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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.
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Jun- 2021 -29 JuneRestaurants
Leon to open first Drive-Thru restaurant
Leon has unveiled the plans for its first Drive-Thru restaurant in West Yorkshire. The new 2,000 sq. ft. Drive-Thru restaurant is the first of its kind for the Leon brand, and the fourth Leon restaurant to open in West Yorkshire. The 50+ cover restaurant, which is set to open in…
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24 JuneRestaurants
San Carlo Restaurant Group to open new London restaurant
San Carlo Restaurant Group has announced plans to open a new Italian brasserie in London at St Christopher’s Place this August. The 220 cover brasserie and bar will offer relaxed all day outdoor and indoor dining from breakfast through to dinner. Taking inspiration from the islands of Italy, the new…
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23 JuneRestaurants
D&D London to launch new Haugen restaurant in October
D&D London has announced the launch of its new restaurant, Haugen, at The Pavilion at the International Quarter London (IQL). Currently set to open in September 2021, the restaurant, bratessire and outdoor bar will serve Alpine cuisine inspired by foods from Germany, Switzerland, Austria and France. The establishment is named…
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23 JuneCatering Companies
RA Venues wins Imperial War Museum contract
Restaurant Associates (RA) Venues, a premium hospitality company, has won a contract to provide catering and hospitality services at the Imperial War Museum (IWM) London. Through the three-year contract, RA Venues will be responsible for all food and beverage operations for both day catering and events at the museum. The…
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22 JuneRegulations & Policies
Stem and Glory opens new site in Cambridge
Vegan restaurant brand, Stem and Glory, has announced the opening of a new larger site in central Cambridge. The restaurant, which has been designed by Afroditi Krassa, fronts Station Road, just metres from the city’s railway station and houses a large outdoor terrace. The site is built to service both…
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18 JuneRestaurants
Bar + Block opens two new sites
Whitbread’s contemporary high street steak brand, Bar + Block, has opened two new sites in Scotland and Milton Keynes, taking its portfolio to 17 sites. The new sites will follow the steak house’s all-day trading format – serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, seven days a week. The menu puts the…
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18 JunePubs and Bars
The Artful Duke to open this August
Livelyhood, an independent pub group, will open its newest venue, The Artful Duke, this August in Bromley, creating approximately 30 new jobs. The 3,000 square-foot, 150-cover space will have an array of reclaimed quirky old and new fixtures and fittings, with the front of the pub used as a social…
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16 JuneRestaurants
Michelin-starred Leroy opens new sister site
Michelin-starred European wine bar and restaurant, Leroy in Shoreditch, has announced the opening of a new sister site Royale. The venue is located at the East London Liquor Co and will offer a “rustic sharing-style menu” to its guests. Dishes served on the large terrace and dining room include the…
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14 JuneRestaurants
Chucs opens sixth London site
Chucs, a London-based chain of Italian inspired restaurants and cafes, has announced the opening of its latest venue in St John’s Wood this July. The build marks its largest undertaking so far, with 84 covers and room for 150 standing, as well as an outdoor terrace seating 16. Open from…
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9 JuneRestaurants
La Bodega Negra confirms opening date and new head chef appointment
La Bodega Negra in London’s Soho, has announced its reopening alongside the appointment of Gustavo Giallonardo as head chef. The venue, which serves Mexcian inspired dishes, has said its street level ‘Upstairs at La Bodega’ will reopen on 15 June whilst the original venue ‘La Bodega Negra’ will follow on…
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