When it closed in 2012, everyone thought it might be gone for good, but Toto’s Italian restaurant, in Knightsbridge, has made a comeback. The restaurant has undergone a complete £3 million redesign (which is no bad thing as the decor was starting to look a little faded long before it closed – Harden’s more charitable […]
In a rare ‘exchange’ match, Cornwall’s Nathan Outlaw and Soho’s Pitt Cue Co. have organised two reciprocal one-night pop-ups. London goes to Rock (18 May) Chefs Tom Adams and Tom Swanny will leave their Newburgh Street home and head to the Cornish town of Rock, for a one-off BBQ. There are only 40 places at the ticketed […]
If you balked at the not-so-casual prices when Marcus Wareing relaunched his new-look dining room at the Berkeley earlier this month, don’t despair. You can now – for one day only – enjoy MARCUS on the (relatively) cheap. This May Day (5 May) the Knightsbridge restaurant is offering a three course lunch for just £50 (instead of the […]
Styled as ‘a local restaurant for local people’, Lyle’s opens today (29 April) in Shoreditch’s old Tea Building. Founded by former Young Turk, James Lowe, the 48-cover, all-day dining room will offer British fare at reasonable prices. Lunch dishes range from £7-£15 and the set dinner menu is £39/head. Lowe hopes that his prices will […]
Granger & Co opens its Clerkenwell restaurant ahead of schedule today (28 April). This is Australian chef Bill Granger’s second London incarnation of his Aussie import. Like the Notting Hill site, this easterly outpost will be an all-day dining affair. Granger & Co has proved rather successful with the W11 set since its launch in […]
Rawduck, the sister restaurant of Soho’s Ducksoup, has found a new location, after the old one was condemned. Proprietors Clare Lattin and Rory McCoy will move into their new premises in Richmond Road, Hackney – formerly the site of an organic grocery shop – on 24 April. Unlike the previous site, the new location does actually […]
How would you like to enjoy a night out for four, courtesy of Harden’s and Honky Tonk? We’re offering one lucky reader the chance to win dinner for four – and a live music performance too – at Honky Tonk in Chelsea. All you have to do is write a short, pithy review of a restaurant that’s […]
Stevie Parle, of Dock Kitchen fame, has opened his new restaurant in Dalston. The Kingsland Road spot will be called Rotorino (once thought to be called Sardine). Backed by The Rushmore Group (Milk & Honey and Danger of Death), this is Parle’s second restaurant, the Dock Kitchen having opened in 2009. Parle’s new venture has […]
The ultimate hipster hang-out, The Laundry in London Fields, is to open a canteen-style restaurant and bar in May. Just in case you needed this project’s cool credentials… the building is co-owned by Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien, it’s been styled as a ‘cultural hub’ and, well, it’s in Hackney. The 100-cover restaurant will open early next […]
Favoured Left Bank haunt of stars like Depardieu and Deneuve, La Cigale Récamier is opening a Knightsbridge offshoot later this month, to be called Les Soufflés. The new restaurant, in Beauchamp Place, will serve up … well you can guess. It’s La Cigale Récamier’s speciality. Estelle Idoux, daughter of Gérard Idoux who founded La Cigale Récamier, […]
