Fitzrovia
Coverage explores hospitality and foodservice activity in this central London neighbourhood, including restaurant and bar openings, chef-led concepts, independent operator movements, and local investment trends. Reporting offers valuable insight into how Fitzrovia’s mix of office, residential, and destination dining trade shapes strategy for operators navigating premium, all-day, and weekday-driven footfall.
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Jun- 2025 -17 JuneRestaurants
ScandiKitchen opens second London café in Victoria
Scandinavian café and deli ScandiKitchen has opened a second site in central London, 18 years after launching its flagship store in Fitzrovia. The new café, located on Buckingham Palace Road in Victoria, follows the same model as the original, offering Scandinavian food for eat-in or takeaway. It opens daily from…
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Feb- 2025 -11 FebruaryRestaurants
Santa Maria Pizza to open sixth site in Paddington
London-based pizzeria Santa Maria is celebrating its 15th anniversary with the opening of its sixth location in Paddington on Monday, 24 February 2025. This milestone marks a new chapter for founders Angelo Ambrosio and Pasquale Chionchio, who first met in Napoli in the 1990s. The duo launched their first small…
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Dec- 2024 -11 DecemberNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 11/12/24
SSP Group has begun an IPO of Travel Food Services in India, in conjunction with its joint venture partner, K Hospitality Corp. Subject to regulatory approvals, the pricing and completion of the IPO is targeted to be in spring 2025. SSP acquired an initial stake in TFS in 2016 and…
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11 DecemberRestaurants
Kinsfolk & Co to open Brasserie Adeline and Gambit bar
Kinsfolk and Co is set to open a new dining and bar concept Brasserie Adeline and Gambit Bar in Summer 2025 as part of The Newman, marking its first venture. Taking residence in Fitzrovia, The Newman, will comprise an all-day brasserie and underground bar, in addition to 81 rooms, suites…
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Nov- 2024 -11 NovemberNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 11/11/24
UKH with the support of industry bosses have warned of the effects of the autumn budget, saying that it will cause small business closures, job losses and reduced investment in the sector. UKH boss Kate Nicholls was supported by the likes of Fuller’s, Stonegate Group and Whitbread, as well as…
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11 NovemberRestaurants
Kin Restaurant to open in Fitzrovia
Reza and Mohammed Malekzadeh, co-founders of the daytime veg-forward Kin Café in Fitzrovia, have acquired Cin Cin restaurant on Foley Street to open a full-service restaurant with an expanded menu. This will be the cousins’ fifth site with Kin Restaurant and Kin Café joining the three-strong Persian restaurants, Naroon, which…
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Jun- 2024 -18 JuneNews
Bobo Social opens new site in Ealing
Bobo Social has opened a new restaurant in Ealing at 3/4 Filmworks Walk, marking the third opening for the group. The first Bobo opened its doors in 2014 on Charlotte Street, Fitzrovia, to “great critical acclaim” from the likes of Fay Maschler, Grace Dent and Giles Coren. The second followed…
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Apr- 2024 -16 AprilNews
Italian restaurant Sale e Pepe appoints new GM
Italian restaurant Sale e Pepe located in Knightsbridge has announced the appointment of Luca Danisi as its new general manager. With a distinguished career in the hospitality industry, Danisi brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the front-of-house team at Sale e Pepe, having previously worked as a GM…
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Mar- 2024 -22 MarchNews
Today’s news in brief – 22/03/23
JD Wetherspoon revenues rose 8.2% to £991m in H1. The pub group said that like-for-like sales were stronger than total sales due to a small number of pub disposals and lease terminations. So far, sales continue to improve. In the last 7 weeks to 17 March, like-for-like sales increased by…
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22 MarchRestaurants
July to open in Fitzrovia in April
July, Solynka Dumas and Julian Oschman’s new Alsatian restaurant and wine bar, is set to open on Fitzrovia’s Charlotte Street on 25 April. The restaurant will be open all day, serving breakfast pastries and coffee in the morning, a concise lunchtime offering, and an evening menu featuring bar snacks, seasonal…
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