Cosmo spin-off brand Umami to open at Gloucester Quays
Cosmo Restaurant Group is bringing its spin-off concept, Umami, to Cotswolds designer outlet Gloucester Quays.
Restaurant Openings
Latest opening: TAQ
Jackson Boxer has teamed up with top Mexican chef Eduardo Yishima to give Notting Hill stalwart Taqueria a new lease of life.
Dual-concept venue The Horsemen and Fitzgerald’s to open in The City
A new American-Irish hospitality destination, The Horsemen and Fitzgerald’s, is set to open at Broadgate in the City of London this April.
Razvan Marcu brings Kobe Steakhouse to London
Razvan Marcu has brought his Kobe Steakhouse brand to Mayfair following its success in Cambridge.
Kricket heads to Dubai for international debut
Kricket, the London-based modern Indian group founded by Will Bowlby and Rik Campbell, will open its first overseas site later this year in Dubai.
Wren Pubs to open new neighbourhood pub in Chelsea
West London hospitality group Wren Pubs will take over the former site of The Botanist on Sloane Square for a new, as yet unnamed, neighbourhood pub.
Latest opening: Osteria Vibrato
The creator of The Laughing Heart returns with a Soho Italian restaurant that has all the ingredients of a cult classic.
Willow restaurant opens at Hadrian’s Hotel on former Hjem site
Willow restaurant has opened at Hadrian’s Hotel in the village of Wall, taking over the site formerly home to Michelin-starred Hjem.
Devinder Singh to open second Indian/Italian fusion restaurant
A restaurant that fuses Indian flavours and Neapolitan pizza will open it second site next month.
Flat Iron to make its Scotland debut next year
Flat Iron is continuing to sweep northwards with the opening next year of its first site in Scotland.
Iranian–Iraqi café Logma reveals evening offer
Recently launched Hackney-based Iranian–Iraqi café Logma has introduced an evening dining concept alongside its daytime offer.
Lady of the Grapes heads to London Bridge
Lady of the Grapes has chosen Borough for its second London site, which will incorporate an underground ‘speakeasy-style’ wine bar when it launches in early May.
Sticks’n’Sushi continues northern expansion with upcoming Leeds restaurant
Danish restaurant group Sticks’n’Sushi is set to open its second northern England restaurant on Vicar Lane in Leeds early next year, subject to planning.
Yard Sale Pizza to open 17th site in Queen’s Park
Yard Sale Pizza will open its 17th London location on Salusbury Road in Queen’s Park in late April 2026, marking the brand’s most westerly expansion to date.
Factory Floor to open in Wigan following £3m investment
The Heaton Group will next week open a competitive socialising and late-night venue in Wigan.
Social media star Giuseppe Federici begins six-week residency for Giuseppe’s Kitchen
Viral chef and author Giuseppe ‘Sepps’ Federici has begun a six-week residency at London’s BOXHALL City.
Latest opening: San Hao
The team behind YiQi and The Eight has launched an ambitious “noodle atelier” on Chinatown London’s main drag.
The Beefy Boys heads north with Nottingham restaurant
The Beefy Boys will open its most northerly restaurant next month with a site in Nottingham.
The Walcot Group to open second Solina restaurant
Family owned restaurant business The Walcot Group is opening a second site of its neighbourhood pasta brand Solina.
Andrew Clarke to open Acme Taco next month
Acme Fire Cult chef Andrew Clarke is to open a permanent street food concept next month.
Latest opening: Simpson’s in the Strand
The re-opening of last of the ‘Grande Dame’ restaurants that still retains its original décor and features is described by Jeremy King as the ‘apotheosis’ of his impressive career.
Liverpool’s Wavertree Town Hall to reopen
South Liverpool restaurant Wavertree Town Hall will reopen this spring under new ownership.
More details revealed for Berenjak Mayfair
JKS Restaurants has revealed more details about its upcoming Berenjak restaurant in Mayfair.
The Wolseley to open in New York
The Wolseley Hospitality Group is crossing the pond to open its first Wolseley-branded hotel in New York.
Thomas Hine to open PL28 Café in Padstow
Chef Thomas Hine has announced plans to open his own restaurant in Padstow this month.
Blue Lagoon to open first restaurant across the border
Scottish-based family-run fish and chip shop business Blue Lagoon is crossing the border for its first restaurant in England.
