Chef Tom Oldroyd (former chef director of Polpo group) steps out from Russell Norman’s shadow and strikes out on his own with his first solo venture in Islington. Oldroyd has just opened on Upper Street. The 40-cover neighbourhood restaurant is split across two floors, with a no reservations café feel downstairs and bistro-style dining upstairs, which […]
From the humble beginnings of a street food stall on Whitechapel’s chaotic Brick Lane, Rosa’s Thai Cafe has opened two new restaurants. The growing chain launched its first west London location in Fulham Road Chelsea and has now announced another site scheduled in Angel’s Theberton Street. Husband and wife team, Alex and Saiphin Moore, will […]
Korean fast food concept, Bibigo Bar and Dining, will open its second London outpost in Islington on the site of Alan Yau’s former Naamyaa Café. The restaurateur’s informal Thai-style café – intended as the prototype of a chain – unexpectedly closed in January, less than two years after it opened. In January the St John […]
Radicals and Victuallers, a new diner that checks off every hip restaurant trend imaginable, has opened in Islington’s Upper Street. The US-inspired venue serves up diner classics like burgers, fried chicken and mac ‘n’ cheese, sharing plates and plenty of meat – all über cool with the capital’s hipster crowd. The diner, which has taken […]
Ex-Caprice group supremo Des McDonald has announced his long-awaited sequel to Islington’s popular Fish and Chip Shop. The eat-in and takeaway restaurant’s second site will open on 15 October in Dashwood House, Old Broad Street, in the City. For those who want a sneak peak there will be a 50 per cent off food soft launch […]
Finally, a report that’s topped the ‘rumours and hearsay’ section on our Coming Soon page since February has been verified. Yotam Ottolenghi is definitely to open a City-fringe outpost of his Ottolenghi cafés. This will be the restaurateur’s fifth café/deli, with sites already in Islington, Notting Hill, Kensington and Knightsbridge, as well as his Nopi […]
D&D London – the former Conran Restaurants group – seem to be doing the rounds in sprucing up its restaurant empire. First Avenue, then Quaglino’s and now Almeida. The Islington restaurant will re-open on 30 September with a brand new ‘pared back’ look, seasonal menu and 80-bin wine wall. Almeida’s ‘sunken’ dining room will remain, alongside its […]
In May we brought you the news that, after its sell-out run of pop-ups across London, United Ramen was considering putting down roots. Now Harden’s can reveal that the noodle bar’s permanent home in Islington will be offering a soft launch period ahead of its opening on 1 September. Diners visiting the restaurant between 22-30 August […]
The people behind Zoilo and Casa Malevo have launched what they call ‘London’s first Argentine butcher and wine merchant’. Abasto, nestled in the cosy area estate agents call Connaught Village, also includes a dining room for 16 people and an events space for masterclasses. Abasto follows several other recent restaurant openings which have a decidedly multi-purpose feel. There’s […]
Yes, it really has been four years since South Africa hosted the World Cup and we all discovered what a vuvuzela was. Now it’s the turn of Brazil. If, like most of us, you’re not planning to make the long trip to South America, never fear, there is still plenty of footy (and foodie) fun […]
