With 10 pizza places already in his native US, ‘master pizzaiolo’ Bruno DiFabio has set his sights on London with an outpost in Covent Garden. NY Fold opened on Charing Cross Road today (3 July) and aims to bring authentic New York-style pizza to the capital. Heaven knows we already have plenty of authentic Italian […]
Joseph Antippa and Tyler Martin, the owners of Manuka Kitchen in Fulham, have announced plans to open a second restaurant, tucked away just north of Hyde Park. Salt & Honey will launch in a three-level 50-cover site (including a curing room) in Sussex Place on 22 July. Head chef Tyler Martin’s menu will concentrate on British ingredients […]
It was perhaps never a bastion of culinary excellence, but news that The Criterion has gone into administration and faces an uncertain future is still sad tidings. It is, after all, “possibly the most beautiful restaurant in London”, with its extraordinary neo-Byzantine dining room. But despite the beauty and romance of this theatreland stalwart, which couldn’t […]
Soho recently witnessed the arrival of grilled cheese sandwich café Melt Room; now W1 is about to gain another venue specialising in sourdough bread, vintage cheddar and dill pickle. Pickle & Toast will open in Wardour Street on 25 July. The sourdough will come from an artisan bakery while the cheese is Somerset’s finest aged cheddar. […]
Eggs have always been an integral part of cooking, and later of fine dining – just look at the restaurants that adopt it as their signature dish: Eggs in a water bath at Fraîche; eggs cooked sous vide at 64º at (where else?) 64 Degrees, Brighton, even Jason Atherton’s Pollen Street Social was at one […]
Upstairs at the Ten Bells duo Jarrod Cooke and Giorgio Ravelli head further east to a Homerton rooftop with this Italian restaurant and bar, also boasting a bbq on Sundays. The menu at Brooksby’s Walk will focus on sharing plates and features many of the pair’s signature dishes from their days above Commercial Street’s famous (nay, […]
It’s lain dormant since 1980 (amid fears it may become a target for the IRA) but now the revovling restaurant at the top of London’s BT Tower is back. Albeit only for two weeks in July and August. The special, one-off opening will mark the iconic building’s 50th anniversary. BT will hold a ballot for […]
Sister to Belgravia’s famous Caledonian restaurant, Boisdale Of Canary Wharf launched a brand new Mojito Bar and Cuban garden terrace this week (15 June) just in time for summer. Set inside an art deco building, amidst the shiny towers of Cabot Square, the terrace boasts beautiful views over the city. Long a favourite among our survey reporters as not just […]
Further evidence that health food-focused restaurants are making inroads in London (which now surely has had its fill of burger bars) as Farm Girl opens in Notting Hill. The Antipodean-style café arrived in Portobello Road in June, just north of the area’s iconic market. And it sounds like founder Rose Mann, who grew up on a […]
A Victorian-style restaurant and piano bar The Piano Works opens in Clerkenwell in July on the corner of Farringdon Road and Ray Street. The rather unique-sounding space features two live pianists and accompanying musicians playing requests from the audience. Located in the basement of a listed Victorian warehouse, the 400-capacity venue seeks to revive the saloon […]
