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- Casa do Frango bring piri piri to Mayfair
23/9/22 - updated with the opening date
Next up for popular Portuguese piri-piri restaurant Casa do Frango - they're coming to Mayfair.
Taking over what used to be Ice Bar on Heddon Street, the restaurant will be their biggest yet (fitting in 200 people). As well as the main dining room, they'll have a terrace and two private rooms.
As for the food, that'll focus
... - Japanese restaurant Koyn is the latest opening from the team behind Jamavar and MiMi Mei Fair
31/8/22 - updated with new opening date
Samyukta Nair, the restaurateur whose group is behind other Mayfair hits Jamavar, MiMi Mei Fair and Bombay Bustle as well as the upcoming venture with Claude Bosi called Socca, is
... - Blind wine tastings - we try the new Wine Discovery Journeys at The Colony Grill Room
The Beaumont hotel in Mayfair has just introduced a fun element to the wine offering at its restaurant. We took up the challenge.
- Test Driving Roji - an omakase hideaway in Mayfair
Top Japanese restaurant Chisou has opened a tiny (but beautiful) omakase restaurant called Roji next door. We went down to try out the experience.
- Australia's Meat & Wine Co is opening in Mayfair
A South African steakhouse from Australia is the latest international restaurant group to set its sights on London - and Mayfair in particular. The Meat & Wine Co is the brainchild of founder Bradley Michael, who took inspiration from his home in South Africa to bring braai-cooked steaks and amazing wines to the folks of Australia. They have opened previously in London - in Westfield to be specific - but
... - The Starman, a David Bowie-inspired bar, opens on Heddon Street
Ground control to David Bowie fans: Heddon Street will already be familiar to you as the location for the Ziggy Stardust album photo cover in 1972, which is commemorated by a blue plaque. Now, just a few doors down, the tribute to the musician continues with The Starman, which opened in early July.
Taking over the old Strawberry Moon bar/club site, The Starman brings some ch-ch-changes (sorry; we’ll stop this)
... - Bugatti have just launched an espresso bar in London selling a £50 espresso shot
London has its fair share of in-store coffee bars, from Carhartt in King's Cross to the most recently-opened Café Leon Dore in Soho. But the latest to launch, in the heart of Mayfair, may be the most exclusive (and pricey) yet.
Ettore’s Espresso Bar is the brand new coffee bar at the Bugatti showroom on
... - Gaia brings high-end Greek cuisine to Mayfair
There's a lot of change on Mayfair's Berkeley Street at the moment. As part of the huge One Berkeley development, there's a big new 1 Hotel Mayfair on the way and now there's also news of Gaia restaurant, which will be making its London debut (they have restaurants in Monaco and Dubai already). Apparently, they'll be opening next to a new Lotus cars showroom - so that should give you an idea of how upmarket
... - Anya Hindmarch's is making ice cream from HP Sauce, Lea & Perrins, Heinz baked beans and more...
It really is ice cream weather right now and if you're looking for a fix, then we have the guide for you.
However, if you're looking for ice cream with a difference, then the new Anya Hindmarch Ice Cream Project definitely fits that bill.
... - Blingtastic restaurant Miro is opening in Mayfair with a £3k signature dish
Let's start this story with a 'don't shoot the messanger' plea. But a new restaurant is about to open in Mayfair with an offering that makes the likes of Sexy Fish and Novikov look like maiden aunts by comparison.
Miro has stealthily taken over the old Street XO site on Old Burlington Street and looks to open as early as this week (although the official opening date is next week). They've brought in chef Toby Burrows,
... - Maddox Tavern is a Mayfair British brasserie, taking over the old Browns site
Taking over the Mayfair site that was once Browns, a new British brasserie is coming to Maddox Street in the shape of Maddox Tavern.
It's from Roger Payne's Enhanced Hospitality group, who are also behind Camden's Shaka Zulu, Black’s Club, 26 Leake Street and lots more. In the kitchen is head chef Jon Grimes, previously at Kobe Jones in Bromley and Aqua
... - The "mostly vegan" Tendril returns - popping up near Regent Street
After a popular (and much extended) pop-up at The Sun and 13 Cantons, chef Rishim Sachdeva is bringing back Tendril for another pop-up (with a permanent restaurant to come too).
The new pop-up will be just off Regent Street (most recently where Bindas Eatery was and Stem before that). As before, it will be all about (mostly) vegan dishes using his
... - Test Driving Carlo Scotto's Amethyst - a truly unique dining experience in Mayfair
Amethyst sees chef Carlo Scotto open a spectacular looking restaurant in Mayfair that's all about its tasting menu. We went down to try it out.
- The Scotch Egg Challenge is back for 2022
Updated 31/5/22 with list of competitors
It's been three long years since we last had the pleasure of a Scotch Egg Challenge but the much fought over title is back after a pandemic lull. Now retitled the Guinea Grill Scotch Egg Challenge, and hosted at The Guinea 23 in Mayfair (opposite the pub) this will be the contest's 10th anniversary. And they've brought in a top line-up of chefs and judges to up the
... - Chatsworth is popping up at Sotheby's with a Jubilee menu
Here at Hot Dinners we've long been thinking we'd love to do a trip to Derbyshire to visit Chatsworth (the alleged inspiration for Jane Austen's Pemberley in Pride and Prejudice). But it's a fair old distance from London and we just haven't got around to it yet.
Happily for us, the team from the Duke and Devonshire's estate are making the trip down to London instead. As part of the Jubilee celebrations,
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