Archive: Sep 2013

Steve Locke, Rhys Oldfield and Leigh Miller’s Be At One Group is to open its first late-night venue in the West End, in Russell Street, Covent Garden. The Piper-backed cocktail bar chain has taken an assignment of the existing lease from upbeat Tex-Mex concept Los Locos, right on the edge of the world-famous piazza. The 1,869 sq ft new venue at 24-26 Russell Street, WC2,… Read more

David Moore, the man behind Michelin-starred London restaurants L’Autre Pied and Pied à Terre, is to open a pop-up restaurant on the former site of Simon Rogan’s Roganic in Marylebone. The two-year lease on Simon Rogan’s London pop-up came to an end in June The 49-year-old restaurateur has signed a one-year lease with the Portman Estate on the restaurant, which he will re-open as ‘Pied… Read more

A former geophysicist and a former head of music have set up a new restaurant concept called Proper, which is set to open in London’s Covent Garden soon. Proper will be part coffee bar, part take-away and part restaurant, and is set to occupy the former Manorom Thai restaurant at 16 Maiden Lane, WC2. It is the brainchild of foodies Maureen Fulton and Dominic Peel… Read more

This second installment from Ross Shonhan, the former Zuma and Nobu chef behind Bone Daddies, is located within the bustling Seven Dials area in Covent Garden. Flesh & Buns is be the first restaurant in London to specialise in hirata buns (DIY filled steamed buns). Dishes from the four sections of the menu include sashimi and oysters served with Japanese flavours as well as a… Read more