Clapham
Coverage explores foodservice and hospitality developments across this high-density South London neighbourhood, with a focus on Clapham High Street, Clapham Old Town, and the Common. Reporting includes independent restaurant and bar openings, brunch and late-night concepts, high-footfall weekend trade, and evolving preferences among young professionals and shared households. Insight is tailored for operators tracking casual dining formats, social drinking trends, and competitive positioning in busy urban villages.
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Nov- 2025 -12 NovemberPubs and Bars
Nightcap sees 17% rise in site EBITDA despite difficult trading environment
Bar operator Nightcap has reported a 17% rise in site EBITDA to £9.4m and a return to profit for the year to September 2025, outperforming the wider UK bar market despite a difficult trading environment. Unaudited figures revealed that company EBITDA reached £1.5m compared with a £4.8m loss in 2024,…
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Oct- 2025 -31 OctoberPubs and Bars
Urban Pubs and Bars acquires Albion and East
Urban Pubs and Bars has officially acquired the Albion and East group, adding four London venues to its portfolio as it continues to expand across the capital. The deal includes Teatro Hall in Ealing, Canova Hall in Brixton, Botanica Hall in Clapham Junction, and Serata Hall in the City of…
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Jul- 2025 -18 JulyRestaurants
Daisy Green to open Margot Green in Clapham Old Town
Australian-inspired restaurant group Daisy Green is set to open a new terrace and barbecue venue, Margot Green, in Clapham Old Town in mid-July. The new site will feature open-fire cooking, a rotating menu of 12 dishes each night, and a dedicated margarita bar. Dishes include Skull Island prawns with dashi…
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1 JulyRestaurants
Mulan Noodle opens in South London
Chinese noodle house Mulan Noodle has opened its doors in south London, offering handmade northern dishes and traditional live music. Mulan Noodle, located at 192 Acre Lane between Brixton and Clapham, serves Xi’an-style street food, with a menu centred on hand-pulled noodles, house-made dumplings and rice dishes. The new restaurant…
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Nov- 2024 -26 NovemberNews
Rocket Leisure secures £6.4m loan to boost expansion
Live music operator Rocket Leisure has secured a £6.4m loan from digital bank OakNorth to refinance an existing facility, acquire the freehold on its Venn St site and expand with additional sites. Founded in 2010 by brothers Russell and Howard Taylor and their business partner Tom Jackman, the business has…
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Sep- 2024 -27 SeptemberNews
Polygon Public House to open The Ox in October
Family-owned pub company, Polygon Public House, will open its second gastropub The Ox in October following on from the Rose and Crown in Clapham. Located on Clapham High Street, the site, previously The Saxon, was acquired from the East London Pub Co, and is undergoing extensive refurbishment, opening on 14…
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Aug- 2024 -16 AugustRestaurants
Taco Bell UK extends closing hours at select locations
Taco Bell UK has launched Encore Hours, a new initiative that will see closing hours get extended at select locations to cater to concertgoers. With current restaurant options closing as early as 10pm, Taco Bell said music fans often “face the tough choice of missing their favourite artists’ encore or…
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Apr- 2024 -15 AprilRestaurants
Little Door and Co. to open fifth site in Carnaby
House-party inspired late night bar and restaurant concept, Little Door and Co., is set to open its fifth site on Carnaby’s Kingly Street in June. The Little Violet Door is the group’s second central London site, joining The Little Scarlet Door in Soho and neighbourhood locations: The Little Yellow Door…
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12 AprilRestaurants
Deliveroo extends exclusive partnership with Wingstop
Deliveroo and Wingstop have announced an extension of their exclusivity partnership, which began in 2018. The chicken restaurant chain’s menu will be available exclusively to Deliveroo customers to order on demand in 15 cities across the UK. Wingstop currently has 43 restaurants nationwide, as well as a “robust” opening pipeline…
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10 AprilPubs and Bars
Portobello Pub Company acquires Darwin and Wallace
The Portobello Pub Company has acquired London-based bar-restaurant business, Darwin and Wallace for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition will add seven “high-volume” venues located in some key London ‘villages’ including Battersea Power Station, Clapham Old Town, Wimbledon and Richmond. Darwin and Wallace will continue to operate under the same name,…
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