Shoreditch

• Test Driving Tratra at Boundary - French feasting in Shoreditch

  French chef and author Stéphane Reynaud has taken over the restaurant at Boundary and launched Tratra. We visit to see just what wonders he's performing with charcuterie and more...

• The tank-only Long Arm Pub & Brewery comes to Shoreditch

  Pick your beer from one of the six tanks in the back, or maybe opt for some small-batch gin at the Long Arm Pub & Brewery - and maybe some Mexican sopes for good measure.

• Shoreditch Boxpark adds new restaurants, including vegan kebabs

  

  Shoreditch will get seven new restaurants when its Boxpark expands its arsenal of traders, and adds a summery new terrace, just in time for the warmer weather.

  First up is Coqfighter, who’ll be dishing up fried chicken and beer having made the jump east from the sister Boxpark in Croydon, while

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• Nobu Hotel Shoreditch (plus restaurant) is opening in London

  

  22/5/17 - updated with opening date

  What: Nobu Hotel Shoreditch

  In a nutshell: Nobu gets a third London restaurant. Oh, and there's a hotel attached. 

  Summing it all up: Nobu have opened hotels across the globe, but this is their first European one, right in the heart of Shoreditch. And, of course, that means Shoreditch is getting a

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• Ben Spalding pops up at Last Days of Shoreditch for the summer

  

  If there's one thing you can be sure about, a food event featuring chef Ben Spalding won't be boring. Now the chef and his PuzzleProjects team are popping up in Shoreditch for the summer.

  Small Plate Sessions @ The Last Days of Shoreditch is described as ‘high-energy, punk tapas". There'll be two distinct areas to the popup - a 50-seat mezzanine restaurant where Ben is promising dishes like Gressingham Duck Breast cooked in a Chocolate Salt Crust and -

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• Veggie Pret has opened in Shoreditch - here's what's on the menu

  

  What: Veggie Pret Shoreditch

  In a nutshell: Pret's veggie option expands

  Summing it all up: London's vegetarians and vegans get a second permanent Veggie Pret store in the heart of Shoreditch with more dishes launched

• Marcus Samuelsson's Red Rooster is opening in Shoreditch - and he's bringing tacos

  

  3/4/17 - updated with new info

  NYC chef Marcus Samuelsson has cooked for everyone from Barrack Obama to John Legend and Mindy Kaling. And now he's bringing his Harlem restaurant Red Rooster to London. Here's what you need to know about it...

  There'll be fried chicken. The legendary yardbird fried chicken and Helga's meatballs will be making it across the pond.

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• Popolo Italian from Jonathan Lawson in Shoreditch
• Yumplings comes to Dinerama from the people behind Yum Bun

  

  We can never get enough dumpling news, to be frank. And getting the news that Yum Bun are opening a dumplings spot is doubly good. 

  Just launched in Dinerama, we're told they'll be serving up "Northern Chinese-inspired Xian spices with cumin and coriander, chive-infused oils and rich fillings inside a fresh and delicate dumpling case" and they're calling that "The Big Hug".

  And those fillings will be the

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• Scout is the new British bar being opened by Matt Whiley in Shoreditch

  

  A Hot Dinners exclusive

  Hot Dinners can exclusively reveal details of Scout, a new bar from cocktail guru Matt Whiley, which is set to open in Shoreditch next month. Located on Great Eastern Street, Scout aims to shift the way we think about cocktails and drinks, by championing seasonal British ingredients. The drinks list will change regularly as produce from farmers and growers comes in and out of season – adopting an approach more commonly used by

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• Nanashi Japanese kitchen opens on Rivington Street

  

  Slipping almost under the radar (and frankly, only spotted because we went past it last night) is new Shoreditch sushi spot Nanashi. It's appeared on Rivington Street in a room with a pared-back modernist look.

  As for the menu, it's pretty much what you expect, split into the usual mix of sushi, sashimi, gyoza, udon and tempura. A few things caught our eye, namely:

  • sushi burger - fried rice buns with fresh veg, salmon or tuna in a spicy sauce vegetable
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• DIY dessert calzones and BYOB at Pizza Pilgrims Shoreditch

  

  27/2/17 - updated with launch details.

  What: Pizza Pilgrims Shoreditch

  In a nutshell: BYOB + pizza

  Summing it all up: Pizza Pilgrims are opening another branch, this time in East London. Diners will also be able to bring chocolate bars to be turned into dessert calzones, and the local offy will have a fridge of Italian wine so you can BYOB in style.

• Tratra from Stéphane Reynaud takes over the Boundary basement in Shoreditch

  

  What: Tratra

  In a nutshell: French chef Stéphane Reynaud opens his first UK restaurant in Shoreditch

  Summing it all up: Shoreditch’s Boundary hotel will see a revamp of its entire basement, taken over by Reynaud who'll be dishing up charcuterie and other meat dishes influenced by his childhood in the Ardèche region.

• Le Bun comes to Brick Lane and celebrates with free truffle cheeseburgers

  

  Only recently extending their Dalston residency, Le Bun are now coming deep into the heart of Shoreditch, setting up their van on Brick Lane. So you can expect their burgers with a very French touch to appear there Monday - Sunday, noon to 12pm (and by delivery too). As for what's on the

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• Traditional Japanese dining in Shoreditch with Sanjugo London

  

  What: Sanjugo London

  In a nutshell: Traditional Japanese food in in Shoreditch

  Summing it all up: Shoreditch's newest Japanese restaurant has plenty of familiar favourites, from sushi to tempura, and includes some more exotic items, like baby octopus and sparkling sake.