As we bid farewell to 2018, we look towards the top restaurants that we can’t wait to visit in 2019.
Every year, London becomes home to hundreds of new restaurants but we’ve taken a look at five restaurants that we can’t wait to visit this year.
Bob Bob Cité (March 2019)
An icon of London’s decadent dining scene with its famous “Press for Champagne” button, Bob Bob Ricard, will now have a brother in the City. Bob Bob Cité will be based in the Leadenhall Building (or the ‘Cheesegrater’) and opens in March.
The head chef will be two Michellin-starred Eric Chavot and we expect Bob Bob Cité to serve similar decadent home luxuries as Bob Bob Ricard. Most importantly, the Press for Champagne buttons will feature too.
Key Information:
Name: Bob Bob Cité
Opening: March 2019
Cuisine: Modern European
Neighbourhood: The City
VIVI (February 2019)
In a bid to transform the recently renovated Centre Point building into a dining destination, VIVI, a high-end all-day British brassierie, is destined to be the building’s flagship eatery.
Run by hospitality group, Rhubarb, who specialise in luxury event catering, restaurants and venue hospitality, VIVI will offer “British cuisine with modern flair”, according to the owners.
Key Information:
Name: VIVI
Opening: February 2019
Cuisine: British Brasserie
Neighbourhood: Soho
Yeni (January 2019)
Celebrated Turkish chef, Civan Er, whose Istanbul restaurant Yeni Lokanta has been listed as one of the top restaurants in Turkey, will be opening his first restaurant in London this year.
Er says “it’s exciting and humbling to be able to bring Yeni to the city where my professional journey began. Yeni looks forward to inviting London to feast on our take on Istanbul’s style.
Key Information:
Name: Yeni
Opening: January 2019
Cuisine: Turkish
Neighbourhood: Soho
Outlaw at the Goring (March 2019)
The Goring, the iconic five-star hotel, announced that for the first time since its opening in 1910, it would be opening a new, yet to be named, restaurant.
This new restaurant, which will specialise in seafood, will be led by the two Michellin-stared, Nathan Outlaw. It will sit along side the hotel’s current restaurant, Dining Room, which has one Michellin-star.
Although this second restaurant has been described as a more “casual” eatery compared to Dining Room, we have no doubt it will offer exceptional food and service which we have come to expect from The Goring.
Key Information:
Name: Yet to be named
Opening: March 2019
Cuisine: Seafood
Neighbourhood: Westminster
Amazonico (2019)
What could only be described as a restaurant set in a refined rainforest, Madrid-based, Amazonico, has been a hit in Spain, well known for entertaining Spanish celebrities and politicians alike with its Amazonian-inspired décor.
This year Amazonico will be opening in Berkeley Square, London. There is still not much information on the dates or final plans but watch this space.
Key Information:
Name: Yet to be named
Opening: 2019
Cuisine: Spanish
Neighbourhood: Mayfair
