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.

  • Mar- 2023 -
    20 March
    RestaurantsEmerald Hospitality Group to launch Riviera in Mayfair

    Emerald Hospitality Group to launch Riviera in Mayfair

    Emerald Hospitality Group has announced the launch of a Southern French restaurant, Riviera, in Mayfair. The hospitality group, which is also a parent company of the three London sites, El Norte, Zuaya and Como Garden, said that Riviera will open its doors on 21 April 2023. The new restaurant will…

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  • 8 March
    RestaurantsNepalese restaurant The Gurkhas to open in London

    Nepalese restaurant The Gurkhas to open in London

    A new Nepalese restaurant, The Gurkhas, is set to open in Great Portland Street London on 11 April. The restaurant will be owned by Shrabaneswor Rai who also runs the steak and sushi bar Hot Stone in Islington London. The Gurkhas is named after Nepal soldiers who have fought for…

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  • 7 March
    NewsAtul Kochhar Restaurant Group appoints new group operations director

    Atul Kochhar Restaurant Group appoints new group operations director

    Atul Kochhar Restaurant Group has announced the appointment of Jatin Parmar as group operations director of UK sites. Parmar has over 20 years of experience within the hospitality industry and has previously held managerial positions in some of the UK’s most prestigious restaurants. In his new role, he will oversee…

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  • 3 March
    RestaurantsStraits Kitchen at Pan Pacific London appoints new head chef

    Straits Kitchen at Pan Pacific London appoints new head chef

    Straits Kitchen at Pan Pacific London has announced the appointment of Nick Yung as its new head chef. Yung is an expert in south-east Asian cuisine and has trained and worked in Malaysia before moving to the UK. He has over a decade of experience in Cantonese style cooking and…

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  • Feb- 2023 -
    16 February
    Cafes and Coffee ShopsClaridge’s opens Artspace Café

    Claridge’s opens Artspace Café

    Mayfair hotel Claridge’s has announced the opening of Artspace Café, a venue that will focus on breakfast and lunch.  The cafe, which has its own entrance on Brook’s Mews, was designed by renowned British architectural designer John Pawson, and features a patisserie counter, marble communal table as a central spot,…

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  • Nov- 2022 -
    30 November
    RestaurantsFenchurch Sky Garden appoints new head chef

    Fenchurch Sky Garden appoints new head chef

    Rhubarb Hospitality Collection has announced the appointment of Kerth Gumbs as head chef of Fenchurch at Sky Garden. Gumbs will start the role early next month and brings 20 years of experience to the role. He joins from restaurant and bar, Boiler and Co in Mayfair, where he held the…

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  • 25 November
    PeopleEvelyn’s Table announces new head chef

    Evelyn’s Table announces new head chef

    Michelin-starred restaurant Evelyn’s Table has announced that James Goodyear will be the restaurant’s new head chef. He replaces previous head chef Luke Selby who is going on to head up the kitchen at Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons. Goodyear will take up the role on 17 January 2023. He has previously…

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  • 16 November
    Restaurants10° Sky Bar appoints new bar manager

    10° Sky Bar appoints new bar manager

    10° Sky Bar at the London Hilton on Park Lane has announced the appointment of Matteo Giannuzzi as its new bar manager. With eight years of experience in some of London’s most well-known bars, where he has won awards such as Imbibe’s Best Cocktail List in 2020, Giannuzzi joined the…

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  • 1 November
    FeaturesOperations behind Lusin, Mayfair’s first Armenian restaurant

    Operations behind Lusin, Mayfair’s first Armenian restaurant

    Can you tell me about your career and how you came to be director of operations at Lusin Mayfair?  I started hospitality management back in Lebanon, my home country, and I continued my master’s degree in the same field. At the same time I was working in restaurants, starting from…

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  • Oct- 2022 -
    5 October
    RestaurantsPoke House expands outside London

    Poke House expands outside London

    Poke House has announced it is expanding outside of London for the first time, with a new site due to open in Cambridge in early 2023. Poke House said this will be the first of many sites outside of London to open, and the announcement follows the new opening in…

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