Rawduck, the sister restaurant of Soho’s Ducksoup, has found a new location, after the old one was condemned. Proprietors Clare Lattin and Rory McCoy will move into their new premises in Richmond Road, Hackney – formerly the site of an organic grocery shop – on 24 April. Unlike the previous site, the new location does actually […]
Grub, the edible insects company, is back with its take on alternative eating for one night only in Hackney. After a sell-out run at Moniker’s in Hoxton Square during March, the pop-up restaurant returns on 25 April. This time Grub will be at the Hothouse Rooftop in London Fields, serving up crickets, grasshoppers and mealworm with […]
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 […]
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 […]
