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Stay ahead with curated reporting on new restaurant, pub, bar, café, and catering openings across the UK. This highlights the latest venue launches, from independents to multi-site operators, and offers behind-the-scenes insights into concept development, site selection, kitchen design, menu strategy, and operational planning. Whether you’re tracking competitors, scouting for inspiration, or evaluating expansion trends, this coverage helps hospitality professionals understand where investment is going and how new openings are shaping the foodservice landscape. Essential reading for chefs, operators, landlords, and F&B executives watching the market evolve.

  • Oct- 2021 -
    22 October
    RestaurantsChef Niall Keating to open Lunar dining experience

    Chef Niall Keating to open Lunar dining experience

    The Great British Experience Company has announced that in partnership with Chef Niall Keating they will be opening a new, modern dining experience, Lunar at Wedgwood. Although Keating will oversee Lunar, day to day the kitchen will be run by his head chef, Craig Lunn. His cooking style, inspired by…

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  • 21 October
    Pubs and BarsHokus Pokus opens in Kings Cross

    Hokus Pokus opens in Kings Cross

    Megaro Hotel has announced the opening of its brand-new, late-night apothecary style bar, Hokus Pokus Alchemy Lab in the heart of Kings Cross. Heading up the cocktail list is Tomas Vykopal, with experience at 108 Bar, Mr. Foggs, and Buddha Bar. Some of the cocktails on the menu include Jamesizz,…

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  • 15 October
    Food and DrinkMatthew Kenney to open plant-based restaurant in Selfridges

    Matthew Kenney to open plant-based restaurant in Selfridges

    Matthew Kenney and his innovation team has announced the opening of a new plant-based restaurant Adesse Globally, in Selfridges. Launching 2 December, the restaurant will offer innovative cuisine to enhance lifestyle and wellbeing. The menus will include a wine list of organic and biodynamic varietals as well as spirits and…

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  • 13 October
    Cafes and Coffee ShopsCrepeAffaire to open 10 UK sites

    CrepeAffaire to open 10 UK sites

    CrepeAffaire, the European fast casual crepe café group, has announced its plans to open 10 UK sites amongst the development of 50 new stores over the coming 24-36 months. It revealed the company is also on track to expand its international portfolio by 10 additional units by the end of…

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  • 13 October
    Pubs and BarsMarston’s FY21 sales return to pre-pandemic level

    Marston’s FY21 sales return to pre-pandemic level

    Marston’s has revealed that for the full-year ending 2 October 2021, trading has been at 94% of pre-Covid levels and benefited from the temporary VAT reduction on food and non-alcoholic drink sales. Total pub sales were at £402m, representing 78% of last year, and reflected the “significant” disruption to trading…

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  • 12 October
    Catering CompaniesSustainability-focused restaurant Kindle opens in Cardiff

    Sustainability-focused restaurant Kindle opens in Cardiff

    Kindle has announced the opening of a sustainability-focused independent restaurant in Cardiff city centre, following a two-year process of fundraising, planning and renovation. In an effort to make the restaurant entirely sustainable, the owners revealed they worked closely with Object Space Place (OSP), an interior architecture and design company with…

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  • 8 October
    NewsEthical fine dining restaurant Mara launches new concept

    Ethical fine dining restaurant Mara launches new concept

    Mara, an ethical fine dining restaurant, has launched a new concept at Links House, Royal Dornoch, amid a longstanding charity initiative since opening in May 2021. Each diner choosing the restaurant’s tasting menu will have £3 donated on their behalf to Trees for Life, a Highlands-based charity dedicated to rewilding…

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  • 7 October
    Food and DrinkButchies to open in Borough Yards this winter

    Butchies to open in Borough Yards this winter

    Butchies has announced the opening of a new site in Borough Yards in the next few months. Butchies opened in 2013 after founder Garrett and his wife returned to London after a period in New York.  It revealed the restaurant is set to serve 45 covers including 25 in an…

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  • 6 October
    Cafes and Coffee ShopsLantana opens fourth venture in London

    Lantana opens fourth venture in London

    Independent restaurant group Lantana has announced the opening of its fourth venture cafe DL/78 in central London. Café DL/78 is situated in Derwent London’s space in Charlotte Street, Fitzrovia, and is in close proximity to Soho Square and the theatre district. Taking inspiration from its Australian heritage, the new cafe…

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  • 4 October
    RestaurantsBlk Sheep Baa and Grill to open this October

    Blk Sheep Baa and Grill to open this October

    Hospitality operator One Hundred Knights has confirmed that Blk Sheep Baa and Grill will open its doors for business at the Plassey Holiday Park, Wrexham, on Monday 25 October 2021. Based at the former old dairy ‘Shippon’ site, the restaurant is five miles from the centre of Wrexham and has…

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