Steak

• Flat Iron Piccadilly is opening right next door to The Devonshire

  

  In what can only be described as a bold move, the latest Flat Iron steak restaurant is opening in Soho, right next door to its founder's new place, The Devonshire. Flat Iron Piccadilly will throw open the doors to its latest restaurant next year, putting it right beside one of London's most famous pub restaurants, which is as well known for its steak as the pub below is for its Guinness.

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• Hawksmoor St Pancras sees the steakhouse taking over The Midland Grand space, and adding the Martini Bar.

  

  12/11/25 - updated with the opening date and menu details

  After the surprise closure of Victor Garvey at The Midland Grand, there were rumours about who was going to take over the very impressive dining room next, with Hawksmoor top of the list. Very soon after, the news was confirmed - Hawksmoor St Pancras will be the group's

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• New Shoreditch spot 45 Curtain Road connects the trends as a Japanese and Mediterranean chophouse

  

  It's all change once more in Shoreditch, as the hotel that was formerly The Curtain and then The Mondrian has now transformed into 45 London. With the change in ownership comes a new restaurant (in the space that was Red Rooster followed by Bibo).

  45 Curtain Road has taken two of the biggest London restaurant trends this year and brought them together under one roof. It'll be a Japanese chophouse with a menu influenced by the

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• Get 50% off food at new Shoreditch restaurant 45 Curtain Road

  

  Be the first to try new Shoreditch spot 45 Curtain Road, a lively combo of Japanese chophouse and Mediterranean influences, saving 50% off the a la carte menu.

  Offer: 50% off food

  Where: 45 Curtain Road, London EC2A 3PT

  When: 11 November - 2 December 2025

• The City is getting an Irish American steakhouse and pub called The Horsemen

  

  It's all go in Broadgate at the moment. Fresh off the launch off the new Vagabond wine bar, and the imminent arrival of US import Velvet Taco comes news of another interesting new opening in the pipeline.

  The Horsemen is being billed as an "An Irish-American steakhouse and freehouse" which, according to trade title Propel, is being opened by the same group that brought Sunday in Brooklyn to London. The pub

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• Chelsea Grill takes over from Fantomas in Chelsea

  

  We were fans of Fantomas when it first opened in Chelsea, late in 2024. It was part of a trio of restaurants that opened in a short period of time by the group behind Wild. Krododilos and Pinna were

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• Liverpool Street Chop House is serving Guinness in tankards and steaks with your choice of knife in the City

  

  Since becoming Evolv Group, what was D&D has been going through something of a quiet revolution, led by its new CEO Martin Williams (who used to head up the M group of restaurants). Now they're ready to reveal their big next step, opening Liverpool Street Chop House & Tavern, taking over what was the New Street Grill site.

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• Test Driving Island - next-level surf & turf in King's Cross

  

  Island sees two top chefs, Tom Brown and Brad Carter, come together for what might be London's ultimate surf & turf experience. We went to King's Cross to check it out. 

• London's best steak restaurants

  

  From steak powerhouses like Hawksmoor and Goodman to more affordable spots like Flat Iron, there's a huge choice of steakhouses in London. So we've picked some of the restaurants that we think are serving up some of the best steak in town.

• Test Driving Mr Porter, the steakhouse meets cocktail lounge on Park Lane

  

  Taking over the old Trader Vic's spot downstairs at the Hilton on Park Lane is a shiny new steakhouse Mr Porter. We descended the spiral staircase to check it out.

• The Black Cow's Middle Eastern steakhouse arrives at Shoreditch's big new development, The Stage

  

  The Black Cow is something that first opened in Camden's big Hawley Wharf development, but now the Middle Eastern steakhouse is moving to Shoreditch.

  It's from Shiri Kraus and Amir Batito, whose goal was to create an American steakhouse-style grill with Middle Eastern flavours. They also run the extremely well-reviewed Epicurus in Camden, ...

• Flat Iron's next steakhouse is in the Royal Festival Hall

  

  21/3/25 - updated with the opening date.

  Flat Iron is getting even bigger. The affordable steakhouse already has 14 restaurants in London and there's about to be a 15th - and it's also their second in Waterloo. 

  Clearly, they've set their sights on opening in more prominent places following their recent opening right on Victoria station. The next one is taking

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• Björn Frantzén parts ways with Harrods as The Grill on Fifth takes over

  

  Just over two years after the glitzy opening of Björn Frantzén's much-vaunted restaurant at Harrods, the Swedish chef has very quietly closed the doors on that partnership. The announcement was made on Boxing Day on Studio Frantzén's Instagram feed, so understandably most of us missed it. Kudos then to restaurant guide ...

• Flat Iron is opening opposite Victoria Station

  

  Flat Iron continues to be a huge success across town (as you'll know if you ever tried to book one at even close to a peak time). Earlier this year, they opened in Hammersmith, but their latest is much more central, opening right across the road from Victoria Station in the revamped Terminus Place.  

  They've taken over a space that originally held shops (which, having worked in the area,

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• Test Driving Ibai - a stellar Basque steakhouse in the City

  

  Brilliant Basque food and great steaks a few minutes walk from Smithfield Market make Ibai worth crossing town for.