Borough Market

Reporting on foodservice, retail, and F&B innovation at one of London’s most iconic market destinations. This section features updates on trader activity, independent restaurant launches, artisan supply trends, and footfall-driven trade in and around Borough Market and the wider London Bridge area. Designed for chefs, operators, and hospitality professionals, it offers insight into running successful concepts in high-footfall, experience-led environments shaped by provenance, tourism, and local demand.

Sep- 2023 -

15 September

Breweries and Distilleries

UK pubs and bars backs Maui recovery by offering free kegs to venues

Breweries, drinks producers, pubs and bars across the capital are backing an initiative running from 18-22 September to get funds to Maui after the devastating wildfires last month. The news comes after the owner of Maui Brewing put out a call on social media for aid. The UK hospitality industry…
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May- 2023 -

3 May

Features

The ‘Market Place’ of Ideas: Reinventing the dining experience

“I think the way the industry is going and where people see casual dining, is completely changing. The fact is now you can go out with a group of friends, and all have the same experience of being somewhere but all have a completely different food and drink experience. I…
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Mar- 2023 -

9 March

Restaurants

Mallow to open second site in Canary Wharf this June

Plant-based restaurant, Mallow, has announced its plans to open a second location in Canary Wharf in June 2023 after first opening in Borough Market in November 2021. The new venue will be located in Wood Wharf in the centre of Canary Wharf and will serve up to 150 covers, 100…
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Feb- 2023 -

23 February

Restaurants

Macellaio on Union Street rebrands to Osteriadel Macellaio

London-based Italian restaurant, Macellaio RC on Union Street, is rebranding to Osteriadel Macellaio, a restaurant serving wine and “simple, yet delicious” Italian food from this month. The rebranding of the restaurant comes as the venue wishes to offer a new sustainable menu, using all parts of the cow cooked by…
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Dec- 2022 -

6 December

Restaurants

Bao Fitzrovia to close after seven years of trading

Taiwanese restaurant brand Bao is closing its Fitzrovia restaurant after nearly seven years of trading. The brand stated that Fitzrovia had become a “particularly challenging” area and this is the main reason for the decision. It was the second site opened by the brand, a year after its Soho restaurant.…
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Oct- 2022 -

5 October

Restaurants

Poke House expands outside London

Poke House has announced it is expanding outside of London for the first time, with a new site due to open in Cambridge in early 2023. Poke House said this will be the first of many sites outside of London to open, and the announcement follows the new opening in…
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Jul- 2022 -

27 July

Awards & Events

Bord Bia launches sustainable BBQ campaign

Irish Food Board, Bord Bia, and Irish Beef have announced a partnership with two London chefs who are said to be advocates of sustainably produced beef and cooking over live fire. The partnership is part of their annual BBQ campaign. Nick Fitzgerald of Tacos Padre, based in Borough Market, and…
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Jun- 2022 -

9 June

Restaurants

Poke House to launch five new sites

Poke House, a European poke bowl brand, has announced it will open five new sites in London in the coming months, including Battersea Power Station, Borough Market, St. Paul’s, St John’s Wood and Mayfair. Each of the new houses will be filled with Cali-House music, exotic pastel décor, San Diego…
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May- 2022 -

16 May

Restaurants

Where The Pancakes Are launches £550,00 crowdfunding campaign amid expansion

Where The Pancakes Are has launched a £550,000 crowdfunding campaign to support its UK expansion plans. Its first restaurant near Borough Market opened in 2016, and its online shop was launched in April 2020. Its second restaurant in Fitzrovia opened its doors in June 2021. A third restaurant is set…
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Jan- 2022 -

25 January

Restaurants

Mildreds to open sixth location in Covent Garden

Plant-based restaurant group Mildreds is set to open its latest location in Covent Garden, St Martin’s Lane, next month. Since first opening in Soho in 1988, the group is said to have “pioneered” the vegan and plant-based scene in London. The new site will officially open on 21 February and…
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