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.

Apr- 2023 -

4 April

Sidemen to launch third Sides site in new Market Place Harrow

Market Place London has revealed the final vendor at its new Harrow indoor street food market as Sides, the chicken brand created by viral YouTube collective, The Sidemen. Sides was formed in 2021 as a virtual brand by star content creators KSI, Miniminter, Zerkaa, TBJZL, Behzinga, Vikkstar123, and W2S (Wroetoshaw).…
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Mar- 2023 -

31 March

D&D London relaunches flagship restaurant

Restaurant group D&D London has revealed that its Kings Cross flagship, German Gymnasium, is relaunching the first-floor restaurant following the arrival of new executive chef, Alexander Thiel. Thiel has curated the new menu at the restaurant, which has been inspired by German home cooking and drawing upon his experiences working…
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31 March

Lucky Yu opens first Edinburgh restaurant

The team behind Edinburgh’s taqueria Bodega has opened its first Lucky Yu restaurant in the city. Located at 53-55 Broughton Street, the new restaurant will serve Asian-inspired street-style food by former Gardener’s Cottage chef, Duncan Adamson. The menu includes a range of specialty dumplings, homemade baos and yakitori alongside a…
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30 March

Crust Bros to open two locations in April

Pizza restaurant Crust Bros will be opening its fourth site in Boxpark Shoreditch on 11 April, followed by a fifth site at The Prince in West Brompton on 21 April. Crust Bros’ new venues are opening following the success of the chain’s opening in Boxpark Croydon in November 2022 and…
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29 March

Royal Crescent Hotel relaunches restaurant and adds outdoor terrace

Royal Crescent Hotel and Spa in Bath has relaunched its Montagu’s Mews restaurant and bar space, in addition to launching a brand new heated dining terrace, following a total restaurant refurbishment. Designed by Shelley Reiner, director of London based interior design company Suited, Montagu’s Mews reflects a typical 18th Century…
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28 March

Woven by Adam Smith receives Michelin star six months after launch

Woven by Adam Smith has received one Michelin star, presented to executive chef Adam Smith by The Michelin Guide of Great Britain and Ireland within six months of the restaurant’s launch in September 2022. The restaurant is set overlooking 240 acres of Berkshire parkland at Coworth Park, where the menu…
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24 March

Hawksmoor to open second US site in Chicago

Steak restaurant Hawksmoor has announced plans to open a second restaurant in the US in Chicago. The brand plans to open the restaurant in the first half of 2024 in the historic LaSalle Street Cable Car Powerhouse in the windy city. The company aims to restore the site, a 16,500…
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24 March

Humdingers opens new patisserie and eatery in Highbury

Humdingers has launched its third bakery and eatery in Highbury, North London, in addition to its existing sites in Hoxton and Hornsey. The brand, which also operates an event catering business working for clients like Alexander McQueen, Amazon, Gucci and Burberry, has designed the new site with a vintage aesthetic…
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23 March

Steakhouse Bar and Block opens new site in Birmingham

Whitbread’s contemporary steakhouse brand, Bar and Block, has announced its latest opening in Birmingham, taking its portfolio up to 21 sites nationwide. The new opening marks the continued expansion of Bar and Block across the UK, following on from the launch of two new sites in London last year. The…
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21 March

Pubs, restaurants and bars sales rise 3.9% in Feb

February sales at restaurant, pub and bar groups were 3.9% ahead of last year on a like-for-like basis, according to the latest Coffer CGA Business Tracker. The tracker has now recorded year-on-year growth for five consecutive months. However, the figure is substantially down from 10.1% in January and is well…
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