New Openings
Cornish vineyard to open 80 cover restaurant
Trevibban Mill vineyard, near Padstow in Cornwall, is to open a new restaurant championing vegetables and fish in partnership with Bristol’s The Ethicurean restaurant.
New sustainable seafood restaurant in Hastings to champion English wine
Husband and wife duo, Ben and Kate O’Norum, are to open a sustainable seafood restaurant that shines a light on English wine at Hastings Contemporary art gallery.
Masterchef winner to open restaurant in Birmingham
The winner of the BBC’s Masterchef: The Professionals, Stu Deeley, is set to open his own restaurant in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter next spring.
Andrew Lloyd Webber teams up with Richard Caring on new restaurant venture
Musical maverick Andrew Lloyd Webber has teamed up with Richard Caring’s restaurant group, Caprice Holdings, to open a restaurant at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
Kudu to open two new London sites
South African-inspired small plates restaurant Kudu in Peckham is to open two new sites close to the original south London venue in January – a tapas bar and a cocktail bar.
Kyseri in Fitzrovia to become Oklava Bakery + Wine
Selin Kiazim and Laura Christie are turning their Turkish Cypriot restaurant Kyseri in Fitzrovia into a bakery by day and wine bar by night, which is set to open in January.
28°-50° comes to Covent Garden
Popular wine bar and bistro 28°-50° has expanded into Covent Garden with the opening of a new site on what used to be Cantina Laredo on Upper St. Martin’s Lane.
Gymkhana to reopen after post-fire refurb
Michelin-starred Indian restaurant Gymkhana in Mayfair is set to reopen in February 2020 after undergoing a refurbishment following a major fire forced it to close in June last year.
Hoppers to open third site in King’s Cross
Sri Lankan pancake specialist Hoppers, run by Bao and Gymkhana founders Jyotin, Karam and Sunaina Sethi, is to open a third site in King’s Cross next February.
The Connaught Grill to reopen after 20 years
The Connaught Grill inside luxury Mayfair hotel The Connaught is to reopen early next year after a 20-year hiatus under the direction of Jean-Georges Vongerichten.