Fulham
Coverage explores foodservice and hospitality activity across this affluent South West London neighbourhood, with reporting focused on Fulham Road, Parsons Green, and North End Road. Topics include premium casual dining, independent café culture, pub refurbishments, and community-led concepts targeting young professionals and families. Insight is tailored for operators monitoring suburban high street performance, localised menu strategies, and residential footfall in well-established London postcodes.
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Jul- 2024 -3 JulyNews
Dez Amore opens standalone restaurant in Fulham
Italian street food concept Dez Amore has officially opened its first restaurant in London’s Fulham Road. The new 1,178 sq ft location marks Dez Amore’s first standalone restaurant space, specialising in traditional Italian dishes with a “unique and contemporary twist”, and follows the brand’s success across several market-led destinations including…
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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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5 AprilPubs and Bars
Majestic acquires Vagabond Wines
Vagabond Wines has been bought out of administration by the UK’s largest specialist wine retailer Majestic Wines. The strategic acquisition provides clarity and job security for 171 Vagabond colleagues following a period of uncertainty, after the business went into administration last month. Following the acquisition, Majestic plans to invest in…
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Mar- 2024 -18 MarchNews
Today’s news in brief – 18/03/24
Nightcap revenues grew 42.1% to £33.4m in H1 ended 31 December 2023. The bar group has attributed its performance to the acquisition of Dirty Martini and the successful collaboration with The Piano Works over the Christmas period. As of December 2023, the group had cash of £3.1m and total bank…
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18 MarchNews
Bistro restaurant Josephine opens in London
Josephine, a new French bistro concept by Michelin-starred Claude Bosi and Lucy Bosi, has officially opened at 315 Fulham Road in London. The restaurant has opened a 2,633 sq ft space on the corner of Fulham Road, marking an addition to the Sloane Stanley Estate and complementing the wider F&B…
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Feb- 2024 -22 FebruaryNews
Today’s news in brief – 22/02/24
Sticks’n’Sushi has secured a £22m loan from Oak North Bank to support further growth. The business was acquired by private equity firm, McWin Capital Partners, in January this year. Most recently, the group had successfully scaled to 27 restaurants with 12 in Copenhagen, 12 across the UK, and three in…
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22 FebruaryNews
Pravaas opens in South Kensington
Chef Shilpa Dandekar has officially opened her second restaurant, Pravaas, in South Kensington, following the success of her first bricks and mortar site Pure Indian Cooking in Fulham. Pravaas is a place that embodies “a deep respect for the roots of Indian cuisine” whilst broadening culinary horizons with new takes…
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Jan- 2024 -17 JanuaryFeatures
In conversation with Eco Pizza founder Sami Wasif
Can you tell us about your hospitality experience leading up to starting Eco Pizza in 1993? My love of food dates back to my childhood in Egypt, where I learned the secrets of dough making from my grandfather, Gerges, who during the Spring Equinox festival would produce and distribute the…
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2 JanuaryNews
The Stag & Huntsman relaunches with Sika Inns
The Stag and Huntsman, a country pub and restaurant with rooms in Hambleden Valley, will relaunch in January 2024 with a new Michelin-starred chef and revamped rooms with Sika Inns. The spot, on the Culden Faw Estate just outside Henley on Thames, has been taken over by the newly formed…
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Dec- 2023 -1 DecemberNews
Today’s news in brief – 01/12/23
The RMT Union has approved a pay deal from the Rail Delivery Group, halting strike actions until at least spring 2024. The accepted offer includes a 5% pay rise retroactively applied to 2022/23 and a guarantee against compulsory redundancies until the year-end in 2024. While RMT has ceased strikes, Aslef,…
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