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- Café Francois sees the Maison Francois team opening in Borough Market
They've been big in Mayfair and now Maison Francois are the latest to head over to the growing food mecca that is Borough Market, opening Café Francois.
It sounds like this Francois outpost will be more of a laid-back operation than the original - an
... - Nancy Spain's Irish pub is opening in Shoreditch
If there's one date you want to open in time for if you're a new Irish pub, it's St Patrick's Day. So Shoreditch pub Nancy Spain's is coming in just under the wire with the intention of flinging open its doors a few days before the big day.
The folks behind it are Kerry-born brothers Peter and Nicholas O’Halloran and they're hoping their pub will bring something new to Shoreditch. Interestingly,
... - Ex-Pujol chef Jesús Durón is opening Dué in London
The opening of Kol and Cavita gave a shot in the arm to London's high-end Mexican dining scene and it looks like another exciting chef from Mexico is on the way too.
Jesús Durón was the executive chef of Pujol, which happens to be no. 13 in the World's 50 Best Restaurants list, and he's getting ready to open Dué in London. For that, he's teaming up with Lindsay Jang of Hong Kong's Yardbird for a restaurant
... - Freddie's is a New-York-inspired deli and restaurant in Belsize Park
A new New York-inspired deli has just opened in Belsize Park, taking over the site that used to be Sunday.
A family-run business, it comes from Jack Graham, who previously ran Raw Press in Chelsea, and Amelia Graham who was previously in charge of marketing at Planet Organic (the restaurant is named after their son). An all-day restaurant, it's serving up smoked fish
... - Fish & Bubbles features seafood paninis from the La Mia Mamma team in Notting Hill
The people behind La Mia Mamma, Italian restaurants in Chelsea and Notting Hill which got a big push by featuring on Stanley Tucci's "Searching for Italy", are getting ready to try something different with their next opening.
Opening next door to their Notting Hill restaurant, taking over what used to be the La Mia Mamma deli, is Fish & Bubbles. This
... - Vivek Singh's Cinnamon Bazaar comes to Richmond
Updated 15/2/24 with soft launch info
Vivek Singh (also behind The Cinnamon Club and Cinnamon Kitchen) is bringing Cinnamon Bazaar south of the river as the restaurant gets ready to open in Richmond.
As with the first Cinnamon Bazaar in Covent Garden, they say the restaurant is "inspired by bazaars in antiquity and in the modern day." That translates into an all-day menu
... - Yuki Bar sees ex-Noma sommelier opening in London Fields
This weekend a new East London restaurant/wine bar opened its doors officially, and there are a number of reasons why you should have Yuki Bar on your radar.
The key point of interest is the man behind it, Yukiyasu Kaneko. Kaneko was formerly the sommelier at Noma and also P Franco before working with former Koya chef Junya Yamasaki at Yess Aquatic in LA. This will be his first solo project. It's being billed as a small
... - Richard Caring is bringing Harry's Dolce Vita to Victoria
Richard Caring may be looking to sell off his Ivy restaurants, but that doesn't mean he's out of the restaurant business. Just after we've heard about his plans to re-open Le Caprice, there are now reports of him opening a new
... - Franklin & Baines is serving up steak and cocktails inside Clapham's Aquum
A new restaurant is gearing up to open in Clapham, taking what they describe as a 'permanent residency" inside the Aquum nightclub on the high street. Franklin & Baines is going big on steaks and has employed the services of Fernando Lerroude, previously Master Griller at The Gaucho group, as a consultant chef to show they mean business.
They'll be offering all manner of cuts including flat iron,
... - Detroit Pizza comes to Islington (bringing deep-fried lasagna too)
Deep-dish Detroit pizza is becoming a bit of a thing again. We've had Ria's in Notting Hill and Kin Pizza in Notting Hill while Detroit Pizza, already a big deal in Spitalfields, has just opened its second restaurant, in
... - Quince Bakery prepares to open in Islington
Updated 8/2/24 with opening date
Lucky Islington residents will have a very interesting new bakery on their doorstep. Quince Bakery is the brainchild of baker Anna Higham. She ran the bakery at Flor before becoming Executive Pastry Chef at The River Café. So it's fair to say she knows a thing or two about baked goods.
As for the bread she'll be baking, it'll be sourdough breads
... - Bunsik are bringing Korean corn dogs to Earl's Court
They've only just gone east to Westfield Stratford and now Bunsik are heading in the opposite direction, opening their latest Korean corn dog restaurant in Earl's Court.
Opening just up the road from Earl's Court station, it's a big site by Bunsik standards with space for 40 inside. As for the main event, all their popular deep-fried Korean corn dogs will be on offer, from their potato
... - Hotel Dalhousie sees the Tandoor Chop House team opening a new tandoor restaurant in Notting Hill
The people behind Tandoor Chop House and Eggbreak are gearing up to open their next restaurant in Notting Hill with Hotel Dalhousie.
Just a restaurant and not a hotel, despite the name (it's named after the town in Northern India), Hotel Dalhouseie has taken over the old Chucs site on Westbourne Grove. There, they'll
... - Yum Bug are opening an edible insects restaurant in Finsbury Park
Back in the autumn, a pop-up in Shoreditch created genuine buzz for a new brand, Yum Bug. The principal was simple - they were going to introduce the London dining scene to the joy of edible crickets. And it worked, with the whole thing being a complete sell-out.
Now the team behind that, entomologist Aaron Thomas and designer Leo Taylor, are getting ready to open a permanent restaurant in Finsbury Park. As
... - Veg & Tings Caribbean vegetarian restaurant in Brixton is next up from Brian Danclair
He already has Fish, Wings & Tings and Danclair's Kitchen, and now Brian Danclair is getting ready to open his third restaurant in Brixton - Veg & Tings.
As you might expect from the name, this is a similar affair to Fish, Wings & Tings but with the focus on Caribbean vegetarian food. On the menu you can expect doubles - street food from
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