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From the West End to the East End, our London coverage keeps hospitality professionals in the know. Our dedicated reporting on London’s vibrant and highly competitive foodservice market, spans restaurant group expansions, new pub and bar concepts, catering contracts, high-street openings, licensing changes, staff shortages, and operational trends shaping the capital. Whether you’re a central London restaurant operator, a neighbourhood café owner, a high-volume catering contractor, or an F&B executive overseeing multiple venues across zones, this archive delivers actionable insights and strategic updates designed for decision-makers navigating the capital’s fast-moving hospitality landscape.
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Nov- 2019 -8 NovemberRestaurants
Barbecue restaurant Pitt Cue Co. returns to London
Pitt Cue Co., the restaurant that specialises in “barbecue, bourbon, and beer,” is set to return to London after closing its doors in June this year. Jamie Berger, who co-founded the company alongside Tom Adams in 2011, has announced that he will relaunch the restaurant under original ownership, with plans…
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8 NovemberRestaurants
Japanese restaurant Taka to open on former Providores site
Japanese restaurant Taka has announced it will be opening its latest restaurant at the former Providores and Tapa Room site in Marleybone. The new site will open in spring next year, making it Taka’s second London location. The restaurant was first brought to London Shepherd’s Market in 2017, by brother…
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7 NovemberRestaurants
L’Italiana to open new restaurant in Shenley
Italian restaurant, L’Italiana, will open a new restaurant in Shenley, Hertfordshire, tomorrow (8 November). According to the group, its second restaurant will offer the same menu and dining experience that its customers have “grown to love over the years”. Owner George Nicholas said sourced ingredients are often bought locally and…
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7 NovemberRestaurants
Gaucho to undergo brand revamp with Mayfair restaurant launch
Restaurant chain Gaucho has unveiled it will be making changes to the business, which includes a new restaurant design and cinema screen, with the new design launching at Gaucho’s original restaurant on Charlotte Street in Mayfair this month. The restaurant announced it has updated its “creative direction” to “win new…
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5 NovemberRestaurants
McDonald’s opens first UK ‘Delivery Kitchen’ in London
Fast food giant McDonald’s has opened its first ‘Delivery Kitchen’ in Hanworth, west London, to help nearby restaurants meet the demand from McDelivery orders. The new kitchen is part of a wider trial to test different restaurant formats. Most recently, the group opened ‘McDonald’s to Go’, a small format restaurant…
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1 NovemberRestaurants
London restaurant bill prices rise by ‘record’ amount in 2019
London restaurant bill prices have risen by 6.3% in the past 12 months, compared with 4.8% the previous year, according to new figures from London-based publishing firm Harden’s. According to the group, the average price of dinner for one at establishments listed in its 2020 London Restaurants guide is £59.28,…
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Oct- 2019 -30 OctoberRestaurants
Breddos restaurant closes its Soho branch
Breddos has closed its Soho branch less than two years after opening. Breddos posted an instagram picture confirming the closure with the caption: “Soho, it’s been sweet. We’ve had an incredible 1.5 years here at Kingly St, have loved every second of it, but tonight we close our doors. Thank…
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28 OctoberRestaurants
The Ivy set to open in Victoria next month
The Ivy is set to open in London’s Victoria next month, following its transformation as Jamie’s Italian. Located in London Victoria’s business quarter, the restaurant will accommodate for 292 people across two storeys catering from breakfast to dinner, seven days a week. The new establishment is equipped with an upstairs…
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25 OctoberRestaurants
Rosa’s Thai Cafe to open in Manchester
Rosa’s Thai Cafe will open its first restaurant in Manchester next spring, in The Old Courthouse on Deansgate, formerly occupied by Handmade Burger Co. Launched in 2008 by Thai chef Saiphin Moore and her husband Alex on East London’s famous Brick Lane, Rosa’s Thai Café said it has built a…
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25 OctoberRestaurants
Busaba set for rebrand amid 20th anniversary celebration
Thai restaurant group Busaba is set to undergo a rebrand in celebration of its 20th anniversary as part of a drive to “re-energise the brand while celebrating its past”. The new identity, launching this week, includes a new logo, a suite of menus and a team uniform designed by design…
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