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- 2022 -7 MarchPubs and Bars
Nightcap to open The Cocktail Club in Cardiff
Nightcap, the owner of The Cocktail Club, the Adventure Bar Group and the Barrio Familia group of bars, has announced a further opening for The Cocktail Club in Cardiff in early May. The latest The Cocktail Club, which is located at 75 St Mary Street, Cardiff, CF10 1FA covers an…
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Feb- 2022 -3 FebruaryFeatures
The Tonight Josephine takeover
What inspired the expansion of Tonight Josephine, particularly in Cardiff? Since the start of the pandemic, we were determined to get through the hard times, and to create an even better brand and business on the other side. Doing the deal with Nightcap has opened up the possibility of doing…
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Jan- 2022 -18 JanuaryRestaurants
Temper to launch fourth site in Shoreditch
Open fire barbecue restaurant, Temper, has announced that the group will launch a fourth site to open this summer on Great Eastern Street. The new site will be split over two floors and adds to its current sites in Soho, Covent Garden and the City. Led by MD Sam Lee,…
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Dec- 2021 -3 DecemberFood and Drink
Boundary London acquired by Harcourt Inns
Founder of Harcourt Inns James McCulloch has purchased “Shoreditch icon”, The Boundary. McCulloch founded Harcourt Inns in 2014, with the acquisition and refurbishment of The Harcourt in Marylebone. It revealed the venue is currently “celebrated” for its rooftop, 17 individually designed rooms, dramatic basement restaurant and events space and street-facing…
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Nov- 2021 -16 NovemberFood and Drink
Blacklock to open fourth site in Covent Garden 2022
Blacklock has announced it is set to open its fourth restaurant in February 2022 in the heart of Covent Garden’s theatreland. It revealed it has been over three years since the group last launched a new restaurant, with its flagship on Soho’s Great Windmill Street in 2015, followed by their…
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10 NovemberFood and Drink
Meatliquor welcomes Sam and Alicja Bryant as head of food
Scott Collins, co-founder of Meatliquor, has announced the appointments of Sam and Alicja Bryant as head of food, set to “inject” fresh ideas into the brand, with their new experimental menu. Sam and Alicja began their career at The Princess of Shoreditch and later opened Coal Rooms with a menu…
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Oct- 2021 -29 OctoberRestaurants
Leroy announces Simon Shand as head chef
Michelin-starred restaurant Leroy has announced the appointment of Simon Shand as its new head chef. Shand started in hospitality whilst he was at college where he began working in a cafe, both front and back of house. After two years at Gravetye Manor where he was a Chef de Partie…
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Aug- 2021 -16 AugustRestaurants
Cocotte to launch South Kensington restaurant
Rotisserie chicken restaurant group Cocotte is set to launch a new South Kensington site on 23 August 2021. The opening brings Cocotte’s portfolio of London venues to five, adding to the group’s Notting Hill, Shoreditch, Parsons Green, and Queen’s Park. It has been designed to provide a “comfortable and stylish…
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Jul- 2021 -16 JulyRestaurants
BIBO to open at the Mondrian Shoreditch
Mondrian Shoreditch London has announced the opening of Chef Dani García’s first UK based restaurant, which is set to open its doors on 2 August 2021. BIBO Shoreditch will host an open-kitchen tapas bar and an all-day dining room in the heart of the hotel. The restaurant’s interior is reportedly…
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Jun- 2021 -25 JunePeople
The Princess of Shoreditch names Ruth Hansom head chef
The Noble Inns group has announced the appointment of Ruth Hansom as head chef at The Princess of Shoreditch. Joining the east London venue, Hansom will be responsible for creating “new and ambitious” tasting menus on the first floor dining room. She will also be tasked with managing the menu…
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