French

• Claude Bosi is opening Josephine in Marylebone

  

  Earlier this year, chef Claude Bosi, together with his wife Lucy, opened French bouchon Josephine in Chelsea to rave reviews. It was, however, for those of us who don't live in West London, not blessed with the easiest public transport connections. 

  We'd been hearing rumblings for a while that the chef was planning a follow-up in a much more central location, and recently from ...

• The Berkeley announce La Môme London as their new main restaurant

   

  

  Well, we've been waiting for this news. It's been almost a year since Marcus Wareing's restaurant at The Berkeley had its last service. Now the Knightsbridge hotel has finally announced what's going to take its place. They're bringing in restaurateurs Ugo and Antoine Lecorché to open a London branch of the brothers' Southern French restaurant La Môme.

• Louis Vuitton have opened Le Café by Cyril Lignac in their store at Heathrow

  

  Last week we brought you the story of a new wine bar at Heathrow. This week we're talking about another new opening in the airport's Terminal 2, but this one is a lot more bouji. You may have tried French chef Cyril Lignac's food at his Mayfair restaurant Bar des Prés. Well, now

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• Test Driving Café François - a new Borough Market spot that's perfect for popping by or lingering in

  

  The arrival of this new French cafe in the heart of Borough now gives the area a perfect place to pop in for a drink and a dish, or to enjoy a longer more leisurely lunch or dinner.

• Test Driving Marceline - a floating French brasserie in Canary Wharf

  

  A huge French brasserie has arrived in Canary Wharf's Wood Wharf, floating in the water beside Hawksmoor. We went in to try some classic French fare. 

• Mignonette is a new affordable French bistro for Richmond

  

  Updated 20/8/24 with opening date

  Two decades after winning a Michelin star for his eponymous restaurant in Twickenham, chef John McClements has come out of retirement to launch a new French bistro in Richmond. Mignonette is the latest venture for the chef and restaurateur who is also behind the South West London group Ma Cuisine.

  It's taken over the old Restaurant 109 site and there'll be

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• Marceline French grand brasserie is the next floating Canary Wharf restaurant

  

  21/7/24 - updated with interior pictures 

  If you've been to Wood Wharf any time over the past couple of years, you'll be familiar with the huge floating restaurant that is Hawksmoor. However, you'll also have noted that there's another similar floating

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• Test Driving Henri - Jackson Boxer recreates Paris in Covent Garden

  

  Jackson Boxer has taken over the restaurant at a Covent Garden hotel to create Henri, his own take on a Parisian Bistro. We went down to get a slice of France in the heart of London.

• Test Driving Julie's - a much-loved restaurant gets the reboot it deserves

  

  Having opened back in the sixties but fallen out of favour in recent years, the Holland Park institution that is Julie's now has a new owner, chef and lease of life.

• 64 Goodge Street

  French bistro in Fitzrovia from the people behind Clipstone and Portland

• La Maison Ani brings French dining from the people behind Gaia to Knightsbridge

  

  The group behind Gaia in Mayfair are opening something new in London, bringing  La Maison Ani to The Carlton Tower Jumeirah in Knightsbridge.

  Taking over the space that was the Italian restaurant Al Mare, this time they've gone French (with some Med flavours thrown in too). It's actually the second La Maison Ani, as they launched one in Dubai last

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• Bistrot at Wild Honey takes the bistronomy movement to Pall Mall

  

  It might be situated in the heart of the British establishment, opposite the Institute of Directors and across the road from The Athenaeum but chef Anthony Demetre's new bistrot on Pall Mall is a going to be a lovely slice of Paris in London. Called Bistrot at Wild Honey, it's taking over the lower level entrance space to the restaurant.

  Dubbed a 'little sister' to Demetre's Michelin-starred restaurant the new space is a

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• Test Driving 65a - a classic French brasserie in Spitalfields

  

  There's a classic French brasserie right on the edge of Spitalfields Market. We went down to see what they're cooking up at 65a. 

• Test Driving Josephine Bouchon - Claude Bosi brings Lyon to London

  

  Claude Bosi's third new opening in the space of a year is a more personal affair as he teams up with his wife Lucy for a neighbourhood Lyonnaise bouchon. We headed west to Chelsea to take a look for ourselves.

• L'Escargot

  Classic French restaurant in Soho