openings
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Jardin des Sens reopens in Tokyo's Marunouchi
The Pourcel twins' Montpellier label replaces two decades of Sens & Saveurs on the Marunouchi Building's 35th floor, with dinner menus from ¥18,975 to ¥35,420.
Village Hotel Club to open its 35th UK site in Sheffield
A former DoubleTree by Hilton becomes Village's newest property, with the leisure club, bedrooms, spa and pool opening in stages through spring 2027.
Amber Taverns opens its first Newcastle city-centre pub
The wet-led chain is putting £3m into The Gander, a sport-and-karaoke conversion in Newcastle's Haymarket, timed to open before the festive season.
Andaz Gold Coast names two chefs before its Australian debut
Matthew Bentley takes over the kitchens and Rafael Dias leads Nove, the fire-led Mediterranean restaurant anchoring Hyatt's first Andaz hotel in Australia, opening in Broadbeach this December.
June Baby brings Filipino cocktails to New York's East Village
Roxanne Diaz Bangalan, Darwin Pornel and Ben Rojo turn a former East Village bar into a Filipino-American cocktail room built on ube, calamansi and turon.
Venus Bar opens under Brasserie Olivia in Chelsea
La Nouvelle Garde's first bar outside France seats 22 in a basement built around 1970s Parisian nightlife, with cocktails from Jennifer Le Nechet.
Nonna Bakery opens second London site in Covent Garden
The Shanghai-born Italian bakery, founded by a Sicilian lawyer and a Holborn GP, follows its first London opening with a bigger bet on Drury Lane.
Fynveur takes majority stake in Rudy's owner Mission Mars
Artal's investment arm buys into the group behind Rudy's Napoletana and Albert's Schloss, as backer BGF exits after eight years and a first Scottish site nears.
Tom Sellers opens The Penn at Stoke Park in Buckinghamshire
The 48-cover dining room is the first of five food and drink concepts on the estate to open to the public. The hotel and spa still have no reopening date.
Manolo Bakes CEO: José Antonio del Castillo takes charge
The Spanish cruffin chain's general manager succeeds co-founder Pablo Nuño, who steps back as the company, now 49.9% owned by British fund VGO Capital, lines up its next expansion push.
Kebapci Iskender opens its first restaurant outside Turkey
The Bursa institution that has served the original Iskender kebab since 1867 has crossed into Knightsbridge, with one dish, 50 covers and a bust of its founder at the door.
Liam Nichols opens The Northwic, his first solo restaurant
The Michelin-starred chef behind Store swaps a Georgian townhouse in Lower Goat Lane for an 18-seat counter, two tasting menus and a kitchen he finally controls alone.
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