Hammersmith

  • My Manor - Sam Harrison's local guide to Hammersmith

    Sam Harrison food and drink tips Hammersmith

    Restaurateur Sam Harrison shares his favourite local food and drink places in his part of Hammersmith

  • The River Cafe Cafe is their first new opening in 37 years

    The River Café Café is their first new opening in 27 years

    Updated 17/6/24 with menu details

    For the first time since it opened in 1987, The River Cafe is opening a new café - although it's not far at all from the original. In fact, it's right next door. 

    The River Café Café as they've decided to call it, is in a small space next to the main restaurant and, clearly hoping for an actual summer, it'll have its own terrace

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  • Flat Iron has Hammersmith and Victoria lined up for its next steak restaurants

    Flat Iron has Hammersmith and Victoria lined up for its next steak restaurants

    5/4/24 - Updated with the Hammersmith opening date

    Flat Iron is doing very, very well indeed. The mini steak chain, originally launched by The Devonshire's Charlie Carroll, has enjoyed plenty of success over the years and it's not stopping now. 

    Following a record year, Flat Iron announced that next on the London agenda will be two new openings

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  • Easter Sunday sorted with a Crisp Pizza x Charles Bryant collab

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    His previous pop-ups have seen queues snaking down the riverside in Chelsea but now chef Charles Bryant is hoping to top those with an Easter collaboration that's bound to be a sellout.

    This Easter he's joining forces with the folks at Crisp Pizza in Hammersmith for an Easter Sunday roast sub that sounds seriously good. It features slow-cooked rare breed pork, crackling, beef fat roasties, pork fat gravy,

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  • Test Driving Faber - a coastal seafood delight in the heart of Hammersmith

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    Just off the busy Hammersmith roundabout is a shiny new seafood restaurant focusing on sustainably sourced produce from around Britain. We went to check it out. 

  • Faber seafood restaurant lands in Hammersmith with a daily catch

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    Having made a name for themselves and their seafood-focused pub The Victoria in Mile End, Matt Ward and Anthony Pender are branching out with the first of what could be a series of seafood restaurants.

    Faber, which opened in Hammersmith this month, is a continuation of the duo's obsession with fresh fish. At Faber they'll be working with day boat fishermen, "this means that everything on our menu is

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  • Sam's Kitchen sees Sam Harrison launch a cafe in Hammersmith

    Sam's Kitchen sees Sam Harrison launch a cafe in Hammersmith

    22/5/23 - Updated with the new opening date

    The Sam Harrison empire in west London is expanding. He's only recently launched Sam's Larder, has Sam's

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  • KFC are opening a fried chicken-fueled pub in Hammersmith

    KFC are opening a fried chicken-fueled pub in Hammersmith 

    They've launched clothing and hotel rooms and next up for KFC is a pub. 

    As part of the World Cup, they're launching The Colonel's Arms in Hammersmith a pub that yes, will be serving KFC - sort of. It's actually a KFC delivery pub, so there will be a "ring for KFC

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  • Hammersmith's Cellar opens with an Andrew Clarke menu

    Hammersmith's Cellar opens with an Andrew Clarke menu

    He's only just launched Acme Fire Cult (with Daniel Watkins) and now chef Andrew Clarke is also across the other side of town in Hammersmith with Cellar.

    This is the restaurant that's open on the ground floor of Hammersmith’s private members’ club Kindred. It's just

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  • Base Face Pizza goes from lockdown delivery to Hammersmith restaurant

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    Inspired by London's artisan producers, this new Hammersmith pizzeria is serving up pizzas, desserts and even drinks from the local area. 

  • The River Cafe expands, stealth-launching Sylvia's, a brand new restaurant

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    Out of relatively nowhere, London stalwart The River Cafe has decided that now is the time to expand - and they're opening a new restaurant called Sylvia's.

    They're not moving too far away from their own back yard though, as it'll be making use of the old meeting rooms at (River Cafe owner Ruth Rogers husband) Richard Rogers Architects. In an email sent by River Cafe, they say:

    The menu will have great pastas, risottos and soups,
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  • The Prince of Wales Townhouse is a new pub for Hammersmith

    The Prince of Wales Townhouse is a new pub for Hammersmith

    The effects of the pandemic haven't been kind to many in the hospitality industry, with pubs and bars being hit particularly hard. So it's pleasing to see something that's bucking the trend - a brand new pub in Hammersmith. 

    The Prince of Wales Townhouse comes from the Big Smoke Brew Co, whose other pubs include The Albion in Kingston and The Brewhouse in Surbiton. Food-wise, there's a fairly standard pub menu of

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  • Sam’s Larder is Hammersmith's hot new deli

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    Hammersmith folk have a hot new deli. Sam's Larder will open officially on Crisp Road tomorrow as an extension of nearby Sam's Riverside restaurant.

    The shop will stock all the fresh and store cupboard foods the restaurant's kitchen uses, along with wines from the wine list, and ready meals such as fish, chicken and vegetable pies; seasonal casseroles; and rabbit ragù pasta sauce.

    So you'll be able to pick up London's best bread

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  • Sam's Riverside is reopening, with a seafood terrace overlooking the river

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    As London's restaurants prepare to spill outside, going alfresco in a big way this summer, new Hammersmith restaurant Sam's Riverside is taking full advantage of its waterside location.

    Only open four months before the lockdown - here's a reminder of our Test Drive at the time -  the restaurant will reopen on

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  • The best restaurants delivering to Chiswick, Hammersmith & Fulham

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    We head west for this new neighbourhood guide, highlighting what you can have delivered to your door, from brunch treats to a casual sushi supper.

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