Shoreditch
This highlights our coverage of Shoreditch, one of London’s most influential food, drink, and hospitality districts. We report on restaurant and bar launches, chef movements, concept testing, and venue innovations that shape trends well beyond East London. With a focus on operations, branding, and guest experience, our Shoreditch coverage is essential for restaurateurs, bar managers, and foodservice executives tracking high-impact openings, experiential dining formats, and competitive dynamics in one of the UK’s most creative hospitality hubs.
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Dec- 2025 -3 DecemberRestaurants
Padella to open third site with Soho restaurant
Padella is set to open its third site with a new restaurant in Soho, 10 years after the team opened the debut site in Borough Market. Co-founders Tim Siadatan and Jordan Frieda will open the new site in Spring 2026. Padella is the second concept from the duo, who first co-founded…
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Nov- 2025 -25 NovemberPeople
Sticks’n’Sushi appoints new chief people officer
Sticks’n’Sushi has announced the appointment of Karl Jolly to the role of chief people officer, as the Danish restaurant group prepares for further expansion across the UK and mainland Europe. Jolly returns to the business after three years at New World Trading Company, where he was people director supporting more…
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Oct- 2025 -31 OctoberRestaurants
Noble Inns to open new French bistro in Islington
Hospitality group Noble Inns is set to open Bistro Sablé, a new French bistro in Islington, on 3 November. The restaurant occupies the former Smokehouse site at 63–69 Canonbury Road and joins the group’s portfolio, which includes the Pig and Butcher and the Princess of Shoreditch. The 65-cover venue will…
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24 OctoberFood and Drink
The Athenian marks 10 years with new Boxpark Wembley opening
Greek street food brand The Athenian will mark its 10th anniversary on 14 November 2025 with the opening of a new restaurant at Boxpark Wembley. Founded in 2015 by chief executive Tim Vasilakis, the company began as a series of London market stalls serving gyros and souvlaki made with freshly…
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16 OctoberPubs and Bars
Vagabond opens Liverpool St site amid ongoing expansion
Wine bar group Vagabond Wines will open a new site beside Liverpool Street Station tomorrow (17 October), joining British Land’s redevelopment of the Broadgate estate. The bar will feature Vagabond’s self-pour system offering more than 100 wines by the glass, alongside a food menu designed for sharing. It marks the…
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15 OctoberBusiness
Red Engine secures £70m funding to drive expansion
Red Engine, the owner of Flight Club and Electric Shuffle, has reportedly expanded its lending facility to £70m to support its new venue openings in the UK and overseas, according to Sky News. As the operator of the social darks and shuffleboard brands, it has secured an additional £10m in…
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3 OctoberFood and Drink
Vincenzo’s to open New York-style pizza slice shop in Shoreditch
Vincenzo’s will open a new shop in Shoreditch this November, bringing New York’s pizza-by-the-slice tradition to east London. The site on Bethnal Green Road marks the first expansion for the brand, founded in 2022 by chef Tom Vincent in Bushey, Hertfordshire. While the original shop became known for its whole…
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Sep- 2025 -9 SeptemberRestaurants
The Clove Club appoints Rhys Lebreux as head chef
Rhys Lebreux has been appointed as head chef at The Clove Club. Lebreux was previously senior sous chef at the two Michelin-starred restaurant, where he has been an “instrumental part of the kitchen team”, and now brings seven years of training and professional experience to the role. He will focus…
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Aug- 2025 -15 AugustRestaurants
Il Bambini Club to open first UK restaurant in Shoreditch
Italian dining brand Il Bambini Club will open its first UK site in September 2025 on the ground floor of The Hoxton hotel in Shoreditch. The restaurant will take over the hotel’s former Hoxton Grill space and will be operated by RIKAS Group Hospitality in partnership with Paris Society, which…
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5 AugustRestaurants
Sticks’n’Sushi marks ‘productive’ first year under McWin
Sticks’n’Sushi has described its first full year under private equity firm McWin Capital as “productive”, after opening three new sites and reporting revenues of £86.8m in the period from 16 January to 31 December 2024. The Danish-Japanese restaurant group, which operates in Denmark, Germany and the UK, also reported that…
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