Our weekly round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about up to 18 February 2024 ***** The Evening Standard Hainan House, Islington Jimi Famurewa was impressed by this “enormously likeable passion project” from “rookie restaurateur Sunny Wu”, who “seeks to illuminate the gastronomic tendencies of Hainan province for no other reason than the […]
A kebab house claiming to be the biggest in Britain opens in Oxford Street next Thursday (21 December) – just in time to feed last-minute Christmas shoppers. Kebhouze is from an Italian-based chain which also has an outlet in Ibiza, and promises “premium ingredients at a low cost [that] prioritise variety“. The menu includes chicken, beef, veal […]
New to the block, Reda Benmiloud and Sultan Al-Kabeer are opening a shawarma restaurant in Soho. Arma, which has already garnered plenty of attention, will position itself in the former Oliver Maki site, a prize spot in the centre of town. Benmiloud and Al-Kabeer say they want to bring “real, authentic shawarma to Soho”, with […]