It’s been a long time coming (we first caught wind of Bone Daddies‘ plans for an outpost in Shoreditch last summer!) but now one of the capital’s hippest chains has finally announced an opening date. The purveyor of “addictive” noodles arrives at the new Bower development in Old Street on 20 June, next door to Ceviche’s east London […]
Sea Containers at Mondrian London on the South Bank will launch a Hamptons-inspired summer terrace overlooking the Thames on Monday 6 June. The al fresco dining space will vaunt a new seafood-led menu and lobster shack with takeaway dishes for riverside picnics. Situated on the Riverwalk in front of the Tom Dixon designed hotel, the terrace will will be […]
Mayfair’s long-standing purveyor of “great steaks” and acclaimed pies – the Guinea Grill – will open for Sunday lunch for the first time since WW2. The quaint pub, “in a back mews in the heart of posh London”, will start serving roasts from 12 June. Owned by Young’s, the Guinea Grill is now under the […]
A restaurant dedicated to the wonders of turkey will open (strangely enough) well before Christmas or Thanksgiving in summer 2016 in Shoreditch. Strut & Cluck, arriving on 21 June, will showcase its hero ingredient, free range turkey, with influences from Eastern Mediterranean home cooking as it arrives in Commercial Street. Turkey has a bit of a reputation […]
This winter, Manhattan’s perennially popular Nordic fine dining restaurant Aquavit (est. 1987), with an emphasis on tasting and prix fixe menus, will open a London outpost in Haymarket’s new St James’s Market development. It has been brought to the UK by Philip Hamilton, CEO and founder of Aquavit London, and will offer all-day dining, showcasing the contemporary Nordic […]
We’ve teamed up with the good people of Twizoo to announce the top 5 trending restaurants on Twitter each week in London. Twizoo is an app that gives restaurant recommendations based on what people are saying on Twitter, and analyses over 50,000 incoming tweets per week to determine which restaurants are attracting the most buzz. […]
A new café-cum-wine-bar focused on light lunches and seasonal plates that pair well with a glass of vino, has opened not far from Hipster (sorry, we mean Hackney!) Central station. Legs launched on 19 May in Morning Lane. Beneath the restaurant is a ‘makers’ basement’, where the team and selected partners distill vermouth for the bar, cure meats, […]
Those wondering what Henry Harris has been up to since he shuttered Knightsbridge’s Racine last year need wonder no more. The chef will bring his signature, classical French cuisine to Thames-side restaurant-with-rooms, The Dog & Badger, in the village of Medmenham (not far from Marlow). Originally we were informed the venture would open at the […]
We’ve teamed up with the good people of Twizoo to announce the top 5 trending restaurants on Twitter each week in London. Twizoo is an app that gives restaurant recommendations based on what people are saying on Twitter, and analyses over 50,000 incoming tweets per week to determine which restaurants are attracting the most buzz. […]
A spin-off of Exmouth Market’s “truly scrumptious” Moorish tapas bar Morito (itself a little sister to long-time Harden’s survey favourite Moro) arrives in Hackney Road in Hoxton on 11 May. The new site, just a stone’s throw from Columbia Road Flower Market, sees Moro head chef Marianna Love head-up the kitchen alongside founder Samuel Clark. It is […]
