The latest hospitality venues to open their doors across the UK in September 2024
As the long summer draws to a close, hospitality businesses across the UK are preparing for new beginnings.
Following the closure of Pidgin, famed for its never-repeated tasting menus, Andrew Snaith and Hannah Kowalski are opening Sesta in its place in London’s Hackney, while Jamie Allsopp, the seven times great-grandson of the inventor of IPA, is set to launch the Blue Stoops pub in London’s Kensington, paying homage to his original family pub.
There’s also going to be entertainment in the form of Korean fine dining (Dosa and Mandarin Oriental Mayfair), jazz-infused Afro-Caribbean cuisine (Soul Mama and Gantry Stratford) and plenty more to come.
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Ennismore has opened Hyde London City in the Grade II-listed Spiers & Pond building in Farringdon, with interiors designed by Studio Moren. The 111-room hotel is home to ground-floor Turkish restaurant Leydi from chef Selin Kiazim and cocktail bar Black Lacquer, which pays homage to the LA clubbing scene. Hyde London City also features a Headliner Suite, which has five-metre-high ceilings, a private marble-topped bar and views of St. Paul’s Cathedral.
Opened 2 September
Room rate £230
Address 15 Old Bailey, London EC4M 7EF
Sam Lomas, the former head chef at Glebe House in Devon, is set to open his first restaurant at Number One Bruton in Somerset, the former home of Osip.
Lomas will serve a daily changing menu of small plates, snacks and sharing dishes showcasing Somerset produce from local suppliers such as Stavordale Dairy and Landrace Milling, as well as foraged ingredients from the hotel’s garden in Batcombe.
Opening 12 September
Typical dishes Westcombe Cheddar gougeres with wild garlic capers, Fresh Bruton dairy cheese, baby leeks with walnut, Braised Shoulder of Lamb, butter beans, tomatoes and herbs, Westcombe Ricotta ice cream with Damsons
Address Number One Bruton, 1 High Street, Bruton, Somerset, BA10 0AB
Parker’s Dubai has launched its first international outpost at Jumeirah Lowndes hotel in London’s Knightsbridge. The restaurant infuses global flavours to create a twist on classic dishes, with an all-day menu ranging from Zaatar Benedict to Mac & Cheetos. It also serves its signature Matilda Cake, which was inspired by Roald Dahl’s Matilda.
Opened 2 September
Typical dishes French Toast with mango peach ice cream; spicy toffee shrimp
Address 21 Lowndes St, W Halkin St, London SW1X 9ES
Credit: Rebecca Dickson
Chef Aaron Potter, previously of Trinity and Elystan Street, and interior stylist Laura Hart will be opening Mediterranean restaurant Wildflowers London’s Belgravia. The 54-cover diner will feature vintage furniture, timber tones and an additional wine bar serving cocktails including Melon Negroni, Amalfi Spritz and Peschiole Dirty Martini.
Opening 27 September
Typical dishes Moules farcies, garlic and parsley butter; lamb tartare, Wildflower harissa and labneh
Address Newson’s Yard, 57 Pimlico Rd, London SW1W 8NE
Specialty coffee shop and roastery Kiss the Hippo has opened its ninth London site in Soho. Designed by London-based architects EBBA, the space features a minimalistic interiors, timber lining and a coffee counter. It also offers a selection of pastries, cookies, and focaccias.
Opened 2 September
Address 30 Golden Square, London W1F 9LD
Chef Alex Aitken has partnered with the Padstow Harbour Hotel to open the 60-cover Jetty Restaurant, Bar and Terrace. The all-day diner offers a seafood-driven menu sourced almost entirely from local fishermen and suppliers across Cornwall. Guests will be able to choose from a Catch of the Day roster featuring options such as whole Padstow lobster and Porthilly oysters.
Opened 1 September
Typical dishes Cockle popcorn; Alex’s twice baked cheese soufflé’
Address Harbour Hotel Padstow, Station Rd, Padstow, Cornwall, PL28 8DB
Artfarm, the independent hospitality company behind Mount St. Restaurant and the Fife, is set to open Da Costa restaurant in Bruton. Located at Hauser & Wirth Somerset, the 74-cover restaurant will source seasonal ingredients from Durslade Farm to offer dishes combining British and northern Italian flavours.
