Jun Tanaka, previously of Midtown’s impressive (but expensive) Pearl (RIP), will launch his first solo restaurant – a casual French-Mediterranean on Fitzrovia’s main dining drag, Charlotte Street – next week. And the chef is offering diners 50% off food during the soft launch of The Ninth from 19-21 November, in advance of the official opening on […]
From the team behind Camberwell’s crowd-pleasing Crooked Well comes a new bistro in south London’s up-and-coming Forest Hill. Let’s hope they can continue to turn out (according to our reporters) “accomplished” British grub and “fabulous” cocktails at their latest venture, The Perry Vale. No menu details yet, but we do know that the bar and […]
St John’s Bakery Room in Bermondsey’s trendy Maltby Street will begin a weekday service from 4 March. Originally just a Saturday and Sunday fixture at Maltby Street’s once underground (now distinctly more mainstream) market, the bakery will open 6-10pm throughout the week. The St John’s folks have installed a new bar, devised a lengthy wine […]
A brand new café and bar has opened on Stoke Newington’s Church Street. The site – formerly White Rabbit and before that celeb hangout The Baby Bathhouse (notably a favourite spot of Amy Winehouse back in the day) – was bought this summer by Marc Dalla-Riva and Matthew Rix, the duo behind The Blacksmith & […]
The world really does seem to want to be in London at the moment. The chefs behind Machneyuda – the restaurant bloggers apparently proclaim “Jerusalem’s coolest” – will open their first establishment here, on 20 May. Yossi Elad, Uri Navon and Asaf Granit are set to launch The Palomar on the former site of Spice […]
The whole ‘British pizza’ schtick was hardly an outstanding success for Jamie Oliver’s Union Jack restaurants, but GB Pizza Co seem to have cracked the formula. Founded in Margate this pop-up-to-permanent pizzeria has now opened its second branch in London’s trendy Exmouth Market, offering its homegrown twist on the classic Italian dish. This includes such […]
