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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Mar- 2019 -14 MarchRestaurants
Red Dog Saloon to open Louie’s in basement
Red Dog Saloon has announced it is to open a new fried chicken restaurant named Louie’s in its basement. The Shoreditch barbecue restaurant which has been in operation for eight years, will be joined by Louie’s which claims to be the first London restaurant to specialise in fried ‘hot chicken’.…
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12 MarchRestaurants
Boxpark to open its first site outside London
Development company, Boxpark, has signed a lease to create a landmark seafront dining destination and community cafe on Shoreham Beach. The Brighton-based firm, who are behind the acclaimed casual dining and retail developments in Shoreditch, Croydon and Wembley, have struck an agreement with Adur District Council to create the Big…
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Jan- 2019 -4 JanuaryPeople
Gizzi Erskine’s F!LTH concept opens in Shoreditch
F!LTH, the vegetarian burger concept by celebrity chef Gizzi Erskine and co-founder Rose Ferguson, has opened at Shoreditch for a three-month pop up residency. The plant-based burger concept is located within Dirty Burger site on Bethnal Green Road and opens at 5pm today (Friday 4 January). Erskine confirmed the news…
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Dec- 2018 -14 DecemberAwards & Events
Bristol’s Casamia earns number one spot on Harden’s 2019 list
Michelin star restaurant Casamia in Bristol has come out on top in Harden’s Best UK Restaurants 2019 list. Based on a survey by 8,000 diners and 50,000 reviews, the Sanchez-Inglesias family’s restaurant was named the best out of 100 in the restaurant guide’s 28th annual poll. Casamia was ranked number two…
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7 DecemberPubs and Bars
Chicago’s Goose Island opens first European pub in Shoreditch
Goose Island Beer Company has opened its first European Brewpub, located in Shoreditch, which will offer food, live music and beer. Inspired by the brewery’s Chicago offering, the Shoreditch Brewpub will bring previously unavailable Goose Island brews such as Old Man Grumpy, Fog Bowl, Next Coast, and Bourbon County Stout.…
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Nov- 2018 -23 NovemberRestaurants
First Meatliquor site to close
Meatliquor’s first site in Marylebone is to close in order to make way for a luxury hotel, the site was only originally intended to be in place for two years, however it is now being removed after seven. The restaurant is set to close at the end of February after…
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19 NovemberBeverages
Limin’ opens east London restaurant
Trinidadian rum shop and restaurant Limin’ is to open a branch in London’s Shoreditch at Spitalfields Market. The restaurant will operate as a pop-up until New Year’s Eve and it is not yet known what will happen with the business in 2019. The menu will be half food and half…
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14 NovemberAdvice
Customer at the heart: product and pricing strategies
With increasing financial pressures and a tough climate, casual dining brands strive to balance winning custom with achieving margins. Certainly not easy to achieve simultaneously. We ask how operators can both grow their margins, and entice new (and often price-sensitive) customers, all while maintaining their current customer base and staying…
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2 NovemberRestaurants
Tata Eatery reopens in Kilburn
Movable pop-up restaurant, Tata Eatery, ran by restaurateurs Zijun Meng and Ana Gonçalves is to reopen in Kilburn. The restaurant has previously opened in Bermondsey, Fitzrovia, Shoreditch and Dalston, with the later enjoying huge success with the critics. The new pop-up will open on 8 November at the Sir Colin…
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Oct- 2018 -30 OctoberRestaurants
Major Parisian chain to open in Shoreditch
Parisian restaurant group, Big Mamma, are to open an Italian trattoria in London’s Shoreditch early next year. The group currently runs La Felicitá, Pink Mamma, and six other businesses in Paris, with its new Shoreditch restaurant following a similar blueprint. The new restaurant will feature 160-covers and will be styled…
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