Our mission is remarkably simple. To tell it how it is!
Speciality coffee roasters Ozone will open an all-day restaurant and cafe in Bethnal Green in October. The New Zealand group said the new 100-cover space “will stay true to its Kiwi roots” and will bring “a dedication to provenance” as well as “celebrate local suppliers and their produce.” Ozone said it hopes its second site […]
A new craft bar and kitchen will open in the heart of Bethnal Green next month. Fugitive Motel [great name] will marry pastries and speciality coffee by day with night-time cocktails, craft beers and sourdough pizzas. It all sounds very East London… there’s even talk of low-alcohol beverages, which are apparently all the rage [well, […]
Following in the footsteps of pop-up maestro Carl Clarke (who opened oriental-influenced chicken spot Chick’n’Sours earlier this year) chef Brett Redman has launched a new yakitori restaurant on Dalston’s Kingsland Road. Jidori – a 40-cover venture named after premium-grade Japanese poultry ‒ opened on Friday 4 December with a 50% off food soft launch (dinner only). Specialising in […]
Alan Pickett’s (sort-of) eponymous solo venture Piquet in Fitzrovia gets a double dose of restaurant reviews as both the Standard’s Fay Maschler and Tracey MacLeod of the Independent pop by to try the chef’s Gallic-influenced British dishes. The Indy’s critic finds the service surprisingly stiff and the venue strangely deserted. Fortunately the food also receives […]
Purveyors of “the best coffee, no question” Workshop Coffee have unveiled plans to open a new 3,500 sq ft roastery in Bethnal Green to replace the brand’s original space in Clerkenwell. With their EC1 roastery stretched to capacity, this state-of-the-art facility in Vyner Street will supply the brand’s four outlets – along with its UK and Europe-wide […]
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. […]
The Sun Tavern in Bethnal Green has teamed up with Sub Cult to offer a menu of gourmet sub sandwiches. This marks an expansion from the guys behind Sub Cult who have gone from a stall at Soho’s Berwick Street Market to a residency at the Duke of Wellington in Dalston, and now to a […]
Londoners who fancy a spot of glamping (that’s glamorous camping) won’t need to leave the city as pop-up collective The Art of Dining launch their latest event. Gone Camping will be an ‘interactive and immersive’ experience where guests whittle sticks to toast marshmallows, hear ghost stories and sing around the campfire. Don’t worry, there will also […]
The owners of Hackney wine bar Sager + Wilde have revealed their plans for expansion with a second site opening under the railway arches of Bethnal Green. Michael and Charlotte Sager-Wilde will launch a new 90-cover restaurant, Mission, in Paradise Row in late August. With a focus on Californian wines, the pair’s latest venture will […]
If ever a restaurant could perfectly encapsulate the Shoreditch vibe, the newly opened Forge & Co might just be it. This British brasserie is not just a restaurant but a lounge, bar, social workspace and a gallery too. Founded by Cymon Eckel (of XOYO nightclub) and Lalit Maria – who are apparently dedicated to ‘social working’ […]
