Hoxton, French Restaurant Guide

Fêted Newcastle chef Kenny Atkinson (chef patron of the city’s House of Tides and Solstice) hits the capital for the first time at this striking autumn 2025 launch. With a ‘360 circular layout’: it is to be a French/Mediterranean restaurant and bar and promises ‘unparalleled views of London’s skyline’ from the 25th floor of the new art’otel London Hoxton.

“Take a date!” – this converted barge with “great modern British cooking” from chef Lorcan Spiteri is “just lovely”. The location, on the Regent’s Canal about 15 minutes’ walk from Old Street tube, is “a little out of the way but well worth finding”. (There’s a “nice bar boat, Bruno’s, next door too”.)