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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Mar- 2024 -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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Feb- 2024 -2 FebruaryNews
Today’s news in brief – 02/02/24
Urban Pubs and Bars’ EBITDA reached £6.4m for the financial year ended 30 April 2023, an improvement of 11% versus the prior year. The leisure group, which operates 42 pubs, bars and restaurants across London, revealed like-for-like sales were up 17% and turnover increased by almost 60% to £52.2m. UKH…
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2 FebruaryRestaurants
Carmel to launch new site in London’s Fitzrovia
Mediterranean restaurant and bar Carmel has signed a 15-year lease for 7-8 Market Place, Fitzrovia, which marks its second site in London following the success of Carmel in Queen’s Park. The group also operates Berber and Q in East London and Shawarma Bar in Exmouth Market. The new 95-seater restaurant…
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Dec- 2023 -7 DecemberNews
Today’s news in brief – 07/12/23
Alsatian-inspired eatery and wine bar, July, is set for a spring 2024 launch on Charlotte Street, Fitzrovia. Serving morning pastries and coffee, a concise lunch, and evening small plates, charcuterie and cheese, the spot boasts Holly Hayes, formerly of 40 Maltby Street, as the head chef. Curated by sommelier Honey…
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7 DecemberPubs and Bars
July wine bar to open on Charlotte Street in spring 2024
Alsatian-inspired restaurant and wine bar July is set to open on Charlotte Street, Fitzrovia in spring 2024. Open all day, the space will serve breakfast pastries and coffee in the morning, a concise lunchtime offering, and an evening menu featuring bar snacks, small plates, charcuterie and cheese. The kitchen will…
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Nov- 2023 -14 NovemberNews
Today’s news in brief – 14/11/23
UK pubs and bars saw a 7% source in average drinks sales in the week ending 4 November, driven by Halloween, Bonfire Night, and major sporting events. This performance, the best since September, follows a flat second half of October due to adverse weather. All drink categories, including cider, beer,…
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14 NovemberRestaurants
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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Oct- 2023 -23 OctoberNews
Sloane Stanley Estate to welcome three new dining brands
Sloane Stanley has announced Italian street-food concept Dez Amore, and specialty coffee company Kiss The Hippo, are both set to join the south side of the Fulham neighbourhood later this year. Kings342, the new concept behind Street Food Markets Ltd, is also opening on the King’s Road at the end…
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17 OctoberRestaurants
Six by Nico to open 13th location in Birmingham
The six-course dining experience, Six by Nico, will be opening in Birmingham at 81 Colmore Row on 30 November – its 13th location across the UK and Ireland. The venue will accommodate approximately 72 guests, and will create 60 new jobs for the area. Founded by chef Nico Simeone, Six…
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10 OctoberRestaurants
Caravan to open new site in Covent Garden
Caravan, the coffee and all-day dining restaurant, is set to open the doors of its new flagship restaurant in Covent Garden. Set in a Grade II listed Victorian granary, the new restaurant will open its doors from 23 October on Drury Lane. Spanning two floors, it is the brand’s second…
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