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Gordon Ramsay Restaurants passes £100m as Bishopsgate leads
The chef's 34 UK restaurants took £100.7m in 2025 and posted record earnings, but the British business still made an operating loss of £5.8m.

Best restaurants in London 2026: 12 tables worth booking
From Bouchon Racine's National Restaurant Awards win to Bonheur's two stars in the old Le Gavroche room: 12 London tables checked against the 2026 Michelin Guide, with prices and booking tips.

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.

Gennaro Contaldo opens Bolo, a six-pasta trattoria in Soho
Jamie Oliver's mentor is running a London restaurant again for the first time since 2009, with 32 seats, a daily list of six pastas and bolognese at the centre.

Gabriel Waterhouse opens Waterhouse off Columbia Road
The successor to The Water House Project seats 24 in a Victorian workshop off Columbia Road, with an 11-course Northumbrian menu at £125 and a new wine bar.

Christopher's Covent Garden to close after 35 years
The American restaurant and Martini Bar leaves its Grade II listed home on Wellington Street a year after a refurbishment. Its owners say they will relocate.

Michelin Keys 2026: 18 new hotels in UK and Ireland
Fifteen One Key and three Two Key additions take the British and Irish selection to 138 hotels. The top tier did not move at all.

Napoli on the Road named World's Best Pizzeria
The London pizzeria beat entries from more than 40 countries to take the world title, three years after first topping Europe's ranking, and without a single Italian address in reach.

Juno restaurant Olympia to open with 300 pizzas an hour
Incipio Group's 265-cover Italian restaurant opens on 16 October inside London's Grade II-listed National Hall, with a dedicated pizza counter.

Borough Market will not renew its lease, says Bread Ahead
The bakery started at Borough with a stall and three products in 2013. It now trades in Dubai, Bangkok and Saudi Arabia, and opens in New York in November.

Juno at Olympia opens with 265 covers on 16 October
Incipio Group is putting 11,500 sq ft of Italian restaurant into Olympia's listed National Hall, with a pizza counter rated at 300 pizzas an hour.

50 Best rebrands as The 50 before the Paris hotel list
The restaurant, bar, hotel and vineyard rankings owned by William Reed move under one name, the first change of identity since the first list in 2002.
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