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- Shop Cuvee wine shop and deli is opening on Blackstock Road
There's no getting away from the fact that lockdown was hard on London. But, equally, it's fair to say that some businesses coped better than others. Highbury restaurant Top Cuvee didn't let any grass grow under its feet when the city shut down. It pivoted quickly to become a natural wine distributor Shop Cuvee - actually growing its business over lockdown.
Now that owner Brodie and his team have been able to reopen the restaurant,
... - Korean restaurant Sollip in London Bridge opens
A Korean husband and wife duo with experience at The Arts Club and The Ledbury are opening their first restaurant in London. - La Serre is making the journey from Dubai to London, opening in Harrods
The pandemic might have slowed down restaurant openings in London, but there are still some fairly high-profile imports being planned. Among them is a new outpost of famed Dubai restaurant La Serre.
At the moment, the original La Serre is an opulent two-level restaurant in Dubai - Parisian-style cafe downstairs and a more upscale bistro upstairs. From that restaurant, here's an idea of what they're
... - The plant-based Neat Burger (backed by Lewis Hamilton) moves into Camden Market
Neat Burger, the plant-based burger chain that's backed by Lewis Hamilton, is growing. They already had a restaurant in Mayfair, but now they've just expanded to Camden Market too, which opened this week.
The food is all based around their own plant-based pattie, with burgers including:
- The Big Stack - Double Neat Meat Patty, Triple Bun, Lettuce, onions, Pickles, Tangy Big Stack Sauce
- Chick'n Burger - Crispy Chick’n Patty,
- Chishuru makes the jump from supperclub to West African restaurant in Brixton
After winning the Brixton Kitchen competition in 2019, Adejoké ‘Joké’ Bakare's supperclub Chishuru is becoming a restaurant in Brixton Village. Expect West African cuisine from a mix of African and British produce.
- Rondo is the new Hoxton Holborn restaurant from Quality Chop House's Will Lander and ex St John chef Chris Gillard
Rondo is the new restaurant at the Hoxton Holborn, a collaboration between Will Lander (Quality Chip House, Portland) and Chris Gillard (EartH Kitchen, St John). Expect a seasonal menu and a lot of attention to the wine list.
- Kreidel bar and kitchen comes to Hoxton from a MasterChef - The Professional finalist
Opening today in Hoxton (where Monty's Deli used to be) is a new bar and kitchen (and events space) from Yann Florio, who was a finalist in MasterChef: The professionals last year (and previously a private chef). The menu is planned to be seasonal and regularly changing, with a focus on innovation. And if you liked what you saw on MasterChef, there will be regular events with a tasting menu
... - Club Mexicana brings vegan tacos & more to Soho
After pop-ups and residencies across London, Club Mexicana are bringing their vegan Mexican food to Kingly Court. - Butchies buttermilk fried chicken lands on Clapham High Street
One of London's best-fried chicken restaurants is heading south - launching a new restaurant in Clapham. They had started a delivery-only kitchen in Battersea during the lockdown, but now they're opening the real deal on Clapham High Street.
If you're unfamiliar with them, they started in markets before opening their first restaurant in Shoreditch. For them, it's all about their special-recipe buttermilk
... - Tandoor Chop House head to Notting Hill, opening on Uxbridge Street
Popular Covent Garden restaurant Tandoor Chop House is expanding, opening in Notting Hill this week. The restaurant, which is owned by Ennismore, the folk who brought us The Hoxton, has taken over the old Eggbreak site on Uxbridge Street.
Starting with a dinner-only service, they'll be turning out their dishes "inspired by the communal eateries of Northern India and the classic British chop house.
So you can expect to find on the
... - Queens of Mayfair will be an artisan coffee shop and events space
Sibling duo Victoria and Grace Sheppard are behind new cafe/events space Queens of Mayfair. They'll be combining their experience in hospitality and interior design respectively for their artisan coffee shop. Victoria was recently running the marketing for UMU & The Greenhouse while Grace project manages interior design projects for high net worth clients at luxury property company Chartwell.
Queens will be open from breakfast through
... - Party Store Pizza in Brixton is ALL about the deep pan Detroit-style pizzas
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It's certainly starting to look as though 2020 is the summer of the deep pan pizza in London. First, we had Gizzi and Professor Green's popular pop-up at Old Street and now, down in Brixton, a new Detroit-style pizzeria has opened its doors.
Party Store Pizza at Market House on Coldharbour Lane is all about the "Detroit style" pizza. That means it's baked in bespoke deep rectangular steel pans
... - Jolie is bringing French sharing plates and bottomless fondue to Chelsea
The people behind the Breaking Bad bar, ABQ, are getting ready to unveil their next restaurant. Called Jolie, it's in Chelsea Funhouse, on the same site as their pre-lockdown restaurant Journey and this time it's all about France.
Described as "a hybrid between a restaurant and a cocktail lounge" they're taking classic French dishes and creating sharing plates with some extra Europe-wide
... - Crossroads Cocktail Bar takes over from Ladies & Gentleman in Camden
Opening its doors in Camden tonight is new bar Crossroads. It sees husband and wife team Bart and Monica Miedeksza taking over the Ladies & Gentleman Bar in Camden. The bar will still be owned by L&G's William Borrell, but run by Bart and Monica.
Lockdown gave the team a chance to give the bar a new look and, when it reopens tonight, it'll focus on both cocktails and wine.
Bart previously managed High Water in Dalston and was
... - Vas J Morgan and his sister Bianca open The Broadway restaurant and bar in Muswell Hill
Magazine editor, former TOWIE cast member and general man about town Vas J Morgan turned up to open his new Muswell Hill Restaurant.
The Broadway had its opening party over the weekend, bringing in Morgan's former TOWIE mates Chloe Sims and Joey Essex along with model Bobby Brazier, Jade Goody and Jeff Brazier's son.
Vas is a co-owner of the restaurant and his sister Bianca is running the place. "Just arrived to the social
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