Birmingham ramen specialist Koba-Ko is to open its first permanent shop in Kings Heath, south of the city centre, later this year following a successful crowdfunding campaign. The fundraiser sailed past its £10,000 target this month, ensuring the project’s future. Co-founder Sam Hill had already secured the venue, just off Kings Heath’s main drag, and […]
A newly opened Korean barbecue restaurant in Soho is bringing the pyeon beak steambox to London – a three-tiered box made from hinoki wood, a type of cypress. Chungdam has taken over the site formerly occupied by Chinese restaurant YMing in Greek Street, and is named after Cheongdam-dong, an affluent – and foodie – district of Gangnam in […]
Thomasina Miers has taken steak off the menu at her Wahaca group of Mexican restaurants, in a move towards sustainability – although slow-cooked beef is still on offer. In a message posted on the Wahaca website, she said: “It’s not always easy being green, but we’re getting there one dish at a time”. The move follows […]
Leading Midlands chef Glynn Purnell will next week launch a bistro at a newly restored medieval monastery in Coventry. Purnell’s Café & Bistro at Charterhouse will provide coffee and snacks to visitors during the day, and remain open for drinks and meals in the evening. It is a second out-of-town venue for Glynn, known as […]
Israeli celeb chef Eyal Shani launches the first of his two new restaurants on the edge of the City next month, following the Miznon stuffed pita specialists he opened in Soho and Notting Hill last year. Lilienblum, named after a street in Tel Aviv, opens on Friday 19 May in City Road, close to Old […]
Jason Atherton has slashed prices at his London restaurants to encourage customers to dine out more often, saying people were feeling “alienated” by price rises at a time of economic tightening. The cost of a three-course set lunch at Pollen Street Social (pictured below), his Mayfair flagship, is cut from £75 to £49.50 (or two […]
Mould-breaking chef Marc Wilkinson is shifting his restaurant Fraiche from Merseyside to a new rural location in Shropshire, where he will resume service this summer. He announced the move in a Facebook post, ending five years of uncertainty over the future of Fraiche. Marc – hailed as “a genius” in the 2023 Harden’s guide – opened the […]
Chef Richard Corrigan is to take over the National Portrait Gallery’s landmark rooftop restaurant, noted for its panoramic views over Trafalgar Square and the Houses of Parliament. The gallery has been closed for three years to allow for a £35million refit, and will reopen on June 22 with a grand new entrance. Meanwhile, the Australian […]
The ambitious Somerset restaurant 28 Market Place has closed down, just three years after opening. Occupying a group of 17th and 18th-century buildings in the historic market town of Somerton, the restaurant and its adjoining bakery and wine shop were founded by former Soho House and French Laundry director Ben Crofton and his wife Vanessa. […]
Imad’s Syrian Kitchen, the tiny West End restaurant founded by a refugee from war-torn Damascus, is expanding into bigger premises to offer a wider range of dishes. Imad Alarnab fled his home in 2015, leaving a flourishing restaurant business behind, and cooked for fellow refugees before rebuilding his career as a restaurateur in London. His […]
