London is to get its first Creole bar and kitchen, Bayou, courtesy of Chris Singham (the restaurateur behind Simply Fish). The restaurant, inspired by Singham’s travels through the American south, will open in Camden’s Inverness Street on 10 July. Creole cuisine is an exotic mix of French, Spanish, African, Italian and southern American influences. As […]
A brand new all-day restaurant, which sounds like it could be a handy pit stop for Oxford Street shoppers, opens later this year. Café Portland on – you guessed – Great Portland Street, has been built from scratch on the site of an abandoned clothing warehouse; well this is the domain of the big fashion […]
The Taste of London festival is now on in Regent’s Park. With dozens of demonstrations, masterclasses and tastings featuring great restaurants and chefs, Taste is a treat for any London food lover. But don’t take our word for it, Pascal Aussignac, chef/patron of Club Gascon gives his thoughts on the festival… “Taste of London provides an […]
The Henley Royal Regatta (2-6 July) has been a fixture of the English summer since 1839 and, 175 years later, Londoners still flock to Oxfordshire to watch the rowing. In the spirit of this enduring event (or if you just fancy a day out in the Thames Valley) we have decided to bring you the best […]
The Editors’ review of The Palomar We find a characterful, upbeat dining room-come-bar serving refreshing Israeli cuisine. David Sexton is impressed by Jon Hunt’s first restaurant foray Pavilion, under chef Adam Simmonds, delivers plenty of luxurious complexity for the price. Never knowingly undersold (on burgers) Ham Holy Burgers to open first UK outlet […]
Vietnamese restaurant group Pho is growing apace with the addition of another site in the City, this time in the One New Change shopping centre near St Paul’s, also home to Jamie’s Barbecoa and Gordo’s Bread Street Kitchen. Opening on the former site of a Caffe Concerto, it will be the company’s twelfth premises and […]
With more pedigree than a Crufts champion, Yoann Chevet – who has worked for Le Meurice, L’Atelier de Joel Robuchon, The Connaught and Galvin at the Windows (to name but a few) – has struck out on his own. The impressively-credentialed chef has launched a new 28-cover restaurant, Sinbaro, in Battersea Rise. Although his background […]
Jamie Barber, the man behind Brazilian BBQ group Cabana and Hush Brasseries (pictured), has secured a £5 million cash injection to help expand both businesses. Cabana, which already has five London sites, will get the lion’s share (£3m) to help it grow nationally, with three further openings by the end of the year, including a site […]
The people behind Zoilo and Casa Malevo have launched what they call ‘London’s first Argentine butcher and wine merchant’. Abasto, nestled in the cosy area estate agents call Connaught Village, also includes a dining room for 16 people and an events space for masterclasses. Abasto follows several other recent restaurant openings which have a decidedly multi-purpose feel. There’s […]
