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- 2019 -11 DecemberCafes and Coffee Shops
The Breakfast Club appoints Charlie McVeigh as chairman
The Breakfast Club has appointed Draft House founder and chairman, Charlie McVeigh as chairman. The news of the appointment follows the restaurant reporting record sales and “positive” like-for-like growth for the year. It revealed the first seven months of the current financial year ended with £9.7m worth of sales, increased…
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5 DecemberRestaurants
Hoppers to open new King’s Cross restaurant
Sri Lankan restaurant chain Hoppers has announced it is set to open its third site in London’s King’s Cross in February 2020. Hoppers King’s Cross will offer 130-covers and will also feature a “much larger bar” than the previous locations. Hoppers said the inspiration for the design of its third…
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4 DecemberRestaurants
Dishoom set to open in Birmingham next year
Indian restaurant Dishoom has announced it is set to open its new chain in Chamberlain Square in Birmingham in Spring 2020. The restaurant, which is part of Paradise development opened its first site in Covent Garden in 2010 and has opened more chains in London’s Kings Cross, Soho and Shoreditch.…
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2 DecemberRestaurants
Mercato Metropolitano announces closure of El Pastor’s Pastorcito
The Harts Group has announced that El Pastor’s Pastorcito has closed its doors at the Mercato Metropolitano. The group, behind restaurants which include the Barradina branch in Covent Garden, Kings Cross and Soho and El Pastor group, opened its site in August this year. El Pastor was developed by Sam…
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2 DecemberRestaurants
Barboun to open in Shoreditch
A new Eastern Mediterranean restaurant and bar is set to open in Shoreditch this month. Chef Hus Vedat is behind the launch of Barboun, whose name is taken from the Turkish name for red mullet, and the kitchen will be led by Fezile Ozalgan. Ozalgan will use Vedat’s “philosophy” of…
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Nov- 2019 -19 NovemberRestaurants
Rosa’s Thai Cafe owners rescue Ceviche out of admnistration
The Ceviche restaurant group has been bought out by Rosa’s Thai Cafe founders, Alex and Saiphin Moore, after the group nearly fell into administration. The restaurant group, famed for its Peruvian food, filed an administration notice last month after wage increases and business rates created cost pressures for the group. …
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8 NovemberRestaurants
Barbecue restaurant Pitt Cue Co. returns to London
Pitt Cue Co., the restaurant that specialises in “barbecue, bourbon, and beer,” is set to return to London after closing its doors in June this year. Jamie Berger, who co-founded the company alongside Tom Adams in 2011, has announced that he will relaunch the restaurant under original ownership, with plans…
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Oct- 2019 -30 OctoberRestaurants
Breddos restaurant closes its Soho branch
Breddos has closed its Soho branch less than two years after opening. Breddos posted an instagram picture confirming the closure with the caption: “Soho, it’s been sweet. We’ve had an incredible 1.5 years here at Kingly St, have loved every second of it, but tonight we close our doors. Thank…
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25 OctoberRestaurants
Victor Garvey to relaunch Rambla as californian restaurant SO|LA
Chef and restaurateur Victor Garvey is to relaunch his award-winning Catalan restaurant Rambla, on Dean Street in Soho, as SO|LA, serving food from and inspired by California. The restaurant is currently undergoing a complete refurbishment and will reopen with its new look, menu and name – a portmanteau of ‘Soho/Los…
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Jul- 2019 -29 JulyAdvice
How to keep ahead of the competition with flexible funding
Our most recent data tells us that there has been a 100% increase in the use of merchant cash advances by independent restaurants so far in 2019. This is purely due to restaurants and pubs striving to keep ahead of the competition and grow their businesses while many chain restaurants…
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