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Stay ahead with curated reporting on new restaurant, pub, bar, cafรฉ, 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 -4 JulyNews
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.ย Customers will simply have to log on to PizzaExpressโ website or app, place their order, and Uberโs network of couriers are on hand…
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Jun- 2023 -30 JuneNews
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 JuneRestaurants
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 Londonโs โmost celebratedโ restaurants including BiBi, The Cut at 45 Park Lane, Social Eating House and…
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28 JuneNews
The Portman Estate opens new restaurant in Londonโs Seymour Place
The Portman Estate is welcoming the new opening of ULI Marylebone to 15 Seymour Place this week.ย 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 JuneRestaurants
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 JuneRestaurants
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.ย The brand, which is known for its neighbourhood restaurants and โaward-winningโ pizzas, will offer โhutch-madeโ seasonal gelato and sorbets at the new Battersea Rise site, alongside craft beer from…
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26 JuneRestaurants
Sticksโnโsushi secures two new branches in South West London
SticksโnโSushi has announced two further openings, with the first set to open in Kingston-upon-Thames, followed by Richmond in early 2024.ย The Danish-Japanese restaurant group aims to replicate its success with the Wimbledon branch, which first opened 11 years ago.ย According to the group, it is revisiting its residential roots with…
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23 JuneRestaurants
Wingstop UK to open new Chelmsford branch
Wingstop UK will be opening the doors to its first restaurant in Chelmsford at Greyโs Brewery Yard on Monday 26 June, marking the groupโs 34th site in the UK.ย The new branch will be Wingstopโs second in Essex and adding to its over 2,000 branches globally.ย The restaurant will be…
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22 JuneRestaurants
Aberdeen restaurant receives two AA Rosettes
Amuse, by leading Scottish chef Kevin Dalgleish, has received two AA Rosettes within 12 months of opening. Amuse first opened its doors in July 2022 at Queens Terrace, Aberdeen. The restaurant offers a โrefinedโ dining experience, featuring local and regional Scottish produce available from land to sea, with a touch…
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20 JuneRestaurants
Roberto Costa to open Fish Game in Canary Wharf
RestaurateurโฏRoberto Costa, founder of restaurant group Macellaio RC, will be opening Fish Gameโฏin Canary Wharf, London, on 10 July.ย ย The restaurant will put ultra-seasonal, sustainable British ingredients โcentre stageโ with a pared-back seasonal changing menu of the UKโs best game and fish.ย Executive head chef, Matthew Colk, who was previously…
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