The Criterion in Piccadilly Circus, one of the West End’s most famous and lavish restaurant sites, is to re-open next month as a branch of the Indian restaurant Masala Zone. Designed by architect Thomas Verity in the Neo Byzantine style, the glittering, Grade II-listed Criterion opened in 1873 and hosted the movers and shakers of […]
Korean streetfood specialist Bunsik opens its second London site tomorrow (26 March), with a menu headed by “corn dogs” – sausage and/or cheese on a skewer wrapped in batter and breadcrumbs then deep-fried. The new branch opens on Villiers Street, Embankment, at midday, with freebies to reward the first 50 customers. Corn dogs were apparently invented […]
The team behind the prolific Flat Iron restaurant group has launched Vinegar Yard, a new “eating, drinking, shopping, and art space” at London Bridge – it’s currently in ‘soft launch’ and officially opens on 3 April. Described as “urban cool”, the entertainment venue features art installations, bars, events, pop-up shops, and street food vendors. Food […]
The Araki, a nine-seater Japanese counter in Mayfair that at over £350 a head is Britain’s most expensive restaurant, has been  crowned London’s Top Gastronomic Experience at the first ever Harden’s London Restaurant Awards, justifying sushi master Mitsuhiro Araki’s gamble in closing down his Michelin three-star operation in Tokyo to move around the world. He shared the […]
After two years of trading outside at Borough Market, this rising street food star has opened a new fixed indoor unit on one of the iconic market’s main byways Rochester Walk. Gourmet Goat is renowned for its East Mediterranean dishes showcasing kid goat sourced exclusively from British dairy farms. Gourmet Goat has built a signifiant […]
