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More than 10,000 diners have sampled the vast new Royal Nawaab restaurant in the ‘Stockport Pyramid’ building on the edge of Manchester, in a two-week soft launch ahead of its formal opening this month. The glass pyramid was the head office of the Co-Op Bank for 23 years until 2018, and has been converted at […]
The team behind Notting Hill restaurant Dorian is opening a tiny sushi bar next week, in a former antiques shop directly across Talbot Road. Eel Sushi Bar will be a 10-seat spot only for walks, operating from midday to 10pm every day under the wonderfully named former Dinings chef Nicky Noodle. Access to Dorian’s cellar […]
Influential Shoreditch restaurant Lyle’s is closing down after 11 years, with founder James Lowe moving on to an “exciting upcoming solo project”. Meanwhile his original partner John Ogier, who left the business four years ago, is launching a rotisserie chicken specialist in East Dulwich. Lyle’s launched in 2014, gaining a stellar reputation for modern produce-led […]
Alex Grant and Simon Shand, former members of the team at Shoreditch bistro Leroy, which closed down last year, have joined forces to open a new restaurant on the same corner site. Duchy takes its name – and its gastronomic cues – from the Duchy of Savoy, the historical borderland between the south of France and northwest […]
Dishoom is on the expansion trail once again, with the launch next week of the first London branch of its Permit Room sub-brand in Notting Hill, followed by the opening of a main Dishoom in Glasgow this summer and a first international foray billed for next year. Until now, Permit Rooms have been confined to […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 27th April 2025 London Standard One Club Row, Shoreditch David Ellis was completely seduced by the new upstairs restaurant above the recently reopened Knave of Clubs pub, hailing it as “E1’s answer to The Dover, Mayfair’s wood-panelled, come-hither martini […]
A Japanese diner serving Osaka-style ‘Dad’s home cooking’ – possibly superior to its British equivalent – and a third branch of Middle Eastern vegetarian restaurant Bubala are the latest arrivals at the Coal Drops Yard development behind King’s Cross station. Oton, the Japanese option, has opened from the team behind Okan in the former County Hall […]
A new Caviar Bar has opened at Harrods promising a “new level of indulgence”, where you can feast on 250g of Huso Huso Grand Cru Beluga caviar with a waffle, creme fraiche and finely chopped shallots for £1,940. The bar, run by Harrods itself, has replaced Jason Atherton’s Hot Dogs by Three Darlings, which has […]
Chef Dom Taylor is back with a new project, Marvee’s Food Shop in Ladbroke Grove – a follow-up to The Good Front Room, his successful 10-month residency that showcased Caribbean cooking in the elegant Palm Court at the Langham hotel in Portland Place. Named in honour of his mother, Marveline, the new project is a more […]
A touring luxury sleeper train with high-end gastronomy as its main attraction hits the rail network this summer, L’Enclume’s Simon Rogan directing the culinary traffic and executive chef Sven-Hanson Britt running the on-board galley. The Britannic Explorer is operated by travel and hotel group Belmond, owner of Le Manor aux Quat’Saisons, and will offer three-night […]
