Latest openings: Bike & Boot, Six by Nico London, Stein’s on the Quay and more

A look at the latest restaurants, hotels, pubs and bars to open their doors

 

Bike & Boot

 

The Bike & Boot hotel has opened in Scarborough, the first of what will become a boutique collection of properties.

 

The brand is owned by Simon Rhatigan, former owner of the Feversham Arms hotel in Helmsley, North Yorkshire, which won the Catey award for Independent Hotel of the Year in 2011; and Simon Kershaw, who headed the hospitality team at Carlton Towers.

 

The hotel features a 100-cover bar and grill, walking and surfing drying rooms, secure bicycle storage, dog-washing provisions, a retreat lounge with complimentary hot drinks, and an in-house cinema.

 

Kershaw and Rhatigan acquired the property, formerly the Mount hotel, in January 2019 for an undisclosed sum off an asking price of £2m. All future expansion of the Bike and Boot concept will be via leasehold properties, probably along the north-east coast, and in the Yorkshire Dales, Peak District or Lake District.

 

The concept is described as a “modern leisure escape” with “funky interiors” at an affordable price, aimed at the short break market with facilities for cyclists, walkers and dog owners.

 

Opened 20 July

 

Bedrooms 65

 

Owners Simon Rhatigan and Simon Kershaw

 

Design Rachel McLane

 

Developer Infiniti Roofing & Construction

 

Website www.bikeandboot.com

 

 

Six by Nico London

 

Nico Simeone has opened his first London restaurant on Fitzrovia’s Charlotte Street. Six by Nico launches a new six-course tasting menu every six weeks, inspired by places, memories and ideas. The opening menu, ‘the Chippie,’ is £35 per person with an optional £33 wine pairing.

 

Covers 76

 

Typical dishes Scrabster monkfish cheek with wild garlic emulsion, gribiche, peas and beurre blanc

 

Website www.sixbynico.co.uk

 

 

Lula

 

Restaurateur Sam Sheffield-Dunstan has launched beachside shack Lula in Hayle, Cornwall. Lula is a sister site to Sheffield-Dunstan’s Amélie restaurant in Porthleven, which recently reopened following a kitchen fire. Lula’s concept has been developed to fit the current climate, with a takeaway menu focusing on locally sourced seafood and ribs.

 

Typical dishes Lobster tail mac and cheese; rack of ribs with slaw and fries; crab boil; calamari

 

Website www.lulashack.co.uk

 

 

Stein’s on the Quay

 

The Rick Stein Group has turned its Cookery School in Padstow into a temporary pop-up seafood restaurant, Stein’s on the Quay. The pop-up focuses on Cornish fish and seafood from a concise menu designed by chef-director Jack Stein.

 

Head chef Nick Evans

 

Typical dishes Lobster thermidor; fruit de mer platters; meen kulambu; moules frites; goujons of lemon sole with tartare sauce

 

Website www.rickstein.com

 

 

Costa Del Tottenham

 

Costa Del Tottenham in London has expanded nightclub the Cause, which operates the al fresco food, drink and event space. The ‘Southside’ of the venue has opened as an all-weather tropical industrial paradise, featuring palm trees, multicolour pergolas, private booths, street food, pint-sized cocktails and DJs, with the Northside still to come.

 

Operators Vegan Mexican-inspired Club Mexicana; People’s Burger

 

Website www.supportthecause.co.uk

 

 

Selfridges Market on the Mews

 

Selfridges has opened its Market on the Mews, offering food, drink, magazines, plants, bikes and furniture, located on Edwards Mews behind the Oxford Street store. The market will be open every Saturday and Sunday until the end of August, featuring permanent stalls and new pop-ups of different brands.

 

Operators Assembly Coffee; Hackney Gelato; Two Tribes Craft Beer; Selfridges Bakery

 

Website www.selfridges.com

 

 

Stanley’s

 

Hugh Stanley’s debut restaurant in London’s Chelsea serves seasonal British food from head chef Olivia Burt, former Claridge’s sous chef and finalist in the Roux Scholarship and MasterChef: The Professionals last year. The restaurant has a large courtyard and bar, orangery-style dining area and private dining.

 

Covers 102

 

Director Hugh Stanley

 

Head chef Olivia Burt

 

Website www.stanleyschelsea.co.uk