GAIA, a ‘refined Greek taverna’ based in Dubai, opens its first London branch next Friday (8 December) on a prominent Mayfair corner site where Dover Street meets Piccadilly. Founded in 2018 by British-Nigerian chef Izu Ani, who grew up in Tottenham, and Russian-born entrepreneur Evgeny Kuzin, the concept already has branches in Monte Carlo and […]
Former Fat Duck and Dinner by Heston exec chef Ashley Palmer-Watts has emerged as the mystery third man behind new Soho pub The Devonshire, which opens today. The long-planned venture close to Piccadilly Circus is on a prominent corner of Denham Street, originally a pub from 1793 and more recently a Jamie’s Italian. It is […]
Hot on the heels of restaurateur supreme Jeremy King announcing his comeback venture The Park – a modern take on the European grand café tradition launching next April opposite the entrance to Kensington Gardens – comes news that he is in “advanced talks” over two sites in the West End: one of them directly opposite […]
A dream team of pub landlord Oisin Rogers (right in photo) and Flat Iron founder Charlie Carroll (left) have teamed up to open their “dream pub” in Soho. The Devonshire, just off Piccadilly Circus in Denham Street, is scheduled to launch this autumn. Oisin ran the Guinea Grill in Mayfair for six years, turning it […]
Albert’s Schloss, the Manchester-based Bavarian-themed beer hall, is to open in London this spring, just off Piccadilly Circus in the middle of the West End. The venue will entertain up to 700 revellers with a line-up of live music, beer and schnapps, and a menu of Alpine and middle-European classics ranging from fondue, bratwurst and […]
Star chef Phil Howard will launch a specialist pasta bar in the heart of the West End next week. Notto opens on Thursday 3 November at 199 Piccadilly, a few doors along from the Royal Academy. It is the first pitch at the mid-market for a chef associated with the heights of fine dining, having […]
Corbin & King restaurants have been rebranded by their new owners as the Wolseley Hospitality Group, after the renowned Piccadilly restaurant that is the jewel in the company crown. The move is a logical step following the departure of founders Chris Corbin and Jeremy King, who were ousted in April following a bitter struggle with […]
The venerable Gallic establishment Richoux will be relaunched at 173 Piccadilly next month under two chefs with immaculate CVs who promise to offer a taste of “luxury at affordable prices”. Richoux was opened by two French exiles in 1909 and became a prominent destination at various salubrious London addresses, before falling into administration last year. […]
Jamie Oliver’s good-looking but “soooooo overpriced” duo of luxury grills Barbecoa (in Piccadilly and the City) has fallen into administration. It was announced today (Monday 19 February) that the Piccadilly site has closed and both venues are being “touted by Christies property agents to assess their market potential”. But fans will be pleased to hear M restaurants’ […]
