Sophie Weir

🍴 Starting Wednesday 7th May, Little Bat bar—sister bar of Callooh Callay—introduces a new restaurant menu by chef consultant James Cochran and a refreshed drink list. Celebrating global flavors, the menu features British produce, with items like warm toasted sourdough with whipped butters, buttermilk fried chicken with jerk spiced hot honey glaze, and jerk spiced Mangalitza pork. Cocktails include innovative options like Tokyo Drift and Loosen Mai Tai, in addition to wines, beers, and non-alcoholic drinks. Bookings now open for the launch.

🍴 Sygnature Dish, a new steak and seafood restaurant, will open at Forge Island in late spring, in time for summer holidays. It will serve lunches, dinners, cocktails, and beers alongside a menu featuring T-bone, sirloin, rib-eye steaks, beef ribs, burgers, salmon, prawns, and a fish of the day, as well as chicken, pasta, vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options. Diners can also create their own platters. Owned by siblings Dalu and Sibbs Sikhosana with over 30 years of combined experience, the restaurant joins Arc Cinema and Travelodge. The Sikhosanas aspire to establish more Sygnature Dish locations nationwide. Vetro Lounge, also at Forge Island, will open on April 30.

🍴 NIJŪ, a Japanese restaurant in Mayfair, London, celebrates its first anniversary on April 26 with a special menu by Executive Chef Chris Golding and Culinary Director Endo Kazutoshi. Known for seasonality and craftsmanship, NIJŪ offers modern Japanese cuisine, Katei Ryōri style dishes, and premier Wagyu and Kobe beef cooked on a Konro grill. A six-course menu, including sushi, sashimi, and matcha white chocolate fondant, is priced at £110 per head, plus £70 for wine pairings.