Find out February's openings, from restaurants to hotels across the UK
It may be the shortest month of the year, but February 2023 is jam-packed full of new openings and announcements of new venues. We've rounded up the latest restaurants, bars, pubs and hotels to open this month.
Find out about all the new openings below
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TBC, Notting Hill, London
Two Amsterdam-based chefs, Gabriël Verheij and Alexandre Scour, have opened their first restaurant in London: TBC (The Butter Club).
The pair first met in the kitchen at Vanderveen in Amsterdam's Oud-Zuid neighbourhood, having previously trained at the Michelin-starred Rijks at the Rijksmuseum and Tonka and Vue de Monde in Melbourne.
TBC offers a selection of international flavours divided into starter plates, a changing list of three mains, sides and desserts, which include the duo's original square croissant.
Craft beers and cocktails are also available to pair with the food.
The interiors of the Notting Hill restaurant have been decorated with records by the likes of Method Man and A Tribe Called Quest. Guests are invited to dine to hip hop music.
Opened 15 February
Typical dishes Fried chicken with nori mayo and caviar; Hokkaido milk bread lobster roll; fried oyster mushroom bao bun with soy glaze kimchi and pickled daikon
Address 10 Golborne Road, London, W10 5PE
Website thebutterclub.co
Staybridge Suites, Brighton
Long-stay hotel Staybridge Suites Brighton has opened as a joint venture between PGIM Real Estate and Madison Cairn. All rooms have double or king beds and a fully equipped kitchen.
Opened 16 February
Room rate From £121.25
Address 1 Fleet Street, Brighton, BN1 4BF
Website www.ihg.com
Larch, City of London
Rhubarb Hospitality Collection has opened Larch, an Italian restaurant and café, at Sky Garden in the City of London. The ground floor café serves sandwiches and pastries, while the 100-cover restaurant also offers a ‘burrata bar' and outdoor terrace.
Opened 16 February
Typical dishes Parmigiana di melanzene; truffle and Parmesan chips; calamari fritti
Address 1 Sky Garden Walk, London EC3M 8AF
Website skygarden.london
Pizza on the Square, York
Bar group Salt has opened Pizza on the Square, a casual dining and drinks venue in Yorkshire. Sourdough pizzas can be paired with a variety of cask ales and Salt's core range, which includes Jute Session IPA and Loom.
Opened 24 February
Typical drinks Passion fruit martini; raspberry Colin's espresso martini
Address Old Town Hall, Malton, York YO17 7LU
Instagram @pizzaonthesquaremalton
Crudo Cevicheria, Covent Garden, London
Build-your-own-ceviche brand Crudo Cevicheria is to open its fourth London site in Covent Garden. The 362 sq ft space will seat 20 diners across two floors. A range of cocktails, such as Pisco Sour, Chilcano and Smoky Mezcal Negroni, will be on offer.
Opening March
Typical dishes Para Picar small plates; ceviches; tiraditos
Address 36 Monmouth Street, London WC2H 9NU
Website www.eatcrudo.com
Browns, Cardiff
Browns brasserie and bar has opened its first site in Wales. The Cardiff-based, all-day restaurant features art deco furnishings with bottomless brunch, traditional afternoon tea and weekly live piano performances.
Opened 13 February
Typical dishes Chicken schnitzel; blackened cod, fennel and pear; salted caramel profiteroles
Address Marriott Cardiff, Mill Lane, Cardiff CF10 1EZ
Website www.browns-restaurants.co.uk
Ploussard, Clapham Junction, London
Matt Harris and Tommy Kempton of Other Side Fried are to open restaurant and wine bar Ploussard in London's Clapham Junction. The 34-cover venue will offer seasonal sharing plates alongside a low-intervention wine list.
