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- Dez Amore pick Chelsea for their first proper restaurant, that'll look like your Nonna's house
You may have tried their pasta or burgers at one of their stalls across London - either at one of the Mercato Metropolitanos, dotted around Canary Wharf or at Camden Market and Crate Walthamstow. But now Dez Amore are going one step further, opening their first standalone restaurant.
They're heading South West to Fulham Road where they'll be opening up a few junctions down from popular newbie Josephine.
... - Jason Atherton to open Three Darlings, a Chelsea neighbourhood bistro
Jason Atherton has been rumoured to be opening quite a few restaurants of late, but the chef/restaurateur still manages to surprise us when he actually announces something. First, there was the launch of Mary's, taking over from Pollen Street Social. Then
- The Pig's Ear in Chelsea is the Gladwin Brothers' first pub
10/5/24 - updated with the opening date
In March, after just over two years in business, The Chelsea Pig closed. But a pub has been in that space for a very long time, it's coming back in another form pretty sharpish. The Gladwin Brothers have announced they're getting into the pub game, opening The Pig's Ear.
The Gladwins are behind restaurants like Rabbit in
... - Cheeky overnight: sushi and maximalism at Beaverbrook Town House
Fancy pretending you're on Made in Chelsea? Booking an overnight stay at the gorgeous Beaverbrook Town House hotel would be a good start.
- Test Driving Josephine Bouchon - Claude Bosi brings Lyon to London
Claude Bosi's third new opening in the space of a year is a more personal affair as he teams up with his wife Lucy for a neighbourhood Lyonnaise bouchon. We headed west to Chelsea to take a look for ourselves.
- Claude Bosi is opening Lyonnaise restaurant Josephine in Chelsea
Updated 23/1/24 with a new opening date
It's been quite the year for chef and restaurateur Claude Bosi. He began with the opening of his bistro Socca in Mayfair with Samyukta Nair and then followed that up with the unveiling of his glamorous rooftop restaurant
- Tabisca Italian steakhouse opens in Chelsea
Opening very under the radar between Christmas and New Year in Chelsea is Tabisca, an Italian restaurant which started in Lecce. The original restaurant over there describes its offering as "dishes with particular attention to the flavours of Salento and Puglia".
The restaurant has an enormous menu featuring everything from crostini to meat and cheese platters. But the main focus is meat with
... - Portuguese restaurant Volta do Mar moves to Chelsea
They opened in Covent Garden back in 2019 but now Portuguese restaurant Volta Do Mar have upped sticks and moved to Chelsea.
Opening on Draycott Avenue (taking over the old Bottles Chelsea site) this west London location gives them a new private dining room as well as a small outside terrace when the weather warms up. As for the food, that remains all about the regional cuisine of Portugal,
... - Tom Kerridge is opening the Butcher's Tap and Grill in Chelsea
29/11/23 - updated with the opening date
Tom Kerridge is planning something new for London. The chef has been running Kerridge's Bar & Grill in Corinthia London for nearly five years but for his second place, he's heading west to Chelsea. And this time he's opening a pub.
It's not Kerridge's first pub, of course. He already runs the only two-Michelin-starred
... - Ixchel Mexican restaurant and tequila bar comes to the King's Road
25/10/23 - updated with the opening date
London's Mexican dining scene continues to get ever better with the upcoming restaurant Ixchel in Chelsea.
Headed up by chef Ximena Gayosso Gonzalez, previously at Brat, Ella Canta and Dulce Patria in Mexico City, it features ceviches, tacos and tostadas among other dishes like:
- Sauteed prawn
- Le Deli Robuchon comes to Chelsea, opening on the King's Road
Updated with details of the launch and the opening date
The original Le Deli Robuchon had been pretty popular for a while, but that went into the stratosphere when they launched the (undeniably great) cube croissants which took over TikTok and Instagram. Now they're coming to Chelsea with a second branch on King's Road.
That cube croissant will, of
... - BÓHA London mixes Irish and British influences on the King's Road
A very different kind of British/Irish restaurant has just opened its door in Chelsea that's aiming straight for the luxury end of the London dining scene. BÓHA London has taken over the old Chelsea Lodge site on the King's Road with its restaurant and soon-to-open cocktail bar.
Behind the scenes are a founding team that includes several folk from the drinks business like Jay Bradley CEO of The Craft Irish
... - Lobster roll pop-up kicks off Café Pier's takeover programme in Chelsea
Last month we reported on the revival of an early 20th century cabmen's shelter in Chelsea which had been turned into the diminutive Café Pier. Now the riverside spot is about to get its first pop-up.
Chef Charles Bryant is going to be the first one to take over the space with
... - Café Pier takes over the old cabmen's shelter on Chelsea Embankment
Dotted around the city, cabmen's shelters are a living piece of London's history, dating back to the late Victorian era when cabbies needed somewhere warm to sit and grab a bacon sarnie and a cup of tea. There are still 12 working shelters left in London, with access to those strictly reserved for London's black cab licence holders. But one recently restored shelter in Chelsea is about to open its doors to all
... - 5 food and drink things to look out for in this year's RHS Chelsea Flower Show
If you're heading down to Chelsea for this year's flower show there are a few food and drink themed gardens and displays, along with some new bars and restaurants. Here's our guide.
