The latest hospitality venues to open their doors across the UK in April 2024
With April showers customers need somewhere to shelter... and these establishments are ready to welcome them.
From the best new restaurants to the buzziest new hotels, there are plenty of new openings happening this month.
Scroll down for the latest openings across the UK...
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Manchester Marriott Hotel Piccadilly
Marriott has opened the Manchester Marriott Hotel Piccadilly, its second hotel in the city, following a £33m refurbishment.
The 338-bedroom hotel features a function room for 270 delegates, 11 meeting rooms for up to 49 attendees, a 24/7 MClub Lounge, a gym and an Elemis spa with six treatment rooms and a thermal suite. The property is spread across eight floors with 16 panoramic suites and several family rooms.
Head chef Tom Gardner offers a bistro-style menu at the hotel's restaurant, while Stephen Rycroft has been named general manager of the hotel.
The hotel was acquired by Zetland Capital Partners under a management agreement with Hamilton Pyramid.
Opened 17 April
Room rate £129
Address 91 London Road, Manchester M1 2PG
Website www.marriott.com
Little Violet Door, Soho, London
House party-inspired bar and restaurant Little Door & Co will open its fifth site in London's Soho. The 3,400 sq ft space will have capacity for 180 people and has been brought to life by Behind the Doors Design.
Opening June
Typical dishes Truffle and Parmesan popcorn; truffle cheese steak toastie, sticky jumbo house wings; house macarons and strawberries
Address 9 Kingly Street, London W1B 5PH
Website www.thelittlevioletdoor.co.uk
Sticks'n'Sushi, Richmond, London
Copenhagen-based Sticks'n'Sushi is set to open its latest restaurant in the former House of Fraser store in London's Richmond. Sushi, yakitori skewers and plant-based dishes will all feature on the menu.
Opening 5 May
Typical dish Ramu Niku: lamb, spring onion, yakiniku sauce, garlic butter, soy, sesame
Address Unit 1, 80 George Street, Richmond Upon Thames TW9 1HE
Website sticksnsushi.com
Corrochio's Cocina & Cocteleria, Hackney, London
Daniel Corrochio and Amy McQuarrie will open a new restaurant and bar above Corrochio's. The 120-cover venue is four times the original's size and will offer regional Mexican plates and cocktails.
Opening 5 May
Typical dishes Enchiladas verdes; huaraches
**Address 76 Stoke Newington Road, London N16 7XB
Website corrochios.com
Samba Room, Liverpool Street, London
Sushisamba in London's Heron Tower has launched a new cocktail bar and lounge. The 2,500 sq ft destination bar on the 39th floor offers a drinks menu created in collaboration with the Speak in Code team.
Opened 17 April
Typical dishes Crispy crab taquitos; A5 Kobe sliders; black cod anticuchos
Address Heron Tower, 39th floor, 110 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AY
Website www.sushisamba.com
Los Mochis London City
Pan-Pacific restaurant Los Mochis has opened its flagship site in London's Liverpool Street. The restaurant, led by ex-Nobu executive chef Leonard Tanyag, features a ninth-floor rooftop, a 3,000 sq ft outdoor terrace and is licensed until 3am.
Opened 11 April
Typical dishes King crab leg tacos; spicy hiramasa maki; seabass ceviche
Address 100 Liverpool Street, London EC2M 2AT
Website www.losmochis.co.uk
The Counter, Soho, London
Turkish chef Kemal Demirasal is to launch his second London restaurant, the Counter Soho. The new 60-cover grill and 30-cover underground cocktail bar, Under the Counter, will offer a selection of dishes inspired by his childhood in the Turkish city of Izmir.
Opening May
Typical dishes Cheese saganaki with pistachio and honey; grilled octopus with mashed fava
Address 15 Kingly Street, London W1B 5PS
Website thecounterlondon.com
All'onda, Fitzrovia, London
Cordula Schulz is set to open Italian restaurant All'onda, meaning ‘on the wave', in London's Fitzrovia. Schulz grew up in Germany and pursued a career in pharmacy before becoming a restaurateur.
The 42-cover restaurant is ‘a love letter to risotto' and will offer iterations of the classic dish under Lombardy-raised head chef Andrea Granzarolo, who spent six years with Hélène Darroze. General manager Marco Montalbano will join the restaurant from Muse by Tom Aikens.
The risotto will be cooked with seasonal produce and contemporary British twists, with variations such as spring green risotto primavera, squid ink, and pumpkin and shiso.
In terms of interiors, the restaurant will feature dark wood and warm lighting.
Opening 2 May
Typical dishes Red bream crudo with fennel, radish, citrus and yuzu kosho; beef tartaccio
Address 67 Charlotte Street, London W1T 4PH
Website www.allonda.co.uk
Fellini, Chelsea, London
Tony Aalam of Paparazzi Café in London's Chelsea is set to return to the neighbourhood with the launch of Italian restaurant Fellini. The 75-cover dining room will feature olive trees, banquette seating and Roman blinds, while the 20-cover wraparound terrace will offer alfresco dining from June.
Opening 6 May
Typical dishes Fellini primavera; veal Milanese
Address 149 Draycott Avenue, London SW3 3AB
Website thefellini.com
The Cavendish, Marylebone, London
Chef Laura de Filippis from London's Oyster Shed is set to open the Cavendish Pub in Marylebone. The pub will offer a seasonal selection of European small plates as well as a dog menu featuring the likes of chicken ‘pie' and beef ‘bourguignon'.
