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- Test Driving Marceline - a floating French brasserie in Canary Wharf
A huge French brasserie has arrived in Canary Wharf's Wood Wharf, floating in the water beside Hawksmoor. We went in to try some classic French fare.
- Marceline French grand brasserie is the next floating Canary Wharf restaurant
21/7/24 - updated with interior pictures
If you've been to Wood Wharf any time over the past couple of years, you'll be familiar with the huge floating restaurant that is Hawksmoor. However, you'll also have noted that there's another similar floating
... - Kricket is opening in Canary Wharf
8/7/24 - Updated with an opening date
It's been a while since we've seen the last Kricket restaurant opening, over in White City in 2018, but they're now getting ready to open some more.
The first of these will be in Canary Wharf, opening in the North Dock area (close to the Elizabeth Line station there). If you're unfamiliar with Kricket, they describe themselves as "modern Indian
... - Oasis Bar & Terrace will boast Canary Wharf's longest bar
Perfectly timed for the on/off arrival of the British summer, Oasis Bar & Terrace is hoping to capitalise on Canary Wharf workers desire to grab a pint or Aperol Spritz post-work. To help with that it's got two defining factors in its favour.
The first is the bar - at 17 metres long they're saying it's the longest in the area and pretty much guaranteed to mean you don't have to wait a long time to
... - The best restaurants in Canary Wharf
More than 100,000 people work in Canary Wharf and recently it's had an influx of interesting places to eat and drink. Here's our pick of where to go if you live, work, or just happen to find yourself in this section of the city.
- Looks like Big Mamma are heading to Canary Wharf
Looks like Canary Wharf really is the place to open big restaurants right now. Following in the footsteps of Hawksmoor, Dishoom and - most recently - the Fallow team with ...
- Dishoom Canary Wharf
Bombay-style food for Canary Wharf
- Test Driving Roe - the Fallow team go big in Canary Wharf
After the big success of Fallow, the same team have gone much, much bigger with the opening of Roe in Canary Wharf. We went along to see just what's changed from Fallow, and it turns out to be quite a lot.
- Fallow comes to Canary Wharf with Roe
2/4/24 - Updated with the opening date
We've known for a while that the team behind Fallow were opening in Canary Wharf and now we know what the restaurant will be called - Roe.
Similar to Fallow (and chicken spin-off FOWL), it'll be a nose-to-tail affair with a goal of championing "underappreciated produce". Here's a taster of the menu:
- Maitake Cornish Pasty with shiitake
- Ex-D&D Des Gunewardena's next restaurant in Canary Wharf takes over from Plateau
Des Gunewardena was one of the duo that set up D&D (Bluebird, Coq D'Argent) but stepped away in 2022. Since then, he's started up a new restaurant group and previously revealed plans to open in The Royal Exchange in the City. Now, he's one
... - Blacklock
Chops in the Wharf
- Hovarda joins Hawksmoor as a floating restaurant in Canary Wharf
Canary Wharf folk who've been wondering who was going to take over the other huge floating restaurant beside Hawksmoor at Wood Wharf now have their answer. It'll be the Canary Wharf outpost of Aegean restaurant Hovarda, which has been serving up Med-style dishes in Soho for the past six years.
Well, that's half the story at least, as Hovarda will only be taking on the water-level deck of
... - Sri-Lankan streetfood traders Karapincha are opening a restaurant at Canary Wharf
Updated 24/8/23 with a new opening date
You'll soon have a good reason to get stuck at Canary Wharf tube station when Karapincha, a new Sri Lankan restaurant from twin sisters Vasanthini and Dharshini Perumal, opens its doors. You may have previously encountered the financiers turned street food traders pop-ups at food courts or even enjoyed attending one of their supper clubs
... - Plateau in Canary Wharf has closed
D&D restaurants have been shutting a few places recently as they restructure, with Avenue and Radici both closing earlier this year. But arguably their highest-profile closure so far is Plateau in Canary Wharf which has just shut the doors.
News of the closure was quietly revealed earlier in the week and the restaurant's website still shows details about Wimbledon screenings, so we can assume this was
... - Fish Game comes to Canary Wharf from Macellaio RC founder
14/6/23 - updated with menu details and the opening date
The man behind Macellaio RC, Roberto Costa, is trying something different for his next opening, Fish Game in Canary Wharf.
That name should give you a pretty big clue as to what to expect. Yes, it's a menu of fish and game dishes and, similarly to Macellaio RC, everything will be cooked over a
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