Foodies wait in anticipation for the new J Sheekey Oyster Bar
Fish & Grill
Malcolm John, of Le Vacherin in Chiswick and Le Cassoulet in Croydon, will be launching his seafood and grill concept in South Croydon this December. The 80-cover restaurant will serve fresh fish sourced from Brighton, Eastbourne and Cornwall and quality meat.
Fish & Grill, 48-57 South End, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 1DP.
Bob Bob Ricard
An open-all-day brasserie serving ‘English comfort food’ on the Soho site that used to be Circus. Now open.
Bob Bob Ricard, 1 Upper St James St, W1.
Trishna London
This new Indian operation is a branch of the well-regarded seafood restaurant in Mumbai. Now open.
Trishna London, 15-17 Blandford Street, W1.
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Cinnamon Kitchen
A second branch of the excellent Cinnamon Club Indian restaurant, this time in the City. Now open.
Cinnamon Kitchen, 9 Devonshire Square, EC2M 4YL (www.cinnamonkitchen.co.uk).
Mirabelle
Mirabelle closed in summer 2008, but is reopening under new owner Joseph Ettedgui.
Mirabelle, 56 Curzon Street, W1J 8PA.
J Sheekey Oyster Bar
J Sheekey fish restaurant is opening a more casual seafood bar next door in the ‘late autumn’, which will be no-bookings.
J Sheekey Oyster Bar, St Martin’s Court, WC2.
The Luxe
A new café-bar from John Torode on the site that used to be the Spitz music bar on Old Spitalfields Market. The first floor will house a dining room specialising in game and poultry. Opening 2009.
The Luxe, 109 Commercial St, E1 6BG.
The Boundary
Sir Terence Conran has sold his majority share in what used to be Conran Restaurants, but has a new Shoreditch venture that will incorporate a café, restaurant and rooftop cocktail bar, along with some hotel rooms.
The Boundary, 2-4 Boundary Street, E2 7JE (www.theboundary.co.uk).
Bocca di Lupo
This
new Soho opening, which aims to serve regional Italian food, comes from
ex-Moro chef Jacob Kennedy and sommelier Victor Hugo.
Bocca di Lupo, 12 Archer St, W1 (020 7734 2223).