Mediterranean
- Test Driving Delamina Townhouse - a cornucopia of good things in Covent Garden
Tourists and theatregoers in Covent Garden now have a really good restaurant on their doorstep to try, with the latest restaurant from the Delamina Group.
- Delamina Townhouse is opening in Covent Garden
Updated 28/10/24 with soft launch details
They already have the original Delamina in Marylebone and Delamina East in Shoreditch and now restaurateurs Limor and Amir Chen are adding a third restaurant to the group. Delamina Townhouse will launch in Covent Garden (taking over the Volto do Mar space).
As with their previous restaurants, the Townhouse will have an Eastern
... - Test Driving Wildflowers - a fantastic Med-inspired restaurant paired with a great-value wine bar
Wildflowers is a beautifully designed space in Belgravia that's part-wine bar and part-restaurant, led by an ex-Elystan Street head chef. We approached it via a hidden courtyard to see what it was all about.
- Bottarga takes over from Chicama, shifting to the Mediterranean
Recently Chicama, from the people behind Pachamama, closed in Chelsea. However, they've hung on to the space and are opening a new restaurant there pretty sharpish, called Bottarga.
This new opening will actually be closer to the group's restaurant in Notting Hill, Zephyr, albeit a more casual version, and will see them switch to a Mediterranean influence. The menu here also
... - Eastern-Med-inspired Claro comes to London
A new Eastern Med restaurant is coming to London, this one having originally started in Tel Aviv. The London version of Claro is landing in St James, opening in the building that once held Villandry.
It comes from chef Ran Shmueli, the owner and founder of the group, and the restaurant is billed as serving up "contemporary Mediterranean food with Middle Eastern influences." The London menu hasn't been
... - Brother Marcus are taking their Eastern Med plates to Covent Garden
1/9/24 - updated with the opening date
Brother Marcus, which has already opened in Islington, Spitalfields, Borough and Kensington, are getting ready to open their fifth restaurant. This time, it's in Covent Garden and will be the latest opening in The Yards development. They'll be taking over the site that was Miscusi and more recently hosted the Prelude by Oriole
... - Mykonos restaurant Nammos sets sail for London
A few years back, we reported on the impending arrival of Mykonos restaurant Nammos, which was supposed to be heading to Knightsbridge. Now it turns out that those plans have changed and the restaurant is instead coming to Mayfair.
They'll be taking over from Il Borro, a large
... - Test Driving The Counter Soho - a burst of Mediterranean hospitality in the heart of Carnaby
Having already scored a hit in Notting Hill chef Kemal Demirasal has brought his Mediterranean and Levantine dishes to Carnaby. We went to check it out.
- Test Driving Lita - a rare, immediate hit for Marylebone
Marylebone has a hot new restaurant that looks set to challenge Chiltern Firehouse. We pulled up a seat at Lita to see what's the reason for all that buzz.
- Test Driving Morchella - Mediterranean excellence in Exmouth Market
The people behind Perilla have come to Exmouth Market with a very different European proposition, this time heading to the Med for inspiration. We went down to see what Morchella is all about.