Claude and Lucy Bosi are launching a second branch of their hit French restaurant Josephine next week – this time it’s in Marylebone, and takes its cues from Paris instead of Lyons. Set in the former Daylesford Organic site on Blandford Street, the new venue is inspired by the 19th-century brasseries of the French capital, […]
Adolfo de Cecco, chef-patron of Hackney superstar Casa Fofò, is to open a neighbourhood restaurant and wine bar in Stoke Newington next week called Bianca’s. Named after his daughter, Bianca’s is expected to follow a similar approach to its big sister, focusing on seasonal British ingredients from small-scale producers, but at a lower price-point. It […]
Jason Atherton’s former Mayfair flagship, Pollen Street Social, reopened without advance publicity this week as Motcomb’s Tavern, the latest incarnation of the long-running establishment that closed in Belgravia earlier this year. The move ends Jason’s association with the site where he launched his stellar career as a restaurateur in his own right, after leaving Gordon […]
Authentic Cantonese/dim sum chain Duddell’s (with 10 sites across Hong Kong) opened its first UK branch, in St Thomas Church in London Bridge, this week. It is the first time the celebrated restaurant has opened outside of HK, where the original was founded in 2013. Set in the historic St Thomas Church, Duddell’s London showcases authentic Cantonese […]
Carl Clarke has secured a second site for his “fun and buzzy” little fried chicken specialist Chick ‘n’ Sours, which opened on Dalston’s main drag last year. The new Seven Dials venue will open in mid-September and have a short, punchy menu of free-range herb-fed fried chicken alongside the restaurant’s trademark sour cocktails – an “excellent […]
Handmade pizzas and more than 80 ciders, sourced from the West Country, will be on offer when The Stable opens its doors in Whitechapel on 21 April. This will be the 14th venue for the popular restaurant chain, founded in Dorset in 2009, and its first site in London. The Stable, owned by Nikki and Richard […]
In Shoreditch’s new Alphabeta development on Worship Street, an all-day pizza joint and self service bar offering slices with a dizzying array of toppings. PizzaBuzz, launching next week, customises everything from the base (including gluten-free) to the deli meats and shellfish, veg and specialist cheeses. There will be a 50% off food soft launch offer […]
OK, this really is going to be interesting. The people of Manchester have, for the first time in living memory, been graced by the opening of a really hot upmarket restaurant concept straight from the capital. Hawksmoor unveiled plans to open an outpost there last year and since then the Mancunian blogosphere has been in high excitement. […]
More American dude food in London as a second outpost of fried chicken specialist Joe’s Southern Kitchen comes to Kentish Town. Brand owners, Maxwell’s Restaurant Group, have confirmed that the site will open on 30 March. Like the Covent Garden original, the new restaurant will serve fried chicken, mac ‘n’ cheese, and cocktails. Breakfast and […]
An all-day dining spot offering seasonal British bistro fare with a French-Italian twist will arrive in Parsons Green; from the team behind Shot Espresso and Ice & Slice. The 40-cover Bistrò by Shot will be headed up by Fabrice Meier (formerly of Trinity and One-O-One, Sheraton Park Tower). The seasonal menu includes breakfast classics like: Eggs Benedict, French […]
