An eco-conscious rooftop restaurant serving north Italian-inspired cuisine opens to the public this week at a private members’ club in the heart of Covent Garden. Rucola, which has an open terrace and an all-weather pergola, is on the fifth floor of The Yards development in The Conduit, a gathering of “radical realist change-makers” launched in […]

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Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week to 10th March 2024 Evening Standard Singapulah, Chinatown Jimi Famurewa was frustrated by Ellen Chew’s new venture, where an “otherwise perfectly serviceable opening” was marred by a sense of “not quite delivering on its advertised promise” to showcase the best of […]

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The duo behind Covent Garden’s The Oystermen will this month open an all-day brasserie nearby, taking inspiration from both Paris and Manhattan. Thirty7, at number 37 Bedford Street, is just a few doors from Bedford Street Wines, the wine bar and bottle shop also owned by Matt Lovell and Rob Hampton (pictured), whose list highlights […]

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Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week to 3 March 2024 Evening Standard Camille, Borough Market Jimi Famurewa kicked off the Gallic theme that dominates the week’s reviews with his visit to “a supremely creative and confident new-wave bistro” from the team behind Soho’s Ducksoup, where he found an […]

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Pip Lacey’s Hicce Hart gastropub and Little Pizza Hicce have shut down, following the closure late last year of her flagship restaurant Hicce in Coal Drops Yard, King’s Cross. The pub in Islington and pizzeria in Wood Green were opened barely a year ago by the high-profile chef and her business partner, Gordy McIntyre. The […]

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Fast-rising chef Ruth Hansom has opened the first restaurant under her own name in Bedale, North Yorkshire, having spent much of last year running Samuels at the nearby Swinton Park Hotel. Hansom Restaurant & Wine Bar, where she is partnered by her husband, Mark Hansom-Rigby, promises “a contemporary tasting menu experience, combining only the finest produce from […]

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