Chefs Brad Carter (left in picture) and Tom Brown are closing Island, their King’s Cross surf-and-turf restaurant, after just a year and moving it to a new address in Clerkenwell. Their last service in the Chandelier Room above Mare Street Market will be this Sunday, 16 August, following which they will reopen next month at […]
East meets West at a new sake and wine bar in Islington that aims to strip the formality – and some of the expense – of drinking high-end artisanal bottles. Combining both liquids in its name, SANE has opened in cute Camden Passage, close to Angel tube station. Founder Maxime Maiano is a winemaker, importer and […]
The landmark Oxo Tower Restaurant on London’s South Bank has been acquired by the trio behind Fallow in St James’s, who say they plan to work with the current team before introducing changes next year. The move follows the sale this week of the Chelsea department store Harvey Nichols, which opened Oxo Tower Restaurant and […]
Dining with a view in central London receives a boost next week with the launch of Arcus at the revamped Imperial Hotel in Russell Square – pitched as the first rooftop restaurant and bar in Bloomsbury. Set on the tenth floor, Arcus has almost 360-degree views over some of London’s most famous sights, including St Paul’s, […]
A spacious new Persian restaurant opens in Marylebone next week from the Pachamama group, promising a menu redolent of “smoke and saffron”. Soraya, in the new Loxton Walk development off Baker Street, is group’s second venue of the same name, following an original which opened in Abu Dhabi two years ago. The restaurant will accommodate […]
Legendary West End restaurant Quaglino’s is closing next week for a major overhaul that will see the creation of three new bars and the introduction of a new menu as it approaches its centenary in 2029. Relaunched in its modern form by the late Sir Terence Conran in 1993, the basement venue in Bury Street, […]
A new Aussie-inspired quick-service sushi restaurant called Saltwater opens in Berwick Street, Soho, next week from the team behind Milk Beach, offering freshly made handrolls to take away, as well as accommodating up to 50 sit-down guests. Elliot Milne, its Sydney-born founder, said: “London needs better takeaway sushi and Saltwater is here to deliver it. […]
Midlands chef Jonny Mills and his wife Hannah Barr are opening a tiny, eight-seater restaurant called Sael in Birmingham next week – almost a year after the original launch date, following delays with the fitout of the venue in the Goodsyard next to Jewellery Quarter station. Dinner will be served to guests around the kitchen counter […]
Our round-up of what the nation’s restaurant critics were writing about in the week up to 2nd August 2026 Financial Times Oudh 1722, Southwark Jay Rayner hailed the London debut of Birmingham-based chef Aktar Islam as “some of the best Indian food” in the capital, with dishes inspired by the royal court cuisine of Lucknow […]
Prominent restaurants Sorrel in Dorking and Berber & Q in Haggerston (pictured) have ceased trading this week as the hospitality industry continues to grapple with tough trading conditions. Sorrel was founded by chef Steve Drake nine years ago and achieved consecutive top-20 placings on the Harden’s 100 list of the UKs best restaurants in 2023 […]