Opening March
Typical dishes Smoked cods roe and squid ink cracker; lamb and anchovy crumpet
Address 97 St John's Road, Battersea Rise, London SW11 1QY
Website www.ploussardlondon.co.uk
Crocadon, Cornwall
Chef-grower Dan Cox has opened his first restaurant, Crocadon, in St Mellion, Cornwall. The restaurant is housed in a historic barn on a 120-acre farm in the Tamar Valley, which has been renovated into a 25-cover dining room and open kitchen.
Cox took over the farm in 2017, which is home to rare and heritage breeds of sheep and cattle, hundreds of varieties of vegetables, fruits and herbs and two orchards producing several tonnes of apples.
Dishes on the menu will depend on what is harvested from the farm that week and will focus on pared-back yet complex cooking.
Cox spent seven years working for the Simon Rogan Group, where he gained experience establishing and working in Rogan's Our Farm in L'Enclume and Aulis in the Lake District.
Crocadon is open for dinner on Thursday, Friday and Saturday and Sunday lunch.
Opened 6 February
Typical dishes Nuka golden turnips; gigantis beans and cured saddleback pork loin; brown crab and lemongrass
Address St Mellion, Saltash PL12 6RL
Website www.crocadon.farm
Bishop's Vault, Bishopsgate, London
Pub group Young's has opened a speakeasy-style cellar wine bar in London's Bishopsgate. Bishop's Vault is set across a 50-cover bar and a 100-cover basement. Wines are available alongside cheese and charcuterie.
Opening 8 February
Typical drinks Masi Amarone; Ferraton Condrieu; Sister Sarah cocktail
Address 202 Swedeland Court, Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4NR
Website www.bishopsvaults.co.uk
Kampus, Manchester
Great North Pie Co is to open its first kitchen and bar in central Manchester. Kampus will seat 20 indoors and 30 outdoors. Guests can choose from four types of butter-pastry pies, which are served with mash, chips or cauliflower cheese.
Opening 27 February
Typical flavours 14-hour braised beef and ale; roast chicken and mushroom; Lancashire cheese and onion
Address Little David Street, Manchester M1 3GA
Website greatnorthpie.co
Rudy's, Birmingham
Rudy's Pizza Napoletana has opened its second restaurant in Birmingham. The 90-cover Brindleyplace pizzeria offers pizza made from Caputo ‘00' flour topped with San Marzano tomatoes, which are grown next to Mount Vesuvius, and Fior di Latte mozzarella.
Opened 7 February
Typical dishes Marinara; Margherita; Calabrese
Address 6 Oozells Street, Brindleyplace, Birmingham B1 2JB
Website www.rudyspizza.co.uk/brindleyplace
Charco Charco Hot Pot, Covent Garden, London
Charco Charco Hot Pot has opened its 100-cover restaurant in London's Covent Garden. The ground floor is home to a sushi bar, while the lower ground floor offers private dining spaces for 40. Chinese street food dishes are also on the menu.
Opened 7 February
Typical dishes Mala/pickle hot pot with Japanese wagyu; prawn wonton in mushroom soup
Address 60 St Martin's Lane, London WC2N 4JS
Website www.charcocharco.com
Forno, Hackney, London
Chef Mitshel Ibrahim of Ombra in East London is to open an all-day bakery, pastificio and deli in Hackney following a successful Kickstarter campaign. The venue will open some evenings for Roman pizza and pasta making sessions.
Opening February
Typical dishes Cornetti; maritozzi; sfogliatelle; stuffed focaccia
Address 332 Andrews Road, Hackney
Website forno.london
The Herringbone, East Lothian
Buzzworks Holdings' Herringbone in East Lothian has reopened following a significant refurbishment, a new wine bar and kitchen. Local craft beers, 30 wines by the glass and a range of cocktails are also available.
Opened 8 February
Typical dishes Roasted monkfish wrapped in Parma ham; spiced celeriac steak with cannelloni beans and spinach
Address 1-3 Westgate, North Berwick EH39 4AE
Website www.theherringbone.co.uk
Zapote, Shoreditch, London
Mexican chef Yahir Gonzalez has partnered with Tony Geary of Sketch in London's Mayfair to open contemporary Mexican restaurant and bar Zapote in Shoreditch in east London.