Opening 7 September
Typical dishes Carpaccio of Durslade Farm beef and Cornish Yarg; buckwheat pasta with fonduta
Address Durslade Farm, Dropping Lane, Bruton, Somerset BA10 0NL
Kyu Jeong Jeon and Duncan Robertson, chef-owners of Bokman, the small Korean diner in Bristol, are expanding their footprint in the city with new neighbourhood restaurant Dongnae. The pair will offer refined Korean cooking, with dishes paying homage to Kyu’s time living in Seoul. Guests will be able to choose between à la carte, traditional BBQ, hanjungshik (omakase-style Korean food, £55) and a lunch jungshik (set meal, £24) consisting of rice, soup, side dishes and kimchi.
Opening 27 September
Typical dishes Korean beef tartare; wild mushroom dolsotbap, whelk and perilla muchim
Address 5-7 Chandos Rd, Bristol BS6 6PG
Credit: Andrew Livingstone
Drew Snaith and Hannah Kowalski, formerly of Pidgin in London’s Hackney, are set to launch Sesta in its place. The pair first worked together at Jackson Boxer’s Brunswick House in London’s Vauxhall. The new 26-cover restaurant will offer twists on European classics using seasonal British ingredients.
Opening 11 September
Typical dishes Braised beetroot, blackcurrant molasses and sunflower seed cream; slow-grilled stuffed duck, Morteau sausage and beer-braised spinach
Address 52 Wilton Way, London E8 1BG
Credit: Mariola Zoladz
Musician and philanthropist YolanDa Brown is set to open Soul Mama on the ground floor of the Gantry hotel in London’s Stratford (also pictured top). The new live music and dining venue will offer Afro-Caribbean cooking from executive head chef Aleandro Brown, who was previously at the Connaught, Maze Grill and Sketch in London’s Mayfair. Dishes will be available alongside a rotating programme of concerts and events, ranging from the London Jazz Festival to comedy shows.
Opening September
Typical dishes One-pot creamy coconut chicken curry with rice and peas; Ghanaian-style kelewele plantain
Address The Gantry, 40 Celebration Avenue, Stratford, London E20 1DB
Chef Akira Back is due to launch Korean-inspired fine dining restaurant Dosa in the newly opened Mandarin Oriental Mayfair. The chef’s table-only restaurant, named after the Korean word for expert, will hold 14 guests at a time, serving a tasting menu with dishes such as mulhoe – a fisherman’s chilled soup – as well as Hanwoo beef. Dosa first launched in Seoul and its UK outpost will be run by executive chef Jihun Kim, with prices from £185 per person.
Opening 18 September
Typical dishes Yukhoe bibimbap (Korean beef tartare with rice); bulgogi
Address Mandarin Oriental Mayfair, 22 Hanover Square, London W1S 1JP
Parogon Group, which operates across Staffordshire, Shropshire and Cheshire, is due to open its second Willow restaurant in Telford. It comes three years after the Mediterranean, all-day diner launched its first site in Trentham. The group was founded in 2007 and also owns the Swan with Two Necks in Blackbrook and the Orange Tree in Congleton.
Opening 17 September
Typical dishes Chicken Caesar croquettes; cumin-spiced hummus; lemon and herb-roasted chicken sandwich
Address Unit 14, Southwater Square, Southwater Way, Telford TF3 4JG
Credit: Steven Joyce
The team behind Allsopp’s Brewery is due to launch the Blue Stoops pub in London’s Kensington. Founder Jamie Allsopp, seven times great-grandson of Samuel Allsop, who is believed to have invented India Pale Ale (IPA), will pay homage to the original pub of the same name in Burton upon Trent. The new Blue Stoops will serve three Allsopp’s cask ales alongside a selection of seasonal English food from chef-guide Lorcan Spiteri, founder of Caravel in London’s Regent’s Canal.
Opening September
Typical drinks Allsopp’s Pale Ale; Allsopp’s IPA; Allsopp’s Best Bitter
Address The Blue Stoops, 127-129 Kensington Church Street, London W8 7LP
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