King’s Cross

Coverage of foodservice and hospitality activity in and around King’s Cross, including Granary Square, Coal Drops Yard, and Euston Road. This section explores restaurant and bar openings, commuter and corporate trade, cultural footfall, and F&B trends shaped by regeneration, tourism, and tech-sector growth. Built for chefs, operators, and hospitality professionals, it offers insight into trading in one of London’s most dynamic and architecturally transformed districts.

Sep- 2021 -

20 September

Pubs and Bars

Porte Noire to open this October

Idris Elba, and founder of Connaught Wine Cellars, David Farber, have announced the launch of their first bar and shop Porte Noire on Monday, 18 October 2021. Located opposite Regent’s Canal Towpath at Coal Drops Yard, in London’s King’s Cross, the new bar and shop will offer a selection of…
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3 September

Restaurants

Booking Office 1869 to open this October

Booking Office 1869 has announced that it will open an all-day drinking and dining destination this October in the heart of King’s Cross, London. A reimagining of the original 19th Century St. Pancras ticket hall, the launch marks the tenth anniversary of the opening of the St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel…
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Feb- 2020 -

5 February

Restaurants

Hoppers announces opening date of King’s Cross site

Sri Lankan and Southern Indian inspired restaurant, Hoppers, has announced its new King[s Cross restaurant is to open on 11 February. The opening of the new site takes the portfolio of Hoppers restaurants to three sites in the UK, which includes Soho and St Christophers Place. The menu will feature…
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Dec- 2019 -

10 December

Restaurants

Carluccio’s plans further expansion through franchise partners

Carluccio’s has announced its intention to seek strategic franchise partners to support it in further business expansion. The Italian restaurant chain plans to expand into travel and airport markets, as well as within the Republic of Ireland. The new franchise sites will reportedly adhere by the new ‘Fresca’ format, with…
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5 December

Restaurants

Hoppers to open new King’s Cross restaurant

Sri Lankan restaurant chain Hoppers has announced it is set to open its third site in London’s King’s Cross in February 2020. Hoppers King’s Cross will offer 130-covers and will also feature a “much larger bar” than the previous locations. Hoppers said the inspiration for the design of its third…
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Nov- 2019 -

25 November

Restaurants

Mumford & Sons musician to open King’s Cross music and dining venue

Mumford and Sons musician Ben Lovett’s Venue Group has announced the opening of its second music and dining venue at King’s Cross. Launching in February and located along its namesake, Goods Way, it will play host to a small, “carefully curated selection” of fast-rising and experienced chefs and dining enterprises.…
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Apr- 2019 -

18 April

Restaurants

Morty & Bob’s opens at King’s Cross’ Coal Drops Yard

British cuisine restaurant Morty and Bob’s have opened its new site at the new cultural hub, Coal Drops Yard in King’s Cross. The team made the decision to relocate to King’s Cross following the success of its first restaurant in east London. Named after owner Charlie Phillips’ two grandpas, Morty…
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2 April

Beverages

Hicce enlists Ketel One Botanical for terrace launch

Hicce X Wolf and Badger restaurant in London’s King’s Cross is preparing for its first summer with the use of its prime alfresco space to open a living botanical terrace launching 4 April. Partnering with vodka brand Ketel One Botanical, a new “first of its kind” spirit, this outdoor bar…
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Nov- 2018 -

23 November

Restaurants

First Meatliquor site to close

Meatliquor’s first site in Marylebone is to close in order to make way for a luxury hotel, the site was only originally intended to be in place for two years, however it is now being removed after seven. The restaurant is set to close at the end of February after…
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Sep- 2018 -

28 September

Beverages

Chapel Down Group to launch new ‘Gin Works’ bar

The Chapel Down Group has exchanged a lease agreement for a 5,000 sq ft site in King’s Cross by the Regent’s Canal where it will open the ‘Chapel Down Gin Works’. The new opening is being touted as an “experiential bar, restaurant and ginnery”, and the completion of the lease…
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