Fine Dining

Uncorked: Mark Gurney

25-Jul-2024 By Joe Lutrario

The co-founder of Peckham's Levan and the more recently launched Bar Levan on Jura, Vine Trail’s Raphael Rodriguez and the similarities between record shops and wine shops.

Flash-grilled: Yannick Alléno

24-Jul-2024 By James McAllister

The famous French chef behind Pavyllon at London's Four Seasons Hotel on his admiration for Escoffier and being forced to reflect on his own culinary identity.

"We have given our all and have no regrets": Liz Cottam to close Home

24-Jul-2024 By Stefan Chomka

Liz Cottam will close her Leeds-based restaurant Home at the end of September after seven years.

Ryan Blackburn to close Ambleside restaurant Kysty and launch two new projects

23-Jul-2024 By Restaurant

Ryan Blackburn will close Kysty, his casual neighbourhood restaurant located in Cheapside, Ambleside, after six years to focus on new projects.

Tropea to increase its covers and extend opening hours

22-Jul-2024 By Restaurant

Birmingham restaurant Tropea has take on its neighbouring premises in order to boost its number of covers.

Dubai restaurant Shanghai Me to launch London outpost on former Galvin at Windows site

22-Jul-2024 By James McAllister

Dubai-based group Fundamental Hospitality will open a London outpost for its high-end pan Asian restaurant brand Shanghai Me on the former Galvin at Windows site on London’s Park Lane.

Uncorked: Sam Harrison

18-Jul-2024 By Joe Lutrario

The founder of Sam’s Riverside, Sam’s Waterside and Sam’s Kitchen on Echezeaux Grand Cru, Portugal’s Alentejo region and pushy somms.

Bokman couple to open Korean restaurant Dongnae

18-Jul-2024 By Restaurant

Husband and wife duo Duncan Robertson and Kyu Jeong Jeon, the owners of Bristol-based Korean restaurant Bokman, are opening a second restaurant in the city.

Social Eating House to close at the end of the month

18-Jul-2024 By Restaurant

Jason Atherton will close his Soho restaurant Social Eating House later this month to focus on his forthcoming projects.

Sam Lomas to take on former Osip site to launch Briar restaurant

17-Jul-2024 By Restaurant

Chef Sam Lomas has taken on the former Osip site in Bruton to open his first restaurant.

Maginhawa Group to open second Filipino bakery

17-Jul-2024 By Restaurant

London-based Filipino restaurant business Maginhawa Group is opening a second site of its popular bakery brand Panadera this summer.

Pollen Street Social to reopen as grill-focused restaurant Mary's

16-Jul-2024 By Stefan Chomka

Jason Atherton will reopen Pollen Street Social as a grill-focused bar and restaurant called Mary’s this autumn in a major shake up of the site.

‘Bikini’ sandwiches, tinned fish and Bloody Marys: José Pizarro reveals his plans for Lolo

15-Jul-2024 By James McAllister

José Pizarro has revealed details of his new all-day dining spot Lolo, which is set to launch next month close to his eponymous London tapas bar José on Bermondsey Street.

Matt Gillan’s Heritage restaurant to become ‘events-led’ space

15-Jul-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Matt Gillan is to turn his West Sussex fine dining restaurant Heritage into an ‘events-led space’.

Rising costs cause profits at The Waterside Inn to sink

12-Jul-2024 By Restaurant

Alain Roux’s The Waterside Inn reported a loss last year, with an increase in costs and lower consumer confidence cited as the reasons.

Uncorked: Edd Clibbens

11-Jul-2024 By Joe Lutrario

The general manager at Forza Wine Peckham on the dangers of pretty labels, Sugrue’s The Trouble With Dreams and nearly giving Michel Roux a beer shower.

Santiago Lastra's new restaurant Fonda will open in London this autumn

10-Jul-2024 By Restaurant

More details have been revealed about Santiago Lastra’s forthcoming restaurant Fonda, including dishes on the launch menu and an opening date.

Bocca Di Lupo to close temporarily for renovations

10-Jul-2024 By Restaurant

Soho stalwart Bocca Di Lupo will close for a refurbishment this summer that will include a refreshed dining room.

Selin Kiazim to return with the Istanbul-inspired Leydi

09-Jul-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Chef Selin Kiazim will return to the London food scene this September with an all-day Turkish restaurant in Farringdon.

Latest opening: Engel and Jang

09-Jul-2024 By James McAllister

Former D&D London CEO Des Gunewardena has returned to the capital’s restaurant scene with a double opening within The Royal Exchange in The City of London.

Andrew Edmunds Restaurant to temporarily close for structural works

08-Jul-2024 By James McAllister

Andrew Edmunds Restaurant in London’s Soho is to close temporarily in order for some ‘essential building works’ to take place.

The Fat Duck brings back its 'most iconic' dishes to celebrate its 30th birthday

05-Jul-2024 By Restaurant

The Fat Duck is marking its 30th birthday with a year-long celebration of what it has described as ‘the best of the Duck’.

Silo’s Fermentation Factory crowdfund reaches target

05-Jul-2024 By James McAllister

Hackney-based zero-waste restaurant Silo has successfully reached its £10,000 crowdfunding target to build a Fermentation Factory that will produce commercial quantities of koji and beer grain miso.

Latest opening: Henri

05-Jul-2024 By James McAllister

Chef Jackson Boxer has once again partnered with hospitality operator Experimental Group to launch a new bistro concept in central London.

Reading’s L’Ortolan to close after 38 years

05-Jul-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Reading restaurant L’Ortolan will close its doors for the last time at the end of next month after 38 years.

Burnt Ends rows back on plans to open Harrods restaurant

05-Jul-2024 By James McAllister

Renowned Singapore-based barbecue restaurant Burnt Ends has said it will no longer be pushing ahead with plans to open a UK outpost within Harrods, London.

