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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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Feb- 2019 -1 FebruaryRestaurants
Gordon Ramsay to open first Japanese restaurant in Mayfair
Gordon Ramsay is to make his first foray into Japanese cuisine, opening a new restaurant in London’s Mayfair. The restaurant will be named Lucky Cat and will open on the former site of Maze on Grosvenor Square this summer. Maze is set to close this weekend after what it called…
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1 FebruaryRestaurants
Fish and chip chain Harry Ramsden makes Malaysian debut
UK-based fish and chip brand Harry Ramsden has partnered with Genting Malaysia to open a new concept at its Resorts World Genting, Genting Highlands. Opening on 31 January 2019, this latest addition to the Harry Ramsden’s chain is also the brand’s first ever opening in Malaysia. The integrated resort on…
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Jan- 2019 -31 JanuaryPubs and Bars
‘London’s smallest Irish pub’ opens in Islington
“London’s smallest Irish pub” is set to open on Essex Road in Islington on 1 February. Homeboy currently operates a pub on the road and will open the new pub in one of its back rooms. The new pub will have seating for just eight and standing room for 30,…
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30 JanuaryCafes and Coffee Shops
Historic Pasticceria Marchesi bakery to open in Mayfair
Milan’s historic Pasticceria Marchesi bakery is set to open on 117 Mount Street, in London’s Mayfair area. The bakery, which opened its first outlet in 1824, will offer a wide range of traditional Italian products such as panetone, sugared almonds and dragées. The outlet will feature both a pastry counter…
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24 JanuaryRestaurants
Hackney’s Carte Blanche restaurant closes after five months
Hackney’s Carte Blanche restaurant, which made headlines upon its launch for its offering of caviar on fried chicken. has closed after just five months. Run by chef Andy Taylor, it is understood that the restaurant closed in December last year, with its last social media post on 13 December. The restaurant…
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23 JanuaryRestaurants
Rosa’s Thai Cafe to open first site outside London
Rosa’s Thai Cafe is set to open its doors at its first non-London site located in Liverpool’s Royal Albert Dock development on 25 February. To celebrate the opening, diners will be treated to a soft launch offer of 50% off all food on Monday 25 and Tuesday 26 February. Saiphin…
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22 JanuaryCafes and Coffee Shops
Kyoto’s % Arabica to open first UK site in London
Japanese coffee chain, % Arabica, is set to open its first UK site in London’s Broadway Market. The chain is yet to confirm an opening time, with the majority of its overseas openings done through franchising. Founded by Kenneth Shoji, % Arabica currently operates 30 outlets across 11 countries, with…
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22 JanuaryAdvice
Three things small businesses needs to know about network security
What do Microsoft, Yahoo, and eBay have in common? They have all fallen victim to network security breaches. While these are high profile cases on large corporations, there are daily examples of small businesses, from small catering groups to clothing stores, experiencing network security comprises and facing severe financial consequences…
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22 JanuaryPeople
Gleneagles chef Andrew Fairlie dies
Tributes have been paid to Scottish chef Andrew Fairlie, who died aged 55 after suffering with a terminal brain tumour. Fairlie was first diagnosed with the tumour in 2005 and stepped down from the restaurant in November after doctors told him there was no further treatment available. The chef’s Gleaneagles…
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16 JanuaryFeatures
Top trends in hospitality for 2019
Accounting for over 10% of global GDP and the creation of one in five new jobs according to the World Travel and Tourism Council, travel and tourism continues to be one of the world’s fastest-growing industries. It is also an industry undergoing rapid transformation, shaped by new technologies and the…
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