Restaurants
The Restaurants section on Catering Today delivers comprehensive coverage of the UK restaurant industry, from independent operators to national chains. It reports on business performance, openings, acquisitions, and leadership changes, alongside analysis of market trends, menu innovation, and consumer behaviour. With insight into finance, operations, technology, and sustainability, Catering Today provides hospitality professionals with the intelligence and updates shaping commercial strategy across the UK dining landscape.
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Feb- 2025 -21 February
Popeyes to open in Edinburgh
Popeyes UK has announced that it will be opening a location in Edinburgh this Spring. Bringing a taste of New Orleans to Edinburgh’s Princes Street, the all-new Popeyes will be the brand’s third restaurant opening in Scotland this year and the seventh in the country overall. As part of plans…
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20 February
Salad Bar Atis to open new site in Covent Garden
Atis, the sustainable, plant-focused salad and plate concept, is set to open its newest flagship site in Covent Garden on Friday, 14 March 2025. This marks the brand’s 10th location in London and its first opening of 2025, with more expansion plans in the pipeline. The new Covent Garden site…
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20 February
New London restaurant Tasca to open in March
A new restaurant, Tasca, is set to open at a new bar, Cav, in London Bethnal Green on 1 March. Tasca will be a year-long kitchen residency by head chef Josh Dallaway and sommelier Sinead Murdoch. Inspired by the dining cultures of Portugal and Spain with the food focusing on…
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19 February
Luna Omakase to open new London site in March
The team behind Los Mochis and Juno Omakase is set to open Luna Omakase, an exclusive 12-seat restaurant set within Los Mochis London City in March. At the helm is executive head chef Leonard Tanyag, who with his 20 years of experience and international expertise will bring a “refined and…
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17 February
Mediterranean restaurant PYRÃ to open in Queen’s Park
PYRÃ, a new restaurant inspired by the flavours of Spain and Greece, will be officially opening in Queen’s Park on Wednesday 19 February. This new opening will be replacing Lula and is the vision of Andrew Dax, who was also the founder of Chameleon, a pop-up Tel Avivian restaurant at…
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17 February
New pizzeria Forbici to open in Manchester next month
A new pizza concept, Forbici, is set to open in Manchester next month, bringing with it authentic Neapolitan pizza. Forbici will bring a new “wave” of pizza to Cross Street, along with the firm belief that pizza should be better. Born in the heart of Naples, a city that has…
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17 February
Hora opens in Mayfair
Mediterranean restaurant Hora has announced that it has opened on Dover Street in Mayfair. The restaurant is a project by London-based restaurateur Dimitris Lytras, formerly brand director at Hovarda London and group nightlife director at Caprice Holdings, founded in partnership with Alessio Matrone, founder-owner of IT Restaurants, and Pierluigi Montuoro,…
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17 February
The Cinnamon Kitchen to open first Leeds site
The Cinnamon Collection, led by executive chef and CEO Vivek Singh, is set to open its third Cinnamon Kitchen restaurant and its first in Leeds this May. The 105-cover restaurant and bar is launching in partnership with the Grade II-listed The Queens Hotel in Leeds city centre. The interiors of…
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14 February
Applebee’s reopens in Borough Market
Applebee’s has announced the reopening of its Borough Market restaurant following a refresh to celebrate its 25th anniversary. The company stated that the site’s “next era” will be defined through their brand new concept, menu and freshly designed space. The new space has 70 covers, a fresh fish counter upon…
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14 February
The Stable pizzeria opens in Padstow
Pizza and craft cider restaurant group The Stable has today (14 February) opened a new location in Padstow. With restaurants across the South West in Fistral, Plymouth, Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Bournemouth, amongst other locations, The Stable is known for partnering with South West producers across their menu including a…
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