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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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Jul- 2023 -12 JulyNews
Junkyard Golf Club to open new Camden site in August
Junkyard Golf Club has announced details of its new opening in Camden, which will become the seventh venue in London for the brand. With a significant investment of £2m, the new location marks a milestone in the group’s expansion plans. Situated at the former Shaka Zulu restaurant in the heart…
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12 JulyPubs and Bars
Maven Leisure LTD opens new sports pub & kitchen
BRE Investment Management has announced that Maven Leisure LTD will be opening Northwood at Angel Central. Angel’s new sports pub and kitchen will have 12 UHD screens and cover cover 3,600 sq ft on Angel Central’s first floor and is set to open in September Northwood will be their first…
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12 JulyRestaurants
Redesigned Chipotle flagship restaurant opens in Westfield
US established restaurant group, Chipotle, has opened its new redesigned flagship restaurant in Westfield, London. 360 brand design agency, Harrison, has unveiled a redesigned, “premium” and “modernised” concept for the UK flagship Mexican-inspired restaurant. Inspired by the Californian HQ, the new look-and-feel Chipotle moves away from its “distinctive” red colour…
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11 JulyNews
23.5 Degrees opens 100th Starbucks location
Starbucks first UK franchised business partner, 23.5 Degrees, has recently opened its 100th store in Tamworth. The opening is part of an ambitious expansion programme for 23.5 Degrees, which has a strong pipeline of approved stores and plans to reach 300 stores by 2027. 23.5 Degrees is actively seeking both…
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11 JulyRestaurants
Tortilla to open first Northern Ireland site
Tortilla has announced that it is set to open its first site in Belfast, Northern Ireland on 21 July 2023. The new site, located at 9 Arthur Square, near Victoria Square Shopping Centre, will create up to 30 new jobs. To celebrate the opening, Tortilla will give away free burritos…
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7 JulyFood and Drink
Badiani to open branches in Westfield White City and Windsor
Italian gelato producer Badiani has announced its continued expansion in the UK with the opening of a new flagship at Westfield London in White City, as well as a shop on Windsor’s High Street later this month. The White City store, which is a 861 sq ft site located next…
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6 JulyRestaurants
Edinburgh’s Kora introduces new restaurant manager
Edinburgh neighbourhood restaurant and bar, Kora by Tom Kitchin, has announced the appointment of David Messaoud as its new restaurant manager. The team behind The Kitchin, The Scran and Scallie and The Bonnie Badger said they have sought to establish Kora as a genuine neighbourhood restaurant, local in every sense…
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6 JulyRestaurants
1711 opens at Judge’s Lodging Hotel
A brand new Asian-Mediterranean fusion fine dining restaurant, 1711, has opened inside Judge’s Lodging Hotel, a historic York city centre hotel. Based at the five-star Judge’s Lodging, the new 1711 restaurant has been launched by the team behind AA Rosette awarded Cellar Bar and is led by Philippine-born head chef,…
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5 JulyRestaurants
Caravan to open largest site to date in Covent Garden
Caravan is set to open its largest site to date with a new flagship restaurant in Covent Garden. The opening will represent the group’s eighth site, and follows on from its last opening in Canary Wharf in 2022. Spanning two floors, it is the brand’s second central London restaurant since…
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5 JulyNews
Bao announces new opening at Battersea Power Station
The Bao restaurant group has announced the opening of a new site at Battersea Power Station on 17 July. Situated in Arcade Battersea as a standalone restaurant, guests will be greeted by a U-shaped counter wrapping around the open kitchen and bar, and with a low-lit hanging mirror featured overhead. …
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