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Borough Yards
- Test Driving Café François - a new Borough Market spot that's perfect for popping by or lingering in
The arrival of this new French cafe in the heart of Borough now gives the area a perfect place to pop in for a drink and a dish, or to enjoy a longer more leisurely lunch or dinner.
- Quill wine bar to open in Borough Yards from the Plume and Finch team
Borough Market and the London Bridge area has had a lot of interesting openings this year, from Oma to ...
- Eat Momo will be serving up Nepalese dumplings in Borough Yards
It feels as though we've spent much of this year writing about new openings in and around Borough Market. And that growth in interesting new restaurants looks to be continuing with this latest opening in Borough Yards.
Eat Momo comes from sisters Trishna and Dipa Chamling and, as you might guess from the name, is
... - Barrafina Borough Yards
The Spanish tapas restaurant comes to Borough
- Akara
Akara is a West African restaurant in Borough Yards from the people behind Akoko.
- Kolae
Thai restaurant from the Som Saa team
- Test Driving Akara - deep-fried delights in Borough Yards
West African restaurant Akara is the follow up to Akoko and sees the team focusing in on deep-fried snacks and a not inconsiderable amount of heat. We head down to Borough Yards to check it out.
- Akara comes to Borough Yards from the man behind Akoko
9/10/23 - Updated with the opening date
The man behind Fitzrovia's Akoko, Aji Akokomi, is getting ready to open his next West African restaurant - Akara in Borough Yards.
An akara is a crispy savoury fritter made from black eye bean and you'll be seeing those on the menu here, all with different fillings. They include carabinero prawns & vatapa, hand-dived scallops, ox
... - Bancone picks Borough Yards for its third pasta restaurant
On the cusp of celebrating their fifth birthday, the folks at Bancone are also getting ready to open their third restaurant.
They're the latest to join the procession of restaurants opening in Borough Yards. The space itself is a huge railway arch and it's going to have an open kitchen, plus a large mezzanine space upstairs that can be hired out for private parties.
In addition to all the usual Bancone
... - Test Driving Barrafina Borough Yards - same brilliant tapas but this one's good for groups too
Just around the corner from Borough Market, you'll find the latest Barrafina, and this one is particularly good if you're dining as a group. We took a stool up at the marble counter to give their specials a go.
- Barrafina brings their Spanish tapas to Borough Yards
They've already launched Bar Daskal and Parrillan at Borough Yards now the Harts Group are onto their final launch there, a new Barrafina.
- Test Driving Parrillan Borough Yards - the next evolution of the Spanish grill restaurant
After success at King's Cross, The Harts Group have opened a second Parrillan at Borough Yards - bigger than before and with an indoor restaurant too. We went down to try it out.
- Bar Daskal is a Spanish wine bar in Borough Yards from the Barrafina team
The openings at Borough Yards, the new development close to Borough Market are continuing apace - and that includes three new openings from the same people, the Harts Group. They're planning to open both a Barrafina and a Parrillan - but also a new Spanish wine bar, Bar Daskal.
We see it as something of a sibling to their The Drop wine bar at King's Cross. It has a list that's
... - Vinoteca's new Borough Yards opening will be a wine bar with views
Updated 10/2/22 with opening date
As new food hub Borough Yards gets ready to open, details have been trickling in about what to expect from the various bars and restaurants opening there. Now we're hearing about the Vinoteca that will launch there with what sounds like a striking design.
The two-storey wine bar, shop and restaurant will feature a ground floor zinc-topped bar, perfect for pulling up
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