Auntie Anne’s is to open its 51st UK and Ireland store at St David’s Dewi Sant in Cardiff on 3 October, creating up to 10 jobs. The opening forms part of the soft pretzel brand’s strategy to expand across high-footfall retail and leisure locations as it works towards a target of 100 UK and Ireland sites by 2030. The Cardiff store will serve Auntie Anne’s hand-rolled … [Read more...]
PAUL Bakery UK to Donate 20% of Pink Fraisier Sales to Future Dreams
PAUL Bakery UK is supporting Future Dreams during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, donating 20% from every Pink Fraisier Cake sold online throughout October. Future Dreams works to provide practical and emotional support for people diagnosed with breast cancer, promote breast health awareness and raise funds for research. PAUL has selected its Pink Fraisier Cake for the … [Read more...]
Jersey Mike’s Confirms First Four London Locations Ahead of November UK Debut
Jersey Mike’s has confirmed the locations of its first four UK restaurants as the US sandwich brand prepares to enter the market this November. The company will open its first restaurant on Argyll Street, close to Oxford Street, before adding three further central London sites. The additional restaurants will be located on New Oxford Street, close to Tottenham Court … [Read more...]
Imad’s Syrian Kitchen to Open Second London Restaurant in Shoreditch
Imad Alarnab is to open a second permanent Imad’s Syrian Kitchen in Shoreditch on 18 November. The 71-cover restaurant will open on Blossom Street within the Norton Folgate development and marks Alarnab’s return to East London, where he launched his first Imad’s Syrian Kitchen pop-up on Columbia Road in 2017. The new restaurant will build on the Syrian cooking … [Read more...]
Milk Burger to Open on Westbourne Grove with Chef Jorge Paredes
Milk Burger, a new burger and Champagne restaurant, will open on Westbourne Grove in Notting Hill on 5 October. The kitchen will be led by Executive Chef Jorge Paredes, whose previous roles include Executive Chef at Sabor and Head Chef at OMA and AGORA. During Paredes’ time at OMA, the restaurant received its first MICHELIN Star and was named MICHELIN Opening of the … [Read more...]
Gopal’s Corner to Open First Site Outside London at Birmingham Bullring
Gopal’s Corner is to open its first restaurant outside London at Birmingham’s Bullring on 12 October. The opening will become the Malaysian Tamil restaurant brand’s seventh location and marks the beginning of its expansion beyond the capital. Founded by Sugen Gopal, Gopal’s Corner has developed its menu around Malaysian Tamil cooking, with hand-stretched roti forming … [Read more...]
Joséphine Chelsea to Launch Lyonnais Mâchon Breakfast Series
Claude and Lucy Bosi’s Joséphine Chelsea is to introduce a limited series of traditional Lyonnais mâchon breakfasts this autumn. The first will take place on 10 October, followed by further dates on 2, 19 and 21 November and 5 December, with each service running from 8.30am until 11am. Mâchon originated in Lyon as a morning meal traditionally shared by the city’s … [Read more...]
Momo & Co to Open Third London Restaurant at Tower Bridge
Himalayan street food restaurant Momo & Co is to open its third location at 56 Tower Bridge Road in London on 3 October. The opening follows the launch of the brand’s first restaurant in Lewisham in 2025 and a second site at Bexleyheath’s Broadway Shopping Centre. Founded by Tenzing Sherpa and Chhong Sherpa, Momo & Co has been developed as a fast-casual concept … [Read more...]
Harts Group to Open Los Primos at Borough Yards This November
Harts Group is to open Los Primos, a new Spanish cervecería at Borough Yards in London, this November. The all-day, walk-in-only concept will replace Parrillan Borough Yards and will operate from 11am, moving from churros and coffee in the morning through to bocadillos, tapas, beer, wine and vermut later in the day. Los Primos, meaning ‘cousins’ in Spanish, takes its … [Read more...]
Shake Shack to Open 22nd UK Location at Paddington
Shake Shack is to open its 22nd UK location at Paddington this winter as the burger brand continues its expansion across London. The new restaurant will be located outside the main entrance to Paddington station, targeting commuters, visitors and customers from the surrounding neighbourhood. Its opening follows Shake Shack’s recent launch at Hays Galleria in London … [Read more...]
99 Sushi Bar & Restaurant to Make UK Debut in Mayfair This November
99 Sushi Bar & Restaurant is to make its UK debut this November with the opening of a flagship restaurant at 22 Park Lane in Mayfair. The London restaurant will join an international portfolio spanning Madrid, Barcelona, Marbella, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Monaco, Rabat and Budapest. Founded in Madrid in 2005 by brothers Fernando and Pedro de León, the group has developed … [Read more...]
Former Hjem Head Chef Marek Dziedzic to Open Biedronka in County Durham
Chef Marek Dziedzic is to open his first restaurant, Biedronka, at The Farmhouse at South Causey Inn in County Durham on 1 October. Dziedzic, who has spent almost 20 years working in professional kitchens, was most recently Head Chef at Michelin-starred Restaurant Hjem in Northumberland. Biedronka, meaning ladybird in Polish, will combine seasonal British produce with … [Read more...]
Open Restaurant Group Unveils Seel & Slater for Liverpool’s Ropewalks
Open Restaurant Group has unveiled Seel & Slater, a new two-part restaurant and bar concept taking over the former Wreck Bistro site in Liverpool’s Ropewalks. The Grade II listed property will initially open as a 45-cover restaurant, bar and grill on 9 October, followed later this year by a cocktail bar on the lower ground floor. The opening will become Open … [Read more...]
Chef Markus Stöckle Opens Marküs in Zurich’s Historic Altstadt
Chef Markus Stöckle has opened Marküs, a new restaurant at Glockengasse 7 in Zurich’s historic Altstadt. The restaurant represents Stöckle’s latest project following a career spanning traditional Bavarian inns and internationally recognised kitchens, including Heston Blumenthal’s The Fat Duck in England. Marküs is centred on a seasonal tasting menu drawing heavily on … [Read more...]
Heard to Open Covent Garden Flagship with Hidden Dessert Speakeasy
Chef Jordan Bailey’s burger restaurant Heard is to open its largest site to date in Covent Garden this November. The two-floor restaurant will become Heard’s flagship, bringing together the burger offer established at its Borough and Soho locations with a new downstairs dessert and cocktail speakeasy. Bailey previously worked at three-MICHELIN-starred Maaemo in Oslo … [Read more...]
