Sovereign Centros from CBRE has announced that Slim Chickens, the American fried chicken restaurant chain, has launched a new location at Festival Place, joining the destination’s diverse line-up of F&B operators and making its Basingstoke debut.

Slim Chickens has launched in a 3,503 sq ft unit on Festival Place’s ground floor, occupying a key space on the F&B-focused mall opposite the Festival Square entrance, close to Five Guys and Côte Brasserie. Operated by Boparan Restaurant Group (BRG) and with seating for over 85 diners, the new restaurant serves up a menu of fresh, hand-breaded buttermilk-marinated chicken.

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The Joël Robuchon International group will relaunch its Mayfair restaurant as L’Atelier Robuchon London on Friday 15th September.

The relaunch of L’Atelier Robuchon London is being led by Executive Chef Andrea Cofini, a member of the Robuchon brand since 2014, having served at L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon in Paris and more recently at Robuchon Shanghai. Collaborating closely with Group Executive Chef David Alves, Cofini has worked to ensure that L’Atelier Robuchon London maintains the group's exceptional standards.

The menu at L’Atelier Robuchon London will pay homage to some of the iconic Robuchon classics.

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Celebrated West African restaurant Chishuru is to reopen in a new site in London's Fitzrovia next month.

Renowned West African restaurant Chishuru is preparing to make its comeback in a new setting in London's Fitzrovia district. Scheduled to reopen next month, the restaurant has secured a fresh space to continue delighting patrons with its unique culinary offerings.

Founded by Nigerian-born chef Adejoké Bakare, Chishuru initially launched as a 32-cover establishment in Brixton Village in 2020.

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The Light is to open a new 45,000 square foot cinema and entertainment space in the heart of Redhill, Surrey on Friday 16 June.

This new venue forms part of the multi-million-pound regeneration of the town centre being led by Reigate & Banstead Borough Council.

The Light will be one of the largest entertainment venues in Surrey and is designed to bring friends and families together to engage in competitive, social activities and enjoy exceptional cinema all under one roof.

The complex will include a high-quality six-screen cinema.

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Andreas on Chelsea Green has long been a curator of the very finest fruit, vegetables and speciality produce - with loyal customers including south west London residents as well as the UK’s most celebrated chefs.

Now, after 12 years operating from a tiny shop on Cale Street, Andreas Georghiou and his family - wife Sophia, daughters Tilly and Tabbi and son, Wilbur - are opening a brand new grocers, set to become one of London’s most spectacular food destinations.

Launching next door in a vast space complete with a striking curved glass frontage looking on to the green.

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Island Poké will be bringing its fresh Pacific flavours to Newcastle this May. Marking their 16th Island and the first of their UK portfolio outside of London.

The all-new Island will be opening at 150 Grainger Street, Newcastle in May and is the first of several new openings planned over the coming months.

Island Poké will be serving up their healthy and nutritious sashimi grade salmon and tuna, chicken and plant-based poké bowls and award-winning bao, from lunch through to dinner, all for under £10.

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The Midland Grand Dining Room, in the heart of King’s Cross, has today announced an opening date of the 2 May 2023, with reservation lines opening in the coming days.

Gothic Bar, helmed by Bar Manager Jack Porter (pictured), is to open within the The Midland Grand Dining Room.

The destination bar, located in the original striking entrance to the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel, has been spearheaded by owner, restaurateur and hotelier Harry Handelsman (Chiltern Firehouse, Allegra, Booking Office 1869).

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Eyal Shani, founder of the cult hit Miznon, is to launch his newest London restaurant, Lilienblum on 19 May. Named after the street of one of Shani’s first restaurants in Tel Aviv, Lilienblum will be opening in East London, nestled between Shoreditch and Old Street.

The kitchen will be headed up by Oren King, also hailing from Israel, whose previous positions have seen him work at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal, Roka, and Hide.

In contrast to Miznon’s fast-casual dining approach, the restaurant will focus on family-style sharing plates packed with theatre.

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The Biltmore Mayfair, a Millennium & Copthorne hotel on Grosvenor Square, has opened Grill 88, which serves up a selection of steaks and seafood in an intimate setting.

The menu, designed by Executive Chef Luis Campos, celebrates the highest quality ingredients. Diners can select from a variety of prime beef cuts, including grain-fed Japanese A5 Kagoshima Black Breed Ribeye Wagyu, and large cuts to share including a Full-Blood Wagyu Chateaubriand or Butcher’s Platter.

For a touch of theatre.

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Mid-May will see the opening of the fifth London instalment of the vibrant, healthy and flavour-packed salad and bowl bar Atis in London Bridge, in the bustling new Borough Yards development.

The brand is also pleased to announce a sixth opening - bringing atis to even more Londoners - that will be taking place later this year, with the location soon to be announced.

Since opening their flagship store in October 2019, atis has seen huge success on their mission to encourage people to eat more nourishing.

