The seven biggest openings of the week
Shuang Shuang
Typical ingredients for cooking in the broth Beef and pork, clams, sea bass, beef and chicken balls, pork and crab wontons, Chinese pea shoots, mustard leaves, turnip leaves, lotus roots, pumpkin and wood's ear mushrooms
Founder Fah Sundravorakul
Artwork Xochi Solis
Covers 71 (34 on the ground floor, 37 on the first)
Websitewww.shuangshuang.co.uk
Forest Side
Forest Side, a 20-bedroom hotel and 50-cover restaurant set in a 19th century building near Grasmere in the Lake District, is set to launch later this month after a £4m renovation. The hotel is part of the Wildsmith Hotel Collection and former L'Enclume chef and head forager Kevin Tickle will head the kitchen.
Founder and owner Andrew Wildsmith
Operations director Tom Lewis
Dinner, bed and breakfast From £275
Websitewww.theforestside.com
King Street Townhouse
King Street Townhouse, part of the Eclectic Hotels Group, opened in Manchester's Upper King Street conservation area in December 2015. The hotel is housed in a Grade II-listed building and offers a rooftop infinity pool.
Owners Eamonn and Sally O'Loughlin
Rooms 40
Features Wedding licence, two private hire rooms and Tiffany's Lounge tearoom
Websitewww.eclectichotels.co.uk/king-street-townhouse
Padstow Townhouse
Michelin-starred chef Paul Ainsworth has opened a six-bedroom hotel to operate alongside his two restaurants in Padstow in Cornwall. Padstow Townhouse is located across two 18th century townhouses and launched in December last year.
Owners Paul and Emma Ainsworth
Design Emma Ainsworth and Eve Cullen-Cornes
House manager Charlotte Tozer
Websitewww.paul-ainsworth.co.uk/blog/padstow-townhouse
The Ivy Kensington Brasserie
Mid-December saw the opening of the Ivy Kensington Brasserie, Caprice Holdings' latest venue. It offers an all-day menu overseen by executive chef Sean Burbidge, and around 40% of tables will be held back for walk-ins.
General manager Richard Moore
Set menu £16.50 for two courses, £21 for three
Design Martin Brudnizki Design Studio
Websitewww.theivykensingtonbrasserie.com
Renaissance London Heathrow
The Renaissance London Heathrow has completed a £20m renovation as part of its aim to become a leading hotel at the airport. The refurbishment includes new lighting and signage, a new Market Garden restaurant, Bar Eleven and 61 new bedrooms.
Owner/operator Arora Hotels
Room rates From £85 per room per night
Websitewww.thearoragroup.com
United Kitchen
Independent restaurant United Kitchen has opened in Liverpool's Marine Point shopping centre. It serves an all-day menu of modern British food in a relaxed setting.
Covers 125
Head chef Chris Rainey
Typical dishes Chicken supreme with dauphinoise potatoes and wild mushrooms; and fillet of sea bass with celeriac purée and braised chicory
Websitewww.united-kitchen.co.uk
