Ex-Caprice group supremo Des McDonald has announced his long-awaited sequel to Islington’s popular Fish and Chip Shop. The eat-in and takeaway restaurant’s second site will open on 15 October in Dashwood House, Old Broad Street, in the City. For those who want a sneak peak there will be a 50 per cent off food soft launch […]
Soho noodle spot Tonkotsu, which opened a second outpost in Haggerston last year, is on the march again. The ramen bar will launch a new site in the heart of Selfridges on Friday 10 October. The menu features chilli chicken ramen alongside edamame beans, pickled cucumber and gyoza. Other noodle bowls include the eponymous Tonkotsu, made […]
The glitzy San Carlo empire continues to grow, with a new Cicchetti outpost now open in Covent Garden This is the chain’s second London site with a Venetian small plates formula – similar to the one on offer at its buzzy, if tightly-packed, site near Piccadilly Circus. The parent San Carlo group, which launched in […]
This month all kinds of foodie-related events are happening round town. From the swankiest supper clubs to the cheapest street food, we bring you the pop-up lowdown… Want to spread the word about YOUR pop-up? Email us. TOAST @ The Lockhart 20 October £65pp Is your knowledge of the Deep South limited to the […]
In what is turning into a real life game of Monopoly, one where your starting capital needs to be oligarch billions rather than £200 for passing Go, Mayfair’s desirable restaurant sites are being snapped up by Russia’s elite. The string of Russian-backed restaurants now inhabiting the priciest heart of W1 include Novikov, Goodman, Rextail, Burger/Lobster and, most […]
Burger joint Haché will launch its fifth London site this Christmas, with a 70-cover operation in Balham. The small group – which outstrips its larger rivals for quality, according to our annual survey – already has sites in Camden (pictured), Chelsea, Clapham and Shoreditch. Haché’s latest restaurant will occupy the former home of Meze Kitchen and will […]
Gordon Ramsay will launch his first ‘heart-of-the-West-End’ operation, Heddon Street Kitchen, on 10 November. Modelled on City outpost Bread Street Kitchen – not, it must be said, much favoured by Harden’s reporters – it will be located on the former site of a Living Room bar and restaurant, just off Regent Street. Heddon Street, the Gordon […]
Finally, a report that’s topped the ‘rumours and hearsay’ section on our Coming Soon page since February has been verified. Yotam Ottolenghi is definitely to open a City-fringe outpost of his Ottolenghi cafés. This will be the restaurateur’s fifth café/deli, with sites already in Islington, Notting Hill, Kensington and Knightsbridge, as well as his Nopi […]
Get yourself ready to celebrate Diwali this month with a little help from Harden’s and celebrated chef Vivek Singh, the restaurateur behind The Cinnamon Club. We’re offering one lucky reader the chance to win a signed copy of Vivek’s latest cookbook, Spice at Home, which is stacked with recipes to help you create a fabulous […]
