The duo behind Covent Garden’s The Oystermen will this month open an all-day brasserie nearby, taking inspiration from both Paris and Manhattan. Thirty7, at number 37 Bedford Street, is just a few doors from Bedford Street Wines, the wine bar and bottle shop also owned by Matt Lovell and Rob Hampton (pictured), whose list highlights […]

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Restaurateur Sam Harrison has revealed more plans for Sam’s Riverside, his upcoming “glamorous brasserie” in a landmark site on the Thames near Hammersmith Bridge. Harrison, who sold Sam’s Brasserie in nearby Chiswick and Harrison’s in more distant Balham back in 2015, told Harden’s that he’s “really looking forward to being back on the [restaurant] floor” […]

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The “lonely beacon of hope” that is Chapter One in the Kent village of Locksbottom may henceforth be a little less lonely. Chef patron Andy McLeish has launched a lunchtime brasserie to sit alongside his restaurant, which has been something of a landmark for two decades. The Brasserie serves lunch Monday-Saturday, 12pm-3pm, with no booking […]

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