Battersea

• GiaGia brings a hit of Mediterranean fusion to Battersea

  

  A Hot Dinners exclusive

  There are all kinds of reasons that make folk want to have a go at the hospitality industry. But for Bukuria Bajrami and her husband Armando, the owners of upcoming bar and restaurant GiaGia in Battersea, having all kinds of family members with experience in running pubs and restaurants definitely made the difference.

  "It's always been our dream to open a restaurant,"

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• Popular Filipino bakery and coffee house Kapihan is coming back to Battersea

  

  Updated 13/1/23 with opening date

  When Filipino coffee house and bakery Kapihan closed their doors in Battersea back in October 2021 their departure was met with genuine sadness from the legions of fans they'd built up during their stay there. But, having spent the intervening period travelling and gaining inspiration, the team - consisting of siblings David, Nigel and Rosemary Motley along with

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• Archway is a new wine bar and restaurant for Battersea with an ex-River Cafe chef

  

  We'll admit to being a little thrown by the idea of Archway opening in Battersea with the two locations seemingly on opposite sides of town - but it turns out that this Archway is actually a new Battersea restaurant. 

  So-called because it's under a railway arch in Battersea, Archway is the first restaurant and wine bar from catering folk Spook London, run by

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• Control Room B is a 1950s-themed bar inside Battersea Power Station

  

  More Battersea Power Station news today, as the final pieces of the new development come into place. This time it's news of a big new bar that's opening there from the Mr Fogg's team. 

  Called Control Room B as it's based in - you guessed it - the power station's old control room, it's inspired by the Power Station architecture, right up to the turbine-inspired radial

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• Other Side Fried are coming to Battersea

  

  Masters of fried chicken burgers, Other Side Fried, are getting ready to open another restaurant, following up on their Brixton success. 

  This time they're coming to Battersea, with a restaurant that'll seat nearly 40 inside, and as for the popular burgers, you can expect:

  • Buffalo - fried chicken, ranch sauce, hot sauce, pickles, lettuce
  • Garlic Butter Mayo, fried chicken,
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• Patty & Bun head to Northcote Road and Canary Wharf

  

  18/8/22 - the Canary Wharf branch has now opened. 

  South of the river fans of the Smokey Robinson or Ari Gold have a spring bonus as Patty & Bun are taking on a site on Northcote Road.

  This new 'stripped back' burger joint is going to be like Patty & Bun's original spot by Selfridges so there'll be room for 35 inside and a few seats outdoors too.

  It's the ninth opening

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• Test Driving Aspen & Meursault - a Battersea wine bar that wants you to love natural wine as much as they do

  

  This new Battersea wine bar is hoping to shake up the way Londoners think about natural wine. We went along to be inspired. 

• Aspen & Meursault is the new Battersea wine bar from Diogenes the Dog

  

  The people behind the much-loved Diogenes The Dog are opening a new wine bar, with low intervention and natural wine as the focus. 

• The Tapas Room brings tapas and wine to Brixton and Battersea

  

  29/9/20 - updated with Battersea opening date

  The lockdown obviously paused many plans to open new restaurants in London but we're pleased to see that many are moving full steam ahead with plans to open in our post-lockdown world.

  And one of those brand new developments and one of those is The Tapas Room. They already had two restaurants - in Deptford and

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• KIBOU sees the Japanese restaurant from Cheltenham come to Battersea

  KIBOUSushi in Cheltenham have won many accolades for their Japanese cuisine and now they’re bringing an 80-cover restaurant to London’s Battersea, which not only includes their trademark authentic ramen but will come with a standalone whisky and cocktail bar for connoisseurs of Japanese spirits and beers.

• The best food delivery and takeaway restaurants in Clapham, Brixton and Battersea

  

  We take a look at the restaurants and cafes still delivering in neighbouring areas Clapham, Brixton and Battersea.

• Taco Yaki pairs Japanese and Latin American food with crazy golf at Birdies in Battersea Power Station

  

  In recent years, crazy golf has somehow become a big thing in London - and it's usually backed up with decent food and drink too.

  That certainly seems to be the case with Birdies, opening in Battersea Power Station, which has ex Gilgamesh and House of Ho chef Ian Pengelley in charge of the food. His restaurant there will be Taco Yaki. As you might be able to gather from the name, that's a fusion of Asian and Latin American food.

  In practice, that means

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• Atul Kochhar is doing a chicken tikka pizza for Manifesto Pizza

  

  In a move that's bound to make folk like Aldo Zilli need a long sit down, pizzeria Manifesto in Battersea is bringing in Atul Kocchar for their next guest chef pizza.

  Atul’s Chicken Tikka Pizza will feature his spicy karahi sauce, chicken tikka, red, green and yellow peppers and fresh coriander.

  Manifesto’s founder Vittorio Maschio says he's "thrilled with Atul’s take... he’s an amazing chef, an icon of Indian food in the UK, and it was an honour to have

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• River Walk Market is a new food and craft market for Battersea Power Station

  

  The development over at Battersea Power Station has added a fair few new and interesting restaurants to the area - and now they're getting a regular Saturday food market too. It comes from the people behind Real Food Festivals, who also look after the market in front of King's Cross and the nearby weekly Canopy

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• Darby's will be Robin Gill's Irish-influenced restaurant at Embassy Gardens

  An Irish-influenced menu will be on offer at the ground floor at Robin Gill's next restaurant Darby’s – and also at the development’s incredible Sky Pool 10 stories up.