Yet another Japanese izakaya (pub) comes to London – this time in a handy location for Oxford Street shoppers. The Woodstock Kushiyaki Bar opens in Woodstock Street in March serving an extensive drinks list and menu of freshly grilled Kushiyaki (fried skewers served with miso and dashi sauce). On the menu: grilled skewers of chicken – breast, […]
Restaurateur Alan Yau’s creative vision hasn’t always seen his restaurant concepts flourish (think Naamyaa Cafe last year and Anda before that). But one brainchild that’s done him proud over the years is Busaba Eathai, a stealthily expanding group of vibey Thai spots, tipped by our reporters as “a great cheap eat”. Hot on the heels of its […]
Ottolenghi co-founder Noam Bar plans to launch a new Covent Garden venture serving food inspired by Middle Eastern market stalls and street food. Sesame opens in Garrick Street in April. On the menu: all the usual Mediterranean suspects like pittas and flat breads filled with grilled meats, veg and homemade tahini. In the grand tradition […]
Once a bit of a restaurant wasteland, King’s Cross has really upped its game in terms of nightlife since the unveiling of Granary Square. The latest popular chain to head to N1, following in the footsteps of Dishoom, Caravan and (god help us) Jamie Oliver’s new HQ, is “wine lover’s heaven” Vinoteca. Our reporters have long extolled […]
Marrying two of London’s hottest trends (barbecue joints and Korean food), East Asian BBQ spot Bó Drake is coming to Soho on 12 February. It has become one of London’s most anticipated new openings and we’ve certainly had to wait a while to see inside it – initially the restaurant was scheduled to open in September […]
This spring Putney will see the arrival of a tongue-in-cheek, late night Mexican bar serving over 60 different tequilas, cocktails and street food. Presided over by the moustached, poncho-clad ‘El Patron’ (the boss) character, it joins a growing number of restaurants on Upper Richmond Road (like Bibo, Hide & Seed, Kerbisher & Malt). Set over […]
Clive Watson – of Village London – will open his first solo venture; an informal take on a grand European brasserie which encourages ‘coffee drinkers and laptop users’ (read aspiring writers) in February. Blixen features a ground floor dining room with workspace and plenty of plug sockets, an open kitchen and garden, plus a lower ground floor […]
The opening of Spanish import, StreetXo – due to arrive in London last summer – has now been delayed until March. The restaurant was originally scheduled to launch in June 2014 at 15 Old Burlington Street, Mayfair, and was later pushed back until December last year due to a number of construction problems. Now StreetXo […]
Look out Sloaney Pony! Next week (January 15) Fulham darling Claude Compton is to open a new gastropub just across the park from Parsons Green’s famous White Horse. The street food vendor-turned-restaurateur made a splash in the area when he opened Claude’s Kitchen above Amuse Bouche in 2013, with Fay Maschler awarding the restaurant a […]
New grill house, West Thirty Six, will open in Golborne Road later this month – the same west London street that already houses John Doe, the charcoal grill spot glowingly reviewed by the Observer’s Jay Rayner on Sunday (4 Jan). The three storey 100-cover restaurant with bar and cocktail lounge, on the former site of the […]
