Get in line: 10 London restaurants that are worth the wait
It is oft remarked that we Brits love to queue, and when it comes to dining out in London sometimes that’s a necessity. According to recent research queues are governed by the rule of six – customers...
View ArticleHarden’s review of the reviews
Marina O’Loughlin in The Guardian reviews Pascere, a new Lanes restaurant from the food and drink editor of Platinum Business magazine, Amanda Menahem. “Brighton is having a bit of a moment...
View ArticleFrom the duo behind The Palomar comes Jacob the Angel
Zoë and Layo Paskin (the siblings behind The Palomar and The Barbary) are opening a tiny (and we do mean tiny!) English coffee house in Seven Dials. Jacob the Angel with have just 10 covers and serves...
View ArticleLe Bab founders to open second Covent Garden site with ‘hidden’ fine dining...
The owners of upmarket kebab restaurant Le Bab are to open a Maison Bab in Covent Garden next month (September). Upstairs, Maison Bab, situated opposite Temper, will be similar in style to the...
View ArticleSushiSamba to open second site – in landmark Covent Garden site
Sleek City hangout SushiSamba is set to open a new 9,000 sq ft space in a landmark site in Covent Garden. The fusion restaurant, with its wizard combination of Latino flavours with Japanese culinary...
View ArticleAsia de Cuba closes to make way for new concept
Covent Garden stalwart Asia de Cuba will close at the end of February to make way for a new concept. Amidst a gush of NYC-imported hype, the Chino-Latino restaurant opened at Ian Schrager’s St Martin’s...
View ArticleLe Bab lads to open Kebab Queen – a high-end, fine dining kebab concept
The team behind Le Bab and Maison Bab are to launch Kebab Queen, an adventurous fine dining concept that will see the humble Middle Eastern dish explored and extended across a seven-course tasting...
View ArticleGreat Queen Street to close this month
It no longer matters whether you consider Great Queen Street a gastropub or a restaurant; whether you considered it a seasonal British trailblazer, or just a bit dull; because it is to close this month...
View ArticleMonty’s Deli to launch in Covent Garden street food fixture
Just a month after Monty’s Deli announced the closure of its sterling sandwich shop in Hoxton, a new site has been revealed. Harden’s reporters will be pleased, given Monty’s is widely believed to be...
View ArticleWahlburgers’ future looks up in the air
Wahlburgers, the US chain run by chef Paul Wahlberg in partnership with his brothers Mark – the Hollywood actor – and Donnie, is rumoured to be soon to go on sale. Propel reported the company, which...
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