Opened 11 April
Typical dish Lobster tortelloni, tomato, king prawn bisque and sorrel-infused oil
Address 35 New Cavendish Street, London W1G 9TR
Website www.35newcavendish.co.uk
Voyagers, Liverpool
Head chef Jake Parry has opened Voyagers in Liverpool, a 70-cover restaurant with a 100-seat bar that takes its name from the poem ‘A Voyager's Dream of Land' by Felicia Hemans. Dishes showcase global flavours created from local ingredients and can be paired with 35 different wines.
Opened 9 April
Typical dish Smoked venison flatbread
Address 38 Parr Street, Liverpool L1 4JN
Website voyagersliverpool.com
Drifter, Brighton
Rob Shenton and Charlie Bunn, the owners of Riddle and Finn's and Hickstead Estate, have teamed up to open Drifter, a vinyl listening bar and restaurant on Brighton's seafront. It will offer a variety of low-intervention wines and wood-fired small plates.
Opened 11 April
Typical dishes Crab rarebit toasts; whipped cod's roe and potato skins
Address 139 Kings Road Arches, Brighton BN1 2FN
Website drifterbrighton.com
Capilungo, Covent Garden, London
Italian-inspired basement bar Capilungo has opened in London's Covent Garden. The 26-cover venue offers an aperitivo menu alongside a selection of spritz-style drinks and cocktails curated by Gianluca Capilungo, former bar manager of Aqua Restaurant Group.
Opened 9 April
Typical dishes Pizzette Pugliese; Americano My Way cocktail
Address 76 Long Acre, London WC2E 9LB
Website www.capilungoest1991.com
Six by Nico, Oxford
Chef Nico Simeone is set to expand his Six by Nico concept to Oxford. The 64-cover site will mark the brand's 15th opening and will continue to offer its accessible six-course tasting menu that changes every six weeks.
Opening 22 May
Typical dish Buttermilk chicken, hot honey sauce, jalapeño ketchup, Thai basil and hazelnut pesto
Address Westgate Oxford, Queen Street, Oxford, OX1 1PB
Website www.sixbynico.co.uk
Bangers, Shoreditch, London
Delivery-only restaurant Bangers is set to open its first bricks and mortar site in London's Shoreditch.
Following a year-long residency serving more than 50,000 breakfasts, founders Will Rhys and Will Mogoseanu are set to return with their signature breakfast sandwiches and selection of hearty sides, including hash browns, homemade baked beans and scrambled egg pots. Bloody Marys and Allpress coffee will also be available.
Bangers works closely with suppliers such as free-range and organic butcher's Lidgates, Spence Bakery and Clarence Court eggs.
For the opening weekend between 19-22 April, the diner will be offering 100 free breakfast sandwiches on a first-come, first-served basis.
Opening 19 April
Typical sandwiches Original (smashed free-range pork sausage, fried Clarence Court egg, melted Red Leicester slice); BEC (free-range maple bacon, fried egg and cheese)
Address 5 Leonard Circus, London EC2A 4DQ
Website www.bangerslondon.co.uk
Mimosa, London
Moma Group's Mediterranean-French restaurant Mimosa has opened at the Langham London. The dining room, formerly home to Roux at the Landau, has been reimagined by French designer Dorothée Delaye.
Opened April
Typical dish Sea bass baked in a salt crust with sauce vierge and ‘Cote d'Azur'-style potato salad
Address The Langham, 1C Portland Place, London W1B 1JA
Website www.langhamhotels.com
Brush Grand Café, Old Street, London
Restaurant, lounge and cocktail bar the Brush Grand Café is set to open on the ground floor of the upcoming Art'otel Hoxton in London's Old Street. The 70-cover space features artwork from the hotel's signature artist, D*Face.
Opening 8 May
Typical dishes Confit duck, bean cassoulet, rouille; orecchiette, basil, pine nuts, confit garlic oil
Address 84-86 Great Eastern Street, London EC2A 3JL
Website www.thebrushhoxton.co.uk
Flat Iron, Hammersmith, London
Flat Iron steakhouse has opened a 120-cover site in London's Hammersmith. The flat iron steak is taken from the featherblade and paired with sides such as beef dripping chips and truffled macaroni cheese.
Opened 11 April
Typical dishes Creamed spinach; homemade vanilla soft-serve ice-cream
Address 18 Hammersmith Broadway, London W6 7AB
Website flatironsteak.co.uk
Social Bird, Newcastle
Chicken restaurant Social Bird has opened in Newcastle under the helm of head chef Ben Watson, whose menu showcases local suppliers such as Soanes Poultry, Tynemouth Coffee Company and Newcastle Gin.
Opened 5 April 2024
Typical dish Dirty Bird (mac 'n' cheese, fried chicken fillet, crispy onions, lettuce)
Address 2-8 Fenkle Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 5XU
Website www.socialbird.uk
Wingstop, Watford
American fried chicken specialist Wingstop has opened a 70-cover restaurant in Watford. The group has continued to expand since its launch in the UK in 2018 and now has 43 sites across the country and 1,600 staff.
Opened 30 March
Typical dishes Garlic Parmesan wings; spicy Korean Q wings
Address The Former Post Office, 1 Market Street, Watford WD18 0LG
Website wingstop.com
Boojum, Leeds
Irish-based Mexican chain Boojum has opened a 45-cover restaurant in Leeds, offering burritos, nachos and tacos. This is the brand's first mainland UK opening since launching in Belfast in 2007. The menus were inspired by chief executive David Maxwell's time in Arizona.
Opened 10 April
Typical dishes Pollo fajitas; pork quesadillas
Address The Merrion Centre, 92 Merrion Street, Leeds LS2 8NG
Website www.boojummex.com
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