Restaurant radar: 2026’s key openings
There are already some big openings announced for 2026. Here’s our list of those you need to be aware of.
Archives for December 17, 2025
Restaurant backed by Pep Guardiola announces sudden closure
Paco Pérez’s Spanish restaurant Tast Cuina Catalana in Manchester has announced it will close later this month.
Pho Mile stalwart Sông Quê Café to double up
East London Vietnamese restaurant Sông Quê Café will open a second restaurant later this month having acquired the former Pearly Queen site near Spitalfields.
Nick Nairn’s Kailyard Restaurant to close after 16 years
Nick Nairn’s Kailyard restaurant at Dunblane Hydro Hotel will close next year after more than a decade and a half.
The City’s Leadenhall Market looking to become “leading dining destination”
The City of London Corporation (CoLC) is looking to transform Leadenhall Market into one of the Capital’s leading dining destinations.
Thomas Straker opens events and chef incubator space
Thomas Straker has opened a dining room that will double as an incubator space for emerging chefs next door to his Notting Hill restaurant Straker’s.