Three high-profile but very different London dining destinations whose futures have all been in doubt are set to reopen in the next few weeks: Soho’s historic L’Escargot, smart Islington brasserie Bellanger, and Clapton’s funky wine bar P Franco. L’Escargot in Greek Street, the city’s oldest French restaurant (est. 1927), is to open on Wednesday 24 […]
Hip East London wine bar/restaurants Bright (pictured) and P Franco, together with the group’s bottle shop, Noble Fine Liquor in Broadway Market, have closed down at short notice. Founders Phil Bracey and Liam Kelleher launched P Franco in Clapton in 2014, and the group became influential pioneers of the low-intervention wines now found in foodie […]
Soho’s “inspired” and “palate-searing” Thai BBQ spot Kiln has teamed up with Clapton’s trendy wine and food shop P.Franco and London’s other kings of Thai spicing som saa for a one-off collaboration that will transform the Brewer Street restaurant into a standing-room-only Larb Bar. The walk-ins only event takes place on 26 March from 6 pm. Tickets […]
