It was supposed to be the restaurant that would launch yet another international brand for the Hakkasan Group. But instead its Japanese fine dining affair, Chrysan, closed after six months and the group is now selling off the site. The 100-cover restaurant, located at Broadgate West in Snowdon Street, is now on the market. It is […]
The whole ‘British pizza’ schtick was hardly an outstanding success for Jamie Oliver’s Union Jack restaurants, but GB Pizza Co seem to have cracked the formula. Founded in Margate this pop-up-to-permanent pizzeria has now opened its second branch in London’s trendy Exmouth Market, offering its homegrown twist on the classic Italian dish. This includes such […]
We review Barnyard (Harden’s) The food at Ollie Dabous’s new Fitzrovia restaurant is done to a ‘high standard, at reasonable prices’. Stevie Parle opens Rotorino in Dalston (Harden’s) Dock Kitchen chef’s new Italian osteria is backed by Street Feast man Jonathan Downey. Grace Dent reviews Marcus, post refurb (Evening Standard) She’s still not […]
If you haven’t got the megabuck-backing of a Russian oligarch – or of one of the existing restaurant empires – then one of the best ways to get your foot in the door of your own establishment seems to be to start at street level. The latest ‘street-food-vendors-turned-pop-up-operators-turned-restaurateurs’ are the people behind Breddos – winners […]
Nick Willoughby, founder of Crème de la Crêpe in Covent Garden, is to turn his hand to running a gastroboozer. The street food vendor-turned-restaurateur and his business partners have bought the former Norwood Hotel in West Norwood and will relaunch the site as The Great North Wood later this month. The soon-to-open drinking and dining spot […]
Stevie Parle, of Dock Kitchen fame, has opened his new restaurant in Dalston. The Kingsland Road spot will be called Rotorino (once thought to be called Sardine). Backed by The Rushmore Group (Milk & Honey and Danger of Death), this is Parle’s second restaurant, the Dock Kitchen having opened in 2009. Parle’s new venture has […]
The ultimate hipster hang-out, The Laundry in London Fields, is to open a canteen-style restaurant and bar in May. Just in case you needed this project’s cool credentials… the building is co-owned by Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien, it’s been styled as a ‘cultural hub’ and, well, it’s in Hackney. The 100-cover restaurant will open early next […]
Charlotte’s Holdings, the group behind popular dining spots Charlotte’s Place and Charlotte’s Bistro, will open a third west London site this autumn. The new restaurant, to be called Charlotte’s, will launch in Dickens Yard, Ealing. At the same time, the group’s flagship restaurant Charlotte’s Place (also in Ealing) will close for major refurbishment. The restaurant […]
Ex-Spuntino head chef Rachel O’Sullivan has opened a deli, Pinch Pantry, off Dalston Lane (just round the corner from Steve Parle’s new Rotorino). The former Polpo Group chef is working with Venus McMahon (formerly of local dine ’n’ wine spot, L’Entrepot). To keep up to date with all the latest London goings-on and news […]
St Paul’s Road in Islington is becoming quite the hub of restaurant activity. First Trullo (founded by River Café alumnus Jordan Frieda) moved in, then LECOQ (from Salt Yard Group founder Sanja Morris and her sister Anna) set up camp beside it, and soon a new artisan café, Sawyer & Gray, will open next door. Details […]