The pair first met while working for the international restaurant group Aqua.
Zapote features an open charcoal grill, a 65-cover dining room, a 45-cover cocktail bar with a separate all-day menu, and a horseshoe-shaped counter that can seat an additional 12.
Design highlights include a colourful mural wall, a gold-painted ice counter and an open-fire kitchen.
The menu adds a modern twist to traditional Mexican dishes, taking inspiration from Gonzalez's experience working in restaurants across Mexico, Spain and London.
The refurbished restaurant took over the former site of Iberian restaurant Eyre Brothers, which traded for 16 years, and live-fire specialists St Leonard's.
Opened 9 February
Typical dishes Coal-roasted sweet potato and chipotle mayo; grey mullet recado rojo, grilled corn and smoked cod roe
Address 70 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4QX
Website zapote.co.uk
The Counter, Notting Hill, London
Turkish chef and restaurateur Kemal Demirasal has opened his first contemporary ocakbasi restaurant outside of Turkey, in London's Notting Hill. Dishes showcase traditional south-eastern Anatolian cooking.
Opened 31 January
Typical dishes Clotted cream honey sourdough (bal kaymak eksimaya); chocolate babaganoush; mince kebab (satır kıyma)
Address 108 Golborne Road, London W10 5PS
Website thecounterlondon.com
Socca, Mayfair, London
Chef Claude Bosi of Bibendum has partnered with restaurateur Samyukta Nair of LSL Capital to open a French Riviera-inspired bistro in London's Mayfair. The menu will focus on seasonal highlights, offering a range of pasta, fish and meat dishes.
Opening 14 February
Typical dishes Troncon of turbot with sauce Romanesco; veal cutlet with sauce Piccata
Address 41 South Audley Street, London W1K 2PS
Website www.soccabistro.com
20ft Fried Chicken, Oxford Circus, London
Burger joint Black Bear Burger has launched its fried chicken burger brand in London's Oxford Circus. 20ft Fried Chicken offers variations of free-range buttermilk fried chicken.
Opened 2 February
Typical dishes The 20ft burger (buttermilk fried chicken, Habañero and honey mayo, B&B pickles and slaw)
Address Market Halls Oxford Street, 9 Holles Street, London W1G 0BD
Website www.20ftchicken.com
Gelupo, Arcade Food Hall, London
Jacob Kennedy, chef-patron of Bocca di Lupo, has launched his Soho gelateria, Gelupo, as a pop-up venue in the JKS Arcade food hall in London's Tottenham Court Road. Gelupo gelato is churned at a slower pace to ice-cream.
Opened 1 February
Typical flavours Bittersweet chocolate; white chocolate and Champagne; caramel and gingerbread
Address 103-105 New Oxford Street, London WC1A 1DB
Website gelupo.com
Halfway at Kineton, Cheltenham
Chefs Nathan Eades and Liam Goff have teamed up to open the Halfway at Kineton, a pub with rooms in the Costwolds. The Donnington Brewery-owned pub also features three letting bedrooms and a garden area.
Opened 3 February
Typical dishes Glazed ham hock, hand-cut chips, Cacklebean eggs; mushroom and celeriac pie
Address Kineton, Guiting Power, Cheltenham, GL54 5UG
Website www.thehalfwayatkineton.com
Durham Distillery
Durham Distillers, which was founded by brothers Jon and Iain Chadwick, is to open Durham's first gin distillery and school. The 90-minute tour will introduce guests to the history of gin.
Opening February
Typical drinks Durham Gin; mango gin; sloe gin; cask-aged gin; Durham vodka
Address Prince Bishops Place, 30-31 High Street, Durham DH1 3UL
Website www.durhamdistillery.co.uk
Mr Fogg's Pawnbrokers, Soho, London
Charlie Gilkes and Duncan Stirling, the founders of Inception Group, which operates themed bars across London, are to open Mr Fogg's Pawnbrokers in Soho. It comes after the launch of Mr Fogg's Residence in Mayfair, Mr Fogg's Tavern in Covent Garden and Mr Fogg's Society of Exploration in Charing Cross.
