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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.

  • Jul- 2023 -
    5 July
    RestaurantsCaravan to open largest site to date in Covent Garden

    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 July
    NewsBao announces new opening at Battersea Power Station

    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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  • 4 July
    NewsPizzaExpress launches new delivery platform with Uber Eats

    PizzaExpress launches new delivery platform with Uber Eats

    PizzaExpress has today announced that its restaurants across the UK will serve customers for delivery through their brand-new delivery platform, PizzaExpress Delivers, in partnership with Uber Eats.  Customers will simply have to log on to PizzaExpress’ website or app, place their order, and Uber’s network of couriers are on hand…

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  • Jun- 2023 -
    30 June
    NewsHeavenly Desserts to open new site in Leamington Spa

    Heavenly Desserts to open new site in Leamington Spa

    International dessert franchise Heavenly Desserts is set to open the doors to its new restaurant in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, this Saturday 1 July. The new restaurant is located at 102 The Parade, formerly the Mountain Warehouse retail store, and has capacity for 63 guests. This latest store marks the 49th…

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  • 30 June
    RestaurantsPidgin announces Naz Hassan as new head chef

    Pidgin announces Naz Hassan as new head chef

    Pidgin, the 28-seater Hackney neighbourhood restaurant by James Ramsden and Sam Herlihy, has announced Naz Hassan as its new head chef. Bangladesh-born Hassan brings 15 years experience working in the kitchens at some of London’s “most celebrated” restaurants including BiBi, The Cut at 45 Park Lane, Social Eating House and…

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  • 28 June
    NewsThe Portman Estate opens new restaurant in London’s Seymour Place

    The Portman Estate opens new restaurant in London’s Seymour Place

    The Portman Estate is welcoming the new opening of ULI Marylebone to 15 Seymour Place this week.  Comprising 2,400 sq ft, the 100-cover restaurant is the largest one from London-based restaurateurs Graham Rebak and Adam Wilkie. Serving healthy Asian food, ULI Marylebone provides selected dishes from China and Southeast Asia.…

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  • 27 June
    RestaurantsChef-owner Sam Elliott to open Prime by Pasture in Bristol

    Chef-owner Sam Elliott to open Prime by Pasture in Bristol

    Chef-owner Sam Elliott has announced plans to launch Prime by Pasture in the Redcliffe Quarter in Bristol. Work is progressing on the new restaurant-retail destination which is owned and operated by the same team behind the Pasture Restaurants in Bristol and Cardiff. Consisting of a butchery, deli, cookery school and…

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  • 27 June
    RestaurantsFour Hundred Rabbits to open new site in Battersea Rise

    Four Hundred Rabbits to open new site in Battersea Rise

    South London sourdough pizzeria chain, Four Hundred Rabbits, will be opening its latest 55-cover branch in Battersea Rise sometime in mid-July.  The brand, which is known for its neighbourhood restaurants and “award-winning” pizzas, will offer ‘hutch-made’ seasonal gelato and sorbets at the new Battersea Rise site, alongside craft beer from…

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  • 26 June
    RestaurantsSticks’n’sushi secures two new branches in South West London

    Sticks’n’sushi secures two new branches in South West London

    Sticks’n’Sushi has announced two further openings, with the first set to open in Kingston-upon-Thames, followed by Richmond in early 2024.  The Danish-Japanese restaurant group aims to replicate its success with the Wimbledon branch, which first opened 11 years ago.  According to the group, it is revisiting its residential roots with…

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  • 23 June
    RestaurantsWingstop UK to open new Chelmsford branch

    Wingstop UK to open new Chelmsford branch

    Wingstop UK will be opening the doors to its first restaurant in Chelmsford at Grey’s Brewery Yard on Monday 26 June, marking the group’s 34th site in the UK.  The new branch will be Wingstop’s second in Essex and adding to its over 2,000 branches globally.  The restaurant will be…

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