
Former Pantechnicon site to relaunch as three distinct venues
The former Pantechnicon site in London’s Belgravia will relaunch this Autumn comprising two restaurants and a cocktail bar.

The former Pantechnicon site in London’s Belgravia will relaunch this Autumn comprising two restaurants and a cocktail bar.

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Hitherto Soho-based restaurant operators Zoë and Layo Paskin are heading West with an opening under their The Barbary brand in Notting Hill.

Neapolitan pizza restaurant group Fatto a Mano is plotting further expansion in the capital after securing new investment from Middleton Enterprises.

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