Flor, the Borough Market spinoff from Shoreditch heavyweight Lyle’s, is switching to a bakery-shop format next week under head baker Helen Evans (pictured). The team will also open a new Flor Bakery at Bermondsey’s Spar Terminus on 4 December, selling takeaway bread, pastries and coffee. Flor has operated as a hybrid bakery and small-plates restaurant […]
The Hart Brothers will open a branch of their smash-hit Barrafina tapas bars along with two other venues in the new Borough Yards development adjacent to Borough Market early next year. It will be the first foray south of the Thames for Barrafina, the highest-rated Hispanic in the most recent Harden’s survey and the only […]
This November, Borough Market will celebrate its 21st birthday with a new food-focused project. The Borough Market Kitchen, a new communal dining space housed in Jubilee Place, will welcome more than 20 food traders dedicated to cooking with the best of the market’s seasonal produce. Familiar enterprises such as La Tua Pasta and Horn OK […]
26 Grains’ Alex Hely-Hutchinson will open Stoney Street in Borough Market in October. Stoney Street, named after the street it will call its home, will be open from breakfast through to dinner and – an increasingly tired breath as the buzzwords come again – will “focus on simple seasonal dishes with a carefully considered, produce […]
Action Against Hunger has announced this year’s fundraising auction, with a line up of top chefs serving their food on street stalls at Borough Market. The event – now in its sixth year – will take place on September 25 with host DJ BBQ. More than half a million pounds has been raised since the […]
Tomorrow (21 April) sees the launch of London’s inaugural Oyster Week – an event founded by ‘oyster evangelist’ Katy Davidson (AKA The Oyster Lady), and dedicated to promoting sustainability and highlighting the abundant environmental and health benefits of bivalves. Among 25 top London venues taking part are Bentley’s, Noble Rot, Bonnie Gull, Randall & Aubin […]
On Friday 5 January Bread Ahead will open its latest bakery and café in a converted old stable on Beak street in Soho. This new site from the famous Borough Market bakers will seat 60 as well as offering take-away options on a signature selection of sourdough loaves, breads, and pastries. Bread Ahead Beak Street […]
It’s September once again, which means three things – school is back in session, the days are already getting shorter, and its native oyster season. To celebrate that last fact we’ve got the definitive list of restaurants and bars serving the best bivalves in London, according to our annual survey… HOT NEWCOMER The Oystermen […]
It is oft remarked that we Brits love to queue, and when it comes to dining out in London sometimes that’s a necessity. According to recent research queues are governed by the rule of six – customers will only join a queue with less than six people and are only willing to wait six minutes. Restaurant-goers, […]
Borough Market reopened on 14 June, 11 days after the terror attack that left eight dead and over 48 people injured. The market said the victims would never be forgotten but that they wanted to return to ‘some semblance of normality’ for the wellbeing of the whole community and everybody associated with the market. Gourmet Goat’s […]
