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- Calcutta-inspired restaurant Paro is coming to Covent Garden’s Lyceum Theatre
Updated 11/9/23 with opening date and soft launch info
In excellent news for pre and post-show dining, Covent Garden’s Lyceum Theatre is getting a restaurant that is an ode to all things Calcutta. Called Paro, it will bring a modern spin to the traditional Indian dishes of West Bengal. In a space revamped by Studio G by Giorgia Pellandini, you can choose to dine in
... - The India Club is closing its doors for good
For the past five years one of London's oldest Indian restaurants, The India Club on the Strand, has been fighting a battle against developers. Back in 2018 there were plans by the building's owners to redevelop the space that housed both the restaurant and the Strand Continental Hotel. Now it seems the developers have won and will be replacing the current building with a new luxury hotel. Sigh.
As a bit of
... - Masala Zone takes over the Grade II listed Criterion building in Piccadilly Circus
Masala Zone is ramping things up a notch for its latest opening, taking over the highly impressive Grade II Criterion building on Piccadilly Circus.
Easily one of London's most impressive dining rooms, the building has changed hands a few times over the past decade or so with Masala Zone promising an entirely new look for the room (where the Grade II restrictions
... - Kachori comes to Elephant Park with an ex-Gymkhana head chef
2/6/23 - updated with the opening date
Kachori is a new restaurant coming to Elephant Park that looks rather promising.
The restaurant takes its influences from Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and the Punjab. Here's a taste of what to expect, the menu features everything from street food-inspired creations and burgers through to larger sharing
... - Shankey's serves up Indian food with Irish booze in Hackney
We'll be honest we missed the opening of Shankey's last year on Dalston Lane and when it moved to Well Street in Hackney last November. But when a reader brought it to our attention recently we had to admit, it does sound interesting.
Self-billed as 'Spuds n Spice - Indian food & Irish booze in an old bookies." Clearly they're doing something right as chef and TV personality Andi Oliver bigged them up
- Empire Empire brings Indian food and disco to Notting Hill
17/5/23 - updated with more details about the menu
Notting Hill continues to go from strength to strength and the latest to enter the fray there is the man behind popular Indian restaurant Gunpowder. Empire Empire is on the way.
Led by Gunpowder's Harneet Baweja, it's actually planned to be a mix of Indian food and disco music, with a focus on the seventies music scene in
... - Test Driving Dishoom Canary Wharf - the Bombay cafe serves up another winner
Dishoom has brought its Bombay cafe to Canary Wharf. And, before you ask, the House Black Daal and Bacon Naan are definitely on the menu. We head down to take a look.
- BKC (Biyrani Kebab Chai) brings Awadhi cuisine to Marble Arch
A new restaurant that's all about Indian cuisine from the Awadhi region is coming to Marble Arch.
Setting its stall out quite clearly with the name BKC - which stands for Biryani Kebab Chai - the restaurant is from Executive Chef Arsh Thakur, who's teamed up with Subjahit Mitra, the man behind East London's Coupette.
As the name suggests,
... - Asma Khan's Darjeeling Express is popping up in Kensington
This is going to be the hottest of hot tickets.
Asma Khan's Darjeeling Express is moving to a new location having closed in Covent Garden last month. But, while we wait for that, she's just announced that the restaurant will be popping up at a pub in Kensington
... - The Tamil Prince is a new Islington pub from ex-Roti King team
The people behind Tamila in Hackney, Chef Prince Durairaj and Glen Leeson (both ex Roti King), are heading to Islington for their next opening - The Tamil Prince.
They're taking over what used to be The Cuckoo pub in the middle of Barnsbury and are transforming it into a pub showcasing South Asian cuisine, which they say is underrepresented in the area (as locals,
... - The Indians Next Door arrive in Spitalfields with their samosa and bhaji house
You may have tried their food in markets across town, but as of last month, The Indians Next Door now have a new Spitalfields samosa and bhaji house.
The folks behind it track their culinary journey back to their grandparents moving from the state of Gujarat in India, to Narobi, Kenya in the 1920s, where they then lived in a Punjabi comunity. So their food in London today incorporates "the best of Gujarati,
... - Madhu's Brasserie choose Richmond for their second Indian restaurant
They've been big on the 5th floor of Harvey Nichols and now Madhu's Brasserie are getting a second place all to themselves in Richmond.
If you're unfamiliar with them, Madhu's started out as caterers (with the royal family among their customers) before getting into the restaurant business in Knightsbridge. Their second restaurant in Richmond will carry on with a menu of what
... - Goila Butter Chicken will be Carousel's first long-term residency
If your game was really good during lockdown you might have been lucky enough to try a delivery from Goila Butter Chicken. Mumbai-based celebrity chef Saransh Goila has - and these are their words - "single-handedly turned butter chicken into a religion in India". His secret? Apparently it's hiking up the tomato to dairy ratio as well as plenty of smoke. The chicken in question comes from Yorkshire's Herb Fed farm and he
... - Dipna Anand brings Punjabi cuisine to Somerset House
Dipna Anand is best known for her highly-rated Brilliant Restaurant in Southall as well as her own cookery school. Now she's opening a restaurant at Somerset House (taking over the space last held by Bryn Williams).
Her eponymous restaurant will be focusing on Punjabi and South Indian cuisine, bringing in some of her signature dishes as well as adding a few new dishes
... - Test Driving Bibi - Chet Sharma's Mayfair Indian restaurant delivers a knockout menu
Bibi sees ex L'Enclume and Moor Hall chef Chet Sharma deliver a modern Indian menu in Mayfair. We head down to try it out.