The latest 140-cover bar has been inspired by Victorian pawnbrokers and will be divided into three sections: the Pawnbrokers Counter, the Strong Room and the Textiles Store.
The Pawnbrokers Counter will feature high stools, poseur tables and banquette seating. Keepsakes, erotica and paraphernalia from the Victorian era will be displayed with a price tag. The Strong Room will be decorated with jewels, gold and antique busts in the style of the vaults behind the pawnbrokers' counters. Finally, the Textile Store bar will include Flemish tapestries and parquet flooring.
Group bars manager Simone Spagnoli has devised the drinks menu, which pays homage to Victorian pawnbrokers as well as drinks from ancient Greece, Italy, France, Bavaria and China.
Opening 22 February
Typical drinks Fool's Gold; the Scales of Justice; the Mahgreb; Priceless Heirloom
Address 50 Dean Street, Soho, London, W1D 5BQ
Website www.mr-foggs.com
Jacuzzi , Kensington, London
Big Mamma Group has opened its fourth restaurant, Jacuzzi, in London's Kensington. The 4,000 sq ft site, which sprawls across three floors and seats 170, was designed by in-house team Studio Kiki.
Opened 20 January
Typical dishes Saltimbocca alla Romana; Lobster risotto ai frutti di mare; pizza al caviale
Address 94 Kensington High Street, London W8 4SJ
Website www.bigmammagroup.com
Blacklock, Canary Wharf, London
London chophouse Blacklock is to open its fifth restaurant, in Canary Wharf. The 120-cover restaurant will feature a 10 metre bar and outdoor terrace, making the 4,000 sq ft venue Blacklock's biggest yet.
Opening Spring
Typical dishes Cull Yaw crumpet; "Almost as good as Mum's" Sunday roast
Address Canary Wharf, 5 Frobisher Passage, London E14 4PA
Website www.theblacklock.com
Hawthorn, Kew, London
Chef Joshua Hunter and Patra Panas have opened 60-cover neighbourhood restaurant Hawthorn in Kew Village. Hunter, who was previously at Kitchen W8 and Murano by Angela Hartnett, will offer modern European cuisine sourced from British ingredients.
Opened 1 February
Typical dishes Roasted shallot tarte tatin; chocolate delice and buckwheat parfait
Address 14 Station Parade, Kew, TW9 3PZ
Website www.hawthornrestaurant.co.uk
Lucy Wong, Fitzrovia, London
Eric Yu, founder of the Breakfast Group, is to open cocktail bar Lucy Wong in London's Fitzrovia. The name pays tribute to the 1957 novel The World of Suzie Wong by Richard Mason and the menu will offer an array of dim sum and roast meats.
Opening Late February
Typical drinks Shanghai 75; Cherry Blossom Manhattan; Dragon Old Fashioned
Address 33-34 Rathbone Place, London W1T 1JN
Website www.lucywong.co.uk
Petrossian, Kensington, London
Family-owned Parisian caviar brand Petrossian has launched a 16-cover café in its first London store. Hot dishes are served between 11.30am-3pm, with cold plates available until 7pm.
Opened 25 January
Typical dishes Organic soft boiled egg served with Ossetra caviar; oven baked potato with caviar
Address 6 Fulham Rd, South Kensington, London SW3 6HG
Website www.petrossian.co.uk
Marugame Udon, Kensington, London
Marugame Udon has opened a 92-cover restaurant in South Kensington. The 3,242 sq ft site offers an open-style kitchen serving ‘build your own' udons alongside a selection of tempura and Japanese condiments.
Opened 21 January
Typical dishes Beef kimchi udon; chicken katsu udon; curry udon
Address Kensington Arcade, 123 Kensington High Street, London W8 5SF
Website www.marugame.co.uk
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