Selfridges
- Selfridges' new Roasting Plant roastery aims to serve Londoners their freshest cup of coffee
Pretty much every coffee shop in London boasts of serving a fresh cup of coffee, but the new one that's opened up at Selfridges shows you just how fresh it really is.
Roasting Plant have just launched their immersive roastery in the Selfridges Foodhall. The Willy Wonka meets Heath Robinson contraption means shoppers can choose their favourite beans by smell, and then see it whizzing through the air in
... - Rapsa launches a Filipino taco pop-up in Selfridges
Hoxton's Rapsa has made a move into the centre of London - as a pop-up in the Selfridges food hall. The Filipino restaurant has launched a six-week pop-up in the food hall, with a focus on Filipino tacos and frozen cocktails.
It's led by chef Francis Puyat (previously Ottolenghi and NOPI) who says "“Filipino cuisine has some of the punchiest Asian flavours thanks to our native
... - Selfridges' alto rooftop restaurant gets a Dior makeover for summer
If the alto rooftop restaurant at Selfridges wasn't already enough of a draw in this summer months, its latest design iteration should make it practically impossible to get a table there anytime soon.
For the summer, it's been taken over by Dior and given a summery makeover by the fashion house. So the roof has been draped with Dior's toile de Jouy, with new summer seating, parasols and deckchairs.
That's not all
... - Selfridges launch a festive Market on the Mews with street food, Christmas trees and more
Having been closed all over Black Friday weekend (not to mention the whole of the last month) London's stores are hoping to make up for lost time by enticing us into the West End when they reopen this week. For Selfridges' part, they're redesigning the mews market they first opened back in the summer, making it a very festive market indeed.
The market, which takes over Edwards Mews at the rear of the store, is
... - Selfridges is opening Hive, a honey concept restaurant
This new honey focused restaurant at Selfridges will feature talks by beekeepers and use honey from its own rooftop hives in the dishes.
- Selfridges' Brass Rail goes vegan with a salt beet sandwich
For over 40 years, the Brass Rail at Selfridges has been serving up one of London's great meaty sandwiches. Their salt beef reuben is legendary.
But changes are afoot. To tie in with the department store's new Project Earth sustainability push, they're temporarily rebranding this temple of meat as The Grass Rail - serving up a brand new vegan menu.
Available alongside the traditional menu, vegans will now be able to order a Salt
... - Selfridges are launching Market on the Mews street market off Oxford Street
It was one of the first big London stores to reopen its food department, and now Selfridges is getting in on the street market act. They're taking over the mews behind the Oxford Street store at weekends to create Market on the Mews.
The market will be what they're calling "a rotating edit of food, drink, magazines, plants, flowers bikes and furniture." It'll see the store take over Edwards Mews with a range of
... - Selfridges' Brass Rail restaurant reopens for takeaway
Following the reopening of Selfridges Food Hall two weeks ago, probably the most-asked question was, "But when is The Brass Rail reopening?"
The restaurant, which first opened way back in 1966, has been serving New York-style sarnies for over 50 years. So its many fans will be pleased to hear that it's now
... - Selfridges is reopening its food hall for the first time since lockdown
We've been reporting on restaurants and cafes reopening for delivery, but we're very heartened to be able to report the reopening of the Selfridges Food Hall today. It feels like one more step back towards normality, helping London prepare itself for when the lockdown is eventually lifted.
In an announcement this morning, the Oxford Street store said it was reopening to serve the local community. They'll also be making it easy
... - Selfridges are selling luxury Ginsters with wagyu and truffle oil
What do you mean, you didn't know it was Cornish Pasty Week? Well, at least you can make up for not having in your diary by heading down to Selfridges. Why? Because that's where Ginsters are launching an exclusive luxury range this week.
The posho pasties, which cost £4.99 each, come with three special fillings for the Oxford Street store. Each one has been devised by Michelin-starred chef Chris Eden from Gidleigh Park – the first chef born and
... - Selfridges now have a Veuve Clicquot Le Tram bar serving up champagne and cocktails
First, we had Claridge's launching their Loubi Express cocktail bar with just eight seats. Now Selfridges have unveiled their Veuve Clicquot Le Tram bar in time for the festive season.
The oh-so-Instagrammable bar has just 10 seats and will serve up Veuve Clicquot champagne and cocktails
... - Selfridges launches its huge new confectionary hall
There are quite a lot of changes happening all over Selfridges at the moment - and the latest is their confectionary department. If you've visited before, you'll have found quite the selection at the back of the shop - but now it's been brought right into the middle - waiting for you in a huge space as you take the escalators into the lower ground floor.
You'll be able to find plenty of chocolates down here from US
... - The Nobu/KITH collaboration is now on sale at Selfridges
London's more fashionable foodies should hotfoot it over to Selfridges as soon as they can if they want any chance of getting hold of the latest KITH capsule collection with Nobu.
The 17 piece set just dropped at the brand's Selfridges store, but judging by the reaction on Instagram, lord knows how long it'll be in stock for.
On sale are a range of outfits that tie in with the Nobu brand. There are quilted jackets with Japanese and
... - Selfridges' The Corner Restaurant brings in ex-Breslin NYC chef Grant Clark
It's all change at Selfridges where their second floor spot, The Corner Restaurant, now has a new NYC chef running the show. Grant Clark, who comes here via The Breslin where he worked with April Bloomfield and the East Village classic, Hearth, has taken over as Head Chef.
Tucked into one corner of the store's Oxford Street building (you enter via the Women’s Designer Galleries) the restaurant's
... - Snowflake Gelato and Blondies Kitchen team up for a ice cream and cookies pop-up at Selfridges
As the weather takes a turn for the better again (looks out the window - not yet) this new mash-up at Selfridges may be just the thing. Popping up at the Snowflake gelato shop for a few weeks is a mash-up between Blondies Kitchen and Snowflake Gelato - an ice cream and cookie pop-up.
On offer is:
- Cereal Milk Cookie Sandwich - cereal milk gelato (either Frosties or Coco-Pops)