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This May will see the opening of a new luxury hotel, restaurant, bar, and spa in the heart of Liverpool’s bustling commercial district, a short stroll from Lime Street and Moorfield railway stations.

The Municipal Liverpool hotel is joining MGallery, Accor Group’s luxury boutique-hotel brand, and will take residence in a Grade II listed heritage building from the mid-19th on the city’s vibrant Dale Street and combine stylish, modern opulence with historic charm.

Managed by leading hotel management company.

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Tashas, the much-loved cafe concept that started in South Africa from international hospitality collective Tashas Group, will open its first UK restaurant at Battersea Power Station, London’s exciting new riverside neighbourhood this summer.

The 4,000 square foot site sits on Prospect Way and will also have a beautiful large outdoor terrace. Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, the restaurant will serve some all-time favourites such as the Butternut Zucchini Rosti, Dr Paw Paw, Lemon Chicken, and the famous Texas Salad.

Founded in Johannesburg in 2005 by Natasha Sideris.

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A new restaurant in Harrods, The Dim Sum Terrace has just opened. Located on the 4th floor, the new spot will entertain guests in a bright new restaurant and an ultra exclusive terrace, one of only two outdoor spaces within the Knightsbridge institution.

Inspired by the teahouses of China, the menu celebrates the versatility of dim sum with a range of styles and fillings. The plump traditional Cantonese dumplings represent a convivial style of dining, and so the new venue is perfect for a range of occasions, whether it’s a quick refuel during shopping, a long lunch with friends, or a sharing sundowner on the terrace of an evening.

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Creams Cafe, the UK’s leading dessert destination, is set to further extend its reach with two openings agreed under a new partnership with Park Garage Group.

The sites will open in Wigan and Blackburn in April and come in response to seeing a rapidly increasing demand for the brand within the North of England.

Boasting a prime location in Park Garages Wigan, just a stone’s throw from the DW Stadium, the new Creams Cafe is well placed to meet the needs of sporting event visitors, residents.

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Highly acclaimed Indian street food and craft beer specialist, Bundobust is set to expand with the opening of Bundobust Birmingham in Summer ’23.

The fifth restaurant from the award-winning Northern brand, Bundobust Birmingham will open in the heart of the city centre on Bennetts Hill, serving contemporary Indian street food and craft beer.

Bundobust Birmingham will be housed in a beautiful Grade II-listed building at 38 Bennetts Hill, designed in the 1860s by renowned local architect Yeoville Thomason.

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Tomos Parry and the team behind Brat are to launch a brand-new restaurant in June named, Mountain, located on Beak Street in the heart of Soho,

Mountain is, in essence, a wood grill and wine bar reflecting Tomos' favourite meals from journeys across Spain over recent years. He explained, “Mountain draws on the 'mar y montana' (or sea and hillside) cooking of Spain, alongside the seas and mountains within the Welsh landscape, the language and of course the produce which guides us everyday.”

Inspiration is drawn from long lunches around barbecues in friend's vineyards.

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NQ64 is set to launch its second London site in Shoreditch in May and the venue will be the first in the brand’s portfolio to serve food seeing them team up with Manchester’s Burgerism.

The Burgerism menu will feature premium smashed patties and fried chicken burgers, chicken wings, and seasoned skin-on fries.

Home of the ‘most popular burger in Manchester‘, Burgerism was originally born in Salford in 2018 with a mission to be the ‘best off-premises burger in your neighbourhood’, focusing on offering high-quality.

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The Three Horseshoes with food from Margot Henderson OBE will open in Somerset on 25 April, after being delayed from launching last November due to the refurb.

Located in the countryside village of Batcombe, The Three Horseshoes is an 18th century pub, dining room and lodging lovingly restored from its origins and rewoven into a luxurious pub with rooms, offering glorious isolation and country comforts, where food is heartfelt, wholesome and produce driven.

Originally from New Zealand, Margot is now one of Britain’s most respected and acclaimed chefs.

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Following the success of The Hunter’s Moon in South Kensington and Ganymede in Belgravia, Lunar Pub Company is set to open its third site this spring, The Apollo Arms in Clapham.

Located at 13-19 Old Town, the 2,000 square foot site has been designed by Novo Design and will accommodate up to 100 covers inside, with an additional 70 outside in the al fresco garden terrace.

Split into a number of distinct sections – including a dining room, bar, snug, and games room with TV screens – the interiors will feature a neutral colour palette of earthy browns.

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Big Fang Collective's Golf Fang has opened its sixth UK site and its first in Wales after investing £1.5m into the new venue based on Mary Ann Street.

Golf Fang Cardiff is an 18-hole golf course in an environment surrounded by bespoke art, combining crazy golf with theatre, cocktails, street food and DJs. The venue has teamed up with their signature graffiti artists to create a ‘sprayground’ where golf courses are built into unique set designs such as shop fronts, rave rooms, TV sets and much more.

The new site.

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