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- Cereal Killer Cafe is coming to Camden
They might have come under some rather unfair press scutiny when they opened their first venue (pictured above), but there's no denying Cereal Killer Cafe's success. The first one still has queues out the door and now they're getting ready to open the second cafe in Camden.
This one will be at Camden Lock, and will have essentially the same menu as the original. So that's over 100 cereals, 20 toppings and 12 kinds of milk. The
... - Mark Sargeant to open Morden & Lea brasserie on Wardour Street
2015 is proving to be a busy old year for Mark Sargeant. Just weeks after his appointment as Chef Director at The Strand Dining Rooms was announced, comes news that the chef and restaurateur is in the last stages of opening a restaurant in Soho. Morden & Lea is described as a modern brasserie, named after 17th century cartographer Robert Morden and Philip Lea, who were the first to map out the area now
... - Meatballs for Soho - Balls and Company is the latest ultra-focused restaurant
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We've had burgers & lobsters, chicken & steak, cereal, porridge and more - now it's the turn of the humble meatball to get a restaurant all of its own. Something similar has gone down very well in the States, so it'll be interesting to see how Balls & Company compares.
So far, we know that the balls at the
... - The Black Penny coffee house opening on Great Queen Street
There's a new coffee house, The Black Penny, heading to Great Queen Street next week. Billed as "bridging the gap between fast food and gourmet gastronomy" it's a mix between a coffee house and cafe/restaurant. The place is named after 17th coffee houses which were known as Penny Universities - you paid a penny for a cup of coffee and admission.
During the day there's a changing menu of British influenced seasonal food. Some examples of those so far are:
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- The team behind Le Chateaubriand come to London to bring Le Chabanais to Mayfair
Updated 26 May - now you can read our full Test Drive of Le Chabanais
The opening of Le Chabanais is set to be one of the highlights of the London restaurant year and now more details are being revealed about the restaurant coming to Mayfair.
To
... - Jason Atherton leads a host of restaurants heading for Nova, Victoria
We've noticed a very clear trend in the London restaurant scene recently and it's all connected with new developments across town. Before, such places often opened with somewhat generic chains, but now we're seeing new restaurant enclaves appear all over town, often led by very big names or extremely popular mini-chains. So we've had Pizarro and more at
... - Shake Shack is coming to Stratford Westfield
It had been rumoured for a couple of days and now the news is out - a second Shake Shack is coming to London, to Stratford's Westfield.
This will see them follow similar Shake Shack set-ups in malls around the world, offering everything that's currently available in Covent Garden - shakes (obviously) and burgers including the ShackBurger, SmokeShack (with bacon) and ‘Shroom Burger and the Shack-cago Dog. Exclusive to the
... - The next Draft House is coming to Old Street
The rejuvenation of the Old Street area is bringing with it more eating and drinking options to the area, Ceviche has already landed while Bone Daddies and Honest Burgers are on the way. And the next to land there is the latest from Charlie McVeigh's Draft House.
It's going to open in the new development The Bower, just off City Road. It'll be split across two floors and they say it'll have a "utilitarian aesthetic" and is inspired by the
... - Masala Grill opens on the Kings Road
A while back, we reported that Chutney Mary was on the move, crossing town to St James and in turn making way for a new Indian restaurant on the Kings Road site. Well Masala Grill has just opened its doors and we've had lots more information about the menu there.
The informal restaurant is from the same stable as Amaya, Chutney Mary,
... - Red's True Barbecue comes to London and lands in Shoreditch
There's no slowing down the barbecue trend in London as another restaurant will soon be smoking all sorts of meat in Shoreditch. This time it's Red's True Barbecue, which has a number of restaurants in the north (Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham, Headingly), and this is their first in London.
The menu will be the same as in their other restaurants with some fairly outlandish dishes on the menu. Like the "Ox Cheek Bone Luge" - 8 hour smoked
... - Grillstock comes to London with a new Walthamstow smokehouse and festival too
For folks in E17, there's a new local BBQ opportunity as Bristol fave Grillstock warms up for their upcoming festival with a brand new smokehouse. It's the first time they've come to London and they've already opened the doors in Walthamstow.
At the new venue, you can expect a soundtrack and design inspired by their festivals (more of that below) and a mix of booths and communal tables. As
... - The next Dolls House will open in Peckham
Having now settled on Upper Street in Islington, Adam Towner and Katy Rosewarne of the Dolls House are already getting ready to open the next site in Peckham, taking over the site that held the Clayton Arms.
As with the previous venues, the decor will all be drawn by marker pen and it will be split between a public bar - The Parlour - and a restaurant which becomes a private members' area after 11 pm - The Ballroom. And
... - Big Easy Bar.B.Q & Lobstershack is coming to Crossrail Place, Canary Wharf
The huge Crossrail project is bringing with it lots of new stations and one of the biggest will be Crossrail Place in Canary Wharf - and that's where the next Big Easy is coming to, before they look at expanding across the UK.
They'll be taking over the top floor roof terrace of the new Norman Foster Cross Rail Terminal. As part of that, there will be loads of space for alfresco BBQ (and
... - Bull in a China Shop rotisserie chicken and whisky bar coming to Shoreditch
Updated 17/4 with soft launch offer.
The Chan brothers, who are behind The Drunken Monkey are opening a second venture that appears to be a distillation of all that is East London right now. Bull in a China Shop will be a rotisserie chicken restaurant and whisky bar alongside breakfast bao buns and savoury congee porridge.
Taking over a pub opposite the Tea Building in the heart of Shoreditch, the all-day restaurant and whisky bar
... - Fu Manchu dim sum bar coming to Clapham North
17/4 - updated with soft launch info.If you're after some late night foodie fun, south of the river, sounds like Fu Manchu opening this summer in Clapham North might be for you. This late night dum sum and cocktail bar is taking over a space under the arches on Lendal Terrace. Featuring a long bar and raised seating area, the cocktails are inspired by the Sax Rohmer book titles, so expect The Kiss Of Death and Mancho’s Mind Control made from Chinese tea
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