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- Chinatown's Joy King Lau calls it a day
After almost three decades of serving up some of London's best-loved dim sum dishes, Chinatown restaurant Joy King Lau is closing its doors.
Announcing the news in an Instagram post this week, the restaurant revealed that it was closing on 3 July and that "the current team will all be
... - Dalston restaurant Madam Pigg has closed
Its Sunday roasts were legendary and fans were legion, but after a tumultous couple of years, Dalston restaurant Madame Pigg has finally given up the fight.
In a post on Instagram yesterday chef and owner Adam Hardiman announced that the restaurant had ceased trading. "It’s the end of a chapter," he wrote. "To say how hard I’ve worked to even make it this far has nearly broken me, but I have learnt that there’s more important things
... - Darjeeling Express is closing in Covent Garden as Asma Khan looks for a new home
On Saturday Kitchen this weekend, Asma Khan (who is busy promoting her new book Ammu) dropped a rather large bombshell in that she was looking for a new location for Darjeeling Express. Now she has confirmed that the restaurant is closing in July.
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- Honey & Co is closing on Warren Street after a decade
Sad news hits today about the imminent closure of what's become a London institution. Itamar Srulovich and Sarit Packer have announced that they'll be closing their much-loved restaurant Honey & Co in April. Apparently, they were not offered the opportunity to renew their 10-year lease, meaning it's time for them to move on.
Speaking about the closure, Itmar said; "Sadly the time
... - 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
... - Joy at Portobello is closing at the end of this month
We bring you sad news today as the hugely popular return of Stevie Parle to Portobello Dock has played out, it seems. Posting on Instagram last night Parle revealed that his popup restaurant Joy would be closing at the end of this month. And not by choice.
"Sadly, despite our best endeavours and contrary to our expectations
... - Iconic Soho restaurant Vasco & Piero's Pavilion has closed
You win some. You lose some. No sooner were we able to share the news that Notting Hill's The Cow had survived its license review by Westminster council, than the story dropped that one of Soho's best-loved restaurants had closed its doors.
Vasco & Piero's Pavilion has had to celebrate
... - Geales in Notting Hill is the pandemic's latest restaurant victim
It opened at the beginning of the second world war and, with a few hiccups, has been serving up fish and chips to Notting Hill locals ever since. But the pandemic has put paid to historic west London restaurant Geales which this week announced that it is not going to reopen.
The restaurant, which first opened its doors in W8 back in 1939, has served cod and chips to a pantheon of celebrities and film stars over the years.
... - Simon Rogan's Roganic closes in London - possible relocation on the cards
News reaches us of another prominent restaurant closure (via The Caterer). This time it's Simon Rogan's Roganic - which make it the second time this restaurant has closed in London. Roganic first opened in 2011 as a long-term pop-up, after
... - Andrew Wong's Bloomberg Arcade restaurant, Kym's, is closing for good
It's almost two years to the day that we first gave Hot Dinners readers a first look inside Andrew Wong's new City restaurant Kym's. Now, the sad news is that the Bloomberg Arcade restaurant is not going to be reopening.
In a post on Instagram, the restaurant said: "It is with a heavy heart that we have decided not to
... - Piebury Corner closes both of its pie delis
Over the past few months we've reported on a lot of restaurant closures. But we're personally gutted to have heard the news last night that Piebury Corner will not be reopening either of its restaurants.
We've been following Paul and Nicky Campbell's story ever since they first set up a pie stall around the corner from where we lived, back in
... - The Dairy in Clapham has closed and will not be reopening
The Dairy in Clapham was one of London's much-loved restaurants - but it's now confirmed that it will not be returning - at least in its current guise. Yesterday, Sarah and Robin Gill, the owners of The Dairy in Clapham, took to Instagram to announce that the restaurant and its neighbouring bar Counter Culture were the latest commercial victims of the Covid downturn.
"We've taken a real hit over the last six months," chef
... - Dominique Ansel is closing both his bakery and Treehouse in London
Another big name restaurant closure hits London today. We'd already been hearing rumblings, and today trade title Big Hospitality this morning revealedthat Dominique Ansel will be closing both his London
... - The Shepherdess Cafe has closed after 37 years
Another sad closure has been announced as the result of the lockdown - The Shepherdess Cafe on City Road. The cafe has been much-loved by locals for 37 years, but the owners posted a note on Facebook about its demise:
It is with great sadness after 37 years we have decided to close the Shepherdess. Circumstances,
... - The Greenhouse restaurant in Mayfair has closed
As recently as this month, the Greenhouse in Mayfair was talking about its reopening - flagging up a competition to win dinner there. But there have been rumblings about the financial status of the two Michelin-starred restaurant ever since its stablemates Mortons, Umu and The Square closed so suddenly back in February.
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