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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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22 September

People

Stoke by Radisson Red Liverpool appoints head chef

Radisson Red Liverpool, which is set to launch later this year, has announced the appointment of Paul Whitfield as the new head chef at the venue’s restaurant, Stoke. It is reported that Whitfield brings 30 years of fine dining culinary experience to his new role at Radisson Red Liverpool and…
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20 September

Features

The chef behind Canary Wharf’s own French Riviera superyacht

Can you tell us about your background and what inspired you to become a chef? I remember when I was about 19 during my second year of uni I got my first cheffing job to help pay my way through university, but as soon as I walked into the kitchen,…
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16 September

Restaurants

Dishoom reveals Canary Wharf opening date

Dishoom has announced it will open its first site Canary Wharf in November this year, marking the company’s first London opening in five years. Located on a corner of Wood Wharf at 13 Water Street, the 8,000 square foot site will occupy a double-height building overlooking the water, and will…
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15 September

Restaurants

Drunch to expand London footprint in Autumn

Drunch has announced it will expand its London portfolio with the opening of a new 40-cover restaurant and speakeasy in Fitzrovia this autumn, marking the brand’s third opening in the capital. The new venue is located on Great Titchfield Street, and the kitchen will be headed up by Valerio Vivetti…
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15 September

Restaurants

Heavenly Desserts opens new site in Bath

Heavenly Desserts has announced it will open the doors to its new store in Bath on 17 September. The announcement follows a period of growth for the company and brings the brand to nearly 50 restaurants across the UK which was founded in 2008 by Mohammad Imran and Yousif Aslam,…
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14 September

Restaurants

Hub Box to open its first Dorset site

Hub Box, the Cornish bar and restaurant group, has announced it will be opening its first Dorset establishment in early October in Dorchester. This will be the twelfth opening for the burger and beer restaurant group, located in Brewery Square, its new 120-seat Dorchester restaurant will serve gourmet burgers, hand-cut…
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12 September

News

Inception Group to open new bar in Battersea Power Station

The Inception Group has announced it will open a new 1950s bar concept inside Battersea Power Station’s control room B from 14 October. The experience will take inspiration from its iconic architecture and history, as staff will don utilitarian boiler suits in a nod to the Power Station’s employees back…
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12 September

Restaurants

Barrio Familia Group set to open new site in Watford

Nightcap, the owner of The Cocktail Club, the Adventure Bar Group and the Barrio Familia Group of bars, has announced the new opening for Barrio in Watford later this year. The ground and first floor character building is located at Bosley’s, The Parade, Watford and comprises a total area measuring…
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9 September

Restaurants

Michelin-star chef Mark Sargeant to open new restaurant

Former Chef of the Year Mark Sargeant has announced the opening of his new restaurant, The Brasserie MS, an Art Deco-inspired eatery with a focus on fine dining. Sargeant is a former protégé of Gordon Ramsay and the winner of a Michelin star. The restaurant is located in Folkestone, a…
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8 September

Cafes and Coffee Shops

Hebrides site Café Kisimul brought to market for £275,000

Café Kisimul, in Castlebay on the Isle of Barra, has been brought to market by DM Hall, being marketed for sale at offers over £275,000. Named after Kisimul Castle, Norse for Castle Island which overlooks the village, the main settlement on the 1200 population island, Café Kisimul is a single…
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