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    All aboard – Shoreditch’s new Chuo monorail
    June 9, 2023June 9, 2023 HardensBytes

    A Japanese restaurant with a monorail service system said to be the first of its kind in Europe pulls into Shoreditch in the next few weeks. Chuo, in Paul Street, will serve sushi and izakaya-style dishes made to order and delivered by a monorail from the kitchen – unlike the more familiar conveyor-belt counters, where dishes […]

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    Chef Dani Garcia to launch Bibo at new Mondrian Shoreditch
    May 14, 2021May 14, 2021 HardensBytes

    The acclaimed chef Dani Garcia is gearing up to launch his first restaurant in the UK. It comes as part of the anticipated arrival of the Mondrian Shoreditch London – after Accor bought the ill-fated Curtain – and with it, Garcia’s BIBO, described as “a lively, urban space for casual lunches and spirited dinners”. Located […]

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    Padella number two will launch next week in Shoreditch
    February 7, 2020February 7, 2020 HardensBytes

    Tim Siadatan and Jordan Frieda will open their second branch of Padella, in Shoreditch, on February 13. The pasta spot, a long-time favourite since opening in Borough Market in 2016, will feature another open kitchen with countertop dining, and will again operate with a no reservations policy. The menu won’t be wildly different to the […]

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    Halo Burger to launch Shoreditch restaurant
    January 10, 2020January 10, 2020 HardensBytes

    Plant-based restaurant, Halo Burger, is to open its second site on January 22 on Great Eastern Street in Shoreditch. The expansion comes after a “successful year” at a site at POP Brixton. Halo Burgers uses Beyond Meat, an increasingly popular plant-based product developed in San Francisco, California. Halo Burger founder Ross Forder said: “We can’t […]

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    Damian Clisby and Nick Gibson to launch Emile
    September 27, 2019September 27, 2019 HardensBytes

    Damian Clisby, former chef director of Petersham Nurseries, and Nick Gibson, owner of Islington gastropub The Drapers Arms, will open their first joint venture, Emile, in Shoreditch. The restaurant and wine bar will open at 26 Curtain Road for six months from on October 10, with Mediterranean-inspired food and a refined wine list. The 40-cover […]

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    A new Padella is one the way – and another Nanban
    July 26, 2019July 26, 2019 HardensBytes

    The team behind Italian favourites Padella and Trullo look to be opening a new site in Shoreditch. A licence application, proposed under the Padella name, has been submitted to Hackney Council. A notice has been attached to a premises on Phipp Street, as one eagle-eyed diner shared on Twitter. Tim Siadatan and Jordan Frieda opened […]

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    Albion & East add fourth venue to growing ‘creative’ work, bar and food chain
    March 8, 2019March 8, 2019 HardensBytes

    A new distillery, bakery, and restaurant called Serata Hall is to open in Shoreditch on April 3. An announcement from owners Albion & East said on Thursday: “Serata Hall will offer a brand-new haven for East Londoners and city creatives. “The eclectic new space will accommodate everything all under one roof – for work, play, […]

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    Big Mamma, a growing Italian restaurant brand from Paris, is going to open two London restaurants
    January 3, 2019January 14, 2019 HardensBytes

    Big Mamma, an Italian restaurant group from Paris, is soon to open two sites in London. The group announced an opening in Shoreditch in autumn last year, and news now comes that it is also set to launch on Rathbone Square in Fitzrovia. That’s the latest update, anyway, from a business owner local to the […]

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    TÁ TÁ Eatery enters new lease of life – this time, in Shoreditch
    December 14, 2018December 14, 2018 HardensBytes

    Former pop-up TÁ TÁ Eatery is to open a nearly, possibly permanent site in Old Street. The restaurant left Borough Wines in Kensal Rise some time ago, and has since been without a home. The European, Japanese fusion food concept has seen widespread success after launching in multiple temporary sites across London, and has now found […]

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    Street food burger bar to open 75-cover restaurant in Shoreditch
    October 25, 2018 HardensBytes

    In the same week that one in five GBKs are to close, another street food pop-up has revealed plans to open its first bricks and mortar restaurant. Burger & Beyond (what else?) will open in Shoreditch (where else?) next month. The 75-cover restaurant will feature an expanded menu, working in new dishes to bolster the […]

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