Archive: Dec 2014

January 2015 As restaurant enthusiasts here at Restaurant Property, we are constantly keeping our eyes open for exciting new venues to try out. In January we chose: Jinjuu 15 Kingly Street, Soho London W1B 5PS http://jinjuu.com/ 0208 181 8887 Situated in Kingly Street, Judy Joo’s Korean small-plates restaurant Jinjuu is the celebrity chef’s first restaurant and is already proving to be a huge success. Joo… Read more

At Restaurant Property, we understand that the UK restaurant and leisure industry is dynamic and chaotic. If you’re looking to buy or sell a restaurant, it’s therefore vital that you are mindful of the trends that are picking up steam across London. In this article, we summarise what our experts see as being the most popular restaurant trends, enabling you to capitalise on them while… Read more

2014 has been an amazing year for the Restaurant Industry in terms of the slew of fantastic new restaurant openings and innovative concepts launched. In what is clearly a very conservative estimate, Harden’s 2015 London Restaurants guide, which analyses 65,000 reports of the capital’s dining scene, says a total of 148 new restaurants were opened in the capital this year. It records 47 closures, which… Read more

Brindisa Tapas Kitchens is set to open its fifth London restaurant, having secured a site in Soho. The business has struck a deal to take on a 3,445 sq ft site at 18-20 Rupert Street. The new venue, which sits close to Chinatown, will open in February 2015. Monika Linton and finance director Ratnesh Bagdai founded Brindisa Tapas Kitchens in 2004 when they opened Tapas… Read more

A new Japanese ramen noodle restaurant is to launch its first site in London’s West End. Muga is to replace English restaurant The West End Kitchen, when it opens at 5 Panton Street. Muga plans a new open dining style Japanese theme dining bar and restaurant, in the ground floor and basement 1,657 sq ft property. It has taken an assignment of a 20-year lease… Read more

If you own or manage a venue in London, this post showcases the competition over the coming weeks. If you’re a professional looking to impress with a winter work night out, this is your check list. We wish everyone a great run up to Xmas and all the luck to London’s restauranteurs during this busy period. 1. Queen of Hoxton This stalwart of the Shoreditch… Read more