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.
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Nov- 2023 -17 November
Roti King to open in Waterloo
Roti King has announced it will open its new restaurant at Lower Marsh, Waterloo on 1 December. This Waterloo site will become the company’s third restaurant following openings in Euston and Battersea Power Station. The space has retained as much of the original interior as possible, including tiled walls from…
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16 November
Malaysian concept Mambow to open in Clapton
Mambow Clapton, Abby Lee’s first permanent site for her modern Malaysian concept, will officially be opening its doors on 24 November. The larger space has enabled Lee to add a larger kitchen including a hibachi grill allowing her to create new recipes using new techniques. The bigger space will have…
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16 November
The Halal Guys expands UK footprint with new Wood Green restaurant
The Halal Guys is set to open its doors on 18 November in Wood Green. The restaurant, which was founded in New York by Mohamed Abouelenein, Ahmed Elsaka, and Abdelbaset Elsayed, started as a food cart in the 1990s. It is considered a “staple” of the New York food scene…
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14 November
West African restaurant Akara opens in Borough Yards
Aji Akokomi, owner of fine dining West African restaurant Akoko in Fitzrovia, has launched his new restaurant, Akara, in Borough Yards. The 40-seat restaurant is named after the West African dish known as black-eye bean fritters, and it serves the traditional flavours of the area. London-based design studio, A-nrd, has…
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13 November
Loungers roll-out continues with four new sites
Loungers, a UK-based café, bar and restaurant operator under the Lounge, Cosy Club and Brightside brands, has revealed that its accelerated site roll-out plan remains firmly on track, with the launch of four new sites since it announced its landmark 200th Lounge opening on 13 September 2023. The three new…
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13 November
Wonderland Restaurants unveils next Park Row theme
Wonderland Restaurants has unveiled The Iceberg Lounge as its next theme at Park Row, London. The restaurant opened last Friday (10 November) and is inspired by the fictional venue from the Batman universe, owned by The Penguin. The Iceberg Lounge introduces a new menu of Modern Japanese dishes and cocktails…
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9 November
Marlowe Bar and Restaurant opens in East London
Marlowe Bar and Restaurant has opened at Montcalm East hotel in East London. The new dining and drinking experience is inspired by playwright Christopher Marlowe and boasts three different spaces. First up is the ground floor Café which is an all-day venue, serving from breakfast to dinner. Next is the…
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9 November
Restaurant Associates appoints new culinary director
Restaurant Associates has appointed Adam Thomason as its new culinary director. Thomason, who holds a Master of Culinary Arts degree, spent several years working for Restaurant Associates and the larger Compass Group before leaving in 2021. Currently, he leads the England Culinary Team as captain. Thomason said: “It’s fantastic to…
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8 November
Number of London restaurants charging £150+ a head nearly doubles
The number of restaurants in London charging £150 per head or more per person for a meal has risen 46% to 54 up from 37 last year, according to data from Harden’s London Restaurants 2024 guide. There has also been a 59% jump in the number of London restaurants charging…
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7 November
Pizza Express owner decides againt The Restaurant Group bid
Pizza Express owner, Wheel Topco, will not make a bid for The Restaurant Group (TRG) due to “market conditions” it has confirmed. Last month, TRG confirmed that Wheel Topco had requested diligence information to evaluate a possible offer for its competitor. This move comes after TRG agreed to be bought…
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