The Lost & Found expands to Knutsford
Revere Pub Company has opened The Lost & Found in Cheshire, reports Mark Ludmon. Pictures by Ben Carpenter If is four years since The Lost & Found burst onto Birmingham’s cocktail scene. Now firmly established, the concept is being rolled out by Revere Pub Company, part of brewer Marston’s. After opening a second site in …
Taste for travel: The Voyage of Buck in Edinburgh
Big Red Teapot has opened Edinburgh bar The Voyage of Buck, reports Mark Ludmon. Pictures by Kate Lenart Back in the late 19th century, William “Buck” Clarence developed a taste for travel. Over the decades, he spent time in places such as France, Taiwan, Egypt and Cuba, bringing mementoes from his adventures back to his …
The three Bs at Castle St Townhouse in Liverpool
Castle St Townhouse, a new destination for food and cocktails, has opened in Liverpool. Mark Ludmon reports Jason McNeill has been bringing late-night drinks, food and entertainment to the people of Liverpool since he and his brother Gary took over Circo in Albert Dock seven years ago. He has now unveiled an all-day dining and …
Beyond cool: The Deltic Group’s Bar&Beyond
The Deltic Group has opened its third Bar&Beyond in Sheffield. Mark Ludmon reports Established as a leader in the clubbing sector, The Deltic Group is making in-roads into late-night bars. It has been busy rolling out two bar concepts this year, Steinbeck & Shaw and Bar&Beyond, which bring a stripped-back edgy feel alongside classic party …
Victorian values: The Four Sisters Townhouse
Victorian hideaway The Four Sisters Townhouse has opened in the City of London, reports Mark Ludmon Tucked away down narrow cobbled streets behind St Paul’s Cathedral in the City of London is The Four Sisters Townhouse. Reminiscent of a secretive Victorian gentleman’s club, it is the second bar from Andrew Green and Simon Bastable who …
Urban retreat: The Refuge by Volta in Manchester
Bar and restaurant The Refuge by Volta has opened its doors at Manchester’s Palace Hotel, reports Mark Ludmon The grand, red-brick Refuge Assurance building has been a landmark of Manchester city centre since the late 19th century. Clad in terracotta and capped by a clock tower, it stands on the corner of Oxford Street and …
On the Records: Live music and cocktails at Old Street Records
Rocket Leisure has opened Old Street Records, a new bar combining cocktails and live music. Interiors photography by Gareth Gardner It is six years since Tom Jackman and brothers Russell and Howard Taylor of Rocket Leisure opened their first bar together. With a background in hospitality and leisure, they created Venn Street Records, a destination …
Rising star: the new bar at The Athenaeum
Mark Ludmon visits the new bar opened at The Athenaeum under Giancarlo Mancino The Athenaeum has long been one of London’s best-known five-star hotels but, after a major refurbishment and with a new team on board, its bar is raising its status on the international cocktail scene. The beautiful 1930s Art Deco building in Piccadilly …
In the Know: District House in Liverpool
Know Hospitality has created a new bar and restaurant in Liverpool, reports Mark Ludmon In its heyday, Newz Bar was one of the hottest spots in Liverpool, attracting the great and the good and the not so good. After it closed two years ago, the late 19th-century building in Water Street was briefly home to …
The colour of whisky: Kaleidoscope Whisky Bar in Edinburgh
Mark Ludmon drops in on the Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s Kaleidoscope Whisky Bar in Edinburgh For the past 12 years, the Georgian townhouse at 28 Queen Street in Edinburgh’s New Town has been an exclusive bolthole for members of the Scotch Malt Whisky Society. After a £300,000 revamp of the building, one part of it …
