When we heard that London’s first naked restaurant would arrive this summer, we thought: “How many people are really going to want to sit in a restaurant in the nip?” As it turns out we should never have underestimated the pull of novelty on the dining scene. A quick look at The Bunyadi’s website tells […]
A new Middle Eastern restaurant, nestled between Clapham and Wandsworth Commons, will open this June offering south Londoners a taste of the Caspian with influences from Iran and Turkey. JAN, on Clapham’s Northcote Road, boasts an impressive, medieval-style charcoal oven for traditionally cooked meat, bread and veg dishes, as well as innovative cocktails set in a […]
Allan Pickett of Piquet, Ben Tish of Salt Yard and Jun Tanaka of The Ninth present: The Fitzrovia Collective. A unique series of one-night-only dinners from three very different chefs at three very different Fitzrovia restaurants. Taking place on Monday 23 May at The Ninth, Monday 27 June at Salt Yard, and Monday 11 July at Piquet, diners will experience a six-course sharing menu (£50 per person) that brings together the French-Mediterranean flair of Tanaka; Pickett’s classic […]
Dominique Ansel will bring some of his most famous pastries – like the Cronut and the DKA (Dominique’s Kouign Amann) – across the Pond as he opens his first London bakery in late summer/early autumn 2016. The chef already has bakeries in New York and Japan, as well as the Dominique Ansel Kitchen and U.P. […]
Martin Morales, the restaurateur behind Ceviche Soho and Ceviche Old St (pictured) and Shoreditch’s Andina, is set to launch a fourth Peruvian restaurant in London. Casita Andina is inspired by Peru’s ‘picanterias’ – family run, traditional restaurants – serving traditional Andean dishes and snacks. The venue will incorporate a pisco bar, ceviche counter, dining room […]
Former Clare Smyth protégé, Steven Ellis, is due to open his own restaurant in Windsor next month, after 10 years spent in kitchens like Restaurant Gordon Ramsay, The Star Inn, Harome and Jamie O’s Fifteen. The Oxford Blue, a high end gastropub, will launch towards the end of May. The restaurant managers, husband and wife team […]
Our unique event, exclusive to Harden’s readers, hosted at the restaurant nominated in this year’s survey as the pinnacle of London gastronomy: Le Gavroche has sold out within hours. Commiserations to those of you who didn’t nab a ticket but we are planning to host other events later in the year – watch this space! The evening […]
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. […]
Foodies’ darling Ollie Dabbous will reunite with his mentor (and professional Frenchman) Raymond Blanc this summer for a one-off event. On Tuesday 28 June Fitzrovia’s “inventive and refreshing” Dabbous restaurant will host a unique lunch and dinner – two courses of which will be prepared by Ollie and two by Raymond. Many of the vegetables used […]
With the weather starting to feel ever more summery, outdoor drinking will soon be high on most Londoners’ agendas. Lucky then that Notch, a new rooftop bar above Oxford Street (replacing last year’s Roofnic), opens on Thursday 5 May. The space has been transformed into a buzzing sky-high industrial playground where revellers can enjoy Japanese street food and pop […]
