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- Roma restaurant in the City opens on the site of an old Roman fort
It's all change in the City where trad British restaurant Harper's has been entirely transformed into Roma, an Italian restaurant focusing on all things Roman. The site itself on New London Street has a rather lovely connection with the new approach to food - it's where an actual Roman fort used to stand back in the day.
The wine list has a Roman Empire theme - so every wine is traced back to vineyards which the Romans would have known. As for the food, apparently
... - Smokehouse to open Little Smoke meat restaurant at City Point
City carnivores should look out for a new restaurant launching this Autumn. Little Smoke is from the team behind Smokehouse, The Pig and Butcher, and The Princess of Shoreditch. And it's ALL about meat - in particular native and rare breed meat. It's taking over the Bad Oeuf site in Citypoint.
The idea is that all the meat for the restaurant will be sourced from small independent farmers before being butchered on-site at sister restaurant
... - London's first Nespresso cafe is now open on Cheapside
For true caffeine addicts, the only real coffee worth having is a single estate espresso made for you by someone who would throw you out of their cafe rather then serve anything with milk or sugar. But you know there are a lot of Nespresso fans who just flipping love their coffee pods, so they're the ones who'll be excited at the news that a Nespresso cafe has just opened in London.
It's the first full blown Nespresso cafe, following a test run in Vienna, and
... - Andaz London Liverpool Street launches its 1901 wine lounge
What better time than during London Wine Week to launch a hot new wine bar? You've got to hand it to the Andaz London Liverpool Street - their timing is impeccable.
This week the City hotel launches its 1901 Wine Lounge which focuses on a more adventurous selection of wine, with much available by the glass. The list will feature over 160 wines in total
... - Farmer J brings healthy fast food to Leadenhall
Updated 8/4/16 with opening date and soft launch offer
The current spate of interesting City openings shows no signs of stopping. Next up is Farmer J - an all day spot coming to Leadenhall this summer. Their motto? "We give a fork."
They're promising "wholesome, balanced, but above all tasty, fast food". For breakfast that translates into protein smoothies, pots of paleo granola or bowls of baked shakshuka, along with cold-pressed juices and raw
... - Junkyard Golf brings crazy Golf to the Truman Brewery
We're already keenly awaiting the return of Swingers, but now there's news of ANOTHER crazy golf venue coming to the City.
Junkyard Golf (already a big hit in Manchester) will be taking over the Truman Brewery in May. As the name suggests, it's a crazy golf course made up of all sorts of recycled bits and bobs.
... - More healthy food for the City with SHOT in St Paul's
The health food trend in London is ever continuing, with a new cold pressed juice bar and healthy food restaurant on the way to St Paul’s. With an Oxford biologist and a London nutritionist (among others) behind the menu, SHOT is making sure its healthy credentials stand up. They’ve even developed a list of guidelines that they intend to really stick to – including ensuring everything is chemical free, has no refined sugars, organic, unprocessed and more besides.
It comes
... - Walter and Monty charcoal grilled street food goes permanent in the City
The latest street food to grow roots is Walter and Monty - best known for popping up at Night Tales and more markets across London. Billed as "street food with Michelin expertise", it's from founder Alex Kaye (who's looking after the menu) and with Head Chef Nick Ross who has worked with American chefs Daniel Boulud and Scott Conant (Scarpetta).
As for the food, expect a strong focus on meat and fish
... - Test Driving Pitt Cue - a reinvention in the City
Pitt Cue has grown up and landed in MUCH bigger digs in the City. We head along to see what else has changed. - Bob Bob Ricard to open Bob Bob Cite in the Cheesegrater building
Updated 12/2/18 with opening date
It's actually pretty amazing that Bob Bob Ricard hadn't expanded to the city before now, but details have been revealed for their plans to open Bob Bob Cité in one of the City's most recognisable new skyscrapers (albeit on a lower floor). And as to be expected from the company that brought us
... - Earl's Serious Sandwiching opens permanent spot in the City
You may have come across Earl’s Serious Sandwiching at various festivals or markets over the past few years. But now the sarnie street food spot is moving to more permanent quarters in the City.
Situated, incredibly aptly on Crown Place, off Earl St (behind Liverpool Street) the new place is the brainchild of Joe Gray, who trained up with Jamie Oliver's Fifteen and got help from the Prince's Trust in putting his business together.
On the menu in his new city spot
... - CLAW launch winter weekend brunch residency at Fish Market
We've been hearing nice things about popular street food CLAW, so hearing that it's coming indoors for the winter with a residency in the City is good news. They'll be starting a one month weekend brunch residency at Fish Market (just opposite Liverpool St Station) serving up all that lovely seafood they've built their reputation on. Dishes you can expect include Crab Burger with handpicked Devonshire crab, samphire and claw sauce and a Lobster BLT made with
... - Masterchef judge Monica Galetti to put on menu at the top of the Gherkin
Fans of Masterchef: The Professionals better sort out a booking pronto to judge Monica Galetti's latest London pop-up. She'll be putting on a special menu at Searcys The Gherkin in the New Year. For a series of dates between January and February Monica's set lunch and dinner menu will be on offer - which means the normally private members club on floors 39 and 40 will be opening to the public.
The restaurant's Head Chef Renee Miller, pictured above with
... - On the Bab is opening a takeaway spot in St Paul's
Popular Korean restaurant group On The Bab is about to open another place. Their fourth restaurant will be right by St Paul's, but this place will be essentially a takeaway site with a few tables for eat-in.
If you've been to one of their other branches you'll know what to expect here - plenty of KFC (Korean fried chicken) with a choice of two flavours – sweet soy and sweet spicy, both topped with crushed peanuts. There'll also be steamed
... - Zebrano's latest bar, restaurant and night club opens in The City
Just opened this week, there's a new Zebrano in town - this time they've come to the City, hence their name... Zebrano in the City.
It's certainly a pretty striking room looking at the image above (some of the design is being described as an "explosion of energy") and this latest venue is pretty big too. It's 6000 square feet (i.e. a LOT) and it'll be a combined restaurant bar and club.
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