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Jersey Mike's confirms four London sites for its UK debut
The US sub chain, Subway's closest rival with 3,300 North American stores, opens its first UK restaurant on Soho's Argyll Street this November.
Matthieu Beudaert opens Chambres d'Amis in Kortrijk, à la carte
The Belgian chef has replaced Table d'Amis with a restaurant that drops the tasting menu, prices every dish separately and shares its rooms with works by Panamarenko.
Johanne Siy opens Árō in Singapore with a S$268 menu
Asia's Best Female Chef of 2023 has taken over the former Esora shophouse on Mohamed Sultan Road. The money is her own and the larder is largely Philippine.
Taco Bell opens its first public restaurant in Germany
After nine years confined to US military bases, Taco Bell opens a franchise restaurant on Cologne's Hohenzollernring on October 3, with Berlin and Stuttgart lined up next.
Alain Ducasse in Rabat: Aldabaran opens on the 33rd floor
His first restaurant in Morocco sits at the top of the Waldorf Astoria in the Mohammed VI Tower: 66 seats, a Riviera menu built on Moroccan produce, chef Morgan Perrigaud.
Ottolenghi Edinburgh opens on George Street with a Scottish menu
Executive head chef Neil Campbell, from Skye, brings langoustines from Crieff, megrim sole from Glasgow and Knockraich crowdie to the former Ragu Pasta site in the New Town.
Forbici London opens at 120 Tooley Street on 27 October
The Manchester pizzeria that cuts every pie with scissors brings its biga dough to London Bridge, three months after a Milan ranking placed it among the world's top 100.
Merendero de la Mari closes in Port Vell over €53,000 rent
The family seafood restaurant at Palau de Mar says a 25% rent rise in 2024 made the numbers impossible. The eviction is set for 2 October, and the concessionaire is already talking to a new operator.
Copacabana Palace restaurant Lumio seats 38 from November
Nello Cassese, who won a Michelin star at the hotel's Cipriani, moves to a single tasting menu of southern Italian cooking and Brazilian produce, with bookings due to open in October.
Romy steakhouse replaces Little Prince in SoHo on 29 September
Cobi Levy turns his old bistro at 199 Prince Street into a 50-seat steakhouse open until 1 a.m., with chef Lucrezia Stella and Kaluga caviar at $150.
Chez Calvert opens in Tokyo's Azabudai Hills on 1 October
Daniel Calvert, who took Sézanne to three Michelin stars and No. 1 in Asia, opens his own room with a John Pawson interior. Sézanne lost its stars after he left.
Selma Medellín: Álvaro Clavijo takes his bistro to El Poblado
The El Chato chef's shared-plates restaurant opens its first address outside Bogotá, in a boutique hotel, with a Young Chef finalist in the kitchen and fish that never sees a freezer.
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