Mayfair

• Test Driving Apricity - Chantelle Nicholson finds a home in Mayfair

  

  After Tredwells and All's Well, Chantelle Nicholson has opened a restaurant in Mayfair which brings together a veg-forward menu and a no-waste ethos to impressive levels. We went down for a look. 

• The Dorchester Bar moves to the rooftop for a spring pop-up

  

  The Dorchester Rooftop proved to be a pretty big hit when it opened last year (although Jay Rayner wasn't a fan). The space was previously a (very expensive) apartment/suite and saw the hotel converting it into a bar and restaurant. 

  After being closed for winter (it's not blessed with a retractable roof) it's opening up again for the summer where you'll find the main bar of

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• Apricity will be Chantelle Nicholson's sustainable Mayfair restaurant

  

  11/3/21 - updated with opening details

  She closed Tredwells, but now Chantelle Nicholson is gearing up for her next opening - Apricity. 

  That name stands for "regeneration, warmth, generosity and light" and that's due to be reflected in the new restaurant which will continue the ethos of her recent Hackney pop-up "...

• Mano Mayfair sees Luciana Berry bringing Nikkei cuisine to Heddon Street

  

  Updated 7/3/22 with soft launch info

  There's a lot of change around Heddon Street at the moment. We've had the launch of Sarap, there's a David Bowie pop-up shop and we're waiting to see what's happening with the Momo

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• The Connaught Grill reopens after two years closure

  

  The Connaught Grill may have originally opened two years ago, but few Londoners will have had a chance to dine there given that lockdown began just weeks after the newest restaurant at The Connaught had unveiled its luxe interior. Now, the restaurant has reopened giving you all the chance to check it out.

  If you're looking for it, you need to find the hidden away hall at the back of the lobby which leads to

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• The Westbury is becoming The St Regis London, adding a new restaurant

  

  London's run of fancy new hotels is continuing apace. Alongside One Hundred Shoreditch, there are also big plans for Admiralty Arch,

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• The Twenty Two in Mayfair sees old Picture restaurant duo reuniting

  

  We're quietly excited about the upcoming all day restaurant that's part of The Twenty Two opening on Grosvenor Square. There hasn't been a lot revealed so far but it does see a reunion on two chefs that last worked together at the much-loved Picture.

  Alan Christie has taken the role of Executive chef while his former partner Colin Kelly will be Head Chef of the restaurant at this Mayfair spot. Given

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• Richoux 2.0 is reopening in Mayfair and it sounds promising

  

  Classic London cafe Richoux had been on the same spot in Mayfair for 100 years before it closed its doors last year. But now it's about to re-open under the same name. 

  Taking over the space are Jamie Butler and Lewis Spencer who met at Moor Hall and have experience at Eleven Madison Park in New York and Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons over here - so this already sounds very

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• Test Driving Sarap Filipino Bistro - Heddon Street's latest flavour sensation

  

  Following on from his Brixton spot, chef Budgie Montoya has landed at Heddon Street with a bistro version of his Filipino dishes. We went along for the ride.

• New 10-seater Japanese restaurant, Roji, to open in London’s Mayfair

  

  If you had been planning a trip to Japan until it closed its borders, well, we have some news that may console you on the food front. There’s a new restaurant from two accomplished Japanese chefs coming to Mayfair called Roji.

  The name Roji can translate as either ‘journey/path’ or ‘hidden alley’, which is appropriate enough, as this is a little sanctuary tucked down a Mayfair back alley. In fact, you’ll need to be

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• Paris's Loulou Groupe heads to London with a fine dining restaurant in Mayfair

  

  In Paris and St Tropez they're responsible for a roster of hotter-than-hot restaurants, including Loulou and Girafe, and now the Loulou Groupe are heading to London for their first UK opening.

  The team have taken over a Grade II listed building in the heart of Mayfair with plans for a fine dining restaurant. 16 Charles Street has quite the history as a party place. Back in the 1920s, it was owned by

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• SeaSons will be taking over from The Square in Mayfair

   

  Updated 22/11/21 with menu details and images

  Back in 2019, longstanding Mayfair restaurant The Square closed rather abruptly (right in the middle of a lunch service) but we're getting closer to a new restaurant taking over the building. Opening in The Square's place will be

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• Jeru is top Aussie chef Roy Ner's new Mayfair restaurant, bar and bakery

  

  He's well known in Australia where having earned his stripes at top Sydney restaurant ARIA he went on to launch many of his own restaurants. Now chef Roy Ner is hoping to win over a London audience with his food.

  The Israeli-born chef is opening Middle Eastern spot Jeru on Mayfair's Berkeley Street this winter. Jeru will open its restaurant first, but over the coming months an all day bakery and basement bar will

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• Test Driving Il Borro London - a Tuscan bistro Mayfair-style

  

  The Ferragamo family have brought their Tuscan bistro to the heart of Mayfair. We went along for cocktails and pasta. 

• Daniel Humm is leaving Claridge's restaurant Davies and Brook

  

  Updated with confirmation of Daniel Humm's departure

  There's big (and surprising) news from the Claridge's camp this week. All was not well, it seems, in the land of Davies and Brook. The problem stemmed from Daniel Humm's desire to switch the restaurant to a fully plant-based menu - as he had with his New York restaurant Eleven Madison Park. It was a decision that was met with resistance

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