Soho
We report on the dynamic foodservice scene in Soho — one of London’s most competitive and trend-defining hospitality districts. This features our coverage of new restaurant and bar launches, concept innovation, chef-led ventures, lease activity, and the operational realities of trading in this densely packed, high-footfall zone. Whether you’re running an independent venue, expanding a brand presence, or benchmarking against Soho’s influential operators, we provide commercial insight into the challenges and opportunities of hospitality in the heart of the capital.
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Dec- 2021 -7 DecemberRestaurants
Firmdale Hotels appoints new executive head chef
Firmdale Hotels has announced the appointment of Joe Fox as its newest group executive head chef. He will be responsible for overseeing the menus and operations across the six London brasserie style restaurants and bars across Firmdale Hotels, as well as in-room dining, private events and pop-up dining experiences including…
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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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1 NovemberRestaurants
Kasa and Kin opens in Soho
Kasa and Kin, the new all-day Filipino restaurant, bar, bakery and patisserie, has opened in the heart of London’s Soho. With Michelin-starred chef and consultant Pat McDonald (The Savoy, Liberty of London) and executive chef, Jeremy Villanueva, at the helm, diners will be offered a range of meals served throughout…
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Oct- 2021 -21 OctoberPubs and Bars
Bone Daddies confirms return of Tom Moxon as executive group chef
Bone Daddies has announced the return of original head chef and “ramen guru” Tom Moxon. Moxon helped launch the first Bone Daddies ramen bar in Soho in 2012 and left the brand in late 2019. It revealed Moxon returns as executive group chef, overseeing the menu development at the group’s…
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19 OctoberNews
Lewis Hamilton’s Neat Burger to launch 30 new sites
Celebrity endorsed plant-based group Neat Burger has announced a triple expansion of 30 new sites, 14 restaurants and 16 delivery kitchens. It revealed the launch follows the completion of a funding round valuing the company at £50m, an increase from a £19.5m valuation last year. New restaurants to open in the next…
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12 OctoberPeople
Bob Bob Cité to relaunch with new head chef
Bob Bob Cité is set to reopen as Bob Bob Ricard City on 26 October with a French menu from its new head chef, Ben Hobson. The owner, Leonid Shutov, plans to make Bob Bob Ricard City similar to the Soho original which is “warmer, cosier, and richer in palate”.…
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6 OctoberCafes and Coffee Shops
Lantana opens fourth venture in London
Independent restaurant group Lantana has announced the opening of its fourth venture cafe DL/78 in central London. Café DL/78 is situated in Derwent London’s space in Charlotte Street, Fitzrovia, and is in close proximity to Soho Square and the theatre district. Taking inspiration from its Australian heritage, the new cafe…
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Sep- 2021 -22 SeptemberRestaurants
Dirty Bones opens flagship Carnaby Street site
The NYC-inspired restaurant group, Dirty Bones, has announced the opening of a new site in Carnaby’s Kingly Court on the 4 October 2021. Dirty Bones has said the new opening has seen the existing Carnaby restaurant “reimagined” across two floors of the ground floor of Kingly Court, with 30 team…
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Aug- 2021 -20 AugustRestaurants
The Avocado Show set to launch London restaurant
The Avocado Show is set to open a new London restaurant in September 2021, located in the Mayfair-Soho area on Princes Street near Oxford Circus. Founded by friends Ron Simpson and Julien Zaal, the concept took off in Amsterdam and soon expanded to Brussels and Madrid. With London “atop its…
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10 AugustPeople
Townsend at Whitechapel Gallery names Chris Shaw head chef
Townsend, a restaurant and cafe at Whitechapel Gallery, has announced the appointment of Chris Shaw as the site’s new head chef. Set to take the reins at the restaurant and cafe this month, Shaw succeeds the outgoing Joe Fox, who has taken a senior chef role at the Firmdale Hotel…
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