Uncorked: Chris Goodale

04-Jul-2024 By Joe Lutrario

The head sommelier of recently relaunched Holland Park restaurant Julie’s on Georges Remy, Domaine Daniel-Etienne Defaix and the need for more inventive vocabulary.

Jack and Beth Bond take ownership of The Cottage in the Wood

03-Jul-2024 By James McAllister

Chef Jack Bond and his wife Beth have taken over ownership of Michelin-starred Cumbria restaurant with rooms The Cottage in the Wood.

Jöro couple unveil ‘next chapter’ for flagship Sheffield restaurant

03-Jul-2024 By James McAllister

Luke French and Stacey Sherwood-French have confirmed they will relocate their Sheffield fine dining restaurant Jöro to a site within the Oughtibridge Paper Mill development this September.

Chef Gareth Stevenson to take on Tyddyn Llan Restaurant with Rooms

02-Jul-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Chef Gareth Stevenson is to take on Bryan Webb and Susan Webb's Tyddyn Llan Restaurant with Rooms in north Wales.

Des Gunewardena to launch multi-faceted hospitality venture at Olympia redevelopment

01-Jul-2024 By James McAllister

Des Gunewardena is to launch a restaurant, bar and events space at West London’s Olympia redevelopment.

Risotto restaurant All’onda closes less than two months after opening

01-Jul-2024 By James McAllister

A fine dining restaurant in London’s Fitzrovia that celebrated the staple Italian rice dish risotto has closed its doors after less than two months trading.

Latest opening: Albatross Death Cult

28-Jun-2024 By Stefan Chomka

The Wilderness chef Alex Claridge's new project is a stripped-back, brutalist space that has a focus on simplicity.

Uncorked: Ivan Milchev

27-Jun-2024 By Joe Lutrario

The Bulgarian-born head sommelier of Manchester’s MUSU on Georg Preisinger, Japan’s Yamanashi region and his dad’s homemade wine.

Junsei opens first international outpost

27-Jun-2024 By James McAllister

Junsei, the high-reaching yakitori restaurant in London’s Marylebone, has launched an international outpost in Indonesia, with further expansion planned.

Isabel Mayfair heads to Saudi Arabia for first international restaurant

27-Jun-2024 By Restaurant

London restaurant Isabel Mayfair is embarking on international expansion with the opening of its first global outpost.

“Continuing to trade just isn’t sustainable” - Joshua Hunter to close Kew restaurant Hawthorn

24-Jun-2024 By James McAllister

Chef Joshua Hunter has announced he will close his Kew Village restaurant Hawthorn this weekend, less than 18 months after its launch, due to unsustainable market conditions.

Coal Office to open more casual rooftop restaurant later this month

24-Jun-2024 By Restaurant

Middle Eastern restaurant Coal Office is opening a rooftop restaurant and bar at its King’s Cross location.

Uncorked: Beth Bond

20-Jun-2024 By Joe Lutrario

The co-owner of Cumbria’s The Cottage in the Wood on Chinon-based producer Martine Budé, overseeing a compact list and how Radikon’s Ribolla Gialla changed her palate forever.

Merlin Labron-Johnson’s Osip to relaunch in new location later this summer

20-Jun-2024 By Joe Lutrario

Michelin-starred Somerset restaurant Osip will move into new digs just down the road from its current location in early August.

El Celler De Can Roca to launch Scotland outpost

20-Jun-2024 By Joe Lutrario

The trio behind world famous Spanish restaurant El Celler De Can Roca will launch a restaurant at Scotland’s The Macallan Estate later this summer.

"It's been a hell of a ride": Nottingham's World Service restaurant to close after 24 years

19-Jun-2024 By Restaurant

Nottingham restaurant World Service has announced it will close after nearly a quarter of a century because of the challenges associated with fine dining.

Flash-grilled: Oliver Milburn

19-Jun-2024 By James McAllister

The director of the London-based Kitty Fisher’s Group on the generosity of American tourists, his worst review (as an actor), and memories of dining in Brittany.

British restaurant Highroad Social to open in Greenwich

14-Jun-2024 By Restaurant

David O’Brien, former development director at Caprice Holdings, will open his debut restaurant next month in Greenwich.

Josh Wilde to head up the kitchen at new Wokingham restaurant FARE Eatery

13-Jun-2024 By Restaurant

Nigel Sutcliffe, the former director at Heston Blumenthal’s The Fat Duck, has joined forces with former The Hand & Flowers chef Josh Wilde for a new restaurant project.

Uncorked: Tomas Trnka

13-Jun-2024 By Joe Lutrario

The front of house supervisor at The Sea, The Sea Chelsea on Fabrice Pouillon, following in the footsteps of his sommelier father and the danger of sabrage.

Jason and Irha Atherton to launch gourmet hot dog concept

13-Jun-2024 By Restaurant

Jason Atherton will open a gourmet hot dog restaurant within Harrods next month.

Alex Gauthier to open 123V at Browns in Mayfair

13-Jun-2024 By Restaurant

Alex Gauthier is hopping from Fenwicks over to a new Mayfair store for the location of his 123V restaurant brand.

‘Tough economic headwinds’ sees The Fat Duck owner swing to a loss

12-Jun-2024 By James McAllister

The parent company of Heston Blumenthal's The Fat Duck restaurant in Berkshire has reported a post-tax loss of £1.3m in its latest financial results, amid ‘tough economic headwinds’.

The Ledbury reclaims the title of UK’s Best Restaurant

10-Jun-2024 By Restaurant

Brett Graham’s Notting Hill restaurant The Ledbury has been named the Best Restaurant in the UK 2024, 12 years after it last held the title.