South American restaurateur and designer Juan Santa Cruz launched his first London venue Casa Cruz in Notting Hill on 7 July. The 80-cover restaurant, previously The Clarendon a Victorian pub on Clarendon Road, is set over two floors. The site has been extensively restored over two years (designed by Cruz himself), with the Santa Cruz Co.’s trademark design […]
They’ve been a mainstay of fine dining in London (and Edinburgh) for the past 10 years, but now the Galvin brothers are setting their sights on dishing up humbler repast with the foundation of a standalone pub company. Chef-restaurateurs Chris and Jeff Galvin, are currently on the hunt for further venues after the duo announced they […]
The Lanesborough in Knightsbridge reopened on 1 July after a multi-million pound renovation. The hotel vaunts 93 bedrooms, 43 suites and a new restaurant on the former site of Apsleys (RIP) called Céleste. Let’s hope that the food can (for once) live up to the locale and the often “terrifying” prices of the past. It certainly […]
Chef Tom Oldroyd (former chef director of Polpo group) steps out from Russell Norman’s shadow and strikes out on his own with his first solo venture in Islington. Oldroyd has just opened on Upper Street. The 40-cover neighbourhood restaurant is split across two floors, with a no reservations café feel downstairs and bistro-style dining upstairs, which […]
With a name and menu that could be inspired by the many yummy mummies of Clapham High Street, MOMMI arrives in SW4. Blending South American and Japanese cuisine is nothing new on the London food scene (think Sushisamba and Amaru) but this newcomer also promises ‘the vibrancy of Miami and the eclecticism of Venice Beach’. MOMMI […]
We’ve teamed up with the good people of Twizoo to announce the top 5 trending restaurants on Twitter each week in London. Twizoo is an app that gives restaurant recommendations based on what people are saying on Twitter, and analyses over 50,000 incoming tweets per week to determine which restaurants are attracting the most buzz. Trending Restaurants 25 June […]
It was perhaps never a bastion of culinary excellence, but news that The Criterion has gone into administration and faces an uncertain future is still sad tidings. It is, after all, “possibly the most beautiful restaurant in London”, with its extraordinary neo-Byzantine dining room. But despite the beauty and romance of this theatreland stalwart, which couldn’t […]
We’ve teamed up with the good people of Twizoo to announce the top 5 trending restaurants on Twitter each week in London. Twizoo is an app that gives restaurant recommendations based on what people are saying on Twitter, and analyses over 50,000 incoming tweets per week to determine which restaurants are attracting the most buzz. Trending Restaurants 11-17 June […]
[huge_it_slider id=”4″] Now that the warm weather is finally here what better way to enjoy an al-fresco meal, or drink, than with a dazzling view? London has plenty of beautiful outdoor spaces but fresh-air vantage points from which to see the capital’s iconic skyline can be hard to find. From post work drinks and dinner […]
Sister to Belgravia’s famous Caledonian restaurant, Boisdale Of Canary Wharf launched a brand new Mojito Bar and Cuban garden terrace this week (15 June) just in time for summer. Set inside an art deco building, amidst the shiny towers of Cabot Square, the terrace boasts beautiful views over the city. Long a favourite among our survey reporters as not just […]
