Notting Hill

• Straker's sees TikTok chef Thomas Straker head to Notting Hill for his restaurant

  

  1/10/22 - updated with opening date and booking link

  He became big on both Instagram and Tiktok over the pandemic years with "food you want to eat" as his main byline. Now Thomas Straker is ready to launch his own restaurant, Straker's, in Notting Hill. 

  If you're unfamiliar with Straker, he's previously worked at The Dorchester, Heston Blumenthal’s Dinner and

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• Hachi, a new Japanese bakery from the founders of Maru and Taka, is coming to Notting Hill

  

  A Hot Dinners exclusive

  Notting Hill's bakery scene is getting quite the boost. Just days after hearing that Kuro Coffee are opening a Japanese-inspired bakery, comes the news that Hachi will open later in the year. Cravings for Japanese pastries and cakes will soon be

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• Notting Hill’s Kuro Coffee to open a new "Eatery", bakery and wine bar

  

  Updated 18/10/22 with opening date

  The Japanese-minimalist vibe of Notting Hill’s Kuro Coffee is capitalising on its popularity in the neighbourhood with the launch of a new Kuro Eatery restaurant and a Kuro Bakery.

  It's an expansion of their existing offering on the corner of Hillgate Street, where Kuto Eatery will serve 30 covers for all-day dining, and

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• Sumi sushi restaurant in Notting Hill doubles in size with a big refurb

  

  Japanese restaurant Sumi in Notting Hill was already one of the best in the area - but now the restaurant has just had a huge overhaul, making it bigger than ever. Not only has it had a full makeover, but it's also expanded next door and almost doubled in size at the same

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• Dorian in Notting Hill features an ex-Kitchen Table and Core team in charge

  

  Crikey, Notting Hill really is becoming an interesting foodie destination. Hard on the heels of the openings of The Pelican and Caia comes news of an upcoming bistro, Dorian, with a stellar crew behind it.

  Founder Chris D'Sylva - who ran the first food residency at The Compton Arms and who also owns Notting Hill Fish + Meat Shop - is joined by head chef Max Coen who is ex-Kitchen Table. The final members of the dream team are

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• Test Driving Caia - an absolute gem of a neighbourhood wine spot on Golborne Road

  

  Notting Hill has a bouji new wine bar with some serious open-fire cooking going on. We headed west to try it out. 

• Zephyr is coming to Notting Hill from the Pachamama Group

  

  5/7/22 - updated with opening details

  With two big (and popular) Peruvian restaurants to their name, the people behind Pachamama are trying something new. This time they're going Greek. 

  Their new Notting Hill restaurant is called Zephyr (that's named after the Greek god of the west wind) and the team are promising a restaurant that's inspired by Grecian culture. In

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• Bollywood's Karan Johar turned away from Notting Hill restaurant

  

  Having 12.5 million followers on Instagram isn't enough to get you a table for dinner in London unless you've reserved somewhere. That's what Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar discovered this week when he attempted to charm his way into a Notting Hill restaurant.

  In a post on Instagram yesterday KJo, who was out and about with actress Sara Ali Khan, is shown trying to get into a place that, following a bit

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• Patty & Bun bring burgers to Notting Hill

  

  Burger slingers Patty & Bun have reached two digits with their latest opening - the newest in Notting Hill will be their 10th restaurant in London

  They've opened on Portobello Road (taking over from a Kurt Geiger shop) and will be selling the usual burgers that have made them one of the best burgers in

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• The Residency brings music and a veggie-friendly menu to Notting Hill

   

  Notting Hill is getting a new music-led restaurant and bar in the shape of The Residency. 

  It's opening on Westbourne Grove (taking over from the Gourmet Burger Kitchen site) and is promising a veggie-friendly menu with influences by both European & Caribbean cuisines by Head Chef Carniel Francis (previously Bentley's and Berners Tavern). On that menu, you'll find

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• Test Driving The Princess Royal - Notting Hill meets The Med

  

  Cubitt House, the people behind The Thomas Cubitt and many other London pubs, have unveiled The Princess Royal in Notting Hill with a menu by Ben Tish. We head west for a look... 

• The Princess Royal

  Notting Hill pub from the Cubitt House group

• Notting Hill’s Walmer Castle to reopen as a Scottish restaurant and whisky bar

  

  While there was a lot of buzz about David Beckham and Guy Ritchie buying Notting Hill’s Walmer Castle pub in 2018, it was quietly taken over by entrepreneur and hotelier Piers Adam in February 2022. Adams already co-owns The Punch Bowl with Ritchie and is probably best known for his clubs like Mahiki.

  The pub will reopen in collaboration with Scotland’s oldest whisky hotel, The Craigellachie, to feature

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• The Act sees London's theatreland hit Notting Hill with a live singing bar

  

  The people behind Soho's Freedom Bar and Soho Residence are heading west to Notting Hill for their next, The Act. As the name hints, it'll be a little more than a standard bar, being dubbed a "theatre bar".

  So what exactly is a theatre bar in practice? Apparently, you can expect "live vocals from London’s top chanteurs" and they'll also have pop-up appearances from London stage shows too. All that sounds great particularly if you're a

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• The Princess Royal in Notting Hill is a new pub for Cubitt House and Ben Tish

   

  28/2/22 - Updated with the opening date and menu details

  Recently Ben Tish left his Fitzrovia restaurant Norma and joined up with pub group Cubitt House to completely revamp their food offering (in a role not too dissimilar to the one he had at Salt Yard). As part of this, he's been overhauling the food in pubs like The Coach Makers Arms in Marylebone (together with

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