Senza Fondo to open first regional site in Tunbridge Wells with new all-day concept
Senza Fondo will open its first site outside London in early April with the launch of Senza Fondeli, an all-day restaurant deli in Tunbridge Wells.
French-Latin restaurant Latine to launch in Mayfair.
Latine, a French-Latin-inspired restaurant, will open this summer in Mayfair, taking over the former Mews of Mayfair site on Lancashire Court.
Send in the clowns: new restaurant and bar to open on former Papi site
Chef Mike Bagnall and Dylan Walters will launch an Italian restaurant and bar on the site previously home to London Fields restaurant Papi next month.
Laros heads to Sale for first sit-down site in Greater Manchester
Greek street food brand Laros is opening its first sit-down restaurant in Greater Manchester.
Handroll sushi concept Kumori to go permanent with Soho site
Kumori, a modern Japanese handroll restaurant founded by Marc Flekei, will open its first permanent flagship on Denman Street in Soho this April.
James Stevenson and Guy Mazuch to stir up London’s martini scene with Brutes of Mayfair
Former JKS Restaurants employees James Stevenson and Guy Mazuch will launch a martini-focused bar in central London later this year.
Sugo Pasta doubles up in Glasgow
Glasgow-based restaurant Sugo Pasta has opened the doors to its second restaurant.
Berlin inspired ‘neighbourhood kebabery’ takes former The Counter site in Notting Hill
A new Berlin-inspired döner kebab concept will open in the former The Counter site on Notting Hill’s Golborne Road this spring.
Fast-growing European bakery concept Cinnamood to enter UK market
Cinnamood, the fast-growing European bakery franchise specialising in cinnamon rolls, will make its UK debut later this year.
Mondo Sando to open new venture in Deptford
South East London sandwich brand Mondo Sando is launching MONDO TO GO, a takeaway-focused site in Deptford in April.
Athens restaurant Taverna Ermou heads to London
Greek hospitality group ERGON will bring its Taverna Ermou restaurant brand to London this month.
Pump up the volume: James Dye is having it large at his restaurant-nightclub hybrid Bambi
The former music promoter has doubled his London Fields venue’s capacity by expanding into an old nightclub to the rear of the space.
More details released for Dubai import Trèsind Mayfair
More information has emerged about the upcoming London restaurant from the team behind Dubai’s Trèsind Studio, the world’s first and only three-Michelin-starred Indian restaurant.
Latest opening: Eleven Fifty Five
Chef Peter McKenna and restaurateur Kevin Dow have opened Eleven Fifty Five on Argyle Street in Glasgow’s Finnieston.
Swiss bakery brand Bear St. Bakery to make UK debut
Swiss bakery brand Bear St. Bakery will make its UK debut this spring.
Former Mercato Metropolitano site in Ilford to relaunch as “community-first” marketplace
The former Mercato Metropolitano site in Ilford, east London, will relaunch later this month as Maison Noor, a “community-first” marketplace destination.
Latest opening: Hearth
Luke Selby is giving a select few guests a taste of what’s to come at Palé Hall with an intimate restaurant that doubles as the North Wales hotel’s development kitchen.
Gordon Ramsay to open first UK fine-dining restaurant outside London in over 20 years
Gordon Ramsay is set to open his first fine dining restaurant in the UK outside of London in more than two decades, with a new venture planned at Fairmont Cheshire, The Mere, this summer.
Tim Hall and Marc Wise seek investment for wine-led neighbourhood concept
Hospitality entrepreneurs Tim Hall and Marc Wise are seeking investment for a new challenger brand that aims to reinvent wine “as an experiential neighbourhood concept”.
Bandook Indian Kitchen heads to Cheltenham
South West-based Bandook Indian Kitchen is to open a restaurant in Cheltenham later this year, taking its estate to two sites.
Nico Simeone to transform Manchester’s Six by Nico into new restaurant concept Lennox
Nico Simeone, the chef and restaurateur behind Six by Nico, is to open a new restaurant and bar in the Six by Nico site in Manchester Spring Gardens.
British bistro Willett’s to open at The Cadogan hotel in Chelsea
A new British bistro will open within The Cadogan, A Belmond Hotel, in Chelsea later this month.
Freight Brixton will be a 1,000-capacity rooftop venue in South London
The team behind Manchester’s Freight Island are opening a 1,000-capacity open-air food, drink and music destination in Brixton
Chick-fil-A to open in Kingston this week
US fried chicken restaurant group Chick-fil-A will open its second company-owned site in the UK later this week.