Seasonal British restaurant Nest in Shoreditch is to close down after nine years in the face of an unsustainable financial climate, running its final service on Saturday 28 March. Serving a set menu based around a single theme, Nest achieved its best-ever rating in the new 2026 Harden’s guide, earning a maximum score of 5/5 […]
Glasgow-based chef-patron Peter McKenna is to close his Finnieston fixture The Gannet at the end of the year, replacing it in early 2026 with a more casual bistro called Eleven Fifty Five, after its address in Argyle Street. The new venture, in partnership with maître d’ Kevin Dow, is pitched as an “upscale but approachable […]
Cornish seafood supremo Nathan Outlaw is to close his celebrated flagship Outlaw’s New Road in Port Isaac next year. The venue is the highest-rated fish specialist on the newly published 2026 Harden’s 100 list of the UK’s best restaurants, and is ranked at number 8 overall. Its last service on March 28 will be closely […]
Raymond Blanc is stepping back from his role as chef-patron of Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons to become a “lifetime ambassador” for the hotel and restaurant, which will close for 18 months at the end of this year to allow for a “visionary redevelopment”. Raymond, now 75, founded Le Manoir in a village near Oxford […]
Jason Atherton’s former Mayfair flagship, Pollen Street Social, reopened without advance publicity this week as Motcomb’s Tavern, the latest incarnation of the long-running establishment that closed in Belgravia earlier this year. The move ends Jason’s association with the site where he launched his stellar career as a restaurateur in his own right, after leaving Gordon […]
Italian-inspired supper club-turned-restaurant Forza Win is to close next week, with founders Bash Redford and Michael Lavery planning to expand their successful spinoff Forza Wine. The pair started out on a casual basis at the Truman Brewery in Whitechapel in 2012, before switching to a permanent base in a Peckham warehouse. That closed during the […]
Provençal bistro Socca in Mayfair has closed down suddenly, in what is an unusual backward step for its co-founders Samyukta Nair and Claude Bosi – separately, two of London’s most prolific restaurateurs in recent years. The pair announced the move without any notice on Saturday (30 November), saying “It is with a very heavy heart that […]
Mitch Tonks (right in picture) is taking over the site of Mark Hix’s (left) Oyster and Fish House in Lyme Regis, which he will relaunch next year as part of his growing Rockfish group. Mark will close the restaurant after 16 years on 7 December. He lost his London restaurant empire during the Covid pandemic, […]
Simon Wood (pictured) announced the shock closure of his acclaimed Manchester restaurant WOOD earlier this week, closely followed by Michael O’Hare confirming the closure of Psycho Sandbar in Leeds – which had only been open for seven months after replacing his famous The Man Behind The Curtain. Michael said he was proud of what he had […]
Lakeland chef Ryan Blackburn is closing his Ambleside restaurant Kysty tonight – but will open two new venues in town next month. He launched Kysty, a more casual version of his flagship The Old Stamp House, six years ago, but the lease was up for renewal and he decided to rejig his operations. Both new venues […]
