Bocconcino, latest Russian-backed restaurant set to hit London’s most affluent environs, will open in Berkeley Square next month. Those who fancy a slice of authentic Italian pizza (via Moscow) can get 30% off food from 1 December until the end of January – quite an extensive soft launch period. The 127-cover operation is restaurateur Mikhail Gokhner’s […]
In what is turning into a real life game of Monopoly, one where your starting capital needs to be oligarch billions rather than £200 for passing Go, Mayfair’s desirable restaurant sites are being snapped up by Russia’s elite. The string of Russian-backed restaurants now inhabiting the priciest heart of W1 include Novikov, Goodman, Rextail, Burger/Lobster and, most […]
