plates in Soho. We went down to see how it compares to the original.
- Gymkhana is opening a brand new cocktail bar called 42
It's loved by celebrities as well as being one of the most critically rated Indian restaurants in London. Now Michelin-starred Gymkhana is getting ready to open a new cocktail bar, 42.
The name alludes to Gymkhana's address on Albemarle Street but the entrance to the bar will actually be through the door neighbouring the restaurant. It's going to be a late-night haunt, with last orders at 2am every evening.
And that,
... - Core by Clare Smyth opens Whiskey & Seaweed Bar in Notting Hill
Back at the end of summer, Clare Smyth's three Michelin-starred restaurant Core shut its doors in Notting Hill for what they described as "a refurbishment of our bar and dining room". Now it turns out that they've spent that time not simply refurbishing the restaurant but in fact building a new bar.
Whiskey & Seaweed (the e in the name will be a nod to Clare's Northern Irish heritage) is named after
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