Amuse-bouches: The latest restaurant news bites

In restaurant news this week: Dining out in the UK is predicted to fall by over a third in September, London wine bar Top Cuvée gets ready to open a shop, and a MasterChef: The Professionals finalist prepares to open a West African restaurant in October. 

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New scores for 2020 to be published in May

Japanese icons Umu and Nobu Mayfair to close

Two Mayfair restaurants that helped put Japanese fine dining on the map in London – the two Michelin-starred Umu and Nobu on Berkeley Street – are to close.

Michelin-starred The Square closed mid-service

Michelin-starred restaurant The Square in London, which is owned by restaurateur and businessman Marlon Abela, was closed mid-service last week after administrators seized the site.