Legado
Housed next door to the recently-launched Singburi at the Montacute Yards development in London’s Shoreditch, Nieves Barragán Mohacho’s new restaurant, Legado, will open on 28 August. Marking the Spanish chef’s second in partnership with JKS Restaurants Legado, meaning ‘legacy’, will see Barragán Mohacho move beyond her familiar Spanish cooking at her Mayfair restaurant Sabor, allowing the wider ingredients, lesser-known dishes, and regional culinary traditions of Spain to take centre stage. The restaurant will have space for 60 covers in the dining room and an additional 16 at the counter. It will also have a dedicated bar and outdoor terrace open all day serving tapas and pintxos called the Taberna.
1C Montacute Yards, 185-186 Shoreditch High Street, E1 6HU // legadorestaurants.com
The General Tarleton
The first venue under Tommy Banks’s new pub group Jeopardy Hospitality will open later this month. The General Tarleton pub with rooms in north Yorkshire will officially reopen its doors on 29 August following months of restoration to the 18th-century former coaching inn. Located in the village of Ferrensby, just outside Harrogate, the newly restored building will reopen as an eight-bedroom pub with a private dining space, large bar and beer garden. The food will be overseen by executive chef Aled Williams, who was previously head chef at Michelin-starred Northcote in Lancashire, and is said to be ‘rooted in hearty British pub classics’. Sam Orbaum, originally from Yorkshire, has joined the group as general manager and will be charged with leading The General Tarleton’s front-of-house operations, as well as further Jeopardy Hospitality ventures.
Harrogate Rd, Ferrensby, Knaresborough HG5 0PZ // generaltarletonferrensby.co.uk
Junk Marylebone
London’s smash burger sector shows no signs of slowing with Parisian import Junk opening a second site in the capital this month, in Marylebone. A larger site than the original with 40 covers in total, the new Junk will open on St Christopher’s Place, serving up the same minimalist menu centred on the classic smash burger. Options will range from two to five patties of the classic cheeseburger served with American cheese and house made Junk sauce, the truffle double cheeseburger with house fried onions and homemade truffle sauce, and the crispy veggie burger.
14-15 St Christopher’s Place, London W1U 1LT // junkburgers.co.uk
KERB Social Club
KERB is dipping its toes into the pub scene with the launch of an American sports bar concept. The street food collective has opened KERB Social Club today (1 August), a retro-style bar in London’s Old Spitalfields Market. Billed as ‘American sports bar energy meets proper pub comfort, fused with an inclusive community buzz’, the design taps into classic sports nostalgia with bold colours, retro-inspired furniture and vintage memorabilia. The concept, meanwhile, has a strong community element and leans heavily into the entertainment side of things. In addition to the main clubroom and terrace that overlooks Old Spitalfields Market, KERB Social Club has five large private rooms where it will host hosting Super Bowl parties and which feature games consoles, 100-inch TV screens, karaoke booths, pool tables, and darts. Food comes courtesy of three of KERB’s staple street food traders - fried chicken from Only Jerkin’; hot dogs from Oh My Dog; and Detroit-style pizza from Cutie Pies.
Spitalfields Market, 65 Brushfield Street, London E1 6AA // kerbsocialclub.com
Nishiki
The team behind Edinburgh-based Japanese restaurant Yamato is opening an izakaya in the Scottish capital. Described as a first of its kind for the city, Nishiki will be a Japanese-fusion Izakaya and is due to launch later this month. The 40-cover restaurant will open in the west end of Edinburgh and will offer an all-day dining menu and serve breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner with a focus on sharing plates and authentic Japanese flavours. The breakfast menu will feature traditional breakfast dishes, alongside fusion dishes like Japanese style French toast accompanied by a drinks menu of premium Japanese teas and matcha. It will then transition to menu offering a variety of izakaya-style small plates including freshly hand-rolled sushi and a selection of grilled dishes.
151-155 Morrison Street, Edinburgh EH3 8AG
The Macbeth
London-based chef Jamie Allan is to lead the relaunch of The Macbeth pub in Hoxton this month under a new concept inspired by the tascas of Portugal. Allan, who is best known for previously being part of the core team behind The Plimsoll in Finsbury Park, has joined forces with close friend Patrick Nolan to take over the pub, which has been a fixture on Hoxton Street since the mid1800s. The new concept is described as having a ‘distinctly European flair’ with drinks being served until late and seating times available until 11pm. Nolan will oversee the front of house at The Macbeth, while Allan will manage the kitchen. Menu staples will include morcela fina; chicken samosas; snail rice; and pork and cheese rolls. This will be served alongside a selection of lagers and other drinks.
70 Hoxton Street, London N1 6LP // the-macbeth.co.uk
Bad Boy Pizzeria
Having smashed their recent crowdfund campaign, Bad Boy Pizza Society is putting down permanent roots with its first bricks and mortar restaurant. Due to open on 8 August and billed as ‘a pizza-lovers’ clubhouse’, the Bethnal Green Road site will operate as a slice shop by day and casual sit-down pizzeria by night. The menu will take inspiration from Italian American cuisine and major in New York style pizza. Side dishes and small plates will also feature including chicken vodka parms; giant Caesar salad sharers; carbonara suppli; and deep-fried Burrata in spicy marinara. The drinks menu will feature wines, locally produced beers and a selection of shots including house-made limoncello and picklebacks.
419 Bethnal Green Road, London E2 0AN // badboypizzasoc.com