Ed Templeton of Carousel (left in picture) has linked up with actor and fellow Highbury resident Theo James (right) to launch a Rome-inspired local restaurant called Lupa, after the she wolf who nursed the ancient city’s founders, Romulus and Remus. The kitchen is led by Naz Hassan (centre), the Bangladeshi-born former head chef at Pidgin […]

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Top chefs Tom Brown and Brad Carter have teamed up to launch a surf-and-turf restaurant – or as they otherwise put it “a traditional steakhouse with a coastal twist” – in King’s Cross. Island opens next week at Mare Street Market in Lewis Cubitt Square. Tom, who made his name with east London seafood specialists Cornerstone […]

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A new seafood bistro and cocktail bar called Noisy Oyster is to launch in Shoreditch next week, from the duo behind Soho grill Firebird. The restaurant promises to match modern seafood dishes with signature mini martinis. The seafood menu ranges from a raw bar and whole grilled fish to share to dry-aged tuna cheeseburger with […]

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A smart French bistro promising a chic and slightly nostalgic taste of Paris opens in Notting Hill next week. Chez Lui, in Kensington Park Road, is the first offering from La Bistrot Collection, a new group from the duo behind the global restaurant brand Bagatelle. In its Instagram previews, Chez Lui is pitched as a […]

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Internet chef Thomas Straker has opened a deli and casual restaurant called Acre, a few doors from his flagship Straker’s on Golborne Road in Notting Hill. Straker’s is temporarily closed following a fire in its ventilation system, but is popping up for three weeks at nearby Brasseria on Westbourne Grove. Thomas is pitching Acre as […]

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