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Aba-Ra brings khachapuri and qvevri wine to Soho
Founder Lia Walsh's second London restaurant lands in the West End this November, with a 76-cover room built around khachapuri, khinkali and a cellar of Georgian qvevri wine.
Wolseley group moves three head chefs across its sites
Frank Fletcher joins Fischer's from Quo Vadis, while two internal promotions send Jenson Santos to The Wolseley City and Jai Shaikh to Colbert.
Kricket scraps its planned Covent Garden restaurant
The modern Indian group has dropped a 130-seat site in Neal's Yard and is now looking at expanding abroad instead.
Tom Booton to open Ralphie's in Belgravia in late November
The former Dorchester Grill chef goes solo with a 40-cover British bistro on Pimlico Road, named after his dog, with mains around £30 and a menu for dogs.
Yield wine bar opens third site on Essex Road
The Stoke Newington natural wine group has opened a bar and shop in Angel, its third London address in three years.
The Savoy reopens Beaufort Bar as Beaufort Wine Bar
The London hotel's Beaufort Bar reopens as Beaufort Wine Bar, with more than 250 wines from 18 countries and half the cellar poured by the glass.
Rules restaurant's £11m building is given to the National Trust
J-P Mayhew hands the charity the freehold of 34-35 Maiden Lane and its collection. Rules keeps trading as a tenant, and its rent will pay for the building's conservation.
Anna Higham opens Clementine, an all-day café in Islington
The Quince bakery founder has opened a 20-seat café opposite her own bakery on New North Road, serving breakfast, brunch and lunch through the week.
Hawksmoor turnover rises 9.4% to £109.8m
Filed accounts show the steakhouse group's operating profit climbing to £5.4m, helped by a full year of trading in Chicago and a new St Pancras site.
What to eat in London: 10 dishes and where to find them
From pie and mash at M. Manze to roast bone marrow at St. John, ten dishes that define London, with addresses, opening hours and prices in pounds checked in October 2026.
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.
Black daal recipe: Dishoom's slow-cooked Bombay classic
Whole urad lentils simmered for hours until they turn creamy on their own, finished with butter and cream the way Bombay's Irani cafés always served them.
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