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- 2019 -26 MarchRestaurants
Aqua restaurant group to open four new Fitzrovia sites
Restaurant group, Aqua, has announced it is to open four new sites in London’s Fitzrovia area. The new openings will include a dim sum restaurant named Library, a Japanese restaurant, a Spanish deli along with a regular café based on the former site of all day cafe, Villandry. Aqua currently…
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Dec- 2018 -14 DecemberBusiness
Japanese coffee chain to open first UK outlet
Japanese coffee chain, Omotesando Koffee has announced it is to open its first UK outlet in in London’s Fitzrovia this Friday (14 October). The chain, which has been in operation across Asia since 2011, will open in Rathbone Square, fulfilling the company’s wish to serve coffee to every country in…
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Nov- 2018 -2 NovemberRestaurants
Tata Eatery reopens in Kilburn
Movable pop-up restaurant, Tata Eatery, ran by restaurateurs Zijun Meng and Ana Gonçalves is to reopen in Kilburn. The restaurant has previously opened in Bermondsey, Fitzrovia, Shoreditch and Dalston, with the later enjoying huge success with the critics. The new pop-up will open on 8 November at the Sir Colin…
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Oct- 2018 -30 OctoberPeople
Quique Dacosta to open Fitzrovia site
Chef Quique Dacosta has announced he is to open one of his Arros QD restaurants in London’s Fitzrovia. The restaurant would follow on from sites in Valencia and Alicante for which Dacosta has earned three Michelin stars. Backed by by the London-based Spanish restaurant group behind Iberica, the restaurant was…
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11 OctoberRestaurants
Bao to open site at London’s Borough Market
Taiwanese bun chain, Bao has announced it is to open a third site at London’s Borough Market. The site follows outlets in Soho and Fitzrovia, in serving all of the chains iconic dishes including its well-known blood cake with cured egg yolk, along with some new dishes. The restaurant will…
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Sep- 2018 -5 SeptemberPubs and Bars
Concept bar inspired by Around The World in 80 Days comes to London
A new bar celebrating exploration and adventure will be opening at the Strand in London this September. Mr Fogg’s Society of Exploration has been inspired by the adventure novel Around the World in 80 Days and will feature a train carriage-style bar, a map room and other “hidden wonders”. The…
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Aug- 2018 -20 AugustBusiness
Salt Yard Group sells Opera Tavern restaurant
Salt Yard Group has announced it has sold the Opera Tavern Spanish tapas restaurant in Covent Garden to Urban Pubs and Bars. The Covent Garden restaurant opened in 2011 and was one of four owned by Salt Yard. The group said it will now be “focusing fully” on its Soho…
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15 AugustPeople
Dabbous team reunite for series of exclusive dinners
Ollie Dabbous, founder of the eponymous Dabbous restaurant in London’s Fitzrovia, will be reunited with his kitchen team as they host two bespoke dinners at Wellbourne Brasserie this autumn. The well-reviewed Dabbous opened in 2012 and was the British chef’s first outlet, but closed in 2017 shortly after the site…
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Jul- 2018 -6 JulyApps & Technology
New Yotam Ottolenghi restaurant forced to close for a week after new technology fails
Yotam Ottolenghi’s new Rovi restaurant has been forced to close for a week after a new eco-friendly heat recovery system failed. The restaurant, based in London’s Fitzrovia, had installed the new system to replace the current heat extraction equipment with an eco-friendly alternative. The restaurant said in a statement: “Rovi…
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