Chelsea

  • The Pig's Ear in Chelsea is the Gladwin Brothers' first pub

    The Pig's Ear in Chelsea is the Gladwin Brothers' first pub

    In March, after just over two years in business, The Chelsea Pig closed. But a pub has been in that space for a very long time, and it looks like it'll be back in another form pretty sharpish. The Gladwin Brothers have announced they're getting into the pub game, opening The Pig's Ear. 

    The Gladwins are behind restaurants like Rabbit in Chelsea and Sussex in Soho (as well as the

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  • Cheeky overnight: sushi and maximalism at Beaverbrook Town House

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    Fancy pretending you're on Made in Chelsea? Booking an overnight stay at the gorgeous Beaverbrook Town House hotel would be a good start.

  • Dine at Manicomio Chelsea and save 30% on your food bill

    Dine at Manicomio Chelsea and save 30% on your food bill

    Long-standing Italian restaurant Manicomio in Chelsea is giving Hot Dinners readers 30% off their food bill. 

    Offer: 30% off food

    Where: Chelsea - 85 Duke of York Square, London SW3 4LY

    When: Every Monday and Sunday night during March and April.

  • Test Driving Josephine Bouchon - Claude Bosi brings Lyon to London

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    Claude Bosi's third new opening in the space of a year is a more personal affair as he teams up with his wife Lucy for a neighbourhood Lyonnaise bouchon. We headed west to Chelsea to take a look for ourselves.

  • Claude Bosi is opening Lyonnaise restaurant Josephine in Chelsea

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    Updated 23/1/24 with a new opening date

    It's been quite the year for chef and restaurateur Claude Bosi. He began with the opening of his bistro Socca in Mayfair with Samyukta Nair and then followed that up with the unveiling of his glamorous rooftop restaurant ...

  • The best restaurants in Kensington and Chelsea

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    From longstanding neighbourhood favourites to more glitzy, new establishments, this part of town has it all. We pick out the best restaurants in Kensington and Chelsea for your delectation. 

  • Tabisca Italian steakhouse opens in Chelsea

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    Opening very under the radar between Christmas and New Year in Chelsea is Tabisca, an Italian restaurant which started in Lecce. The original restaurant over there describes its offering as "dishes with particular attention to the flavours of Salento and Puglia". 

    The restaurant has an enormous menu featuring everything from crostini to meat and cheese platters. But the main focus is meat with

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  • Portuguese restaurant Volta do Mar moves to Chelsea

    Portuguese restaurant Volta do Mar moves to Chelsea

    They opened in Covent Garden back in 2019 but now Portuguese restaurant Volta Do Mar have upped sticks and moved to Chelsea.

    Opening on Draycott Avenue (taking over the old Bottles Chelsea site) this west London location gives them a new private dining room as well as a small outside terrace when the weather warms up. As for the food, that remains all about the regional cuisine of Portugal,

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  • Tom Kerridge is opening the Butcher's Tap and Grill in Chelsea

    Tom Kerridge is opening the Butcher's Tap and Grill in Chelsea

    29/11/23 - updated with the opening date

    Tom Kerridge is planning something new for London. The chef has been running Kerridge's Bar & Grill in Corinthia London for nearly five years but for his second place, he's heading west to Chelsea. And this time he's opening a pub. 

    It's not Kerridge's first pub, of course. He already runs the only two-Michelin-starred

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  • Ixchel Mexican restaurant and tequila bar comes to the King's Road

    Ixchel Mexican restaurant and tequila bar comes to the King's Road

    25/10/23 - updated with the opening date

    London's Mexican dining scene continues to get ever better with the upcoming restaurant Ixchel in Chelsea. 

    Headed up by chef Ximena Gayosso Gonzalez, previously at Brat, Ella Canta and Dulce Patria in Mexico City, it features ceviches, tacos and tostadas among other dishes like:

    • Sauteed prawn
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  • Le Deli Robuchon comes to Chelsea, opening on the King's Road

    Le Deli Robuchon comes to Chelsea, opening on the King's Road

    Updated with details of the launch and the opening date

    The original Le Deli Robuchon had been pretty popular for a while, but that went into the stratosphere when they launched the (undeniably great) cube croissants which took over TikTok and Instagram. Now they're coming to Chelsea with a second branch on King's Road.

    That cube croissant will, of

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  • BÓHA London mixes Irish and British influences on the King's Road

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    A very different kind of British/Irish restaurant has just opened its door in Chelsea that's aiming straight for the luxury end of the London dining scene. BÓHA London has taken over the old Chelsea Lodge site on the King's Road with its restaurant and soon-to-open cocktail bar.

    Behind the scenes are a founding team that includes several folk from the drinks business like Jay Bradley CEO of The Craft Irish

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  • Lobster roll pop-up kicks off Café Pier's takeover programme in Chelsea

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    Last month we reported on the revival of an early 20th century cabmen's shelter in Chelsea which had been turned into the diminutive Café Pier. Now the riverside spot is about to get its first pop-up.

    Chef Charles Bryant is going to be the first one to take over the space with

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  • Café Pier takes over the old cabmen's shelter on Chelsea Embankment

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    Dotted around the city, cabmen's shelters are a living piece of London's history, dating back to the late Victorian era when cabbies needed somewhere warm to sit and grab a bacon sarnie and a cup of tea. There are still 12 working shelters left in London, with access to those strictly reserved for London's black cab licence holders. But one recently restored shelter in Chelsea is about to open its doors to all

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  • 5 food and drink things to look out for in this year's RHS Chelsea Flower Show

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    If you're heading down to Chelsea for this year's flower show there are a few food and drink themed gardens and displays, along with some new bars and restaurants. Here's our guide.