Handmade pasta specialist Padella will next week open its first West End branch – and third overall – in Soho, almost exactly 10 years after founders Jordan Frieda and Tim Siadatan (pictured) unveiled the original venue in Borough Market. The pair say, “We have always felt the energy of Soho was a perfect fit for Padella, and […]
The acclaimed US chef Nancy Silverton will open Pizzeria Mozza as part of Treehouse Hotel London in July. It will be the first UK restaurant from internationally recognised Nancy Silverton, who is the co-owner of Pizzeria Mozza, Osteria Mozza, SPACCA, and La Brea Bakery in Los Angeles. Pizzeria Mozza will be the latest addition to […]
The Manchester-based Italian restaurant group Tre Ciccio has been placed in administration. The group operated three restaurants in Altrincham, Bramhall, and Ramsbottom, but the Bramhall site closed shortly before creditors were brought in. However, while there is much uncertainty, the remaining two venues are – as of Friday – continuing to trade while the financial […]
A new neighbourhood Italian restaurant from a former Barrafina GM and Trullo senior sous chef has opened on Shad Thames, London Bridge. Legare is the work of Jay Patel, front of house, and Matt Beardmore, in the kitchen, and takes its name from the Italian word “to bind”. Located close to Tower Bridge, the restaurant […]
Terra Terra, an all-day Italian restaurant concept, will launch in Islington this September, as London’s love of pasta continues with aplomb. Set over two floors, Terra Terra will be multi-faceted. The restaurant will focus on the food of Tuscany, inspired by its markets and classic produce. By day, pasta will chime. But it will also […]
The West End will see a new “relaxed neighbourhood” restaurant arrive in the form of Bloomsbury Street Kitchen in August this year. An announcement said the venue will “embrace shared dining” and “showcase an exquisite selection of contemporary Mediterranean and Japanese small plates,” which will be “complemented by a diverse variety of wines, sake and […]
A new Italian restaurant focused on the food of Tuscany has opened in a former pub in Brixton. Maremma, from Alice Staple and Dickie Bielenberg, has launched on Water Lane and takes inspiration from the “unspoilt coastal region of southern Tuscany, famed for its salumi, seafood, olive groves and vineyards”. Staple, formerly a private chef, […]
Just months after launching Gloria in Shoreditch, the Big Mamma group will open Circolo, another large, frenetic and imposing Italian restaurant, this time in Fitzrovia. The “vibrant and sunny” 280-cover restaurant will feature more than 20,000 bottles of spirits along the walls, thousands of festoon lights, an outdoor terrace, and an “over the top” menu. […]
The Stafford London is soon to launch its first independent restaurant project. Norma will be inspired by old school Italian restaurants, namely their hospitality and charm, and will feature a menu drawing on the food culture of Sicily, as well as cuisine with Moorish roots. The hotel’s culinary director Ben Tish, best known for his […]
Chef and businessman Aktar Islam is to open his first permanent Italian restaurant. Legna will launch in Birmingham towards the end of the year. Islam had previously been operating a pop-up called Mi Amore from the same site, but will now launch a fully fledged 70-cover restaurant in November. Legna will serve a select menu, […]
