Restaurants

The latest news and updates on restaurants, from the business journalists at Catering Today. We bring you the latest on what’s happening in the restaurants, bars and catering industry, with exclusive stories, analysis, best practice and industry comment.

Mar- 2019 -

26 March

Grade I building in Bury St Edmunds let for Japanese restaurant

Grade I listed building, Cupola House in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk has been let to a local restaurant operator to be re-opened later this year as an authentic Japanese restaurant. Cupola House was built in 1693, however in 2012 the property was damaged by a serious fire. The property has…
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26 March

Aqua restaurant group to open four new Fitzrovia sites

Restaurant group, Aqua, has announced it is to open four new sites in London’s Fitzrovia area. The new openings will include a dim sum restaurant named Library, a Japanese restaurant, a Spanish deli along with a regular café based on the former site of all day cafe, Villandry. Aqua currently…
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25 March

Sow introduces ‘natural bowl food’ concept to London

A new counter service concept backed by pasta restaurant Pastaio investor Shemeel Khan and led by former group projects and operations manager at Prescott and Conran, Peter Farrell and chef Frederick Forster will open this June on London’s Great Marlborough Street. The all-day operation will open daily from breakfast through…
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25 March

Chick n’ Sours to open Chik’n Soho

Chick n’ Sours has announced it is to open its first restaurant under the Chik’n name in London’s Soho. The chain operated by Carl Clarke and David Wolanski will open in place of BRGR.co on Wardour Street. The Chik’n offshoot is expected to offer the same menu plus some new…
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22 March

Patty & Bun partners with Kricket for charity

Patty and Bun has partnered with neighbours, Kricket to support prison rehabilitation charity, Key4life. The partnership will see the burger chain collaborate with the Indian restaurant to create their own versions of the same dish, the Jiminy Kricket. Patty and Bun will offer a cumin spiced lamb patty topped with…
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22 March

Halal steakhouse concept opens in Manchester

A halal steakhouse will be opening on First Street in Manchester this summer. Using fresh local ingredients, 140 cover restaurant Ribeye Steakhouse is due to open in May with an aim to bring a “diverse, authentic grill style restaurant” to the residential and commercial development. The interior build of the…
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22 March

Giraffe and Ed’s Easy Diner CVA closures approved

The creditors of Giraffe Concepts Limited, the operator of the Ed’s Easy Diner and Giraffe restaurant brands, have approved its proposed company voluntary arrangement (CVA). Earlier this month, parent company Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG) announced its intentions to close 27 sites and seek rent reductions at others. The company currently…
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21 March

French restaurant Abondance closes after 12 years

London-based French restaurant, Abondance has closed after 12 years in operation in the Primrose Hill area. The restaurant formerly known as Androuet before a 2018 rebrand has blamed “basic cost increases, lower sterling value, and staff recruitment difficulties” on its closure. Restaurant owners Alex and Leo Guarneri had announced that…
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20 March

D&D London launches new restaurant in New York

Today marks the opening of Queensyard, a new restaurant, bar and café by D&D London within the Hudson Yards development in Manhattan. Offering luxury retail, work and residential space on the west side of Manhattan, Hudson Yards is the largest private real estate development in US history which, upon completion,…
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20 March

Towpath cafe reopens

Dalston cafe, Towpath, reopened last week after it had been closed for the winter months. The cafe located under the Whitmore Bridge between De Beauvoir Town and Shoreditch is owned by Lori de Mori and ran alongside head chef Laura Jackson. At night, the cafe transforms into a bar offering…
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