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- Native returns to London - opening at Browns along with a courtyard alfresco option
They closed in London in 2020 and moved out to the Osea on the Essex Coast but now Native are returning to London, taking up a space in the luxury retailer Browns' new store in Mayfair.
The restaurant will be in the flagship Browns on Brook Street, with
... - Marugame Udon picks Spitalfields for its London noodle expansion
Updated 24/3/21 with opening date and more info
It seems the pandemic isn't stopping plans for big new openings in London. Among them will be the huge Japanese udon noodle chain Marugame Udon which has taken a site just opposite Liverpool Street.
The restaurant is all about Sanuki Udon, popular in the Kagawa Prefecture of Japan (and the name Sanaki was what Kagawa was called in the
... - RAW is a seafood restaurant, cocktail bar and fishmongers coming to Fitzrovia
This new Fitzrovia seafood place extends the seafood theme to its cocktails and has a handy fishmongers too.
- The next Amazon Fresh store might be coming to Islington's The Mall building
Amazon Fresh now has four stores open in London - in Wembley, White City, Ealing and Canary Wharf.
Now, they're looking to take over the large ex-tram depot building on Upper Street in Islington, The Mall, last used by Sofa.com and a whole slew of other operators before it. It's one of the most prominent buildings in the area, and is Grade II listed on top of that. If anyone can make a go of that space, and
... - The Terrace by Megan's is their new alfresco restaurant on Clapham Common
Megan's already have a successful restaurant in Clapham - but they're about to open a second. This has one key difference, it's going to be in the middle of Clapham Common and it's going to be an alfresco restaurant.
Called The Terrace by Megan's, it's taking over what used to be Recovery Kitchen, for a fully covered terrace restaurant. They'll have a slightly
... - Gordon Ramsay's Street Burger takes over the Byron on Charing Cross Road
Gordon's burger joint finds its first central London location, taking over the old Byron site on Charing Cross Road.
- Dom's Subs are expanding with a second sandwich shop planned for the City in Bevis Marks
Updated 16/3/21 with opening date
London's sandwich market is hugely competitive, so anyone clawing their way to the top of the panini pile has to be congratulated. Even more so - when that company's an independent. But Dom's Subs in Hackney have captured Londoners'
... - Patty&Bun spin-off Sidechick is becoming a real restaurant
One of the developments we're seeing as we emerge into a post-lockdown world is that some formerly delivery-only businesses are getting ready to launch real life restaurants. The latest of these is Patty&Bun spin-off Sidechick, which is actually opening on James Street, just a few doors down from the original Patty&Bun.
If you're unfamiliar with Sidechick, they
... - The Farrier is a new neighbourhood pub and restaurant for Camden, taking over a Grade II building
This new neighbourhood pub and restaurant is taking over a Grade II listed building in Camden and will have both a big focus on natural wine as well as a very handy heated courtyard. They'll even be serving Sunday roasts that you can carve at your own table.
- Planque in Haggerston will be a 'wine drinkers' clubhouse' with restaurant by Seb Myers
Taking over two railway arches in Haggerston, Planque will have a wine bar, restaurant, members' club and store, with a key focus on natural and low intervention wines
- Chef Mark Greenaway is opening Greenaway’s Pie & Mash in Charing Cross
Top Scottish chef Mark Greenaway has taken advantage of the various lockdowns to expand his empire south of Hadrian's Wall. He's getting ready to open up a new takeaway pie and mash shop on Villiers Street, next door to Gordon's Wine Bar. And, cunningly, he picked British Pie Week to make his announcement.
If it all sounds a bit coals to Newcastle - the idea of a Scottish chef showing Londoners
... - El Pastor is opening a new Taqueria in Soho (taking over the Hix location)
Taking over the old Hix space, El Pastor's latest Mexican restaurant is landing in Soho. Alongside tacos and tostadas, they'll have a bar with a "house party vibe" in the basement too.
- Chameleon takes over One Marylebone, with food by Tel Aviv chef Elior Balbul
5/3/21 - Updated with new opening date
Chameleon is taking over One Marylebone, which was mainly used as an events space - and one with a pretty impressive interior as you can see above (it's the imposing building right opposite Great Portland Street station on the Euston Road).
Billed as "a multi experiential space" Chameleon will have a restaurant,
... - Mike's is bringing London-style pizzas to Peckham
This new pizzeria in Peckham's Copeland Park is aiming to serving up what they say is London-style pizza - with no delicious topping taboo
- Wing Wing brings their Korean chicken and beer to Chinatown
The latest Wing Wing, its flagship restaurant, is coming to a big new space on the edge of Chinatown - with Korean fried chicken alongside draft beer (and eventually karaoke too).
