50 Kalo di Ciro Salvo, London, WC2 (****) in The Evening Standard visited the latest Neapolitan pizzeria to import itself into London (following on from L’Antica Pizzeria da Michele, which recently opened in Baker Street – the first branch in Stoke Newington is no more). Despite almost everything about the place – the location (Northumberland […]
St. John is to open a permanent bakery in Neal’s Yard at Seven Dials, Covent Garden. It follows popular pop-up bakeries over the last 12 months in Old Street and Bermondsey Street. The restaurant group said its first stand-alone retail bakery will “boast a counter laden with doughnuts”, which will be delivered twice daily from […]
British chop and steak restaurant Blacklock is opening a third site in Shoreditch. The group, which has two existing sites in Soho and in the City, is to take over a space previously occupied by Caprice Holdings. Most recently the Rivington Bar & Grill, Blacklock is to move into the former Victorian warehouse later this […]
The owners of upmarket kebab restaurant Le Bab are to open a Maison Bab in Covent Garden next month (September). Upstairs, Maison Bab, situated opposite Temper, will be similar in style to the original, which has long boasted hefty queues on the top of Kingly Court on Carnaby. Reporters say the food is “superb” – […]
The founders of seafood restaurant brand Randall & Aubin, Ed Baines and Jamie Poulton, have bought the Manchester franchise out of administration and intend to operate the business themselves. Randall & Aubin has been described by readers as “the epitome of a Soho lifestyle”, with “fabulous fish” and “warm service”. “It’s worth the queue”. A […]
Caprice Holdings is to open Harry’s Bar on James Street in October. The all-day dining spot will be set in “glamorous 1950s style” decor, with a menu focusing on old Italian favourites (and seems generally to be mining the seam of traditional Italian glamour that San Carlo also has in its sights). This is the […]
The Soho House group is to continue its creep into the mid-market with the launch of a new Cecconi’s restaurant in Shoreditch, East London. The company already has two Italian restaurants under the brand, and this latest opening marks an intent to take Cecconi’s out of its natural heartland and into the East End’s new restaurant […]
Stem had Jay Rayner from the amuse-bouche. He was looking for reassurance, having never eaten at the chef’s previous restaurants, and not quite knowing what to expect, but “a tiny, exceedingly crisp tart filled with a deep chive emulsion, all onion kick and adoration” did the trick. The menu of “good clean English, and full […]
Chef Pip Lacey, who was lovingly praised by Harden’s reporters for her “understatedly brilliant” food while head chef at Angela Hartnett’s Murano, will finally open her first restaurant. Hicce X Wolf & Badger is set to launch in October 2018 at King’s Cross development Coal Drops Yard. The restaurant will seat 80, with al fresco dining […]
