Mayfair
This showcases our coverage of Mayfair, London’s premier dining and hospitality district, known for luxury venues, flagship restaurants, and high-spend clientele. We report on fine dining launches, chef appointments, brand expansions, and operational strategy from some of the UK’s most prestigious operators. With insights into premium pricing models, guest experience design, and elite F&B service, this is essential reading for executives, restaurateurs, and hospitality professionals navigating or benchmarking against the high-end market.
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Feb- 2025 -17 FebruaryRestaurants
Mediterranean restaurant PYRÃ to open in Queen’s Park
PYRÃ, a new restaurant inspired by the flavours of Spain and Greece, will be officially opening in Queen’s Park on Wednesday 19 February. This new opening will be replacing Lula and is the vision of Andrew Dax, who was also the founder of Chameleon, a pop-up Tel Avivian restaurant at…
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17 FebruaryRestaurants
Hora opens in Mayfair
Mediterranean restaurant Hora has announced that it has opened on Dover Street in Mayfair. The restaurant is a project by London-based restaurateur Dimitris Lytras, formerly brand director at Hovarda London and group nightlife director at Caprice Holdings, founded in partnership with Alessio Matrone, founder-owner of IT Restaurants, and Pierluigi Montuoro,…
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7 FebruaryFood and Drink
Claridge’s Bakery names executive baker ahead of summer opening
Claridge’s Bakery has announced that chef and baker, Richard Hart, has been appointed executive baker and creative director ahead of its official opening later this summer. Located on Brook’s Mews, Mayfair, Claridge’s Bakery will launch with a British-focused menu of classics including bloomers and granary loaves, as well as jam…
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6 FebruaryNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 06/02/25
Di Maggio Restaurants is looking to expand after its FY turnover rose 7.8% to £49.5m. The Glasgow-based operator of 11 French and Italian hospitality concepts also revealed that its operating profit before exceptional items jumped by 21.5% to £6.2m in the period. The group is also trading profitably post year-end. …
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6 FebruaryPeople
Casa Cruz appoints new head chef
Casa Cruz in Notting Hill has announced the appointment of Jacob Rowley as head chef, marking a new chapter for the restaurant as it approaches its 10th anniversary. Rowley joins Casa Cruz after a tenure at Hampshire’s Oakley Hall, where he received multiple “Restaurant of the Year” awards. His career…
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Jan- 2025 -8 JanuaryRestaurants
JKS Restaurants sees FY turnover hit £73m
The operator of multiple F&B concepts across the UK and Middle East, JKS Restaurants, has reported a turnover of £73m for the 65-week period ended 31 March 2024. The business, which is best known for Gymkhana, has also seen its losses before tax widen to £5.5m during the period from…
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Oct- 2024 -24 OctoberNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 24/10/24
Hospitality groups recorded a YoY sales rise of 1.7% in September, meaning that managed venues have achieved like-for-like increases in eight of the nine months to September 2024. While this is a welcome improvement, it is a sign of the continuing challenges to real-term growth, as the sector enters the…
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24 OctoberRestaurants
New all-day restaurant Silva to open in Mayfair
New all-day restaurant Silva has announced that it is set to open in Mayfair in November. Serving breakfast/brunch, lunch and dinner, Silva boasts 91 covers across two floors and an outside terrace. The restaurant is joined on the first floor by a snug bar and a private dining room, ‘The…
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22 OctoberNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 22/10/24
The Revel Collective has seen its FY losses before tax widen to £36.7m. The group said that the result was mainly due to non-cash exceptional impairment charges from its restructuring plan. Despite strong festive trading and the annualisation of the acquisition of Peach Pubs, the closure of 13 loss-making bars…
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22 OctoberRestaurants
Michelin starred chef Rohit Ghai to open new Vatavaran restaurant
Michelin-starred chef Rohit Ghai, together with his business partner Abhi Sangwan, are set to open their new Indian dining destination, Vatavaran, on Beauchamp Place on 7 November 2024. The new opening will join the duo’s restaurant portfolio which includes Kutir in Chelsea and Manthan in Mayfair. Ghai’s culinary influence spans…
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